Episode 50 What does it mean to have a FREE voice!

Your Free Voice

Hello,

Welcome to episode 50 of Your Free Voice!

I can hardly believe we're here, but we are. Thank you so much for listening ❤️

In this episode I wanted to revisit what it means to have a FREE Voice and I listened back to my first episode and thought, yeah, I'm gonna share that again. There's a chance you weren't here at the beginning or you didn't hear all the episodes anyway, and I think it clarifies my purpose somewhat so here you go. You might even get something new out of it listening again. I'd love to hear from you if you did. :)

Oh, and before I forget here's the link to my small coaching group for public speaking skills called From Stage Fright to Spotlight. It's a very small group with limited places available so jump in if you're interested. From Stage Fright to Spotlight.

Episode 50

In this episode, we're going to consider the notion of what IS a FREE voice?

It has all kinds of connotations from the metaphorical to the literal, and we can look at it in terms of the mechanics of the voice, and we can look at it in terms of how much we feel able to speak our truth.

“Physical awareness and relaxation are the first steps in the work to be done on the voice. The mind and body must learn to cooperate in activating and releasing inner impulses and dissolving physical inhibitions. Actors must develop bodies that are sensitive and integrated rather than super controlled and muscular. They must educate the voice into the union of self and body. The voice communicates the inner world of the psyche to the outer world of attentive listeners, both on the stage and in life."

Kristin Linklater - Freeing the Natural Voice

In order to have a fully 'free' voice, and by that I'm going to say, a voice that is unencumbered by physical tension, doesn't fatigue easily, recovers quickly from hard effort... to have a 'free' voice you need to take into account the spiritual, the psychological and the physical.

So in this podcast, I'm going attempt to bring those different approches together.

I'm going to invite some super people on, to talk more about areas of vocal expression that they're passionate about, and give you lots of actionable steps to try along the way, from meditations to journalling prompts, vocal exercises and re-imagining of old stories. I'm so glad you're here with me.

Episode One: Journaling Prompts

1. How do you feel about speaking up or singing in public?

2. How easy is it for you to 'color outside of the lines' when you use your voice?

3. How does your voice feel after extended use?

4. If you could do anything with your voice, what would it be?

5. What do you think is stopping you from doing that right now?

Also, if you're interested here is the link to the IAVMT