831 – The Key Thing of Breathing

2023.04.11 – 0831 – The Key Thing of Breathing

BREATHING

We’ve looked before at the importance of proper breathing, not just to give you life (!) but to give your voice enough support so your words are heard and you have enough fuel to feed your voice to the end of a thought. Additionally, your voice will sound ‘fuller’ (not ‘louder’ or ‘deeper’ but with more ‘colour’ and ‘resonance’), with more range, and your articulation will be more agile. What you say will sound more inviting and compelling:

“That gives you more ways to express yourself and gives the listener more variety,

which keeps the sound of the story interesting and engaging.”

Jessica Hansen, NPR Voice Coach[1]

Respiratory issues can also affect how you sound – perhaps unsurprisingly as ‘breathing is the key thing’ when it comes to a better voice. That could be:

·        high-breath inhalations

·        poor tonal quality

·        vocal fatigue

·        dryness in the mouth and vocal folds

·        a loss of range

·        snatching or gasping for air

·        running out of breath and bulging neck veins.

Your voice is breath.

[1] https://training.npr.org/2017/06/19/aerobics-for-your-voice-3-tips-for-sounding-better-on-air/

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