214. 200K Followers on Instagram AND TikTok (With just her phone) (Caitanya Tan)

Season 1 Episode 214

A lot of us don't like how we sound. We cringe at our recorded voice. We worry our accent makes us seem less polished, less credible, less worthy of being listened to.

Our guest today, Caitanya Tan - or Cait - knows that feeling intimately.

As an actress, host, voiceover artist, and content creator with over 200,000 followers on both TikTok AND Instagram, her voice is the tool she's built her career on… Yet it's also the thing she's had to constantly adjust, explain, and defend.

In today's conversation, we explore what it means to represent your people, why Singaporeans often feel invisible in global media, and how embracing your voice (literally and metaphorically) can become your most powerful creative tool.

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:21) Cait's voice

(02:57) Pressure to sound less Singaporean

(04:45) How Cait learned to speak

(06:35) Singlish isn't represented

(08:16) Cait's past content

(10:14) Feeling embarrassed by your accent or voice

(15:03) Authenticity and using your voice

(16:29) Cait's insecurities

(18:13) Not trying because you're scared

(21:43) Assumptions about Cait's success