Getting the Most from your Voice

This training is ideal for all levels where your voice is an important part of the job you do. It could be for those people who deliver presentations, give talks, train, attend regular meetings and use the phone a lot. People in sales roles both face to face and on the phone will also find it useful. This is a day filled with all kinds of vocal activity so your active participation is essential to benefit from the training. By the end of the training course delegates will:
• Recognise what a powerful tool your voice can be
• Be able to bring out the best in your voice to help get your message across
• Learn to unlock the variety in your speech that will keep people listening
• Develop strategies to relax and revitalise a tired voice
• Enjoy your new found control over how you use your voice
• Have a range of activities to use as practice after the course

Setting the context

• What are we going to cover today?
• What brings you here and what do you want from the day?

Some basics on the voice and how it works

• What happens in your mouth and throat when you use your voice
• Breath - the vital fuel for your voice

Enjoying the full range of your voice

• Your voice pitch
• Exercises on using inflection, emphasis and intonation
• The effect of your voice on other people

How to be clear and succinct

• Practical exercises on making your voice firmer, fuller and more flowing
• Freeing up the voice

Gaining control of your audience

• How variety and changes of pace can influence
• Using pauses and silence to maximum effect

Achieving a voice with physical and emotional resonance

• Posture and the role it plays when you speak
• Resonance: what it means and how to achieve it

Exercises to empower speech and revitalise a tired voice

How to maintain your vocal development with practical exercises you can do at home.