Practical Voice Training: The Complete Package

For a course that's called 'voice' training, we spend a lot of time doing breathing exercises. Why is the breath important for the voice?  Find out here.

Here you will get a simple overview of how the breath and lungs actually work to allow you to speak.

This lecture covers how the breath and body can work to either help or hinder each other in their natural processes.

This video goes through some basic stretches for tension release in the body.  If you're a regular practitioner of yoga or other sports that require a lot of stretching, you may not need to watch this video.

This is the foundation of all voice work - a deeply centered breath.

Here we will work with stretching your ribs to allow for more breath to enter, and by extension, more volume and strength to exist in your voice.

Here you will go through exercises designed to improve your endurance when speaking for any length of time - whether that's at work, in a classroom, or at social events.

The diaphragm is a key element of how your voice works, and these exercises will make it stronger and more flexible.

This is a key video to watch to ensure that your breath and your body aren't treated as separate entities - they have to work together for you to successfully improve your voice.  Again, for those who are used to doing yoga, this may be a video you do not need to watch.

This video talks about why this is not a course in impersonation.  We are not trying to make you sound like someone else - we want you to sound like the best version of you.

Many people talk about the voice being in 'parts' - in this video, I talk about why this is not a useful way to imagine your voice.

If you've ever thought your voice is weak or soft, this is the video that outlines the key to power.

Here you will learn about how the range (high notes to low notes) of your voice is a key element of engaging an audience.

This video will teach you about the element of the voice that is most important - raw, unformed sound.

Just like you stretch your body to prepare yourself, you need to stretch your face too.  This video will give you some key exercises for facial stretching.

Now that your face is stretched out, it's time for you to get your face into shape and avoid getting dead-weight skin that blocks resonance and volume.

Here you will start to release your natural voice and experiment with flow.

These exercises will improve your power and your volume - and they usually make you feel pretty good too!

Your face is perfectly designed to bounce sound around and get the best possible resulting noise - here you will learn some exercises to improve the way your voice uses your facial resonators.

The nasal quality of your voice is what will help you cut through groups of other people when speaking.  Use these exercises to access your nasality.

A varied and exciting vocal range is one of the key ways to build engagement when you're speaking.  These exercises will give you a head-start in building and improving your range.

Your skull is a huge, bony cavern that will allow an incredible amount of resonance for the top notes of your voice.  Here you will learn how to better access that resonance which will improve your power, volume, and clarity.

This the cherry on top of the voicework - the articulators.  These exercises will help you be understood when speaking.  Check out the extra resource for more details.

We are born with beautifully natural, free, and true voices.  So what happens?  Why do we end up feeling like we can't properly express ourselves with our voices?  In this video you will learn about the psychology that has changed your voice over the years, and how that can now be freed with these exercises.

There are certain people who are instantly charismatic.  In this video you will learn some key tips for increasing your charisma instantly.

How you express yourself isn't just the quality of your voice. The words you say and how you use them can influence people to listen to you - and, better, to really HEAR you.

Speaking up in a group context can be difficult, and may cause you stress.  In this video, you will hear some tips and tricks for how to get through those anxious moments.

This is a very brief introduction to speaking in public and giving presentations - if you want to know more, be sure to check out my other course, Learn Brilliant Public Speaking in 30 Minutes.

Here is your challenge: start improving your voice today by doing the exercises.  If you don't start, you will never know just how much your voice could change and improve.