Last time you learned visualization to mentally prepare for speaking. Now let's prepare your voice physically with daily vocal warm-ups.
Just like athletes stretch before exercise, your voice needs warming up to sound clear and confident.
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Have you ever noticed your voice feeling tight or strained when you first speak?
Vocal warm-ups relax throat muscles, improve breath support, and reduce the chance of your voice cracking or sounding shaky.
A 3-minute routine can transform how your voice sounds and feels all day.
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What's one way a warmed-up voice could boost your confidence?
Let's start with humming - the gentlest warm-up. Close your mouth and hum any comfortable pitch, like "mmm-hmm" when you agree with someone.
Feel the vibrations in your chest and throat. This massages your vocal cords awake.
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Hum for 10 seconds now—where do you feel the vibrations most?
Next, try lip trills - like a horse's "brrr" sound. Let your lips flutter loosely while making sound, like a motor boat.
This releases tension in your face and coordinates breath with voice production.
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After 5 seconds of lip trills, what's one sensation you notice?
Now add tongue twisters to wake up your articulation muscles. Try "Red leather, yellow leather" or "Unique New York" slowly, then faster.
These exercises make your tongue, lips, and jaw more nimble for clear speech.
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Which sounds are hardest for you to say clearly when speaking fast?
Your daily routine: 30 seconds humming, 30 seconds lip trills, 2 minutes tongue twisters. Do this before important conversations, calls, or presentations.
