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how often do you think about your voice
how often do you think about your voice have you ever thought about your voice
have you ever thought about your voice
have you ever thought about your voice for most of us the first time we think
for most of us the first time we think
for most of us the first time we think about our voice is when we hear it on a
about our voice is when we hear it on a
about our voice is when we hear it on a recording perhaps of our first cellphone
recording perhaps of our first cellphone
recording perhaps of our first cellphone voicemail message or on a family home
voicemail message or on a family home
voicemail message or on a family home video simply put our voices are just not
video simply put our voices are just not
video simply put our voices are just not something that we pay much attention to
something that we pay much attention to
something that we pay much attention to which is fairly odd if you think about
which is fairly odd if you think about
which is fairly odd if you think about it since the voice is the primary form
it since the voice is the primary form
it since the voice is the primary form of communication we use it day in and
of communication we use it day in and
of communication we use it day in and day out and yet seemingly have no
day out and yet seemingly have no
day out and yet seemingly have no awareness of it so today my job is to
awareness of it so today my job is to
awareness of it so today my job is to make you aware of it
make you aware of it
make you aware of it and show you why you should care about
and show you why you should care about
and show you why you should care about it and think about it
it and think about it
it and think about it voices come in all shapes and sizes and
voices come in all shapes and sizes and
voices come in all shapes and sizes and the same can be said about the anatomy
the same can be said about the anatomy
the same can be said about the anatomy which makes the voice possible you had
which makes the voice possible you had
which makes the voice possible you had the larynx which lies above the trachea
the larynx which lies above the trachea
the larynx which lies above the trachea housing the vocal folds also commonly
housing the vocal folds also commonly
housing the vocal folds also commonly called the vocal cords above that we
called the vocal cords above that we
called the vocal cords above that we have the epiglottis which comes down
have the epiglottis which comes down
have the epiglottis which comes down over the trachea during the act of
over the trachea during the act of
over the trachea during the act of swallowing directing food and liquid
swallowing directing food and liquid
swallowing directing food and liquid into the esophagus moving up we have the
into the esophagus moving up we have the
into the esophagus moving up we have the muscle of the tongue which largely
muscle of the tongue which largely
muscle of the tongue which largely shapes a lot of the sounds that we make
shapes a lot of the sounds that we make
shapes a lot of the sounds that we make above that you have various resonators
above that you have various resonators
above that you have various resonators soft palate hard palate sinuses nasal
soft palate hard palate sinuses nasal
soft palate hard palate sinuses nasal cavity the actual production of the
cavity the actual production of the
cavity the actual production of the voice is threefold we have the power
voice is threefold we have the power
voice is threefold we have the power source of the voice the lungs the
source of the voice the lungs the
source of the voice the lungs the vibrator of the sound the larynx and the
vibrator of the sound the larynx and the
vibrator of the sound the larynx and the resonators of the sound these pallets
resonators of the sound these pallets
resonators of the sound these pallets the mouthful throat the sinus cavities
the mouthful throat the sinus cavities
the mouthful throat the sinus cavities nasal cavities as you inhale air moves
nasal cavities as you inhale air moves
nasal cavities as you inhale air moves through the lungs expanding the ribcage
through the lungs expanding the ribcage
through the lungs expanding the ribcage lowering the diaphragm which lies under
lowering the diaphragm which lies under
lowering the diaphragm which lies under the rib cage and when breathing properly
the rib cage and when breathing properly
the rib cage and when breathing properly expanding the diaphragm and as the
expanding the diaphragm and as the
expanding the diaphragm and as the process reverses the air moves upward
process reverses the air moves upward
process reverses the air moves upward towards the vocal folds through the
towards the vocal folds through the
towards the vocal folds through the trachea making the vocal folds open and
trachea making the vocal folds open and
trachea making the vocal folds open and close and vibrate the higher the sound
close and vibrate the higher the sound
close and vibrate the higher the sound produced
produced
produced the faster the vocal folds vibrate and
the faster the vocal folds vibrate and
the faster the vocal folds vibrate and the lower the sound produced the slower
the lower the sound produced the slower
the lower the sound produced the slower the vocal folds vibrate but this
the vocal folds vibrate but this
the vocal folds vibrate but this vibration simply creates a buzzing sound
vibration simply creates a buzzing sound
vibration simply creates a buzzing sound that buzz is shaped as it moves through
that buzz is shaped as it moves through
that buzz is shaped as it moves through our resonators and it becomes our
our resonators and it becomes our
our resonators and it becomes our personal unique sound unfortunately this
personal unique sound unfortunately this
personal unique sound unfortunately this is way too quick a process for us to
is way too quick a process for us to
is way too quick a process for us to ever capture with the naked eye but we
ever capture with the naked eye but we
ever capture with the naked eye but we can’t capture it with the use of a
can’t capture it with the use of a
can’t capture it with the use of a strobe light video to make it be in slow
strobe light video to make it be in slow
strobe light video to make it be in slow motion what we commonly call astra Bosca
motion what we commonly call astra Bosca
motion what we commonly call astra Bosca P if you’ve never seen the video of your
P if you’ve never seen the video of your
P if you’ve never seen the video of your vocal folds be forewarned it is very
vocal folds be forewarned it is very
vocal folds be forewarned it is very strange but it’s very fascinating as
strange but it’s very fascinating as
strange but it’s very fascinating as well keep in mind that male vocal folds
well keep in mind that male vocal folds
well keep in mind that male vocal folds are thicker approximately the size of a
are thicker approximately the size of a
are thicker approximately the size of a quarter and female vocal folds are
quarter and female vocal folds are
quarter and female vocal folds are thinner approximately the size of a dime
thinner approximately the size of a dime
thinner approximately the size of a dime this video being a female vocal folds
this video being a female vocal folds
this video being a female vocal folds therefore may not accurately represent
therefore may not accurately represent
therefore may not accurately represent your personal vocal folds but it will at
your personal vocal folds but it will at
your personal vocal folds but it will at least give you an idea of what’s
least give you an idea of what’s
least give you an idea of what’s anatomically happening when you speak
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very strange right yeah so fun fact
very strange right yeah so fun fact there are actually proper and improper
there are actually proper and improper
there are actually proper and improper healthy and unhealthy ways to use your
healthy and unhealthy ways to use your
healthy and unhealthy ways to use your voice think about your own voice for a
voice think about your own voice for a
voice think about your own voice for a moment if you’re in an hour-long
moment if you’re in an hour-long
moment if you’re in an hour-long conversation does your voice feel sore
conversation does your voice feel sore
conversation does your voice feel sore or tired afterward if you’re using
or tired afterward if you’re using
or tired afterward if you’re using proper voice technique you could speak
proper voice technique you could speak
proper voice technique you could speak for hours with minimal consequences the
for hours with minimal consequences the
for hours with minimal consequences the key is awareness if we aren’t aware of
key is awareness if we aren’t aware of
key is awareness if we aren’t aware of how our voice is properly function how
how our voice is properly function how
how our voice is properly function how could we possibly hope to use them to
could we possibly hope to use them to
could we possibly hope to use them to the best of their ability one of the
the best of their ability one of the
the best of their ability one of the biggest issues we face is vocal fry’
biggest issues we face is vocal fry’
biggest issues we face is vocal fry’ vocal fry’ is technically the lowest
vocal fry’ is technically the lowest
vocal fry’ is technically the lowest register of the voice in this range air
register of the voice in this range air
register of the voice in this range air bubbles up through the vocal folds
bubbles up through the vocal folds
bubbles up through the vocal folds creating a static rattling sound I will
creating a static rattling sound I will
creating a static rattling sound I will demonstrate I’m talking about go fry
demonstrate I’m talking about go fry
demonstrate I’m talking about go fry it’s at the bottom of my range maybe
it’s at the bottom of my range maybe
it’s at the bottom of my range maybe I’ll be up here and then just drop down
I’ll be up here and then just drop down
I’ll be up here and then just drop down here at the end of my sentence
here at the end of my sentence
here at the end of my sentence and this is back in a healthy vocal
and this is back in a healthy vocal
and this is back in a healthy vocal register unfortunately we slip into this
register unfortunately we slip into this
register unfortunately we slip into this habit we become lazy in our speaking
habit we become lazy in our speaking
habit we become lazy in our speaking voices and move into the gruff vocal
voices and move into the gruff vocal
voices and move into the gruff vocal fry’ or what I like to call the dial-up
fry’ or what I like to call the dial-up
fry’ or what I like to call the dial-up internet voice it is not typically
internet voice it is not typically
internet voice it is not typically intentional but rather habitual and
intentional but rather habitual and
intentional but rather habitual and unfortunately we do it subconsciously
unfortunately we do it subconsciously
unfortunately we do it subconsciously you know we might want to make our
you know we might want to make our
you know we might want to make our voices sound deeper we might want to
voices sound deeper we might want to
voices sound deeper we might want to sound cooler and more swab and down to
sound cooler and more swab and down to
sound cooler and more swab and down to earth and so we pitch our voice is lower
earth and so we pitch our voice is lower
earth and so we pitch our voice is lower regardless of the reasoning though it
regardless of the reasoning though it
regardless of the reasoning though it just is not healthy it can have huge
just is not healthy it can have huge
just is not healthy it can have huge consequences on the life span of your
consequences on the life span of your
consequences on the life span of your voice yes your voice does have a
voice yes your voice does have a
voice yes your voice does have a lifespan and it can also limit your
lifespan and it can also limit your
lifespan and it can also limit your opportunities for success particularly
opportunities for success particularly
opportunities for success particularly for women according to a study published
for women according to a study published
for women according to a study published in PLoS ONE a peer-reviewed open-access
in PLoS ONE a peer-reviewed open-access
in PLoS ONE a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal relative to a normal
scientific journal relative to a normal
scientific journal relative to a normal speaking voice young adult female voices
speaking voice young adult female voices
speaking voice young adult female voices exhibiting vocal fry’ our
exhibiting vocal fry’ our
exhibiting vocal fry’ our as less competent less educated less
as less competent less educated less
as less competent less educated less trustworthy less attractive and less
trustworthy less attractive and less
trustworthy less attractive and less hireable so if you think that maybe you
hireable so if you think that maybe you
hireable so if you think that maybe you speak in vocal fry’ here are some tips
speak in vocal fry’ here are some tips
speak in vocal fry’ here are some tips on how to avoid it try placing your
on how to avoid it try placing your
on how to avoid it try placing your voice higher instead of letting your
voice higher instead of letting your
voice higher instead of letting your voice settle in the throat in this gruff
voice settle in the throat in this gruff
voice settle in the throat in this gruff area try placing it more into what we
area try placing it more into what we
area try placing it more into what we call the mask of the face the area
call the mask of the face the area
call the mask of the face the area around your nose your cheeks your
around your nose your cheeks your
around your nose your cheeks your sinuses feeling it very forward of
sinuses feeling it very forward of
sinuses feeling it very forward of course this will probably feel a little
course this will probably feel a little
course this will probably feel a little strange and your voice might sound a
strange and your voice might sound a
strange and your voice might sound a little strange to you but think of it
little strange to you but think of it
little strange to you but think of it like this the more you speak in vocal
like this the more you speak in vocal
like this the more you speak in vocal fry’ the more habitual it becomes vice
fry’ the more habitual it becomes vice
fry’ the more habitual it becomes vice versa the more you speak in a healthy
versa the more you speak in a healthy
versa the more you speak in a healthy vocal register even if it feels slightly
vocal register even if it feels slightly
vocal register even if it feels slightly uncomfortable for a small amount of time
uncomfortable for a small amount of time
uncomfortable for a small amount of time the more habitual that will become
the more habitual that will become
the more habitual that will become another tip try listening to the people
another tip try listening to the people
another tip try listening to the people around you to hear if they use vocal
around you to hear if they use vocal
around you to hear if they use vocal fry’ are they talking up here and then
fry’ are they talking up here and then
fry’ are they talking up here and then drop down here right at the end of their
drop down here right at the end of their
drop down here right at the end of their sentence do they start there and move up
sentence do they start there and move up
sentence do they start there and move up if you can acquaint your ear to being
if you can acquaint your ear to being
if you can acquaint your ear to being able to hear vocal fry’ you’ll you will
able to hear vocal fry’ you’ll you will
able to hear vocal fry’ you’ll you will be able to hear it more easily in your
be able to hear it more easily in your
be able to hear it more easily in your own personal speaking and will be able
own personal speaking and will be able
own personal speaking and will be able to fix it more easily and you’re
to fix it more easily and you’re
to fix it more easily and you’re speaking as well one of the most helpful
speaking as well one of the most helpful
speaking as well one of the most helpful aids to correcting vocal fry’ its proper
aids to correcting vocal fry’ its proper
aids to correcting vocal fry’ its proper breathing everyone take a breath and pay
breathing everyone take a breath and pay
breathing everyone take a breath and pay attention to where you feel that breath
attention to where you feel that breath
attention to where you feel that breath did you feel it in your chest did your
did you feel it in your chest did your
did you feel it in your chest did your chest rise did your shoulders move up
chest rise did your shoulders move up
chest rise did your shoulders move up fun fact that shouldn’t happen proper
fun fact that shouldn’t happen proper
fun fact that shouldn’t happen proper breathing happens at the abdomen your
breathing happens at the abdomen your
breathing happens at the abdomen your belly should move out when you breathe I
belly should move out when you breathe I
belly should move out when you breathe I am going to demonstrate this
am going to demonstrate this
am going to demonstrate this dramatically I’m a singer so we have to
dramatically I’m a singer so we have to
dramatically I’m a singer so we have to do everything dramatically so I’m
do everything dramatically so I’m
do everything dramatically so I’m breathing in my belly should expand
breathing in my belly should expand
breathing in my belly should expand almost making me look pregnant and then
almost making me look pregnant and then
almost making me look pregnant and then goes back down again as infants we
goes back down again as infants we
goes back down again as infants we in this deep way but somewhere along the
in this deep way but somewhere along the
in this deep way but somewhere along the aging process whether we adopt the
aging process whether we adopt the
aging process whether we adopt the habits of those we observe or we simply
habits of those we observe or we simply
habits of those we observe or we simply develop them on our own our breathing
develop them on our own our breathing
develop them on our own our breathing becomes shallow concentrated in the
becomes shallow concentrated in the
becomes shallow concentrated in the chest and shoulders rather than in the
chest and shoulders rather than in the
chest and shoulders rather than in the abdomen thankfully we can learn to
abdomen thankfully we can learn to
abdomen thankfully we can learn to retrain our breathing even though it may
retrain our breathing even though it may
retrain our breathing even though it may take some time it can be done so let’s
take some time it can be done so let’s
take some time it can be done so let’s start now everyone take a deep breath
start now everyone take a deep breath
start now everyone take a deep breath and really focus on releasing the
and really focus on releasing the
and really focus on releasing the tension in your throat and letting the
tension in your throat and letting the
tension in your throat and letting the air move deep into a downward expansion
air move deep into a downward expansion
air move deep into a downward expansion feel it throw it flowing through your
feel it throw it flowing through your
feel it throw it flowing through your body making you feel grounded making
body making you feel grounded making
body making you feel grounded making your body feel less tense making your
your body feel less tense making your
your body feel less tense making your breath feel lighter more natural you
breath feel lighter more natural you
breath feel lighter more natural you might find that as a result your voice
might find that as a result your voice
might find that as a result your voice feels lighter your voice feels more
feels lighter your voice feels more
feels lighter your voice feels more natural more like you if you are unsure
natural more like you if you are unsure
natural more like you if you are unsure of whether you speak in an unhealthy
of whether you speak in an unhealthy
of whether you speak in an unhealthy vocal register or whether you breathe
vocal register or whether you breathe
vocal register or whether you breathe and properly seek the expertise of
and properly seek the expertise of
and properly seek the expertise of someone trained in the field such as a
someone trained in the field such as a
someone trained in the field such as a voice teacher a voice student and most
voice teacher a voice student and most
voice teacher a voice student and most importantly speech pathologists and
importantly speech pathologists and
importantly speech pathologists and otolaryngologists or ents I am NOT a
otolaryngologists or ents I am NOT a
otolaryngologists or ents I am NOT a trained doctor but there is much more
trained doctor but there is much more
trained doctor but there is much more that I could say about the science of
that I could say about the science of
that I could say about the science of the voice so if you have any further
the voice so if you have any further
the voice so if you have any further questions or want more information or
questions or want more information or
questions or want more information or exercises for how to improve upon these
exercises for how to improve upon these
exercises for how to improve upon these things I will be available today to
things I will be available today to
things I will be available today to answer any questions and give you any
answer any questions and give you any
answer any questions and give you any information that you would like remember
information that you would like remember
information that you would like remember the key to reshaping your voice to
the key to reshaping your voice to
the key to reshaping your voice to changing the longevity of your voice is
changing the longevity of your voice is
changing the longevity of your voice is awareness if you want to have your voice
awareness if you want to have your voice
awareness if you want to have your voice heard for the entirety of your lifespan
heard for the entirety of your lifespan
heard for the entirety of your lifespan you have to be aware of it and take care
you have to be aware of it and take care
you have to be aware of it and take care of it what I’ve talked about today
of it what I’ve talked about today
of it what I’ve talked about today proper placement of the voice proper
proper placement of the voice proper
proper placement of the voice proper breathing these are just two ways to
breathing these are just two ways to
breathing these are just two ways to dramatically change the outcome of your
dramatically change the outcome of your
dramatically change the outcome of your voice the longevity
voice the longevity
voice the longevity span of your voice proper hydration and
span of your voice proper hydration and
span of your voice proper hydration and sleep those are two others Berman
sleep those are two others Berman
sleep those are two others Berman students looking at you with that sleep
students looking at you with that sleep
students looking at you with that sleep comment but if we implement these things
comment but if we implement these things
comment but if we implement these things in our life we can see the dramatic
in our life we can see the dramatic
in our life we can see the dramatic changes we can see that our voices will
changes we can see that our voices will
changes we can see that our voices will live as long as we wish to live thank
live as long as we wish to live thank
live as long as we wish to live thank you
you
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