Raspy voice has been thought as sexy, in particular with legendary singers like Rod Stewart and Brian Adams. It may be the signature voice for them, but definitely not something you want to develop. Raspy voice is the reflection of vocal damage, as the result of improper voice projection. It could be due to …
In our last-month voice workshop, the participants were all ladies! In preparation for the workshop, I was expecting soft voices and voices with high-pitches. Interesting enough, we had a few with low voices and one with a raspy voice. The lady with the raspy voice was often thought to be a man during her communication …
Last month, as I was rushing through all the morning washing and brushing before leaving for a speaking session, I suddenly realized my breath had come to my upper chest. I then paused to slow down and let the breath go deep. I knew exactly what made that happen. Breath is susceptible to what’s going …
I gave talks to 3 different groups last month. The most often asked question was, “I often strained my voice after speaking for a while. How can I prevent that from happening?” To prevent straining your voice, you need to take care of your voice Before-During-After: Before: Don’t drink coffee, tea and milk. Coffee & …
You’ve probably seen the speaker who was introduced as the expert rushing through as if the speech or presentation was taking up his/her precious time. Or have you seen a speaker who is funny and humorous and even able to make you laugh a lot, but somehow you feel a distance with him/her? Let alone …
(Download) Breath is the power of your voice. The quality of your voice will never exceed the quality of your breath. To have a better voice, you must learn how to breathe properly, i.e. to breathe with the support of your diaphragm. Most of my clients and participants find great difficulty in breathing with the …
One of the biggest misconceptions I heard about voice training is that voice training is to make you sound good. That’s barely the truth. Or that may be what many other voice trainers or coaches do. I don’t make you sound good, which actually you can do on your own. I don’t work on your …
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