RELAX. Confidence, yawning. Fear = tight throat. Don’t strain your throat.
BREATH: big breath, good posture, face the audience.
PRACTICE: Exercises (tight & throaty vs open and deep): aaahh <, >, <>, <><>, ooo, eee, aayyy,
ARTICULATE: related to breath support – too little and we sound breathy and shallow. Be careful about slurring words together. Avoid too many contractions and complex ones – (gonna, I’dve). Don’t over articulate and sound condescending.
OPEN MOUTH wide to let air through. Exercise, ““The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue.”
Additional suggestions:
Be comfortable with your own voice. Intention, content, and personality align, we have passion (to project) [Kate Peters]. stand up straight, take a big breath, and use more air to carry the sound as you speak up [Kate Peters]. Fill our lungs. Relax our throats like when we are yawning. Face the back of the room where you are projecting towards. Radiate the sound forward across the mask of your face and bridge of your nose (hum an ‘mmmm’ to see how this feels). Good posture. Confidence: fear tightens our throats up. Don’t strain your voice.
http://www.sltinfo.com/voice-projection-exercises/, http://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/projecting-your-voice-without-yelling/
Exercises: aaahh <, >, <>, <><>, ooo, eee, aayyy, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
“Mommy made me mash my M&Ms…I cried!”
First, try singing this line several times. Each time you repeat, start one note higher. You should find yourself pronouncing each syllable more clearly and opening your mouth wider with each repetition.
Record yourself and listen for listen for areas to work on. Practice diction by saying tongue twisters.
A Toastmasters from Quebec shared this Voice Projection Handout with me.
