Reddit mentions of Speaking Clearly: Improving Voice and Diction

I will copypaste an older sub of mine about public speaking… though it's pertinent here!

The human voice is an incredibly complex machine that involves your entire body.

Right off the bat, if you know that you will be in a situation that demands any sort of lucid speech (such as a presentation, interview, or first date), you can do some warmups in the privacy of your own home. do these warmups for starters. It's stupid as hell, but it really works (hope you don't have roommies).

I also recommend making the most goofy faces you can for about 10 minutes before stepping out the door, with a focus on the jaws and lips (loosening these muscles up helps you enunciate).

Second: stop smoking cigarettes completely… and do not expect yourself to have clear enunciation after smoking other stuff like pot. If you're a smoker, stop here.

Practice breathing from the diaphragm. Most of us don't do this, but the power of your voice comes from the diaphragm… not from simply forcing air out of your mouth. Think of the way a trumpet works.

Most importantly you should buy a Voice and Diction textbook off of Amazon because, well, I just took one class in college and these are the tricks I picked up. A good textbook will give you guided exercises such as tongue twisters for practice, and the like.

It would be a good idea to do this with friends or — if in private — record yourself and then LISTEN to yourself.

If you do not have an objective way to understand your progress, you can end up hurting your voice much more than helping it… and you'll just learn very bad habits.

Like I said, I just took a class for a semester in undergrad — so I'm no expert by any measure — but it had a BIG and POSITIVE impact on my personal AND professional lives.

edit - that yoga site for diaphragmatic breathing is the best I could quickly find; there may be better out there… but sites like yahoo answers are focused on the throat and mouth (which is totally incorrect) as opposed to the chest.

If you want a deeper voice, you really need to learn how to breathe and speak from the diaphragm.

Grab the book Speaking Clearly from Amazon, it's only a few dollars used and it's full of very specific exercises. I have a copy and it's great.

Also, get yourself a cheap mic and start recording yourself every day. The fine folks over at /r/recordthis would be happy to give the recordings a listen and offer further advice, a number of them are voiceover pros. There's even a monthly sticky post with practice material.

Exercise You Voice

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