The first voice of SIRI…and Susan Bennett had no idea! Not until a friend told her!How that happened is intriguing.Susan was a favored IVR talent (interactive voice recording) who had recorded manyvirtual assistant and GPS voices. We talked about how HER voice was selected as theSIRI persona. You’ll hear the “behind the scenes” of what it takes to do theserecordings. Who knew she would be doing what’s called CONCANTONATION—that’sfascinating in and of itself!Don’t miss a minute of her story, which she now shares with audiences around theworld as a keynote speaker.Susan is a multi-talented woman who began playing piano by ear at age 4. Add to thather beautiful singing voice that led her to tour with celebrities including Burt Bacharachand Roy Orbison to name a few. She sang jingles for such clients as Coca Cola,Georgia Power and Kroger. And when you don the halls at Delta Airline hubs, you’llhere Susan’s voice steering you to the right gate.Tune in with ears wide open as Susan talks “Siri language” during our interview.TPOVS:1 – Follow Your Dreams, but don’t ignore other opportunities. You might fear thatyou will be type cast in one niche and not be given opportunities in other areas. Don’t letthat stop you. Doors might open in fabulous new ways you would never have knownexisted! 29:132 – Take chances. Try new things. You might be really good at something you don’texpect. You never know what positive things could happen. Keep trying and takingadvantage of every opportunity. 21:493 – Fight the fear! We all have it. Sometimes it helps us not do something incrediblystupid or dangerous. More often fear can keep us from moving forward because we’reafraid to fail, or we’re afraid to look stupid. Face those fears and move ahead.4 - You’re never too old to learn. You could learn early or in your late 60’s andbeyond. Stay excited .22:035 – Be realistic. If you’re 5’2” you’re probably not going to be a model. There’s aplace for all of us. We must know ourselves and find our way. Our pluses and minuses.Building cultures through authentic leadershipYour presence –– your communication — your brandSome things we can’t change. So, be realistic in your goals—know what you like to do.If you end up DOING what you LIKE to do, you’ll have struck gold. 26:09

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