M.C. Escher’s Bond of Union

The Voice and Body Effects‘ System, shortly VaBe-System®, is a complete coaching concept that has been developed and patented by Elena Tecchiati. It considers on many factors that influence each other and are important for the success in coaching.



Goals and contains of this coaching method are:

VaBe-System® is used in order to:

• Help to design and frame successful presentations and speeches
• To communicate effectively in your system
• To achieve awareness of the effect you have on others and to optimize it
• To achieve more self-confidence
• To increase your self-esteem

Factors that are taken into consideration:

• Personal identity
• Professional and personal goals (short and long term)
• Intention and purposes (in your speech and communication situation)
• Posture and body language (nonverbal communication)
• Communication and contents (verbal Communication)
• Voice qualitiy (paraverbal communication)
• Breathing techniques
• Articulation and speech technique
• Appearance and outfit

 Background of the VaBe^®-System

 „VaBe-System^® is different from other concepts because it takes outfit and appearance into consideration and the technique is not the most important thing. But technique is the effective way to show your emotion or to communicate effectively“ Elena Tecchiati

VaBe-System^® is based on different theories, models and methods, that comes from different disciplines:

• Social psychology (e.g. Social Facilitation, First Impression Bias)
• Emotion psychology (e.g. emotions und evolution theory by Darwin)
• Communication psychology (e.g. symbolic interactionism, Systemic-Interaktionism by Watzlawick, Uncertainty Reduction Theory)
• Organisation psychology (e.g. Motivation, Leadership-Theories)
• Sociology (e.g. Impression Management)
• Systemic Coaching (e.g. the types of questions)
• AAP® (Phonation adapted tot he breathing rhythm by Coblenzer-Muhar)
• Breathing technique by Dr. Parow

These are the most important assumptions in this method:

• Behind every communication situation there is a purpose
• We form the reality in our communication
• Our voice exudes more messages than just the verbal message we say
• You can train your voice depending on your goals and purposes
• 
  You can train the coherent and harmonious interaction between voice and
  body
• Everybody learns the most about him/herself comparing self-perception
  and how others see him/her
• Body language has a weakening or intensifying action on feelings
• Emotions, moods and motivation are related
• Nonverbal and paraverbal communication have influence on the the communication partner (listener) and on the speaker
• Every communication situation is reflexive: words have influence on the
  speaker and on the communication partner
• You cannot not communicate (by Watzlawick)
• People want to be taken into consideration when you talk to them
• Actractiveness increases your credibility
• If you feel comfortable you can communicate better and more effectively