5 Ways To Improve Your Voice
What’s the secret of all great communicators? It’s all in the delivery. Here’s how to enhance, tone, and take care of your speaking voice.
1. Slow Down
One of the most important things you can do to improve the clarity of your message is to slow down. People tend to speak quickly when they’re nervous or unsure of what they’re saying. Speaking slower not only improves how well your audience comprehends what you’re saying, but it also makes you sound more confident and in control. A good benchmark is to speak slow enough that, if you were reciting a phone number, the person listening to you would be able to write it down.
2. Breathe
If you breathe shallowly in your chest instead of deeply into your abdomen, your voice will sound weaker and possibly jittery. It can be tough to remember to breathe deeply when you’re nervous or stressed, but taking full-relaxed breaths will improve the depth of your voice and can help you sound more confident.
3. Watch Your Posture
The way you sit or stand could affect your speech. Standing or sitting straight allows you to breathe properly and gives your voice greater strength and clarity.
4. Hydrate
Keeping yourself well-hydrated also helps the quality of your voice. If you’re drinking coffee, soda, and wine throughout the day instead of water, your vocal folds might not have the moisture they need to make your voice sound the best it can be.
5. Avoid Yelling
Love cheering on your team at the top of your lungs? Yelling can strain your voice and make it difficult for you to speak. In the worst cases, yelling can lead to vocal nodules, or calluses on your vocal folds.
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My sister is a singer and she wants to improve her voice, but she has a nodule. It was explained here that she should slow down when speaking and hydrate. Moreover, it’s advisable to go to an experienced ear, nose and throat surgeon.
ReplyAvoiding yelling is a great idea when making sure that you are not straining your voice. I have a friend that would need this advice since she is perfecting her voice. Along with finding an ear, nose, and throat doctor, she would love knowing this.
ReplyI had no idea that yelling could lead to vocal nodules or calluses on your vocal folds. My wife has been complaining about pain in her ears and throat of the last few days. It may be beneficial for her to visit an ear, nose, and throat doctor.
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