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Don’t tell anyone, but voice coaches can have vocal problems too. I know — shocking! And long hours on Zoom meetings can take a toll on anyone.
Here is the inside scoop on how to keep your voice feeling and sounding great on video calls, in 5 easy steps.
continue readingDoes your voice give out on you? Or get hoarse or raspy? Achy, sore? Do you lose it after loud talking?
You might have, or be on your way to, a vocal injury. Let’s nip that in the bud!
continue readingHave you ever heard that you should “talk from the diaphragm” or “breathe from the diaphragm” for a powerful voice?
Well, it’s bull hockey.
Continue ReadingYou know what I’m talking about.
As women, we have a series of gauntlets to run in order to be taken seriously as a professional, no matter the field.
Continue ReadingThe short answer is, no, not really. The larger question is, are you sure you really want to?
Your dialect is a rich part of who you are and what you bring to the table. It would be a great sadness to really lose it. BUT, you are probably thinking, I am not always able to communicate effectively in a business setting.
continue readingMemories of voice work can be ephemeral.
When I ask actors what they did in their speaking voice classes in school, I get answers like, “Um, we laid on the floor a lot”, “Well, we did a lot of yawning”, or “A proper cup of coffee in a copper coffee pot!”
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