Your Voice - Asset or Embarrassment? 3 Best Tips on Voice Care
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The correct care of your voice is probably the most frequently overlooked aspect of speaking in public.
Many speakers think that all you need to do is open your mouth, take a deep breath and speak in order to deliver their speech. Unfortunately, they are a very long way from becoming successful public speakers. But they are definitely not alone in ignoring the most vital tool their speech-making tool-kit. Few speakers consciously spend time working on the correct speaking techniques - and even less time taking care of the single most important asset they possess.
After all, no voice, no speech!
So what are the golden rules that will ensure that your voice is kept in excellent condition for speech-making? Here are the three greatest tips for delivering crystal-clear presentations:
1. Make sure that you don't strain your voice in any way and that means no shouting at your favourite sporting event! If you simply have to make a loud noise to help your team score the winning point, invest in a whistle or air horn. Your voice is important - let others do the yelling and shouting.
2. Have plenty of water to drink. Get into the habit of continually sipping water throughout the day and you'll find that you will soon feel the benefit all round - not just in your voice. When delivering a speech, make sure that you have a glass of water easily to hand so that you never feel the need to struggle with a throat that is becoming dry.
Avoid alcoholic over-indulgence in the days prior to a speaking engagement and stick to soft drinks only in the couple of days immediately leading up to making your speech.
And for all sorts of good reasons, strictly no alcohol on the day of your speech - however nervous you might be feeling!
3. Run through some gentle warm-up exercises for your vocal chords half and hour or so before making your speech. If you only speak occasionally, you may feel a little self-conscious humming and singing to yourself but just remember that all professional actors, speakers and singers run through warm-up exercises in just the same way as professional sportsmen. If you really are serious about delivering the best speech possible, these exercises can make a big difference to your performance.
And the better you perform, the better you will feel. And the better you feel, the more relaxed you will become. And as if by magic, your audience will become attuned to your confident manner and leave the event knowing that they have thoroughly enjoyed every word that you have spoken.
Your voice will have been your greatest asset - and you won't have suffered the embarrassment of delivering your speech sounding like a frog with a sore throat!
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