Keeping your voice for the whole week!

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by pob14

I talk a lot in my job (lawyer) and in two of my primary hobbies (acting, umpiring). There are two common reasons for getting hoarse from too much talking:

1) Dehydration. Even if it's not super hot, keep drinking. I'm assuming you know all about that.

2) Using your throat to create volume. It's a natural thing to do, to tense up your throat when you yell, but it tears up your throat. So don't yell. Keep your throat relaxed and add more air; deepen your breaths, breathe from the diaphragm, and drop your pitch (which relaxes the vocal cords). If I could hear you, I could tell within seconds if you have this problem.

If neither of those help, time to see the doctor; a normal throat shouldn't get hoarse just from being used a lot (or I would have lost my voice twenty years ago )

I was going to say much of the same things. Many people don't speak using the diaphragm. However, teachers, lawyers, and others who must speak for a living know to do this.

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

I was going to say much of the same things. Many people don't speak using the diaphragm. However, teachers, lawyers, and others who must speak for a living know to do this.

Singers too, I guess.

[LIUmp]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

I was going to say much of the same things. Many people don't speak using the diaphragm. However, teachers, lawyers, and others who must speak for a living know to do this.

Yes we do. Very true.