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How to Develop a Friendly Tone of Voice

How to Develop a Friendly Tone of Voice

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A friendly tone of voice will make you seem more approachable and kind and might even win you some friends. You can easily attain this quality with just a little experimentation and practice.

Steps

1. Record yourself speaking as normally as you possibly can. Find a paragraph in a book or newspaper you are reading, and speak as naturally as possible into some recording device. You can often find these in cell phones and computers, or you can buy a tape recorder at your local electronics store.
2. Watch yourself speak by standing in front of a mirror while reading the same paragraph. Watch your face carefully, paying special attention to how your mouth moves and your facial expressions.
3. Identify where you need to improve by listening as objectively as you can to your recording and observing yourself in the mirror. What were your first impressions of your speaking voice?
4. Pay attention to common problems. Most people have a similar idea as to what the ideal speaking voice is. These qualities vary only slightly.
   • Varying pitch. Avoid the dreaded monotone by raising and lowering your voice to emphasize or de-emphasize certain points of what you are saying. This often varies by region, so pay attention to your friends and neighbors as they speak.
   • Soft volume. Nobody wants to be yelled at, so speak just a little softer that you normally would, especially when talking to someone who is physically close to you.
   • Relaxed tone. If there is tension in your throat or chest, your voice will sound hoarse and forced, almost as if you have laryngitis. Relax your upper body, including your shoulders, neck and abdominal muscles, and your voice will sound more gentle and pleasant.
5. Practice your new speaking voice. Record and watch yourself again, and decide whether you did an adequate job at correcting the problems you identified earlier. Be careful not to overdo it; your voice will sound obviously fake. Once you have struck a balance that you like to listen to, practice reading out loud or even talking on the phone with close friends.

Tips

• Try asking a close friend or mentor their candid opinion on you voice, both before and after you try to change it. They can offer a more objective opinion, which will prove invaluable.

Warnings

• Speaking too much or too often will hurt your vocal chords and could land you with a permanently damaged voice. Don’t overdo the practice, and take breaks often. If your throat ever starts to hurt, immediately stop and try to stay as silent as possible for as long as necessary.

Things You’ll Need

• Recording Device
• Mirror

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How to Exercise Your Voice

How to Exercise Your Voice

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No matter who you are or what you do, chances are you need to use your voice most of the day. Everyone knows the importance of exercising the body but few people realize the voice needs exercise too. It is best to relax the body with simple self massage and light stretching before doing vocal exercises. Perform these eleven quick and easy warm ups in the privacy of your shower or wherever you feel comfortable to release physical and vocal tension.

Steps

1. Massage the base of your tongue, in the spongy area just behind your chin bone. Start by resting your index fingers on top of your chin. Drop your jaw which will cause your mouth to open. While resting your index fingers on your chin, simultaneously use your thumbs to massage deeply into the base of your tongue.
2. Release tension from your temporal mandibular joints. To find the joints, place your fingertips just by and in front of your ears on both sides of your face and open your mouth. The space that opens up as your jawbone moves is your temporal mandibular joint. Massage these joints using your fingertips or the palms of your hands. Release your jaw further and massage deeper with each exhale.
3. Stretch your tongue out of your mouth as far as you can in all directions.
4. Make as many funny faces as you can to exercise all of your facial muscles and stretch your cheeks.
5. Massage your neck and shoulders. It is also a good idea to add basic neck and shoulder rolls to loosen up.
6. Make some silly noises while shaking out your entire body or jumping up and down to let go of any other tense areas that may be stuck.
7. Yawn a few times to open up the back of the throat.
8. Hum holding any pitch for 10 or more seconds feeling a tingling sensation around your lips and nose.
9. Buzz your lips making a Brr sound. Start on any pitch. Then go up and down your vocal range.
10. Vocalize on an open ‘Ahh’ sound going up and down your range.
11. Sing or hum any song that uplifts or inspires you.
12. do it carefully dont rush!

Tips

• If you experience any tenderness or pain during massage, there is tension trapped in your body. Just continue to breathe into the tension, releasing and letting it go.
• Vocalizing with open sounds like ‘maah’ or ‘aahh’ on the exhale while massaging or stretching can help you release even further.

Warnings

• Most people experience tension specifically in the tongue, jaw, face, neck, or shoulders and are normally unaware of how much that consistent stress impacts their verbal and non-verbal communication.

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How to Become a Voiceover Artist

How to Become a Voiceover Artist

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The following paragraphs will explain how to succeed in voice over. This technique can be used for other things as well, which include book recording and narration.

Steps

1. Find a voice coach. Although you may think that they work with singers, that’s not always the case.
2. Work on the clearness of your voice.
3. If possible, order “The Ross Reports”; they are great.
4. Look for voice over jobs in your area.
5. Go for the audition in person at local recording studios. (Unfortunately, many auditions require previous experience and/or union associations.)
6. Do online voice-over auditions on websites like Voices.com

Tips

• Drink lemon water (The tang clears your throat from all that gunk)
• Don’t, under any circumstances drink milk. (Or eat any dairy product, this causes phlegm.)

Warnings

• Take breaks, don’t overwork the voice.

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