Building Blocks of Voice: Support and Resonance
Building Blocks of Voice: Support and Resonance
Support – muscles that help produce speaking sound
Resonance – way sound vibrates in body
GET FULL-BODY SUPPORT
1. Place fist below your navel
2. Drop back your hips
3. Keep your chest loose
4. Squeeze old air out, relax jaw, open throat, inhale
5. Press fist and contract ab muscles as you make ZZZ sound (feel the buzz from abs instead of throat/mouth) The rest of the body must stay relaxed
6. To stop the ZZZ, relax abdominal musles
7. Repeat and after some practice, try other sounds: EEE; NNN; AHAHAH; NMNMNM; MMMMMM;OHOHOH;VVVVVV
This is page 34 of: Voice Power "Using Your Voice to Captivate, Persuade and Command Attention"
by Renee Grant-Williams
*If you start to lose the buzz, go back to the ZZZZ to recover it
*Only inhale to your resting capacity.
RESONATE BETTER
Instead of tipping your chin when you speak, arch your whole head slightly forward
Use your front teeth to vibrate your sound. How?
Relax your tongue
Press the sides of your tongue behind your teeth
Buzz ZZZ where your tongue meets your teeth
Loosen your jaw and upper body
Practice other sounds: EEEEEE; AAAAAA; AHAHAH; OHOHOH;OOOOOO
Practice short words: No, yes, right, now, run and zest
Practice group words: run, ran, rain; that, these, those; have, heart, start
Practice sentences: “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.”
TIP! Visualize yourself doing these exercises perfectly.
Pick someone you like to sound like.
Visualize how you like to sound: smart, warm, beautiful, humorous, talented, accessible, friendly, powerful, witty, funny, charming, etc.
Here are our Voice Goals:
sound rich and full
mellow and soothing
warm and sincere
clear and precise
intelligent
confident
And here's the book we're reading:
posted by Shalla at 12:15 PM
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