About Barbara McAfee

Barbara has been a voice coach for over twenty years supporting leaders from all sectors to unleash the full power and presence in their voices. Her book, Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) was the #1 Amazon bestseller in business communications when it was released in October of 2011. She was an organizational development consultant for twelve years, specializing in team building, communications, and applying organizational principles and practices within communities.

A professional singer/songwriter and keynote speaker, Barbara blends practical content, sassy music, useful wisdom, and sophisticated humor in her keynote presentations. She has released six CDs of her music.

She was “the band” for a 15-city Women’s Leadership Revival Tour with leadership author and speaker Margaret Wheatley and wrote the theme song as well. Barbara also appears regularly with author Peter Block who wrote the forward to her book.

Barbara is the founder of the Morning Star Singers, a group of volunteers who bring songs of comfort and healing to people in hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes.

A native Minnesotan, she now lives across the street from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

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"Barbara is a poet, songwriter and fabulous speaker. She brings a quality to thinking and the speaking that is fresh and accessible. Few others have so integrated organizational insight and profound speech. Barbara gives great care to all she does."

Peter Block, Ph.D.
Author & consultant

"Barbara offers a unique blend of skills: many years as a consultant, superb singer/songwriter, and voice coach. It's her mix of talents and perspectives that makes her so good! In our work together, I've observed how much she offers to people and groups. Barbara invites us to the edge -- and does so gently, confidently, and with great skill."

Margaret J. Wheatley, Ed.D.
Author of Leadership and the New Science and Perseverance and coauthor of Walk Out Walk On