Your voice is one of the most revealing things about you. Research indicates a clearer voice, with lower pitch and more vocal variety, is preferred by listeners. Does your voice support or detract from you and what you want to say? You have more control over your voice than you realize, and can use specific techniques to bring greater impact to your words.
Learn from speech pathologist Laura Purcell Verdun how the voice works through the balance of airflow, vocal fold vibrations and resonance. She introduces techniques to improve the resonance of your voice, make optimum use of breath, and pace your speech. Explore how to vary your inflection, make your voice loud enough so you are heard the first time, and meet prolonged demands throughout the day with vocal endurance.
Additional considerations include what determines vocal quality, the impact of posture, how can you sound more authoritative and less hesitant, and how to make your voice louder without sounding angry. Tips for daily voice care and recovery strategies following voice strain and overuse are also discussed. You, too, can find and use a better voice!
Verdun, of Voicetrainer, LLC in Washington, D.C., is a licensed and certified speech pathologist with more than 20 years’ experience in the refinement and rehabilitation of voice and voice disorders.
