How can you improve your speaking voice?

To warm up you voice sing the musical scale do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do by yourself, in various voice levels ... quiet and loud. Before you speak, never drink coffee beforehand for at least 2 hours because it dries your throat.

Everything said here is powerful. I recommend spending extra time on simple breathing techniques consciously relaxing the neck. All communication within the body / between brain and heart occurs through the throat/neck. Ground through your feet and then begin by taking a breath (through the nose) and let the exhale guide the neck to gently tip to the left. The inhale directs the neck back up to center. The next exhale relaxes the head to the right. Inhale lifts. Continue guided by your breath so that you don't have to think about what you are doing but you feel what you are doing. The movements can be small or long. You can also go between tipping forward and backward. This is called "Opening the Four Gates".

Hum, but pretend there's a grapefruit in your mouth. I know it sounds silly, but: - Pretend there's a grapefruit in your mouth. - Keep your lips closed around your imaginary grapefruit, but barely touching one another. - Hum yours scales up, and down, and find your natural speaking range in a "hum". - This is the best quick vocal warmup that I know, aside from speaking just a bit more slowly than you normally would. (slowing down gives you time to catch speaking blunders early)

The tone of your voice is a reflection of your confidence. The more you are confidence the more impactful your speech will get. If you are talking to a larger audience, as said warm up your voice. Practice the speech again and again. Memorize the speech. After memorizing, then practice the delivery backdoors. Go out and after the start things will come naturally. In another scenario if you are talking to a new stakeholder group in a company or a new set of people, try breath in and out. This time it's about nerves. Talking slowly will help. Even talking slowly to an audience will make them understand and follow you easily. And will also give you the flexibility to change the pace to highlight points in your speech and focus on delivery.

Our voice is a full mind-body instrument so we can't separate ourselves from it. What we think and feel about ourselves at the deepest level (unconscious), will be reflected in our voice. We absolutely want to warm up our voice / articulators, body, connect to the breath etc. but if we really want to create lasting change we have to become more aware of our current vocal habits. What messaging did I get growing up about using my voice? When do I feel I want to hide? When do I pull my voice back? What kinds of voices trigger me? These questions begin to reveal what we really think about our voice and how our vocal habits might be keeping us safe.

" Coach, is there a way that I can change my voice? I totally dislike my soft, feminine voice, due to which people may not take me seriously. I want to sound different- more powerful. Please tell me how." "Why? Your voice is your identity. it is your voice and there is no need to change it. First and foremost, embrace your authentic voice. You can certainly improve it like how you would sharpen a tool. Deep belly breaths, managing your nerves, being calm, practicing your speech by varying pitch, pace, tone and adding in the right pause can indeed make your voice impactful. Importantly, learn to love your voice." -----pearls of wisdom from a past conversation in my journey to become a Keynote speaker. Hope this helps :)

Breath deeply beforehand and take big breaths between sentences, after commas, etc., to properly pace yourself. Do not rush your presentation.

One of the most important parts of any persuasive speech is knowing your target audience. When presenting for students, verse adults, versus a judging panel, the speaking team as well as the coaching or preparation team must be in synch with their materials, knowledge of topic and understanding of the arena aforehand, and throughout thr presentation(s).

Hidratarse es fundamental! Quienes tengan que disertar o usar su voz de manera intensiva y profesional, deben cuidar muchísimo este aspecto. A veces pensamos que la hidratación de las cuerdas sólo es posible bebiendo agua. También la podemos favorecer con vaporizadores y humidificadores en los ambientes en los que trabajamos. No sólo será un espacio más confortable sino que tendrá ese beneficio extra para nuestro desempe?o vocal. Y otro dato importante es no esperar a tener sed para hidratarnos. Tener un vaso de agua siempre cerca para mantener la hidratación durante todo el día, es uno de los mejores hábitos que podemos tener para nuestra higiene vocal.

A key part of vocal communication to use your voice via your diaphragm (which helps control vocal tones & breathing) rather than communicating solely through your vocal chords

Our voice inflexion plays a crucial role in how others perceive our message. ?? Downward inflexion is when your voice goes down at the end of sentences. - It helps convey confidence and leadership. - Using this technique during critical points can emphasise your message and ensure it is received with the impact it deserves. ?? On the other hand, upward inflexion is when your voice rises at the end of sentences. - If we use upward inflexion at the end of our sentences when we're not asking a question - it unintentionally signals a lack of confidence or insecurity.

The best preparation for any activity is to practice in a way that recreates the real-life situation as closely as possible. A lot of my supervisees present at conferences or deliver training, and my advice is always to replicate the speaking environment, particularly if they are new to public speaking or preparing for a talk they have not given before. So if it’s a virtual conference, practice by arranging a Zoom call with a friend and give the talk, or a section of it. If it is an in-person talk, practice by speaking to at least one other person (my partner has been on the receiving end of my practice talks for years!).

Practicing in front of the camera is a trick many people miss. By getting used to recording yourself... and more importantly watching back - you can spot a lot of unconscious habits and "filler" words you use.

La voz es parte de nuestra corporalidad y de nuestra identidad. Tenemos que incorporar hábitos que nos ayudan a preservarla y también entender que es parte de nuestra unidad corporal y cuidarla (y los órganos que la producen) como a cualquier otra parte del cuerpo. ?Cuántas personas son realmente conscientes de esto con respecto a su voz?