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Using Your Voice Regularly? Learn Voice Care

4th April 2024 (update)

Voice Care Tips Series - Start here!

This post is designed to help you think about how you use your voice on a daily basis so that you can focus on the tips that might benefit you.

Many people have jobs that require them to use their voices a lot, such as voice-over artists, actors, broadcasters, professional public speakers, and teachers. These individuals may find it difficult to maintain their speaking voice throughout the day, and may think this is normal. However, when your voice becomes tired, it can become inflexible and lose its range and interest, making it challenging to hold the attention of a large audience. If you fall into this category, it's important to seek help, as your voice can develop problems and potentially harm your career.

Love Your Voice - 4 Voice Care Tips for Leaders

Love your voice. It's the only one you've got. Take care of it.

If you find yourself using it often throughout your day, consider warming it up. Embrace your voice at its best, worst, and everything in between. If you regularly face challenges with your voice, it's wise to consult a laryngologist (via your GP). And if you're not entirely in love with your voice, reflect on moments when you don't even think about it.

What happens in those situations? Are you content and relaxed at work or home with loved ones? Conversely, what occurs when you're not quite feeling the love? Are you adapting to a new role, feeling let down by your voice, struggling to be heard in professional settings, or experiencing voice strain? These reflections are essential for understanding your voice and its impact on your professional performance.

Here are 4 more tips to help you give more compassion to your voice throughout the day.

Are you feeling exhausted, flustered, anxious or any other discombobulated feelings?

In support of World Mental Health Day - 10th October 2020

Stop what you are doing.

Just stand.

Take a good breath in…and out.

Just stand.

Feel the ground beneath your feet.

Wiggle your toes.

Feel all four corners of your feet – big toe, little toe and the back edges of your heels – firmly planted, firmly rooted, into the ground.

Voice Care Tips Series

30th August 2022

Voice Care Tip 1

Many people understand how sounding good can help with many aspects of life, and my work helps you to do this. Another key aspect of my work is to teach people how to look after their voices so that they can continue to sound good and keep their voices healthy and strong. They also know when they need to seek medical support for their voice. Follow these voice tips I will be sharing over the next few weeks to get more information on what you can do to take good care of your voice - and firstly - the most important one....

Hoarseness is not part of ANY job.

Getting My Priorities Straight - Headset with microphone!

4th May 2020

Voice Tip Series - The Lombard Effect

Getting my priorities straight! Headset with a microphone a must!!!

On the day of lockdown, I had to move into temporary accommodation. I currently don't have any warmer weather work clothes, but I did make sure I had my priorities sorted - workbooks and...a headset with a microphone!

A headset and microphone are one of your most important tools for those working on video and 'phone calls for much of the day. One of the most essential voice tips for the moment. If you can use a headset with a microphone (preferably two earpieces - this was all I could find as everything was sold out) on many of your calls, it really will help save your voice!

As many of us are working from home with others around, with more noise happening in the background, or dealing with the internet cutting in and out, we have an involuntary reflex in which we raise our vocal effort to enhance the audibility of our voice.

This is called the Lombard Effect.

Cold, Flu and Sore Throat Season - How to Help Reduce Or Eliminate

4th October 2019

Voice Tip Series/Blog - 6

Cold, flu and sore throat season is fast approaching again. Try to eliminate them by treating them AS SOON AS you feel a tickle at the back of your throat. If you miss this part, you may still be able to reduce the length of them.

Get a decent nights sleep or several! I know for some this is easier said than done, so try shifting your priorities where you can. The more rest and good quality rest you can get whilst you are fighting off any bugs, the better. You need your energy to let your body fight off the bugs in your system.