It is generally believed that in order to succeed, a person needs to have two qualities - sharp intelligence and good looks. But there is an equally important and undeservedly forgotten quality - this is the voice. Loud and distinct speech makes you listen, and a pleasant timbre fascinates and convinces. And it doesn’t matter if by nature your voice is quiet or squeaky. Ligaments, like muscles, can be trained. How to make your voice louder and stronger?
Why engage in voice?
When meeting people, they value each other in appearance, and then they learn the inner world. And when you start talking, the interlocutors first hear and evaluate your voice and only then begin to delve into the essence of the information. If you speak quietly, intermittently, uncertainly, if you have an unpleasant timbre, there is a high risk that you will not be able to achieve the 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 practice your voice, train and develop it. For this, simple, but quite effective exercises are provided.
What is wrong with your voice?
Interestingly, most people speak in a "different" voice. This may be due to emotional constriction or the wrong way of speaking (on the ligaments). Because of this, the voice can tremble, break, sound uncertain or unpleasant. You can’t get rid of it if you don’t make an effort.
To understand how others hear you, do an exercise called the Sound Engineer. Bend your left palm in the shape of a shell and attach it to your left ear. Place your right palm 3-5 cm from your mouth. Speak for 5 minutes (words, sounds, poems, and so on). This is how others perceive your voice. If you didn’t like what you heard, get down to work.
Perform the exercise once every few days. This will allow you to evaluate how your voice changes after training.
Exercise # 1: Relax Your Ligaments
How to make your voice louder? It is necessary to remove the load from the ligaments and focus on the lips and diaphragm. Say K-X 30 times in a row. On the first syllable, strongly round the lips, and on the second, stretch them as wide as possible. After the exercise, try to give some kind of speech or read a verse. You will notice that the ligaments strain much less. Now the main work is done by the lips.
Exercise number 2: yawn
How to make a voice loud and loud? It is necessary to relieve tension from the larynx. The easiest and most effective way is to yawn. Imitate yawning for 5 minutes daily. Well, if you manage to make yourself yawn for real. This can be achieved by looking at the yawning person (in reality or in the video). This will help you eliminate the blocks. After which the voice pours easily and naturally.
Exercise # 3: Exhale
How to make your voice louder and make it sound more natural? One must learn to make sounds by the solar plexus. The following exercise will help you with this:
- Comfortably stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, and hands freely lower on the sides.
- Inhale deeply with a full chest.
- Release the air, accompanying the exhalation with an arbitrary sound. Do it naturally without straining to get something like a groan.
It is enough to exercise for 5 minutes a day to make the voice sound pleasant and natural.
Exercise # 4: Exhale Like a Yogi
How to make the voice louder and rougher (deeper)? The experience of Indian yogis will come to the rescue. This is an exercise that is somewhat similar to the previous one. It is necessary to take three short breaths-exhalations in a row, and for the fourth time to draw a full chest of air and exhale sharply with the sound "Ha". It is important to completely empty the lungs from the air and shout as loudly as possible.
Exercise # 5: Build Confidence
If you're looking for a way to make your voice louder and more confident, practice pronouncing extended syllables. You need to pronounce both closed ("bim-m", "bom-m", "bon-n"), and open ("ma", "mo", "mu" and so on). The last sound should be pulled as long as possible until a noticeable vibration occurs in the area of the nose and upper lip.
It is recommended that you take 10-20 minutes every morning to complete this exercise. This will help bring the ligaments in tone so that you can “sound” beautifully and confidently throughout the day.
Exercise # 6: Form a Tone
If you're interested in making your voice louder and stronger, pull the vowels. Pronounce the long sounds "and", "e", "a", "o", "y" one by one. Each letter must be pronounced freely and until the air runs out in the lungs. This sound series needs to be repeated three times.
Do not break the sequence of sounds, because they are built this way not by chance, but from high to low. However, if your voice is too coarse, you can focus on the first three letters. If you find your voice too squeaky, just practice on the “o” and “y”.
If you want your voice to sound more energetic and clear, complete the exercise. While making sounds, tap your chest lightly with your fist so that the voice vibrates. Perhaps after this exercise you cough slightly, which will mean that your airways are cleared.
Exercise number 7: moo
Another way to make your voice louder and stronger is to mumble. The exercise is quite simple. First, take a regular breath in. The next stage is a full breath. On the exhale, close your lips tightly and utter the sound "m" until the air runs out. Alternate normal breathing and lowing for 3-5 minutes. Moreover, each time the moo should be more and more loud.
Exercise number 8: growl
Work on diction is no less important than the development of voice power. In this case, a growl will help you. Take a deep breath, put your tongue to the sky and continuously utter the sound "p" until the air in the lungs runs out. Repeat 3-5 times. After that, quickly and energetically say 10-15 words in which the letter "p" is present. Think up and write them down on a piece of paper in advance so as not to interrupt your workout.
Exercise number 9: train like Chaliapin
How to make your voice louder and clearer? Try the “settings” method that Fedor Chaliapin himself used. Each morning, he started with a growl (exercise number 8), after which he began to imitate barking (“av-av”), playing with his bulldog.
An alternative method of voice tuning is theatrical laughter. You need to laugh out loud and long (but not fun, but as if menacingly and viciously). Moreover, during the exercise you do not need to stand still. Move around the room freely, bounce, dance, lightly tap your chest with your fist.
Exercise number 10: rejoice
Another way to make your voice louder is to do the Oy exercise every minute. Its essence is to pronounce this interjection with an expression of happiness on exhalation. Moreover, a joyful mood should be expressed not only in intonation, but also in facial expression and body movements.
Exercise number 11: form a posture
The sound of the voice is largely dependent on the position of the body. The back should be straight, shoulders lowered, chest slightly protruding forward, and the stomach relaxed. Take 15-20 minutes daily to stand in the right position while talking or reading aloud. Already after 7-10 days of regular training, the correct posture will be formed automatically, you do not have to control yourself.
Conclusion
Training is training, but to form a loud and confident voice you need to practice a lot. It is necessary to communicate as much as possible, to make presentations. Try to talk everywhere: at home, at work, in a store, in transport, in a park, in a cafe. Ask questions (or answer strangers), learn to argue your opinion. The more you talk, the less embarrassment and awkwardness will be present in you at a crucial moment.