Vocal health Archives

Do you have a weak vocal cord?

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Being Heard, Powerful Speaking, Professional Speaking, Singing, Vocal health, Vocal Injury, Voice Therapy

Vocal fold weakness (technically called paresis) is a surprisingly common problem, and it can go untreated because it can be difficult to diagnose.

Fifty blog posts on voice, speech, accents, and presence

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Accent Modification, Being Heard, Breath Support, Dialects for Stage, Myth Busters, Owning the Room, Powerful Speaking, Professional Speaking, Singing, Stage Fright, Vocal health, Vocal Injury, Voice for Stage, Voice Therapy, Voiceover

I just learned that I have made 50 posts on this page over the past few years. These posts cover everything from “diaphragmatic” breathing to allergies to vocal health/injuries to projection to learning accents to hoarseness to owning a room. In case you missed any, here’s a complete list:

Go ahead and sigh… ahhhhhhhhh

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Being Heard, Breath Support, Vocal health, Voice for Stage, Voice Therapy

Sighing is a fairly common tool in voice training. Let’s look at why that’s the case, and how it can help you.

Is your ribcage too tight for free breath?

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Being Heard, Breath Support, Powerful Speaking, Vocal health, Voice for Stage

Many people know that the diaphragm is the primary muscle of inhalation. See my post, “Talking from the diaphragm” is BS for more details about this. But have you thought about the role your ribcage plays in breathing?

Dry or crackly voice? Nebulizers aren’t just for asthma!

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Being Heard, Powerful Speaking, Singing, Vocal health, Vocal Injury, Voice for Stage, Voice Therapy

So, dear reader, by now you know all about hydration and why it is so important for your voice. And if you’d like a refresher, see my post Why you need to keep your voice moist (That’s right, I said “moist”!). In this current post, I do a deep dive into a powerful tool for keeping your voice healthy: the nebulizer.

Singers: Your speaking voice is more important than you think

by Kate DeVore
Filed Under: Myth Busters, Singing, Vocal health, Vocal Injury, Voice Therapy

While I am not a singing teacher per se, I do help singers rehab vocal injuries and address technical issues. We often work on the speaking voice (as opposed to singing) most or all of the time. Here’s why.