Testimonials
I've completed 6 lessons all the way through the rolling sounds. I've enjoyed some tremendous improvement in my voicing and particularly my anchoring! Your principles are so simple yet generate such dramatic improvements
I'm a believer! It's interesting... as I'm going through your exercises, I'm finally noticing the feelings and sensations my other voice coaches worked for years to achieve through far more difficult exercises. But, as I'm doing your simple exercises, light bulbs are going off all over the place (for the first time, mind you), "Oh, that's what so-and-so was talking about when she had me twisted over quacking like a duck!!!" :-) I'm very excited about the end results!
Carrie Cline, anchor/reporter
WSAZ-TV
I wanted to thank, because the most important lesson I've learned is that no voice I can create is better than the one that's actually mine. I just wish someone had told me that way back when!!
Now I want to tell other people: Sign up for this program so Karen can teach you the most important lesson you'll ever learn about your voice: be yourself! It sounds simple and not worth paying anyone for, but trust me, you have no idea. Karen taught me how to unlock the vocal power I had hiding inside me all along. I had to practice what she preached, but the richness and resonance you get in the end is well worth it.
I've had other voice coaches before, but Karen Hutton is the last one I'll ever need.
David Douglas, Happy VOB Customer!
WISC-TV, Madison, WI
Let me first tell you I'm extremely excited to be able to share my thoughts. Your program has truly helped me to find my identity as an anchor and let my true, relaxed voice come forward. It's like a gift you can't wrap in a box. I feel so lucky to have found such wonderful wisdom and passion. Thank you, Karen.
What surprised me most about the program was how my quickly my performance improved. I'd go through exercises and repetitions that seemed unrelated to my final goal but when I looked at the whole picture I saw how from the beginning each tool lent to the next. From learning body awareness to grounding and focusing and finally breathing, I was able to put together the whole package.
Shortly after starting with Karen, I was promoted. I have no doubt the work I put into this program and the vast changes I saw in myself in such a short period of time allowed me to reach my next career goal very quickly. I can't express the gratitude I have for discovering a depth to my delivery that I never knew existed!
I didn't know what to expect from myself when I started the program. All I knew is that I wanted to authenticate my voice, make is strong, but at the same time still maintain "me." What I found was a better "me!" Once I tapped into my qualities of aliveness I suddenly heard warmth, fullness, and weight in my voice. And the coolest part was that strength and sincerity came from my feet, legs, lower abdomen, stomach heart, the list goes on...all these areas I never realized had such an impact on my delivery.
I would absolutely recommend this program to any reporter/anchor/broadcaster that simply wants to become a better version of them self. The course was easy to grasp and understand and clearly showed how to maximize improvement with each step. To sum it up in one word I would say this program is "invaluable." You get so much more than what you pay for!!
Lisa Gangel
Sports Reporter/Anchor,
King5 TV, Seattle
Karen’s Voice of Brilliance online voice training taught me simple, fun and effective tools to help me become more confident and powerful with my voice. I was highly engaged during the process and received positive feedback about my voice becoming more authoritative and at ease. Karen is warm, inviting, and a natural teacher who knows how to get results. I started the program because I was worried about a series of recorded interviews I had coming up. Amazingly, my nervousness about giving interviews was transformed into an experience of relaxing into the conversation instead of letting my anxiety get in the way. It's absolutely phenomenal! VOB is brilliant, it's easy to navigate, it's exciting and I'm just so impressed with what you've developed. On the Quality/Brilliant scale... it's beyond a '10'!.
Tarra Christoff
Business Coach, New Paradigm Leader
I think it’s the most wonderful program I’ve done in all my life. It’s bar none - the best program out there for voice improvement and self confidence for public speaking that I’ve ever encountered… and I’ve done quite a few.
I don’t know what happens in our childhoods… but something happens to us and we lose the confidence that all of us had when we were younger. You made me think of way back as a kid… in terms of speaking without any hesitation.
Truth is, I got really depressed a couple months ago, feeling like “When will there be somebody out there who knows what they’re doing? Someone who can guide me?” I thought I was a lost cause. And now you’ve done it – and it’s working! I really feel your course is head and shoulders above anybody else in the whole nation. It’s really given me a lot of confidence… it’s just incredible. I did a speech recently in front of 135 people - and I never was self-conscious one time! I really just got into my speech. I’m a real estate broker and also have a business that teaches people about credit repair – so I do a lot of presenting nationwide. And it just flowed! And I thought “This is how it should have been back when I was in my 20’ and early 30’s.”
And thanks to you… I never would have gotten into venture because I didn’t have the confidence and the right speaking tools to handle people coming at me with tough questions.
In truth... and I’m speaking from my heart… this is the real thing, this is the real deal. Karen, thank you so much.I think you’ve done something that’s unique… and you’re very, very unique. You’re my gold nugget when it comes to speech! I’ve been at this for the past 19-20 years and I always thought I had a defect in my voice. I worked with another voice coach at one point… and she kept telling me “speak from the chest!”, but could never tell me how. But your stuff really works! I finally got it!
I just finished the course… and I’ve improved so much in just the past 15-20 days doing this course.
Now I’m going to miss you! I love your voice! It’s one in a million!
There’s so much I want to do still… but I’m going to continue doing these exercises for the rest of my life!
George Loakes
Real Estate Broker, National Credit Repair Consultant
… now I just call you, ‘Karen Hutton, The Miracle Worker!’
Laura Evans
Anchor/Reporter, WTTG/Washington D.C.
I cannot rave enough about the results Karen was able to get with me. I believe that not only have I finally come to understand the power and variety in my voice, but with Karen's expert guidance, practical solutions and encouragement, I have been able to make the most of this fabulous instrument I possess. Karen immediately put to rest my biggest concern about taking voice training: rather than turning me into just another "broadcast voice", she allowed the best in me to come out. Not only is Brilliance in Performance about breaking old habits, but it is also about discovering untapped skills. Karen Hutton is a miracle worker."
Michaela Pereira
Morning Anchor, KTLA Los Angeles
When I think of what Karen Hutton taught me, I immediately think of chocolate chip cookies. One of the most important lessons I learned from Karen was to use my eyes. She encouraged me to express myself with my eyes; to keep them warm, by thinking of something that made me feel that way. Without hesitation, I knew that "something" was a tray of fresh, hot, gooey chocolate chip cookies. By gaining control of my eyes, I found I could relax, find my voice and connect with my audience in a much more comfortable way.
Karen taught me to use my own voice -- not the one I thought a reporter or anchor should have. Her exercises left me more confident in my abilities, and helped me realize how powerful a voice can be in telling a story.
Karen is obviously invested in her clients; she cares, and she makes you want to learn how to harness the power of your voice, and to improve. She even made me want to do homework, because I valued her opinion so much that I wanted desperately to show her I was practicing!
Years later, I still call on the lessons Karen taught me to keep my voice in check, and make sure it is my own, not that of a canned anchor. There is no better teacher than Karen Hutton!"
Erica Hill
CNN, New York City
Karen… you are like the famous baseball player Ted Williams: "The Best There Is, The Best There Will Ever Be." I am very grateful… thank you!"
Dan Ronan, reporter
WFAA-TV
Dallas/Ft.Worth
