Best Getting Starting In Voiceover Podcasts (2025)

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Active vs. Passive Voice-Over Leads 6:04

7M ago6:04

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►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ Learn the two types of voice-over leads—active and passive—and how to effectively approach both to grow your voice-over career. From targeting clients ready to hire now to building long-term relationships with potential clients, this video…

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How to Fix Your Noise Floor 4:54

9M ago4:54

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►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ Is your noise floor too high and ruining your voice-over quality? In this episode, I’ll break down the common causes of a high noise floor and how to fix it, from equipment issues to external noise in your recording space. Video: How to Te…

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UVT Virtual: A New Online VO Training Program 7:54

1y ago7:54

7:54

In this episode, Terry discusses UVT Coaching's new VO training program, UVT Virtual! For more information or to sign up, go to www.uvtvirtual.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/voiceover-sermons-with-terry-daniel--1286951/support.By Terry Daniel and the UVT Coaching Team

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Finished Voice-Over Audio Standards 3:06

1+ y ago3:06

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https://voiceacting101.com/finished-voice-over-audio-standards/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Success → https://VoiceActing101.com/getstarted/ Suzy recently had a voice-over question. She asked: “What are the industry standards for finished audio?”By Jason McCoy

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The We Totally Winged It Episode 51:48

1+ y ago51:48

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In this episode, we introduced our newest voiceover coach, Amie Breedlove, on the UVT team. It's difficult to put into words everything else we covered. Ha! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/voiceover-sermons-with-terry-daniel--1286951/support.By Terry Daniel and the UVT Coaching Team

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The UVT Coaching Team Holiday Episode 1:11:18

1+ y ago1:11:18

1:11:18

In this episode, the UVT Coaching team is all over the place! Plan on some holiday fun and a little voiceover talk as well! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/voiceover-sermons-with-terry-daniel--1286951/support.By Terry Daniel and the UVT Coaching Team

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1000 - The End 5:12

2y ago5:12

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2023.09.27 - 1000 - The End Thanks for the loan of your ears, for one-thousand consecutive daily episodes. All of my contacts are here: https://linktr.ee/Peter_Stewart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0999 – The Diction-ary of Voice – V and W 8:08

2y ago8:08

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2023.09.26 – 0999 – The Diction-ary of Voice – V and W **V Verbal tic – the repeated use of words or phrases such as “like” or “y’know what I mean?” Velum – the soft palate at the back of the roof of the mouth. The back of your tongue touches the velum when pronouncing letters such as ‘k’. Vocal elements – the various ways (such as inflection, paus…

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0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T 6:45

2y ago6:45

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2023.09.25 – 0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T **T Tag (or ‘slogan’) – the branding phrase at the end of a commercial Take (as in ‘go for a take’) – a recording. Also see ‘pickup’ Take a level (or ‘take a bit for level’) – the instruction given by an audio engineer to a presenter to ask them to say some words so the volume on a mic channel can be…

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0997 – The Diction-ary of Voice – S 4:45

2y ago4:45

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2023.09.24 – 0997 – The Diction-ary of Voice – S **S Scratch Track - a temporary recording that is a ‘place-holder’ for the final voice-over. Not ‘broadcast quality’ it is used to help producers feel the pacing and style of a project before a final voice over is added Self op (‘self op studio’) – when the presenter controls their own technical equi…

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0996 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 2 9:21

2y ago9:21

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2023.09.23 – 0996 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 2 Riding the gain (or ‘riding the mic’ or ‘riding the levels’) – the constant adjustment of the input levels as the sound unexpectedly (and often unprofessionally) varies in volume dramatically Room Tone - the ‘indoor ambience’ or background noise in a room, which should be as close to silent …

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0995 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 1 3:53

2y ago3:53

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2023.09.22 – 0995 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 1 **R Rate – the speed of someone speaking or reading Rate – the amount paid to a voice-over for a day, hour or script Raw audio - unprocessed recorded audio Read (or ‘take’) – a recording of a script (or the ‘copy’) Reaper – a DAW Red-line the meters – to push the audio volume level to the ma…

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0994 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P 8:24

2y ago8:24

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2023.09.21 – 0994 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P Polyp - usually unilateral (one vocal fold) mass that grows off the surface. Can be hemorrhagic (filled with blood) or not, and’s usually due to voice misuse or overuse. Pop – when a plosive sound is too close to the mic and causes distortion Pop guard (or ‘pop screen’, ‘pop shield’, ‘pop stopper’) -…

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0993 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P - Part 2 7:20

2y ago7:20

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2023.09.20 – 0993 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P - Part 2 Pharynx – the area between the larynx and the nasal cavities Phonation – the process of making sounds into words, which articulation turns into recognisable speech Phonemes – the different smaller sounds which when combined form a word Phrasing – delivering groups of words within a sentence …

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0992 – The Diction-ary of Voice – N and P 8:08

2y ago8:08

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2023.09.19 – 0992 – The Diction-ary of Voice – N and P **N Name check – saying your name on air Narrative non-fiction – a true-story podcast Narrative voice - the voice you use for the storyteller/author part of the story, rather a character voice Nasal sounds – speech sounds heard in words with m, n and ng letters: ‘many nice singers’, when the ba…

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0991 – The Diction-ary of Voice – M 3:38

2y ago3:38

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2023.09.18 – 0991 – The Diction-ary of Voice – M Marking copy – different markings on a script (underlinings, arrows, circles) to show which words require different voice presentations such as inflection, characterisation or changes to volume or speed, difficult passages, odd pronunciations and character thumbnails Mask – using sound to cover a bad…

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0990 – The Diction-ary of Voice – L 8:13

2y ago8:13

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2023.09.17 – 0990 – The Diction-ary of Voice – L **L Labiodental – very few sounds use the sound created when the upper teeth rest on the lower lip, but say ‘very’ and ‘few’ and you will hear two Lapel (or ‘lavaliere’ or ‘lav’) microphone - small microphone attached to clothing of a presenter or guest Laryngology – the study of the professional voi…

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0989 – The Diction-ary of Voice – I 9:26

2y ago9:26

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2023.09.16 – 0989 – The Diction-ary of Voice – I **I Impromptu (or ‘ad libbed’) – a comment made ‘off the cuff’ without a script or prior rehearsal Inflection – the lifting or lowering of the pitch of an individual word or different parts of a word to indicate significance (see: ‘cadence’) Insurance takes - when the director wants one more take, ‘j…

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0988 – The Diction-ary of Voice – H 6:37

2y ago6:37

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2023.09.15 – 0988 – The Diction-ary of Voice – H **H Haemorrhage (‘vocal cord bruise’, ‘hematoma’) - a collection of blood in the vocal fold that develops after considerable voice use and leads to severe hoarseness Hand signals – gestured directions given to a presenter to, for example, start or stop Handling noise - undesired sounds picked up on a…

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0987 – The Diction-ary of Voice – G 5:54

2y ago5:54

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2023.09.14 – 0987 – The Diction-ary of Voice – G Glottal – a softer ‘coughing’ sound when used in speech, often when used instead of proper pronunciation in words such as ‘hot’ or ‘water’ when the tongue has not been used to pronounce the ‘t’ sound at the end or middle of words. Interestingly (?!), those who use glottal stops in everyday conversati…

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Optimize Your Voice-Over Website Layout 13:56

2y ago13:56

13:56

You know you need a voice-over website - but what should be on your website? What's the best way to lay it out? In this episode, you'll learn what to include on your website & why - and how to have a design and layout that gets you more clients. ►► Voice Actor Website Template→ https://voiceacting101.com/website/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn…

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0986 – The Diction-ary of Voice – F 4:49

2y ago4:49

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2023.09.13 – 0986 – The Diction-ary of Voice – F **F Fade (in, out, up, down, under) - to gradually adjust the volume of sound from low to high or high to low Fader – an audio channel’s level controller Fade to black/fade away – to decrease the volume of a sound until it cannot be heard Falsetto - the vocal register just above the modal voice regis…

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0985 – The Diction-ary of Voice – E 6:30

2y ago6:30

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2023.09.12 – 0985 – The Diction-ary of Voice – E Ellipsis – the marking on a script (‘…’) usually indicating that a pause is required Emphasis list - if an author wants to stress a point, they an emphasis list such as “the country was utterly, totally and demonstrably broken” Encoding - converting your uncompressed audio files into a format more su…

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0984 – The Diction-ary of Voice – D Part 2 7:50

2y ago7:50

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2023.09.11 – 0984 – The Diction-ary of Voice – D Part 2 Dry audio – a voice recording without any music underneath (which would be a ‘mixed’ recording) Dry mouth – literally having little saliva in one’s mouth, making talking difficult Dub – to make a copy of an audio or video recording Dub - to re-record audio and sync it to a video which shows so…

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0983 – The Diction-ary of Voice - D Part 1 9:28

2y ago9:28

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2023.09.10 – 0983 – The Diction-ary of Voice - D Part 1 DAW - Short for ‘Digital Audio Workstation’ (or ‘Workspace’), said variously D.A.W and DAW (as in ‘door’). The software you use to record, edit, mix and play back your audio. Either a computer which is dedicated to audio only, or a complete multitrack recording system (software) such as Protoo…

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0982 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 4 7:10

2y ago7:10

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2023.09.09 – 0982 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 4 Cue – the instruction to a presenter to start talking or performing. This could be verbal or by a light or a audio ‘cue tone’ Cue – the short script read by a radio presenter or newsreader to introduce a guest or other live or pre-recorded item Cut – an edit of a piece of audio to remove a por…

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0981 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 3 8:33

2y ago8:33

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2023.09.08 – 0981 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 3 Conversational read (sometimes ‘transparent read’) – when a script doesn’t sound as though it is being read, so, using an authentic, friendly or realistic style that gives the impression the voice-over is talking with the listener one-to-one, telling a story or convincing them from what appear…

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0980 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 2 8:58

2y ago8:58

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2023.09.07 – 0980 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 2 Clipped – when a recorded signal has gone past the 0db threshold (or any other maximum recording level set by the engineer) and the computer software has no more ‘headroom’ to record. This is often heard when a voice actor shouts, or when the microphone is too close to a speaker, or in a field…

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0979 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 1 7:48

2y ago7:48

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2023.09.06 – 0979 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 1 **C Cadence - rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or word (see: ‘inflection’) Camera panic – anxiety about being in a video affecting someone’s ability to talk or act effectively (also see ‘mic fright’) Cans - headphones Cardioid – the pickup pattern of a microphone which is heart-shaped, wi…

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0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2 8:47

2y ago8:47

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2023.09.05 – 0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2 Binaural – a type of recording and/or processing that allows a 3D sound space to be conveyed over headphones Bit depth – refers to the quality of the recording, where higher ‘bit rates’ have a wider difference between the quietest sound they can record, and the loudest sound, and therefore all…

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0977 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 1 9:47

2y ago9:47

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2023.09.04 – 0977 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 1 **B B2B / B2C – different marketing or advertising models. ‘B2B’ stands for 'business to business', that is, an advert for a product or service services that targets other businesses, while ‘B2C’ is 'business to consumer', where the (in our case) audio advert is slanted towards a personal cons…

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0976 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 2 5:55

2y ago5:55

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2023.09.03 – 0976 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 2 Alveolus – the area just behind your upper teeth and where your tongue darts to in the final sound of the word ‘sin’ Ambience (‘ambient noise’, ‘ambi’, ‘nat sound’, ‘sfx’ – ‘sound effects’) - The general sound at a location, such as traffic noise, a protest march, birds and wind in the trees, …

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0975 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 1 10:36

2y ago10:36

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2023.09.02 – 0975 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 1 The Diction-ary of Voice ON GOOD SPEAKING TERMS **A Abdomen – your stomach area that moves out as you breath in, as the diaphragm lowers to allow the lungs to expand Actuality (‘act’) – sound, such as an interview, recorded on location or in a studio and which are not the reporter or narrator.…

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0974 – Whispering Voice 5:32

2y ago5:32

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2023.09.01 – 0974 – A Whispering Voice Whispering voice Symptom: Speaking very softly Prescription: Don’t. A whisper needs vocal fold tension, with the sound produced in a small gap between them. Instead talk in a breathy voice as outlined in episode 770. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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0973 – The Whining Voice 3:24

2y ago3:24

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2023.08.31 – 0973 – The Whining Voice Whining voice Symptom: As you might expect, this sound is related to the ‘unnatural pitch’ described above. It too is a higher-pitched voice, with the added issue of elongated words, especially vowels, and often additional nasality. Those vowels may ‘whine’ on a steady pitch, or rise and fall similar to a polic…

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9 Tools for VO Website Design 8:07

2y ago8:07

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This week, we're continuing the series on having a website for your voice-over business. In this episode, you'll get 9 tools you can use to help inspire your design and make it easier to build a voice-over website. ►► Voice Actor Website Template→ https://voiceacting101.com/website/ ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voice-Over Succ…

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0972 – ‘Vocal Fry’ Voice 4:57

2y ago4:57

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2023.08.30 – 0972 – ‘Vocal Fry’ Voice ‘Vocal fry’ voice[1],[2] Symptom: We have covered this in some depth previously, especially in episode 38: the low, glottal, creaky, choppy, breathy delivery often described as a millennial speech pattern used most often perhaps by women and most famously by the Kardashian clan and Katy Perry. It happens when v…

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Setting up Reliable, Fast Website Hosting 6:51

2y ago6:51

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You’ve decided you need a voice-over website. And you’ve registered your website domain name and it’s perfect, it’s one that clients can easily spell and one that you’ll love for many years to come. So now it’s time to setup hosting. Check out this episode for some hosting suggestions and tips. ►► Download the FREE guide to learn the 5 Steps to Voi…

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0971 – Valley Speak 3:19

2y ago3:19

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2023.08.29 – 0971 – Valley Speak Valley speak (short for ‘Valley Girl-speak’)[1]’[2] Symptom: This is a combination of several vocal features (nasality, uptalk, fast-paced run-on sentences, breathiness and vocal fry) and vocabulary (“like”, “I know, right?”, “whatever”, “totally”) Episode 638 discusses the use of the word “like” and 640 is on other…

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0970 - Uptalk 3:44

2y ago3:44

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2023.08.28 – 0970 - Uptalk Uptalk[1] Symptom: Most sentences end on a lower inflection than how they start, to give a signal that the end of the thought has been reached. Apart from sentences which end with a rising inflection. (“Do you agree?”). Uptalkers use a rising inflection no matter the sense of the sentence. It can give the impression that …

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0969 - The Unnaturally Pitched Voice 4:45

2y ago4:45

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2023.08.27 – 0969 - Unnaturally pitched voice Unnaturally pitched voice Symptom: This is similar to the ‘mono-tone’ (but where that is usually a lower pitch, this problem is usually one of being too high), and ‘forced pitch’ (but this is not done deliberately). It's when nerves or excitement (sometimes combined with an undue haste), cause you to sp…

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0968 – The ‘Tired’ Voice 3:15

2y ago3:15

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2023.08.26 – 0968 – The ‘Tired’ Voice Tired voice Symptom: You sound dull, flat and a little ‘slurry’ as your tongue has trouble forming words. Prescription: · A voice will become tired with the amount, volume or the tone of the sound it is being asked to perform (see: ‘vocal loading’ and episode 756). Regulate your speaking so you don’t speak for …

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0967 - The ‘Throwaway’ Delivery 2:38

2y ago2:38

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2023.08.25 – 0967 - The ‘Throwaway’ Delivery ‘Throwaway’ delivery Symptom: When your voice trails off on the last word or two of a sentence. This makes them sound unimportant and sometime unintelligible and can be another pattern of talking that you don’t realise you have adopted. Prescription: In news and commercial scripts, the last words may be …

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0966 - Throat Clearing 2:57

2y ago2:57

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2023.08.24 – 0966 - Throat Clearing Throat clearing Symptom: Throat clearing can become a habit. The slightest tickle and you may cough, but this irritates the vocal folds even more and makes them more raw and sensitive which then exacerbates the problem. Prescription: · Swap a cough for a hard swallow, preferably with a sip of water and you have a…

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0965 – The ‘Thin’ Voice 2:01

2y ago2:01

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2023.08.23 – 0965 – The ‘Thin’ Voice Thin voice Symptom: A voice which is weak, with a lack of air, energy and resonance. It may lack authority. Prescription: · It may be trained to become stronger and fuller. Review the advice about relaxation to reduce tension, better breathing skills and breath control, and increasing resonance in your voice. · …

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0964 - Stumbling 3:56

2y ago3:56

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2023.08.22 – 0964 - Stumbling Stumbling Symptom: Verbal mistakes in adlibbed conversations or more likely, when reading as script: restarting words, mispronunciations, mis-intonations, repeated corrections and generally losing your way in a sentence. I outline some more of these in the episodes after 650. Prescription: Give your mouth and mind a ch…

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0963 - Stammering – 5:44

2y ago5:44

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2023.08.21 – 0963 - Stammering – Stammering – also called ‘stuttering’ Symptom: Stammering is when someone: · repeats sounds or syllables – for example, saying "mu-mu-mu-mummy" · makes sounds longer – for example, "mmmmmmummy" · a word gets stuck or does not come out at all Prescription: · Little is known of the reasons behind stammering. Those wit…

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