We are back with Samara Bay for the second part of our interview in Alicyn's Wonderland! The speech coach and dialect coach who's pushing to empower more people through her book, Permission To Speak, joins us again to talk about a whole new range of topics! To start things off, Samara expounds on why she believes it is possible for anyone to learn from a book as long as they have the earnest desire to improve. Then, she also covers how people's relationships with their voices and public speaking are influenced by their mindset and practice. Samara also talks about her relationship with her readers, as well as how social media has created new opportunities for people to speak publicly and emphasizes how this has made the experience of being an author more accessible and inspiring than ever.[1:16] What does it take to change your relationship to your voice and to public speaking?[14:10] Letting the momentum build is better than forcefully launching anything[16:25] Samara's definition of power[16:48] Why being able to say 'no' is deeply powerful[19:13] The magic of omnidirectional microphones[20:18] How audiobooks contributed to the creation of Permission To SpeakFollow Alicyn:Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/alicyn/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alicynpackardTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/alicynLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicynpackardFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alicynpackardWebsite: https://www.alicynpackard.com/Follow Samara Bay:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samarabay/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarabay/Twitter: https://twitter.com/samarabayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/samarabay/Website: https://www.ladialectcoach.com/Alicyn's Wonderland | Inside the World of Animation & GamesAlicyn's Wonderland | Inside the World of Animation & Games