1220 New Scotland Road Slingerlands, NY
Phone: 518-439-4326 Fax: 518-439-5968
Phone: 518-439-4326 Fax: 518-439-5968
Voice & Swallowing
Getting the Most from your Voice
- It all starts with good posture. Sit up or stand up straight. When sitting, remember ninety degrees at the ankles, knees and hips.
- The power of your voice comes from your breathing. Inhaling moves your belly out; exhaling moves your belly in. Make the most of your exhaled air when you speak. Volume comes from breath support, not tension in your throat.
- Pitch is maintained and changed in your voice box. Stress and intonation are the ways you naturally change pitch to express yourself.
- Slow your rate and really articulate your sounds. Your mouth and your throat are a musical instrument – open them up. Don’t mumble or muffle your words.
- Making voice is all about the balance between breathing, voicing, and articulating.
Jack Pickering, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Helpful Links
- American Laryngological Association
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
- National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc (NATS)
- National Center for Voice and Speech
- National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association (NSDA)
- Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Foundation
- Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer
- The Voice Foundation
- The Voice Problem Website
- Voice Academy
- Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)