How To Sing in Front of Other People

How To! with Mike Pesca

Peach Fish Projects

How To, Education

4.3 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Slate staff writer Rebecca Onion wants to improve her singing voice, but she's unsure about belting it out in public. On this episode, How To!'s Carvell Wallace introduces her to G. Phillip Shoultz III, associate director of VocalEssence, for advice on strengthening her voice, performing with confidence, and (gasp!) auditioning for a vocal group.

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0:21.8	Talk about genius.
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0:27.8	Available wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.3	There's something magical that happens in baseball stadiums after the seventh inning stretch
0:34.9	and they start playing.
0:36.4	You know what I'm going to go with.
0:38.3	Sweet day. Sweet Caroline,
0:43.3	40,000 people, right?
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0:47.3	Everyone doing it.
0:49.3	There's something that happens in that space because it's like,
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0:56.8	Welcome to how to.
0:58.3	I'm Carvelle Wallace.
0:59.6	Okay, so how many of you love singing?
1:02.3	Like, really love it.
1:04.1	I would imagine that for some of you, the answer is yes.
1:06.6	And for others, it's a resounding hell no, probably accompanied by a painful cringe.
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