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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:

Five things you forgot from your acting voice training

Can you “lose” an accent? Should you?

TWF (Talking While Female)

“Talking from the diaphragm” is BS

Stop wrecking your voice!

Insider secrets for saving your voice on Zoom calls

Kick “stage fright” to the curb in 3 simple steps

Don’t let your mask stop you from being heard!

How to be your own dialect coach

The hidden cost of not hearing live voices

Why you need to keep your voice moist (That’s right, I said “moist”!)

Your “tone” might be making you look bad at work

Is your speaking voice too high?

How to allergy-proof your voice

Classical Singer Magazine reviews our second edition of “The Voice Book”

Does the sound of your voice make you cringe?

Video: How to manage stage fright

Is acid reflux secretly messing with your voice?

Calm your body and mind in two minutes

Listen up: The secret weapon of the great speaker

Claim your right to speak. Now.

Is your voice optimized for winter?

Feeling stuck? Do this one thing

Don’t let mouth noises ruin your recording

What is “presence” and how do you get it?

Is laughter really the best medicine? (Yes. Yes it is.)

Hack your posture to strengthen your voice

Three tips for a more powerful voice

Help! I lost my voice!

You have the tools, so use them!

You are working too hard: The Zen of great voice

No, a hoarse voice isn’t normal

The practice of practice: 3 tips to make the most of your time

3 tips for projecting your voice

Yep, you have an accent. Embrace it.

Busting a myth about vocal injuries

The 100 most common words in English

5 everyday words that make a foreign accent more (or less!) pronounced

What does a Vocal Coach do if there are no accents in a play?

Wanna stop mumbling?

Be heard at (holiday) gatherings

What’s all this about using a straw for voice?

Don’t bore your audience — spice it up to be an engaging speaker!

Real notes to an actor who lost their voice

A dialect coach prepares

Singers: Your speaking voice is more important than you think

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

Is your ribcage too tight for free breath?

Why James Earl Jones’s voice was so great (and did you know he used to stutter?)

Go ahead and sigh… ahhhhhhhhh

About Kate DeVore

Kate DeVore, MA, CCC-SLP, is a voice, speech, and accent trainer, a speech pathologist specializing in professional voice, and an author. She coaches professional voice users ranging from actors to executives. Kate also teaches at the School at Steppenwolf and Columbia College Chicago, and leads workshops nationally and abroad.Kate has authored, co-authored, and contributed to a number of voice, speech, and dialect self-study tools. Read more about Kate's background and training, or contact her to inquire about private or group coaching.

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