Finding Your Authentic Voice with Sam Malone

What if the very sound of your voice could transform how the world sees you?

In this episode of Empowered & Out, host Jonathan Barbe welcomes Sam Malone, lead spoken voice lecturer in Musical Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and a teacher at RADA. Sam’s students now lead West End productions like Hadestown, Mean Girls, and Les Misérables. 

Beyond the stage, he coaches executives at companies like Wagamama, Accenture, and Skadden — helping leaders speak with presence, authenticity, and calm under pressure.

Together, Jonathan and Sam explore:

• The connection between voice, identity, and authenticity
• How bias affects who gets heard in the workplace
• The nervous system’s role in communication and leadership
• Supporting trans and non-binary voices
• Why your voice — just as it is — is enough
• Sam’s upcoming book Why They Can’t Hear You: A Practical Guide to Taking Up Vocal Space

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