How to make your voice louder and stronger?

A well-trained voice is needed not only by professional vocalists. It is necessary for anyone who wants to get the maximum effect from communication.

After all, a person’s voice can influence listeners twice as much as the meaning of his message. In addition, people with pleasant voices are perceived by others as more successful and attractive.

In this article you will find exercises that will help you sound great.

Why practice your voice?

When meeting people, they evaluate each other based on their appearance, and then learn about their inner world. And when you start speaking, your interlocutors first hear and evaluate your voice and only then begin to delve into the essence of the information. If you speak quietly, intermittently, hesitantly, if you have an unpleasant timbre, there is a high risk that you will not be able to achieve your goal.

A loud and strong voice is important for any profession that involves communicating with people. And even for a housewife this factor is important. To be heard, you need to engage with your voice, train and develop it. For this purpose, simple but quite effective exercises are provided.

It's interesting and entertaining

Here are some interesting facts on this “resonant” topic.

Englishwoman Jill Drake is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the person with the loudest voice in the world, the strength of which is 129 dB. This is comparable to the operation of a jackhammer or a jet engine. How do you like this phenomenon?

The emotions we convey through our voices influence our assessment of our age. Irritation makes us older, joy makes us younger. Sometimes you can hear an address on the phone that is clearly inappropriate for one’s age, and a compliment: “You have such a young and clear voice!” Such miracles are created by goodwill, cordiality and friendliness.

Singing develops not only the respiratory system and speech apparatus, but also trains the heart muscle. So, sing to your health! Loud and loud!

What's wrong with your voice?

It’s interesting, but most people speak in a voice that is not their own. This may be due to emotional tightness or an incorrect way of speaking (on ligaments). Because of this, the voice may tremble, break, sound uncertain or unpleasant. You can't get rid of this unless you make an effort.

To understand how others hear you, do an exercise called “Sound Engineer.” Bend your left palm into a shell shape and place it on your left ear. Place your right palm at a distance of 3-5 cm from your mouth. Speak (words, sounds, poems, etc.) for 5 minutes. This is how others perceive your voice. If you don't like what you hear, get back to work.

Perform the exercise once every few days. This will allow you to evaluate how your voice changes after training.

Take 7 Steps to Create Your Best Voice

Speak slowly. Almost every person speaks too fast. Everyone believes that haste will keep the listener's attention. In reality, fast speech is difficult to understand, distracting, and often ignored. Speak your words clearly and completely. Take your time to speak meaningfully.
Speak louder. You may think you're loud enough already. But if you've ever had to lean over to ask something, you're too quiet. From the exercises above, use your chest voice to help with this. Another tip that has helped a lot of people is to talk through people, not to them. Imagine that someone is standing 1-2 meters behind your interlocutor and direct your voice towards him.
Don't rush to answer. Give yourself an extra second or two to process what you've just been told. A confident person is not afraid to collect his thoughts. Rushing to get answers out makes you seem anxious and like you're trying too hard.
Use pauses effectively. Similar to the previous tip, take your time and set the pace with your words. A pause is appropriate not only at the end of sentences, but also in their middle. Think about where in your speech there are commas and periods where you can and should wait an extra second. Especially with stories, it creates suspense and draws the listener in.
Speak with passion. Get excited as hell! Flat, monotonous voices put people to sleep. Underline the words in your sentences to reflect your emotions. Use facial expressions and expressive gestures to further enhance the conversation. If you are passionate about what you say, your audience will be passionate about it too.
Listen to what others have to say. If you want to have conversations with others, it's important to actually listen to what they have to say. Try not to spend too much time planning what you want to say and focus on what others are saying while they are talking. Make eye contact with the person speaking and pay attention to what they are saying. React appropriately to what is said. Smile at something funny, frown at something sad, and nod politely to show you're still listening.
Include yourself in the conversation. If you're waiting for someone else to ask you to participate in a conversation, you may have been waiting a long time. It can be difficult, but sharing your thoughts will let others know you're interested in participating. Don't interrupt anyone. Wait a short pause in which no one speaks, then tune in.

Change your voice for the better and it will change your life!

Exercise #3: Exhale

How can I make my voice louder and sound more natural? You need to learn to make sounds with your solar plexus. The following exercise will help you with this:

Stand comfortably with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms loose at your sides.
Take a deep breath.
Release the air, accompanying the exhalation with a voluntary sound. Do it naturally, without straining, so that it sounds like a groan.

It is enough to practice 5 minutes a day to make your voice sound pleasant and natural.

Ulezko Galina Mitrofanovna

Voice hygiene

phoniatrist G. M. Ulezko (Guidelines for persons of voice professions: vocalists, actors, teachers, lecturers, tour guides, kindergarten teachers, students, managers, etc.) The
guidelines set out the following issues: the concept of “voice” and its components; anatomy and physiology of the larynx; factors causing diseases and measures to prevent the most common diseases; voice hygiene during mutation, pregnancy, hazardous work, hormonal imbalances, diseases of the ENT organs, diseases of other organs and systems; smoking and alcohol as negative factors for voice function; vocal hygiene measures. For a wide range of readers.

Introduction.

Voice is the sound through which communication between living beings is possible. According to Academician Pavlov, this is the second signaling system that only humans possess. The voice is a means of communication; it can convey various subtle emotional experiences: joy, pain, fear, anger, delight, danger. Complex neural connections control vocal function, and disruption of this coordination leads to voice impairment. Thanks to the multiple shades of voice coloring, it can influence the nervous system of another person. This fact is used in the practice of psychotherapists as sound therapy.

Characteristics:

I formant (2) - responsible for low frequencies in colloquial speech;
Formant II (3) - responsible for high frequencies in colloquial speech;
low singing formant (4) - responsible for low frequencies in the singing voice;
high singing formant (HSF) (5) - III formant - is present only in the singing voice, gives the voice a special sonority, flight, “metal”, increases the strength of the voice, improves intonation, helps improve the quality of vibrato. The higher its vibration amplitude column on the spectrogram, the stronger and more beautiful such a voice is.

A voice devoid of high frequencies seems to the listener dull “as if from a barrel”, “creeping”, quieter, quickly fading, without ringing.

A voice lacking low frequencies has an irritating effect on the nervous system. The excessive predominance of high frequencies in it makes it shrill and unpleasant for the listener.

Individual harmonics (overtones) (6) - give a unique coloring of the voice, inherent only to a given individual. The richer the voice, the more overtones it has. From the data of the sound fund of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (V.G. Ermolaev “Manual of Phoniatry”), the voice of E. Caruso, laid out on a spectrogram, had the highest frequency of vibration of the third formant and the richest set of individual harmonics.

So, a beautiful, healthy voice must have the full sum of characteristics in order to sound full and delight the ears of others. And the combination of different sound frequencies is expressed by the variety of sound colors.

Anatomy and physiology of the larynx.

The apparatus (instrument) with which a person produces sound (voice) is the larynx.

Structural elements of the larynx:

True vocal folds (TGFs) - their thickness contains the vocal muscle. Vibrating under air pressure while inhaling, they produce sound. Their movements are controlled by the central nervous system (CNS). Using a microlaryngostroboscope (a device that allows you to see the movement of folds), their movements are determined in the form of flapping “butterfly wings”, oscillating in the horizontal and vertical planes. Normally, their surface is white, shiny, and the closure is complete.
Vestibular (“false”) ligaments. They exist to compensate for the function of the IGS in case of injury (impossibility of movement due to paralysis, removal of one of the IGS in case of laryngeal cancer). When they close, the sound is lower, muffled and rougher than usual, and fatigue occurs quickly. With proper coordination of muscles and a healthy larynx, the false folds are motionless; with functional diseases of the larynx (nervous incoordination), a tendency to close may appear.
Arytenoid cartilages. IGS are attached to their vocal processes. The processes work as “hinges”, perform various movements, through which the IGS move in different planes
aryepiglottic fold
The epiglottis is a protective device of the body that closes the entrance to the larynx during swallowing.
Pear-shaped sinuses (pits) are depressions in the form of pockets.
Anterior commissure (commissure) - corresponds to the anterior part of the true vocal folds.
Interarytenoid space
The ventricles of the larynx are a depression in the form of a gap between the true and false folds.

The voice apparatus is necessary for communication for any person, but for a professional, voice is an indicator of professional suitability. These individuals need a healthy apparatus, but they have a heavy vocal load.

Voice professionals.

Voice professionals include:

singers;
readers;
actors;
tour guides;
agitators;
kindergarten teachers;
teachers and lecturers;
lawyers;
mass entertainers;
radio and television announcers;
persons holding leadership positions;
dispatchers;
telephone operators;
students of theater and vocal educational institutions.

These persons, due to various factors, may suffer from certain diseases of the vocal apparatus, which do not allow them to engage in professional activities.

Let us analyze the harmful factors, having studied which, the measures of vocal hygiene and disease prevention are clear.

Kindergarten teachers.

They constantly have to sing and read against the background of noise created by children's voices, the spectral energy of which reaches 1000 Hz. To block out the noise, educators should raise their voices to 70-72 dB. During walks, the device is also significantly overstrained against the background of city noise.

Tour guides.

Large quantitative voice load. In some cases, noise, insufficient ventilation, increased dust content and the cooling factor are added. Employees of the city excursion bureau experience sudden changes in air temperature, noise from city transport, shocks, and the effects of gasoline vapors and gases on the respiratory tract. A malfunction or absence of a microphone on a bus increases the load on the vocal apparatus.

Teachers and speakers.

They have to daily overload the vocal apparatus with quantitative load and qualitative changes: they have to speak loudly, at very high notes, unusual for their voice. Along with this, the following are of great importance: temperature, air pollution (dust, chalk), the degree of relative humidity, maintaining the proper degree of silence in the classrooms, the acoustic properties of the room where classes and lectures take place.

Artists and students of theater universities.

Large speech load during rehearsals, performances, and stage classes. speech, the use of a wide range from quiet to very loud, imitation of animal voices, voices unusual for a given age (childhood, old age), transmission of emotional states (screaming, crying). This leads to the device operating under extreme conditions unusual for the normal speech mode of a person. Combination of voice work with various movements on stage; uncomfortable bulky costumes and props; stage dust; varnishes, paints and decorations have an adverse effect on the voice.

Vocalists - especially students of initial courses of vocal departments.

They are adversely affected by:

Large daily vocal loads, previously unusual (contribute to overload);
Using a solid attack, forced sound;
Singing in a tessitura unusual for a given voice (both very high and very low);
Singing without vibrato. Vibrato helps relieve muscle tension while holding a sound. A flat sound without vibrato accumulates static tension.
Undeveloped vocal technique: singing without proper diaphragmatic-lower costal breathing, especially among vocalists who practice classical singing.
Incorrect change of chest and head registers, use of falsetto mode: a low-energy level in which only the edges of the vocal muscle work instead of the entire thickness of the muscle mass. When singing in this mode, rapid fatigue and non-closure in the form of an oval gap are observed, which is referred to in the literature as “vocal paresis”. Such a vocalist, if his technique is not perfected, will definitely have problems with his voice.
Singing without proper breathing techniques leads to hypertonicity of the auxiliary muscles of the neck and upper chest and impaired closure of the ligaments.
Rest is of great importance for the vocal muscle.
Full restoration of vocal function for a professional vocalist occurs after 6-12 hours of vocal rest (individually depending on the time of vocal load), a student of the vocal department needs more time for rest (individually depending on the onset of fatigue). Studies conducted to determine the time when signs of voice fatigue completely disappear suggest that after a performance, a rest of at least 24 hours is required for the soloist to fully restore his voice. A break between performances in large performances for leading soloists requires 3-4 days.
To prevent voice disorders, singing is prohibited during the menstrual cycle, when the IGS are swollen, they have a pronounced vascular network, and local blood circulation is increased.
Moreover, the first 2 days before menstruation are also dangerous for vocal breakdowns. When singing during such a period, there is a physiological rush of blood to the IGS, impaired mobility of the free edge due to some swelling. Therefore, there is a danger of non-closure, the occurrence of IGS nodules or even hemorrhage into the vocal muscle. In this regard, in opera houses and State Philharmonic Halls, the first three days of the menstrual cycle for singers are officially declared non-working days. But ideally, you should not sing for the entire period of your period. Due to the commercialization of creative activities and the signing of long-term contracts, rest becomes an impossible obstacle. Then the vocalist must carefully use breathing techniques, avoiding forced notes and selecting a repertoire that is easy for these days. As a last resort, follow the instructions of the phoniatrist on these days (sing “under the guise” of medications). But this is still a violation of vocal hygiene, which can lead to the formation of pathology.

To understand the pathology by people who do not have professional medical education, we can schematically divide diseases of the larynx into:

Functional diseases of the larynx
Organic diseases of the larynx: acute laryngitis
chronic laryngitis
benign laryngeal formations
malignant tumors of the larynx

Mutational voice disorders

Dishormonal voice disorders

Paresis (partial immobility) or paralysis (complete immobility) of laryngeal movement

The most common diseases among voice professionals and the causes that cause them.

Functional voice disorders -

Associated with impaired coordination between the vocal folds and the central nervous system, with the inclusion of unnecessary auxiliary muscles of the neck and chest in phonation, and disconnection of the diaphragm from coordination (its spasticity).

The disorders are based on very complex neural mechanisms.

As a result, pathological movements of the IGS are observed:

insufficient closure (hypotony);
excessive convulsive closure (spasmodic dysphonia);
sometimes there may be many complaints about voice fatigue during singing, but upon examination the picture of the larynx is normal (phonasthenia - exhaustion);
there may be a complete loss of voice sonority, only whispered speech, the ligaments look normal, but close asynchronously, the picture changes all the time (functional aphonia);

These diseases are promoted by vocal and neuropsychic overload, stress, and non-compliance with the voice regime. For voice professionals: general fatigue, voice strain, forced singing, singing during menstruation, with acute diseases of the upper respiratory tract, weakening of the body as a result of a previous general illness. As a rule, it develops in individuals with an unstable nervous system. Failures among vocalists to sing certain notes (passages) cause fear of a new performance, thus increasing the nervous load.

Chronic laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx) -

In people of voice professions, it may be associated with repeated (frequent) respiratory diseases and work load during this period, as well as with a violation of the voice regime. Frequent overexertion causes persistent laryngitis. Untreated infection of neighboring ENT organs also maintains inflammation of the larynx.

Nodules of singers (screamers) -

Formations on the edges of the IGS occur due to vocal trauma (screaming, coughing), forced singing, singing during acute inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract, during menstruation. Some patients note that with this pathology they cannot sing piano when they can sing forte well.

Hemorrhage into the vocal fold -

It can be either professional voices or any person. Typically this may result from:

severe dry hysterical paroxysmal cough with a closed mouth, when subglottic pressure increases (often with tracheitis);
as a result of a sharp forced squeal, scream;
lifting weights;
singing during menstruation;
when singing during laryngitis, when the vascular network is especially pronounced.

Eliminating unfavorable factors in this case is vocal hygiene.

Other diseases of the larynx that occur in people of any profession.

Acute laryngitis -

Occurs with sudden hypothermia, acute viral infection, drinking cold drinks, after overheating, untimely treatment of upper respiratory tract diseases, staying in a room with a high concentration of chemical irritants. For the period of treatment, complete vocal rest and sick leave until complete recovery are recommended.

Malignant and benign formations of the larynx -

An important role is played by smoking cessation, compliance with the voice regime in patients with chronic laryngitis and timely treatment of chronic laryngitis.

Paresis or paralysis of the larynx (unilateral or bilateral) -

A serious voice pathology that requires thoughtful diagnosis and long-term painstaking correction.

It can be post-traumatic or of unclear etiology (cause).

Post-traumatic paresis - after injuries (impact, hemorrhage) or operations on the neck (thyroid gland, blood vessels) or chest organs.
Paresis of unknown cause can occur with cancer and other formations in the brain, larynx or nearby organs or chest organs. Any mechanical obstacle of a tumor or other nature (cysts, strokes, cerebral hemorrhages, heart disease, thoracic lymph nodes, etc.) can affect the center or periphery and disrupt the transmission of nerve impulses and cause difficulty in the mobility of the elements of the larynx

Vocal hygiene in this case is the timely identification and elimination of the main mechanical causes of the disease (no later than 6 months from the onset of complaints), as well as the rapid removal of postoperative swelling of the neck. It is also important not to be late with drug therapy and learn new voice skills in classes with a phonopedist, which will help you adapt to new conditions.

Mutational voice disorders.

Hygiene of a teenager's voice.

During puberty (for the voice, the period of restructuring is called mutation), there is a powerful release of hormones into the blood, changes in the blood circulation of organs and systems, growth of muscles and bones, and changes in the functioning of the endocrine glands. Before puberty, the vocal muscle was not yet formed; the mass of muscle fibers constantly grew in the thickness of the vocal fold over the years. During the period of mutation, the color of the muscle may change to pink due to a strong rush of blood, there may be non-closure, and marginal swelling. There may also be unchanged vocal folds.

The mutation period for each teenager occurs individually, depending on the growth rate of the body and the individual hormonal background. For the normal course of mutation, hardening procedures and sports are important in order to harmonize the restructuring of the body. Singing lessons should be differentiated: only with an experienced teacher who has experience working with children in mutation and clearly notes the period of onset of voice fatigue. For children with altered voice timbre, complaints about their voice and insufficient teacher experience, vocal lessons during the mutation period are not recommended. Dynamic control of mutation should be carried out by a phoniatrist as often as required by the teacher to assess the correctness of his classes.

The range of works must clearly correspond to the age and individual range of the child. Excessive tessitura can lead to voice disorders. Class time should be reduced because The voice gets tired quickly; during class there are several breaks of 3-5 minutes. The total time with breaks is no more than 40 minutes per day. Girls who have started their periods should be told that singing is contraindicated during this period. The mutation is associated with the fact that students in vocal departments are recruited from persons at least 18 years of age. During this period, the vocal muscle has already been formed, hormonal changes have been completed, and vocal endurance is high due to the youth of the body.

Voice hygiene in various industries.

There are groups of industries where inhalation of various substances negatively affects all mucous membranes, in particular the voice. Among them: miners, woodworking, metallurgy, textile, cotton processing industries, antibiotic production, agriculture.

Substances inhaled through the respiratory tract have an irritating, toxic, inflammatory, allergenic effect on the entire respiratory tract and on IGS. If fatigue, hoarseness occurs, or at the first complaints: examination in the occupational pathology department and cessation of contact with the harmful substance.

Vocal hygiene during pregnancy.

For vocalists during pregnancy, the individual voice can change in two ways: both improvement and the appearance of fatigue and hoarseness. This is due to a powerful change in hormonal levels, a change in the blood supply to the IGS. For vocalists who have no complaints, vocal training is allowed until the fetus begins to move. At a later stage, the fetus may experience oxygen starvation during singing, because exhalation during singing is long and a new portion of oxygen does not arrive immediately. But considering that with a well-developed technique of diaphragmatic breathing, air is consumed very sparingly, pregnant voice professionals can sing as long as they feel good, sometimes up to 9 months. As soon as general fatigue, sypota, and frequent fetal movements set in, classes should be stopped immediately. That. The approach during pregnancy is individual and if it progresses normally there are no restrictions. Reasonability and timely rest are important. The reference point is the well-being of the mother and fetus.

It is interesting that after childbirth, due to changes in the location and tone of the diaphragm, vocalists often observe a decrease in voice strength, unstable vocal breathing, difficulty singing staccato and legato, and “rapid loss of air” when singing. Over time, adaptations are formed to normalize the technique of diaphragmatic-lower costal breathing. This is physiological, for recovery you need to do special exercises (phonopedia) and smoothly move on to normal vocal loads only after the full return to the former vocal “form”.

Voice hygiene for hormonal imbalances.

Contraceptive contraceptives -

They can affect a change in voice timbre that was previously unusual for a given woman. The voice may become rougher, lower, or lose high frequencies. The use of these drugs by vocalists should be done with great caution. At the first appearance of symptoms, discontinue medications.

Thyroid diseases -

They lead to changes in the innervation and hormonal levels of the IGS, to their swelling, and changes in the amplitude of oscillations. Manifest in the form of fatigue, hoarseness of voice. In this case, it is necessary to adjust the dose of thyroid hormones by an endocrinologist. Without this, it is difficult to achieve the same sound of your voice.

Voice hygiene for diseases of the ENT organs -

A gentle voice mode is recommended. A voice professional with acute respiratory infections or acute tracheitis should be released from work for 3-5 days due to the fact that his vocal apparatus is not able to perform its functions at the appropriate level. For a lasting result, sanitation of foci of chronic infection of the ENT organs is mandatory.

Voice hygiene for diseases of other organs and systems -

A decrease in general tone and body resistance (asthenia) negatively affects the vocal apparatus. When singing, the body mobilizes, but gradually the strength decreases and the voice acts as an indicator of some disease: inharmonics appear, it becomes dull, weak, “lifeless,” “without energy.” Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are unfavorable for the larynx. They cause subatrophic changes in the pharynx (insufficient functioning of the glands to produce protective mucus and associated dryness and soreness). The process gradually spreads into the larynx. This supports the voice disorder. Timely treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract is the prevention of diseases of the vocal apparatus.

Smoking and vocal hygiene.

Nicotine has a local toxic, allergenic effect. In the form of microparticles, it is deposited on the IGS, loosens the mucous membrane, causes microerosions, swelling and disruption of the vibration of the free edge. The deep penetration of harmful microflora is facilitated, which is then difficult to get rid of. Therefore, smokers constantly maintain inflammation in the larynx. Due to the toxic effects of nicotine, the vascular network expands, which can lead to swelling and hemorrhages when coughing (all smokers experience chronic bronchitis). Long-term exposure to nicotine causes degeneration of the mucous membrane and contributes to the development of polyp-like changes and tumors of the larynx. It has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, supporting functional voice disorders. A healthy larynx and smoking are incompatible.

Alcohol and vocal hygiene.

Alcohol over 20 degrees creates a burn to the mucous membrane of the hypopharynx, disrupts the production of protective mucus by the glands, causing a local decrease in protection and ease of infection. In addition, it slows down the speed of nervous reactions and, with frequent use, can contribute to the development of dysphonia. The common belief among artists that a little cognac before a performance won’t hurt is deceptive. It gives results only in people with increased stage anxiety, relieving general muscle tension by inhibiting the nervous system. However, the overall concentration and tone of the vocal folds decreases. Therefore, you should not mindlessly follow this advice; it is better to look for other ways and turn to another type of stage setting for action.

Prevention of laryngeal diseases.

What matters is natural endurance, hardening, and the body’s ability to adapt to various changing environmental factors in any conditions. Some artists can sing in any situation, while others get sick under these conditions and are forced to undergo treatment for a long time. Observations of the condition of voice professionals have shown that those people who engage in physical exercise, do morning exercises, take water treatments, are able to relieve nervous system overstrain in a timely manner, are less exposed to the effects of colds and are less likely to suffer from diseases of the vocal apparatus.

Measures to prevent diseases of the larynx.

Hygiene is the science of measures to prevent various diseases.

Vocal hygiene is a group of activities aimed at preventing diseases of the vocal apparatus.

They include:

Proper structure of vocal lessons, alternating periods of stress and rest.
Correct vocal technique: timely switching of registers when singing; avoid using low-energy falsetto mode; be sure to sing with vibrato, achieve the technique of lower costal-diaphragmatic breathing, exclude the auxiliary muscles of the neck and chest from voice formation.
Avoid forced sound, hard attack of sound, sharp forte, squealing, screaming.
Prohibition of singing during menstruation.
Singing during mutation only with an experienced teacher, active sports, hardening.
Accurate determination of voice type, singing works characteristic of this type.
Prohibition of vocal groups performing outdoors at temperatures below + 15 degrees. C, singing in the noise of city traffic.
Avoid prolonged, monotonous speech, leading to the accumulation of static tension, and whispered speech.
Stop smoking, moderate alcohol consumption.
Eliminating, if possible, unwanted noise in the classroom during speech loads.
Timely treatment of acute respiratory infections, tracheitis, release of voice professionals from work during this time.
Work in clean rooms with sufficient humidity.
Avoid contact with dust and harmful chemicals.
Avoid sudden temperature changes and drinking cold drinks when overheated.
Correct work with microphones for beginning singers and speakers who mistakenly abuse excessively loud phonation into the microphone. It is recommended to use the microphone in normal speech mode.
General strengthening, hardening procedures.
Timely treatment of ENT organs and other organs and systems, spa treatment, prevention of exacerbations.
Attending classes and lectures of a phoniatrist (phonopedist) by persons of speech professions, mastering the skills of physiological use of the vocal apparatus, speech articulation, self-massage, autogenic training, receiving qualified explanation of the correct use of the voice.

Exercise #5: Develop Confidence

If you're looking for a way to make your voice louder and more confident, practice pronouncing long syllables. You need to pronounce both closed ones (“bim-m”, “bom-m”, “bon-n”) and open ones (“ma”, “mo”, “mu” and so on). The last sound should be pulled out as long as possible until a noticeable vibration occurs in the area of the nose and upper lip.

It is recommended to spend 10-20 minutes doing this exercise every morning. This will help tone your ligaments so that you can sound beautiful and confident throughout the day.

How does your voice settle?

Before we understand the reason why hoarseness may occur, let's look at what happens to the ligaments during the process of voice formation. In the larynx, every person has vocal folds, which consist of connective and muscle tissue. When relaxed, there is a space between the inner parts of the vocal folds—the vocal cords—called the glottis. When under tension, the ligaments close tightly together—there is no glottis.

When there is a distance between the ligaments, the voice is not formed.

Sounds appear when the vocal cords are closed: the air exhaled from the lungs “hits” the cords, which sets the tense cords in motion, they begin to vibrate and oscillate.

What processes occur in the larynx when we say that the vocal cords have shrunk? When the voice drops, the vocal cords do not hit the air as actively, and the vibrations of the cords become more rare. The ligaments themselves work asynchronously. All this manifests itself in the form of hoarseness. To cure shrunken ligaments, it is necessary first of all to determine the cause of the malfunction of the vocal apparatus. This is done by an otorhinolaryngologist.

Exercise No. 6: shape the timbre

If you're wondering how to make your voice louder and stronger, stretch your vowels. Alternately pronounce the long sounds “i”, “e”, “a”, “o”, “u”. Each letter must be pronounced freely and until the air in the lungs runs out. This sound series must be repeated three times.

Do not disturb the sequence of sounds, because they are built this way not by chance, but from high to low. However, if your voice is too rough, you can focus on the first three letters. If you find your voice too squeaky, it is enough to practice the “o” and “u”.

If you want your voice to sound more energetic and clear, add more exercise. While making sounds, lightly tap your chest with your fist to vibrate your voice. You may cough slightly after this exercise, which means your airways are clearing.

What to do if your voice goes down, and how to treat it?

The first thing every person needs to do when hoarseness appears is to make an appointment with a doctor - an otolaryngologist or a phoniatrist. A phoniatrist is the same as an ENT doctor, but he treats exclusively diseases of the vocal apparatus.

What to do and how to treat shrunken vocal cords depends on the cause that caused the problem.

How can you help yourself at home? How to quickly restore a hoarse voice? Pharmacies sell special tablets to restore voice and treat hoarseness. They are called Homeovox. As soon as the first sensations appear that the voice is shrinking during a conversation, the vocal cords are tense, treatment needs to begin. On the first day, it is recommended to dissolve 2 tablets every hour. Then, as the condition improves, they switch to taking 2 tablets 5 times a day. The Homeovox course is designed for 6 days.

Homeovox is a kind of unique drug. The only medicine that is developed specifically for the treatment of hoarseness and hoarseness. It is also prescribed for various types of laryngitis and other diseases of the ligaments in order to restore the voice as quickly as possible. The treatment will be especially effective if Gomeovox is taken from the first days of hoarseness in the voice. Homeovox will also help prevent hoarseness during heavy loads on the voice, for example during rehearsals or performances.

By the way, this drug has virtually no side effects and combines well with other medications.

There are also a number of general recommendations that must be followed to restore voice function:

Maintain silence - this is the best remedy for hoarseness: do not talk and under no circumstances whisper. Whispering makes the ligaments even more tense and increases the load on them.
Avoid the cold.
Treat your throat with herbal teas, milk and honey; make and take decoctions of medicinal herbs. Treatment with a favorite remedy for many - milk and honey - must be done carefully so as not to provoke an allergic reaction.
Follow a diet: the food you eat should not be hard, spicy, hot or in any way injure the larynx.
Give up bad habits at least for the duration of treatment.

These measures will help cope with local symptoms, but, as already mentioned, it is necessary to treat the underlying disease.

For inflammatory diseases of the laryngopharynx and nasopharynx, antibacterial and antiviral agents are prescribed, as well as antiseptic drugs for irrigation of the mucous membranes. You can also do physical therapy at an ENT clinic. Physiotherapy significantly speeds up the healing process and is well tolerated by patients.

Allergies should be treated with antihistamines.

Professional singers and representatives of speech professions have their vocal cords treated by a phoniatrist.

For neuralgic disorders, cancer, disorders of the thyroid gland and problems with the gastrointestinal tract, additional consultation will be required from related specialists: a neurologist, oncologist, endocrinologist and gastroenterologist.

Remember! Timely consultation with a doctor is the key to a quick recovery.

Only a doctor can select the right medications and physical procedures that will help efficiently and effectively!

Exercise No. 9: Train like Chaliapin

How to make your voice louder and clearer? Try the “tuning” method, which Fyodor Chaliapin himself used. He started every morning with a growl (exercise #8), after which he began to imitate barking (“aw-aw”) while playing with his bulldog.

An alternative method of tuning your voice is theatrical laughter. You need to laugh loudly and protractedly (but not cheerfully, but rather menacingly and viciously). Moreover, you do not need to stand still while performing the exercise. Move freely around the room, jump, dance, lightly tap your chest with your fist.

Voice at work

Today, almost every enterprise, network and individual organization allocates funding for a call center, customer service center, technical support and other departments involved in selling or consulting customers remotely. Knowledge of the basics of psychology and a pleasant voice “at the end of the line” will help each specific link of the system present information in the right way and bind the client to itself.

Or advance yourself up the career ladder. I can imagine, I’m sitting at a meeting, and a bombshell idea dawns on me on how to increase sales, for example, of perfumes at the market. I am overwhelmed with emotions, I take the right to vote and... pf, I was puffed up, chewed on the idea, devoured the words and generally spoke quietly, under my breath. Will someone hear me? I think the answer is obvious. It’s another thing when you stand up and confidently declare: “Guys, I know what to do. Let’s “make a knight’s move” and...”, well, further in the text. Everyone will hear such a speech.

Voice timbre, types

The most pleasant timbre is considered to be a voice that has the correct modulation, both in high and low tones. In fact, any voice can be cast with the right approach. This means giving it a professional sound. To do this, you need to learn to control the frequency of your voice, as well as the emotional coloring. This is easy to do with the help of a vocal specialist. To determine your own timbre, you need to know what voice timbres there are in general. There are several main types:

1. Men's. There are three types of timbre of a man's voice:

tenor. This is the highest male voice. It can be lyrical or dramatic.
baritone;
bass. The lowest voice timbre in comparison with the above. It can be central or melodious.

2. Women's. The timbres of the female voice also have 3 types:

soprano. This is a very high pitched voice. There are lyric soprano, dramatic and coloratura.
mezzo-soprano;
contralto. It's a low voice.

The timbres of singing voices are divided in the same way.

Vocal exercises for the correct formation and presentation of sound, expanding the range

Each person has his own initial vocal abilities, his own strengths and weaknesses. A vocal teacher knows how to develop a voice for a particular person to sing. The teacher will suggest the correct vocal exercises based on the initial level, physiology and learning goals. It is not recommended to select and perform such exercises yourself: doing the exercises incorrectly is harmful and leads to voice failure and injury to the ligaments.

This doesn't mean you can't exercise on your own. Do breathing exercises and articulation exercises - and the more often, the better. Remember that the main thing is systematicity. Exercises every day for 20 minutes will bring benefits, and not once a week, but 2 hours. Mastering diaphragmatic breathing and training your abdominal muscles will allow vocal growth to come faster.