How to Improve Your Voice | eHow.com

How to Improve Your Voice | eHow.com

How to Improve Your Voice

By Max Stout, eHow Member

I want to do this! What's This?

The reasons that a person has to improve their voice or vocal ability are many. Perhaps they wish to sing better, make formal presentations or work as a radio disc jockey or announcer. Whatever your reason may be, here are a few tips from one who has done all of the above. It's my desire that these simple tips will be of some help to you.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Desire
• Persistence

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   Step 1
   Let's start by putting this "improving your voice" idea into perspective. If you want better tone and size in your biceps, you do a range of curling exercises with weights. Ditto for most other parts of your body. The subsequent gain in strength is relative to the work you do. Stick to it and you get very positive results. Working out your voice will do the same as long as you persist regularly and don't quit.
   
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   Step 2
   First on our list to improve your voice is to liberate your voice. Start with a book or other source of printed matter, even this article will do. Read out loud and read slowly using exaggerated mouth movements. That means read stretching your mouth wide open as you enunciate each and every syllable of each and every word. This may feel a bit awkward at first, but you will realize a clearer, more distinct reading voice in a short time if you practice diligently.
   
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   Step 3
   Next is an exercise that may be done at the risk of having your neighbors calling the police, but is an excellent exercise for improving your voice that can be done once or twice a day. In fact, this is a great workout of the tubes just before speaking or singing. Here's what you do: Reach down deep for your lowest tone, whatever that may be, with your mouth open, using as much power as you can muster up, begin to scream out loud. Remember, low tone only! No high pitched screaming here! Just let it all out. This technique creates an almost instant effect on your voice that can last for hours. Basically, it's like sitting in the dentist's chair when he or she asks you to say "ah". The only difference being is that after you do as prescribed in this article, the dentist's hair will be blown back like they just looked a hurricane in the eye!
   
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   Step 4
   When at all possible, read out loud. Even when you're just relaxing it's always a good idea to read out loud. Improving your voice also means using your voice. You will soon improve your reading skills by reading steadily at an even pace, taking time to correctly pronounce words, and develop an intonation that will make reading stories fun for all that hear you.
   
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   Improving your voice can be one of the most rewarding things you can do for yourself. Opportunities to use your voice will make themselves available and the confidence you will have achieved as a result of your efforts will be up to the task. These are some of the basics. Practice them and take your voice where it wants to go!
   
   Best of luck in all your endeavors!
   
   -Max Stout