💖 The HeartMath Advantage: Next Level communication

Hello LinkedIn and RISE followers 👋 It’s been a while after a view pivots and a period of huge renewal I am feeling incredible clear on how I am going to serve people going into 2024. This article will begin to hint at the plan that will be executed in the next 12 months at RISE and just what will be at the heart of what we are creating. 

The Mission 

Enhance stress management for 1000 Kiwi's through our RISE Coaching Stress Mastery workshops and courses. I have been preparing to set out on this mission for some time and a lot of learning has lead me here. But recently I have begun to hone in on what it might truly take to transform people with words (and not much else) in a matter of minutes! Along the way I have picked up some tricks and this next one comes straight from the heart but my head naturally has to tell you the awe inspiring science that drives it. In short today I aim to seriously power up your public speaking skills in under 2000 words!! 

Speaking from the heart

Engaging an audience is an art that goes beyond the spoken word; it's about connecting with people on the deepest level possible even though you are desperately outnumbered with all eyes on you! So I’ve been refining my awareness and technique in an area of study that could take your communication, connection, presentation, sales, coaching and educating skills to 

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In this article I aim to introduce the HeartMath concept so you can get back to your speaking engagements and foster new levels of authentic connection and leave a lasting impact, like never before.

HeartMath, is a physiologically derived system (comes out your body) discovered by the HeartMath Institute in California who are enlightening humanity to the full physiological significance of the heart. This has to revivify our intuitive notions that the heart may be an even more powerful organ within the human body than we have conventionally acknowledged in the last 100+years. The implications are broad and profound, as Its influence over stress and general cognitive function has been understated and misunderstood. By tapping the complete heart system's unique qualities we can access wellbeing, performance, and health at higher levels while benefiting from greater social interconnection. 

The HeartMath Institute discovered by synchronising the heart and brain using protocols and techniques that can enhance our individual coherence. Coherence is a state of internal resonance that delivers a higher state of union and the electromagnetic torus field it creates seems to ground and adhere our bodies and help us function all the way down to the cell more synergistically. (To our DNA)

Whatsmore, the study of this phenomena has unearthed a sensory acuity that could explain at least a portion of our intuitive capacities. These modes of communication or connection that we can leverage, enhance our ability to leave a lasting ‘felt’ impression. 

However, the focus of this article is further particularised to:

Speaking from the heart

“The key to next level influence is to communicate directly through and to our most mythologised biological hardware, the human heart.” Chris White

In recent months I have been so drawn to this topic that I am actually sitting down to write a short course to help people master this advanced communication skill when addressing a live audience. Whether in the room or even down the Zoom tube, using the latest science to understand a deeper opportunity for connection could give you as a speaker and presenter an incredible influence on the internal state of the people you are delivering to. 

HeartMath is a scientific frontier that has discovered a system of sense that leverages a confluence between our nervous systems inputs and our emotions. The Heart Math institute (California) has witnessed the interplay between the heart and sensory apparatus that converges in the brain by employing methodologies such as;

• Electroencephalography EEG and Electrocardiography ECG, tracking Brain wave resonance and heart modulated brain activity. 
• Heart Rate Variability measuring Heart Beat Intervals to quantify coherence throughout the system.
• Interpersonal Brain wave resonance and modulation. The HM institute has shown Frequencies being transferred from one person to the next when in states of interpersonal coherence. Bringing people into phase with one another thought by thought, beat by beat….. 

The HMI has observed that our "torus field" is a geometric manifestation resembling a donut, which is an energy field generated by the electrical activity of the body coupled with the presence of electrolytic's in the blood. Meaning when the heart's rhythmic pulsations are time adjusted so is our Torus field, much like tuning an antenna. 

Imagine the change in heartbeat interval in a high stress situation compared to the same heart in joy, love and contentment. One will create a strong expansive field and the other will lead to a reduced field strength. 

These signals were thought to be too small to be significant till HRV tech and EEG’s began detecting the modulation of brainwaves remotely between two subjects..... 

So this Donut shaped field extends beyond the body and is responsive to emotional states. Positive emotions contribute to a coherent and higher volume torus field as mentioned and reaches out into the space around us ready to intersect with other fields. 

Sidebar - It’s important to note at this point, that I was a Communications Engineer (in case you weren't aware) in the RAF for 15 years and so learnt a lot about field generation, Waveform gain and field interaction as a core component of EMF communication. In simple terms your body is much like an antennae and the heart acts…. at the heart of it….. Modulating the size, strength and nature of your personal field. 

The HeartMath institute are pursuing this field (excuse the pun) and measuring what happens when we consciously influence coherence to shift our biology. They aim to create systems of higher emotional resilience and overall cognitive well-being. On the road to this goal they have discovered that we can measure how healthy you are by how often your Torus field is at peak amplitude and strength, how often you are in coherence.

But for me one of the most exciting applications of this extremely exciting bodily of research is in the field of communication. 

In short, by using techniques and exercises throughout our engagement with a given audience we can harness the power of resonance and Heart FIeld interaction to create an incredible sense of presence. This can affect outcomes like learning, wellbeing, health while concurrently creating a stronger connection between the speaker and audience. 

Ultimately leaving an audience 

More informed, more inspired and more enthused by the experience 

Creating resonance in the field……

So to tap this esoteric but evidence based phenomena we’ve put together some practical tools that you can deploy to take your connection capability to a higher levels. I’m also hypothesizing this will aid the self conscious speaker to become less self conscious on stage and prime them with the best preparations to allow there courage carry them through.

🚀 Strategies for Integrating HeartMath:

1. Pre-Speech Heart Coherence Routine:

Develop a pre-speech routine that includes HeartMath techniques. Dedicate a few minutes to Heart-Focused Breathing and visualizing a positive outcome. This ritual not only calms nerves but also promotes a coherent state for optimal speaking performance. This will give you a far higher likelihood of connecting to the audience and get your torus field ready to reach the open hearts in rapid time. 

2. Infuse Heart Intelligence into the room/speech:

Integrate an exercise into the delivery that brings people together, a simple act of standing in a power posture or spending a quiet time together can have immediate effect on the resonance in a crowd. Especially if we direct thought and create a shared intention, a principle of unity for the event to draw focus. By aligning thoughts we bring instant connection from one heart to the next mind.

3. Infuse heart into the words and delivery:

Craft your speech with authenticity, passion, and a genuine desire to connect. Infusing your words with heart-centered energy creates a memorable and resonant experience for your audience. Tap your emotions when crafting the talk and tap theirs in delivery. 

4. Synthesis and submission with HeartMath:

As you bring the speech/event to close, take a moment for a succinct synopsis then bring the room to reflection, ask them to do something mindful perhaps come to their breath for example and focus on the 3 outcomes they wanted for today and reflect on their achievement. This finish will commit learning to memory and leave the audience feeling refreshed and they will hold you responsible for that, a great way to finish. 

Keep in mind, people remember how you make them feel above anything else. 

After your efforts, utilize HeartMath techniques to ground yourself, process the experience, and restore energy and emotional balance. This reflective practice contributes to ongoing personal and professional growth as a speaker and will ensure a faster more adaptive recovery. If you are a flow speaker this process is key to make the most of every talk by proactively catalyzing the recovery process you give yourself a chance to maximise the development of your capabilities and competence. 

📧 Let's Elevate Your Speaking Together:

HeartMath offers a powerful framework for speakers seeking to go beyond the words and the format. However I really want to re-enforce these are incredibly important in the whole formation of great speaking and presenting. But think about this, at RISE we talk to; Story, Spirit and science. For me this article perfectly embodies that tagline and speaks to how we can infuse this triumvirate into every engagement. 

Your challenge 

Integrate these techniques into your speaking to see if it unlocks expanded potential to inspire, influence, and make a lasting impression by bringing spirit to bear where science and story are easier to prioritise simply due to their tangibility. But by venturing where others won't, you will get where others don’t.

Move into the heart space. 

If you're someone whose role requires you to present ideas, concepts and information and who is developing in confidence I’d love to hear from you. Email me and share your experiences you can reach me at [email protected] 

Becoming a transformational speaker is arguably one of the most exciting and rewarding ways to support your Coaching, Mentoring Leadership or consulting business. So if you're looking to amplify your impact through more effective and powerful deliveries I would love to connect and engage.

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🌟 Elevate Your Presence, Transform Your Impact:

Could you be getting more heart into your public speaking and make more progress with your audience as a result?

Share your stories in the comments, and let's continue the conversation on LinkedIn! 🎙️💙

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Credit to heart math, a link to there website will be in the comments.