Vocal Clarity: Quick & Easy Strategies For Clearer Speech
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2014
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In this video, FrancescaGordon-Smith talks about the power of vocal tone. This is an extract from Francesca's video course, Vocal Impact. To download the entire course and eBook, visit: positivevoice.co.uk/vocal-impact
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1:20 Exercise #1
1:50 Exercise #2
2:40 Exercise #3
5:16 Exercise #4
6:00 Exercise #5
6:10 Exercise #6
7:40 Exercise #7
8:30 Exercise #8
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1. Ho-Hum
2. Ho-Hum with jaw lowered
3. Stifling a smile
4. Yawn to raise soft palate
5. Deepen back of the mouth
6. Push jaw and lips forward while holding back
7. Tongue bootcamp 8-8 till 1-1
8. Chanting E, A, O, Uh
E, A, O, AHHHH :)
Hey I didn't understood that 4,5 & 6 exercise.... could you please explain it in again?....please
Thank you kindly🇯🇲
Unknown guy same here😢
Unknown guy you have to move your tongue in circular direction. First 8 times each side then 7 times till 1
I have been incredibly self conscious about my speaking voice for over 25 years but after doing these exercises for only 3 days I am feeling a huge improvement.
The video I watched before this on the same subject was a woman who suggested I should hug/love myself and accept that I have a lisp... but with this video and 3 days practicing once or twice a day I feel like a different person. Very impressed. Thank you
Thank you for sharing your story Kane Jacobs. Keep up the practice. Essentially, you need to shift your focus away from the front of your mouth and your tongue and towards the back of the mouth. Have you tried my 'daily warm up exercises' video? You can also download the whole of this course for free: positivevoice.co.uk/vocal-impact-video-tutorials
I think this is what im looking for. I have a rubbish voice, i just feel like there is something im not doing, your description of supporting your voice seems to have hit the nail on the head. I think if i become confident with my voice, it will massively help with my speech anxiety too.
:D :D
this reminded me of a book that says self acceptance is important before self improvement
I teach at an Irish University, English is not my first language. I do this everytime before any class, It has a tremendous impact. ppl can understand me better :) . Thanks!
So happy to hear this!
4weeks till my wedding speech for my twin sister. I'm going with poem for rhythm. Thanks for the wonderful tips Francesca x
Thank you Francesca. Very helpful!
Incredibly helpful, thank you so much
Thank you Fran ! This video is so good !! So helpful
I love how these exercises are new to me, rather than typical exercises you hear all over UA-cam, not to say that they are bad it is just that they are common knowledge and I found you exercises new and really useful
You got the flair, the voice to give us this fabulous lesson. Huge thanks . I love to learn and teach sounds and this helped me
Please release more videos. You're the English instructor I needed in school.
This video definitely helped after just one day of doing these exercises. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Absolutely Awesome first time running into these exs! Thank You immensely!
The stifling a smile really did it for me. Thank you so much!
Amazing info, thanks
I don't know if you are still active Francesca, but if you are and reading this, I personally wanted to thank you so much. Exactly the video I was looking for after browsing a lot of other UA-cam content. So again, thank you :)
Thank you :) Happy to have helped
I love it 😍
Thank you... This is what i needed
Wonderful content, so valuable. Thank you so much
Love it! Thanks 😬❤️
Thank you for this video. I learned many things from this, I will try to practice these exercises when I am in contact with water!
Wonderful video, thanks for sharing - that tongue exercise really gets me - worn out just doing it a few times (shows how lazy my tongue is).
Awesome, very clear, like a lake in summer 🏝️
Such a helpful video. Loved it
I'm so glad. I recently posted a 28 day British Accent Challenge, which you may also find useful: ua-cam.com/video/Y3kmTYib5f4/v-deo.html
This is amazing my voice became clearer and louder since I did this exercise for few times thank you very much
Wonderful!
Very interesting!
I have always wanted to speak British Accent...your videos are very helpful...thank you Miss Francesca Gordon-Smith...
Hi there Sharon
I'm looking for a speaking partner to practice and improve my English speaking skills
I wonder if you are interested in
I speak Spanish and I’m learning American English. You have great content! Now I’m trying to listen more when people talk, but I wish to recognize the vowels and consonants together when the voice goes to the nose.
Best Video in UA-cam!
Hi dear professor
Thank you so much for your help and advice.
I really appreciate your job .I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity.
All the best.
Take care and have a good time.
Your follower from Algeria.
I work in employment and recruitment. These exercises could mean the difference between getting a job or not.
Its helped me be more confident on the phone.
Thank you. So happy to hear this :)
Thanks alot!
this video is now part of my complete breakfast I feel the difference
Followed the video, afterwards felt light headed, hollow in a nice way. My head wanted to to be higher... That is what it felt like. I will have to think on this. I am a fan Fran.
Amazing immediately you feel the difference in speech after doing this, I think my problem is that I have weak muscles in the jaw for a non native or that the air out way too much which makes me not able to stress or be as clear as much as I need to or want to so I resort to shouting or raising my voice , if i fix this weakness I believe I can sound very good for a non native, thank you very much, I am just striving to speak standard British English and not like a native but only adding to my own accent what fits to it from standard British cause I believe we should not copy accents we should be ourselves but have very good English with clarity. Again thanks.
I'm also trying to better my British accent, how about we practice together. I guarantee you'll be much better!
My speech has plummeted after years of weed abuse, after watching this and putting your techniques at work I'm already speaking a lot clearer!! Thank you for this video, absolutely helped.
Great. I'm so glad :)
Thanks a lot for this video, it’s been a great help. Anyhow, I have learned that while ago, you’ve taught primary children through BBC program regarding speaking. So am wondering if there is a clip of that program availabile on UA-cam.
Thanks
Wow thank you......after these exercises I don't speak through my nose anymore
4:55 who did *not* yawn like she did :/ lol
A fantastic video, so thorough.. thank you very much.
Damn, this is good stuff.
did you notice a difference in anything
thank you..
You're welcome.
2021 & i still watch this when needed. Thanks alot for this!
Great. So pleased to hear this!
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Modcloth for the win!
Thank you so much for your guidance. Please do upload videos help on speech and drama. Subscribed your channel. Takecare and be safe.
Hi Angela, i'll bear this in mind when planning my videos. So glad you're enjoying my videos.
@@FransBritishAccent Thank you so much for your response. I really appreciate your teaching. Bless you, Stay safe.
Hi I'm really enjoyed but need some more tips as I always speak fast and or my voice cracking thanks
I just found this video today . Am I late to class?
How often do you do this personally
I've just done these exercises for the first time....and my mouth, jaw and throat ache! - just shows that Francesca is correct (i.e I have most likely never used them fully before!!) Will do these every day for the foreseeable future. I record bands, so am always around microphones - heard my voice recorded (unawares) and played back......i mumble and the words are not precise it seems........strange that hearing your own voice 'on tape' sounds nothing like it sounds 'in your head'!! Hoping to get my voice to have more impact.....at the moment, my words appear to be 'dropping-off' and 'falling-away' at the end of each sentence - I also speak too fast!!..........the work starts with this excellent vid - I can see myself enjoying the process. The exercises actually make you feel good (physically and mentally) after doing them! Will be recording myself reading a page of a novel twice a week or more, and noticing the difference. THANK YOU!!
Great; I'm so pleased to have helped. Just one word of caution; if you get a sore throat, it could mean that you are sending the sound too harshly over your vocal chords- be sure to stifle a smile slightly when speaking and to hum a little more gently if this is the case.
Thank you so much
beutiful, tks you and sud you
Francesca Gordon-Smith Do you have any vocal exercise for someone who stutters? We'll be having lots of presentations in class this coming month, and im trying to find exercises to lessen my stuttering to gain more confidence. Thank you :)
Hi ***** i generally work on stuttering from a therapeutic perspective. It can be overcome with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) or hypnotherapy (for example). I would have to speak to you to know for sure, but this is my usual approach. Francesca
How has life treated you Mike?
Hi do you have an one on one coaching program? Thanks
hi Fran's....m doing the lower jaw hum in the morning to remove my nasal effect and the ho-hum.almost entire day whenever possible...these 2 excercises are helping me a lot...milliion thanks for that..any more humming exercieses you have ...??? thanks once again
Hi Nits Kar, try stifling a smile whilst humming and you will feel the space where your voice should resonate for a British accent. You can also do some exaggerated chewing and humming (if you cand bring your jaw forwards as you chew, you will create more space in your throat and the hum should resonate there. Let me know how it goes.
HI Frans....a million thanks i must say all 3 humming exercises are helping me a lot...i start my morning with lower jaw hum & stifle smile hum - 11 times each. Once my day starts for office while travelling i do the ho-hum. I want a great voice for fantastic conversations so that the ppl get a feel of my personality thru my voice tonality. Its giving me a lot of confidence as u said in your videos that once u are confident of what u speak..u become confident of yourself....i need some a video from you for voice eexcecises that i can do in office so that my voice tonality remains the same throught the day ..bcos ppl arnd become consicous of the humming....pls help...thank once again.
Hi Nits Kar, You can do them silently. Just expand the space where the hum would usually be. Other silent exercises: stifle a smile, stretch/deepen the back of the mouth like a cave. Please do let me know how it goes.
HI Frans...its really helping me a lot...i was watching a video from robert greens (art of seduction)..where a mans voice need to have a slight tremor in the voice when talking to woman...can u help me on this pls....how does humming actually makes your voice a slight tremor..pls revert...grt help from you as always..thanks...can you make a video on tremor on the voice plsss.
Hi Nits Kar, Can you send me a link to this video, so that i can check what is meant by this, please?
Hi I have a really bad problem and I don't know what is wrong with my voice so can I send you a recording of my voice and can you find my solution thanks
hi there , how many times a day would you suggest someone would do these exercises. thanks
Hi I have a problems to pronounce the R sound, what would be a good exercise to pronounce that sound...Thank you I like your videos, you're so gorgeous
I posted a video on this for you yesterday :)
thanks
why do i studder alot i started studdering last year amd now im stufdering in spaniah as well
I have this problem, too.
With my personal experiences, I came to find out it's not much of a physical thing (I.e. Tightness in the jaw, mouth etc.), but it's more about what's underneath. For example, "am I confident in this situation; am I introverted in that situation; or do I feel confident when I talk about this or say this word?"
It's like a tree. The tree look big, but are the roots strong (the roots representing the unconscious; the cognitive, mental, emotional etc).
I am having this problem to this day. What I suggest, though, is to find somewhere private and try express out any feelings that you may have bottled up. Like for instance, if you need to cry, or yell out or laugh loudly.
July To Me u overthinking sentences
neither can you ... write
stutter* I* a lot* I* stuttering* and* stuttering* Spanish *
Same me too 🤐
When i did the tounge workout the pain was really strong in the middle part of the tounge D:
me to
I get very hoarse whenever I speak and exert my voice (usually over music or a loud restaurant) my vocal cords are easily strained and I cannot pronounce certain words or speak clearly no matter how hard I try. It really affect my self esteem and I end up talking low or avoiding participating in conversations. People slso have a habit of rephrasing me when I speak which just reinforces that I'm not speaking properly...any advice? I was born in Ilford, Essex but mostly raised in NY.
Is it really helpful? I have a lot of problems in pronunciation?
Hello mam, I've a problem that whenever i speak my voice sounds like a drunkard though i am not drunk and as i speak fast so people dont understand what i am saying.Most of the people make fun of my voice. So mam do you have any curing tips for my this problem?
Navin, its been a while. Did you get better?
Thank you because I do struggle with mine
I have down syndrome
That is the main reason
The tongue bootcamp is so hard wow lol
HI Fran's - can u just mention how many times in a day are these excerises can be done..?
3 times a day would be ideal. Also aim to do an exercise (stifling a smile or a stretch) before making a phone call or any important meetings. If you have any soreness in the throat, it means that you need to use the muscles in the jaw more to support your voice more (stifle a smile). Don't over do the exercise where you lower the bottom jaw and hum if you have a cold or a sore throat.
hi Frans - thanks for the prompt reply. I record my voice and listen to it..i find it very nasal...and forget the breathe in (which shd be done everytime.....) when i talk others...but your humming excercises are very useful and I find the difference when i talk to woman...and the kind of response that i get...thanks for that...i want my voice to resonant in the throat so that ppl find me very interesting and connecting...pls revert.
I have a voice that allows you to hear my slyver when I talk, is there anything which an make it stop?
I would need to hear you speaking to say for sure; It could be because you are too focused on your mouth (and your voice is therefore resonating too much there) or it could be because your mouth is too relaxed... Happy to arrange a free 15 minute call, if you would like: fran@positivevoice.co.uk or you can book into my calendar: positivevoice.acuityscheduling.com/
I can’t do this at home my family would think I’m crazy 😢😂
Your video...is good...but for mouth exercise which is inside your mouth is little difficult to understand...so may be you can show some diagram for the mouth exercise...for all the exercise...
I have a problem with Pronounce ' 'S' letter Madam, do you any video for me?
Hi Explore Sri Lanka, I'll look for one and share the link.
hi i speak very fast so no one understand what i am trying to say plz give me any suggestion..
aashish bhandari same have you fixed it .?
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Have you tried speaking slower
My brain works too quickly and sometimes I'm in a rush. I am the same. I speak and write really fast.
Maybe try to find things that are faster than what your able to keep up with like lyrics from a song or maybe someone writing faster than you or speaking quicker than you and try to maybe exercise your brain to speak like a robot when reading stuff maybe none of this makes any sense but like i said at first if you find something that's faster than you maybe it'll make you feel slower in some way.
do you give private zoom lessons?
Yes, do you want to arrange a brief 15 minute chat? If so, you can book yourself in here for a 'Strategy Call': positivevoice.as.me/schedule.php
Will playing a harmonica help?
I don't think so :)
I love you
Sometimes it's very difficult to speak 👉doesn't and the explosive letter like D&T
Hi Naveen, thanks for reaching out. Today is the first day of my 28 Day British Accent Challenge, i will be covereing these sounds on day 10. I hope you can join us here on UA-cam. If you have subscribed to my channel, you should receive a notification when today's video has been uploaded. Here is a sneak preview (yesterday's video): ua-cam.com/video/Y3kmTYib5f4/v-deo.html
How to remove bed pronunciation?
My tongue doesn't move as freely as that of other people and I can't pronounce as clearly as others.. and I really want to speak clearly and confidently.. I face a lot of problems in simple conversations and sometimes it leads to negative thoughts like sucide.. People laugh at me, they think I am intentionally doing it.. I hate it.. Though I'm handsome, intelligent and very hardworking but only because of my speech, my whole personality is ruined. I can't express myself the way I want to. Please help me! I really need it.
Hi Yash, i definitely recommend my 28 Day British Accent challenge. Even if you have a British accent, it will give you a very good understanding of my methodology: ua-cam.com/play/PLPez4yQUR795pqC6522yJFTo5uIpZE9Sq.html. Day 14 focuses on tongue positioning: ua-cam.com/video/HwShxJSXATg/v-deo.html&index=15&list=PLPez4yQUR795pqC6522yJFTo5uIpZE9Sq and i also teach my tongue strengthening exercise during day 27: ua-cam.com/video/Fm-Um_DrCvU/v-deo.html. Please do stay in touch and let me know how it goes.
@@enochbenjamin6386 There are some really useful tongue exercises that you could do to strengthen your tongue. I would need more details in order to recommend specific exercises. Are there specific sounds you struggle to pronounce due to your tongue movements?
@@enochbenjamin6386 It could be related to other muscles in the mouth too, so i would recommend video 1 of my British accent challenge (warm up): ua-cam.com/video/sbhwdt6f5DQ/v-deo.html, Video 10 which focuses on the sounds t and d: ua-cam.com/video/p04JxBviIGM/v-deo.html and video 14 which looks at the sounds n and l: ua-cam.com/video/HwShxJSXATg/v-deo.html. Without examining your speech further, i can't give any more tips, but it is rarely one thing that reduces vocal clarity. The exercises found within these videos should be practiced daily for at least 3-6 months. You may also find it useful to practice them over a longer period of time.
Do you teach on one to one basis
Yes, i do. You can contact me via email: fran@fransbritishaccent.com
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Hiii
any tips for people who talk fast????
Yes, you need to work on your rhythm and melody. Most British speakers speak quite fast, but if you highlight the important words and syllables with your voice the message is still clear: britishaccentcoaching.positivevoice.co.uk/lead-magnet
@@FransBritishAccent thank you very much
Me Ho-hamming like an yoga master
It is a bit like that :)
i found you by looking up how to speak minion and i am 10 so thankyou
One thing you can do to speak more clearly is stop the "vocal fry". Which she does a lot in the beginning of the video:)
My voice sounds bad in my videos
Is this effective for puberphonia
OHM....
This should be new try not to laugh challenge
I think Jim Carrey has done these exercises most of his life, lol.
Мой. Мешок. Ростом. Мал. Проводил. Меня. Дадома. Я. Пчихнула. Он. Упал. Чистушка. Кащй
Hoe..!!??
Hmmmmm
I tend to write it 'Ho Hum' :)
well I am not British enough to care for subtleties XD ... Anyway, your video helped me a lot... thanks :)
i just can't say the word girl
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Don't move to Tennessee.
No clarity here only nasal
You sounded unenthusiastic and monotonous to me
not quite helpful
thank you so much ! very helpful
Great. I'm so glad. Thank you or your kind words.