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What Kind of Voice Do You Have?

Do you whisper or boom?

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Are you monotonous or melodious?

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Is your voice a rain cloud or a rainbow?

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Do you mumble or articulate?

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Do you trudge like a turtle or race like a rabbit?

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Do you agitate or orchestrate?

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Methods for Voice Relaxation

While standing or sitting comfortably, place your hands lightly on your throat muscles andspeak in a normal tone.

Yawn. Open your mouth wide and finish the yawn with an easy ho-hum, prolonging thehum for several seconds.

Drop your jaw as far as it will go without stress. Move your jaw from side to side and continuehumming with your lips closed and jaw loose.

Say the following words, exaggerating your lip and jaw movements.

hang harm lane main lone loom


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Lightly massage your throat muscles with your fingers to eliminate tightness. When yourthroat feels tired, stop and yawn again.

Slowly repeat the following sounds, prolonging the sounds and giving each equal length.

nah nay nee no noo

Breathing Exercises to Improve Volume

Exhale all air from your lungs and continue pushing it out even after you feel its totallyexpelled.

You will automatically inhale when no more air can be forced out of your lungs. Inhale deeplyand feel the air rushing in.

Exhale comfortably, taking a moderately filling breath and not crowding your capacity. Hold itfor 15 seconds, then exhale quietly. Gradually increase your holding time to 20, 30, and 45secondsuntil you can hold your breath for a full minute.

Stand erect and inhale with five quick, short gasps through an open mouth. Next, practicegasping and puffing through your nose with your mouth closed.

Laugh heartily with a big ha-ha-ha. Carry this through to complete exhalation, then inhaledeeply and quickly.

Close your lips and laugh soundlessly through your nose.

Lie on your back and place a book on your diaphragm. As you inhale, the book rises. As youexhale, flatten your abdomen as much as you can.

While standing, bend over as if to touch your toesbut just hang limply. Remain in thisposition for a full minute, then straighten up.

Stand, place your hands on your hips, lean your head backlooking at he ceilingandyawn. As you exhale, produce the sound ah, holding it as long as you can withoutdiscomfort.

Take a deep breath while standing and as you exhale, count aloud from 1 to 5 on a singlebreath. Gradually increase your counting to 10.

Read aloud a paragraph that contains a mixture of short and long sentences. Read eachsentence on a single breath if possible. Inhale before the sentence then control yourexhalation as you read.

Extending and Controlling Your Pitch Sing the sound ah at a normal volume. Increase your volume until you feel yourself straining

or losing clarity of sound.

As in the preceding activity, sing the sound ah, but this time do it at various higher andlower pitch levels. Do not do this for more than a few minutes; stop whenever you feel strain.Do not do this is you have a cold, sore throat, or other irritation that affects your voice.

Repeat the two previous exercises, but this time recite letters of the alphabet, numbers, daysof the week, or months of the year.


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Projecting Your Voice

A. Exercises for Reducing Vocal Constrict ion

Lying on the floor or on a firm mattress, breathe abdominally and exhale slowly through yourmouth. Relax your lips and jaw by allowing them to hang open. Exhale with a breathy sighand say ah, counting slowly up to 5.

While in a sitting position, repeat the preceding activitycounting to 5 using your full voice.

Do the same exercise in a standing position. Eventually you should be able to count up to100, taking in a new breath after each 5 numbers.

B. Exercises for Reducing Breathiness

Make an ee sound while you record your voice or speak to your listener. Repeat thisprocess using the sound ah.

Produce louder and louder ee sounds. Do the same with a series of ah sounds. Each time

breathiness occurs, increase you loudness until you no longer hear it.

Improving Your Articulation

A. Lip Exerc ises

Stretch your lower lip over the upper lip, then stretch the upper lip down over the lower one.Alternate this process, doing it rapidly.

Pucker your lips as tightly as possible, then widen them vigorously. Do this slowly 10 times,then rapidly another 10 times.

Repeat the following syllables slowly, then increase your speed, exaggerating your lipmovements.

be-me-be-me-be-me-be-me

bo-po-bo-po-bo-po-bo-po

flee-flee-flee-flee-flee-flee

vro-vro-vro-vro-vro-vro

whee-whoo-whaa-whoo

blee-bee-kee-blee-bee-kee

mla-mla-mla-mla-mla-mlaflack-mack-flack-mack

With your jaw and tongue relaxed, try to use only your lips as you read the following vowelsounds.

ah-aw ah-aw ah-aw ah-aw

ay-oh ay-oh ay-oh ay-oh

ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo


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With your lips and tongue relaxed, pronounce the following vowel sounds by closing andopening your jaw.

ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo

oo-aw oo-aw oo-aw oo-aw

ee-aw ee-aw ee-aw ee-awee-ah ee-ah ee-ah ee-ah

B. Tongue Exercises

Double your tongue back against your palate as far as you can, then stretch it outward fromyour mouth as far as possible. Repeat 10 times.

Push your tongue hard against one cheek, then the other. Extend it over the upper lip anddown over the lower lip, then move it from side to side. Repeat 10 times.

Round your lips tightly and, grooving your tongue, push it through the opening. Repeat 10times.

Press the upper surface of your tongue against your palate and release it. Repeat, increasingyour speed.

C. Jaw Exercises

Say the following sounds with a broad movement of your jaw. Exaggerate and prolong thevowels.

wee-ee-ee-ee-ee

why-y-y-y-y-y-y

wo-o-o-o-o-o-o

wah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Utter the following syllables while exaggerating your jaw movements.

bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-bah

mah-mah-mah-mah-mah-mah

wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah

fah-fah-fah-fah-fah-fah

pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah

beh-boh-fee-foh-mee-moh

wee-woh-de-doh-gee-goh-jee-joh-pee-poh-tee-toh

kee-koh-lee-loh-nee-noh-kwee-kwoh-ree-roh-see-soh


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While uttering the following syllables, exaggerate your tongue and jaw movements.

dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah

jah-jah-jah-jah-jah-jah

lah-lah-lah-lah-lah-lah

kwah-kwah-kwah-kwah-kwah-kwah

sah-sah-sah-sah-sah-sah

thah-thah-thah-thah-thah-thah

gah-gah-gah-gah-gah-gah

kah-kah-kah-kah-kah-kah

nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah

rah-rah-rah-rah-rah-rah

tah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah

With your jaw completely relaxed, rest your tongue normally in the bottom of your mouth.Then push down your tongue and pronounce the following syllables, returning to the relaxedposition after each.

sah say see so soo

zah zay zee zo zoo

kah kay kee ko koo

gah gay gee go goo

Jazz Chants

A. STARTER

1. These are my blue jeans2. I get up at seven thirty

B. ELEMENTARY

3. I do karaoke on Wednesdays4. I can play basketball5. Where can I buy a ticket?6. I'm babysitting on Thursday7. Add some salt and pepper8. I have a headache

C. PRE-INTERMEDIATE9. I'll have soup, please10. I got engaged in January11. My computer's crashed12. He's passed his driving test

D. INTERMEDIATE

13. May I switch off the light?14. I twisted my ankle15. I feel so embarrassed

A. STARTER

1. These are my blue jeans

Thats my shirt.This red shirt? No, that brown shirt.Those are my shoes.These brown shoes? No, those black shoes.This is my jacket.That green jacket? No, this blue jacket.Thats my t-shirt.This white t-shirt? No, that red t-shirt.These are my jeans.Those black jeans? No, these blue jeans.Those are my shorts.

These green shorts? No, those white shorts.

2. I get up at seven thirty

Heres my day. This is what I do.

I get up at seven oclock.Seven oclock?Seven oclock.I take a shower at seven thirty.Seven thirty?Seven thirty.I have breakfast at seven forty-five.Seven forty-five?Seven forty-five.I go to school at eight fifteen.Eight fifteen?Eight fifteen.

I start classes at nine oclock.Nine oclock?


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Nine oclock.I have lunch at one oclock.One oclock?One oclock.I go home at five fifteen.Five fifteen?Five fifteen.I have dinner at seven thirty.Seven thirty?Seven thirty.I go to bed at ten forty-five.Ten forty-five?Ten forty-five.And then I start all over again

B. ELEMENTARY

3. I do karaoke on Wednesdays

Mondays, Mondays.What do you do on Mondays?On Mondays I usually listen to jazz music.Tuesdays, Tuesdays.What do you do on Tuesdays?On Tuesdays I sometimes go for a drive.Wednesdays, Wednesdays.What do you do on Wednesdays?On Wednesdays I always play the guitar.Thursdays, Thursdays.

What do you do on Thursdays?On Thursdays I often go to a rock concert.Fridays, Fridays.What do you do on Fridays?On Fridays I always do karaoke.Weekends, weekends.What do you do on weekends?On weekends I usually stay in bed!

4. I can play basketball

Yoga, yoga, I can do yoga.

Can you do yoga, too?I cant do yoga, but I can do karate.Can you do karate, too?I cant do karate, but I can play baseball.Can you play baseball, too?I cant play baseball, but I can ice-skate.Can you ice-skate, too?I cant ice-skate, but I can ski.Can you ski, too?I cant ski, but I can play volleyball, too?Can you play volleyball, too?

5. Where can I buy a ticket?

Excuse me, wheres the coffee shop?

Not here! Its behind the ticket office.Excuse me, wheres the coffee shop?Not here! Its across from the exit.Excuse me, wheres the coffee shop?Not here! Its between the phone booths and

the luggage lockers.Excuse me, wheres the coffee shop?Not here! Its in front of the restrooms.Excuse me, is this the coffee shop?Yes, it is. But sorry, its closed!

6. I'm babysitting on Thursday

Would you like to go out on Monday?No, sorry, I cant.Why not?Im babysitting on Monday.Would you like to go out on Tuesday?

No, sorry, I cant.Why not?Im doing my laundry on Tuesday.Would you like to go out on Wednesday?No, sorry, I cant.Why not?Im working overtime on Wednesday.Would you like to go out on Thursday?No, sorry, I cant.Why not?Im working out on Thursday.Would you like to go out on Friday?No, sorry, I cant.Why not?Im visiting relatives on Friday.Would you like to go out on weekend?Wellmaybe!

7. Add some salt and pepper

Wash, wash, wash the lettuce.Slice, slice, slice the cheese.Put some butter on the bread.Can I have my sandwich, please?

Fry, fry, fry the tomatoes.Put them on a pizza base.Add some cheese and bake it slowly.MmmCan I have a taste?

8. I have a headache

Head, head, I have a headache.I have a headache,And my eyes hurt!Stomach, stomach, I have a stomach ache.I have a stomach ache,

And I have the flu!Ear, ear, I have an earache.


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I have an earache,And I have a fever!Tooth, tooth, I have a toothache.I have a toothache,And a sore throat!Back, back, I have a backache.I have a backache,And my knee hurts!I have a headache, I have an earache,A toothache, a backache,And a sore throat.My eyes hurt, my knee hurts, I have a

stomach ache.I have a fever,And I have the flu!Oh, dear. Next, please!

C. PRE-INTERMEDIATE

9. I'll have soup, please

What would you like for your appetizer?Ill have soup.Ill have salad.Ill have salad, too.Two salads and one soup for table number

two.What would you like for your entree?Ill have fish.

Ill have beef.Ill have stir-fried pork.One fish, one beef, one stir-fried pork for table

number four.What would you like for your dessert?Ill have ice cream.Ill have fruit tart.Nothing, thanks, for me.One ice cream and one fruit tart for table

number three.

10. I got engaged in January

A: Did you hear the gossip? Did you hear thenews?

B: No, I didnt, whats the story? Tell me all thenews!

A: Well, Mr. Smith retired last month.B: Mr. Smith retired?A:And Mrs. Jones moved last week.B: Mrs. Jones moved?A: Mr. Green got married in June.B: Mr. Green got married?A:And a week ago, Dick Harper died.

B: Dick Harper died?

A: I think thats it. Id better go! I have a lot todo.

B: Well, thanks a lot. It was really good to talk

to you.B: Did you hear the gossip? Did you hear the

news?C: No, I didnt, whats the story? Tell me all the

news!B: Well, Mr. Smith retired last month.C: Mr. Smith retired?B:And Mrs. Jones moved last week.C: Mrs. Jones moved?B: Mr. Green got married in June.C: Mr. Green got married?B:And a week ago, Dick Harper died.C: Dick Harper died?B: I think thats it. Id better go! I have a lot to

do.C: Well, thanks a lot. It was really good to talk

to you.

11. My computer's crashed

Computer, computer,I love my computer.My printer, my keyboard, my mouse.I never have problems,I use it all day.I never go out of the house!Computer, computer,I hate my computer.My modem, my disk drive, my screen.I always have problems,Its driving me crazy.Computers make me want to scream!

12. He's passed his driving test

Upset, upset,Im really upset.Ive had an argument with my boyfriend,Im really upset.

Relieved, relieved,Im really relieved.Ive found my wallet,Im really relieved.Disappointed, disappointed,Im really disappointed,Ive failed my driving test,Im really disappointed.Thrilled, thrilled,Im really thrilled.Ive won the lottery,And now Im rich!


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D. INTERMEDIATE

13. May I switch of f the ligh t?

May I turn down the air conditioning?Do you mind if I lower the blind?Is it all right if I put away these files?I dont mind! I dont mind! I dont mind!Is it all right if I switch off the light?Do you mind if I close the door?May I switch on the fan?Sure! Sure! Sure!

14. I twisted my ankle

Ow!What happened?I was lifting a heavy bag and I hurt my back!Ow!

What happened?I was changing a light bulb and I got an

electric shock!Ow!What happened?I was slicing an onion and I cut my finger!Ow!What happened?I was making some tea and I burned my hand!

Ow!What happened?I was climbing a ladder and I fell off and broke

my leg!

15. I feel so embarrassed

Im frustrated! My computers been crashingall day.

Im heartbroken. Ive been fighting with mygirlfriend again.

Im lonely. Ive been living on my own foryears.

Im confident. Ive been studying really hard.Im furious. Someones been using my car.Im exhausted. Ive been running in the park

for an hour.Im excited. Ive been thinking about my

vacation.Im irritated. Hes been playing that music for

hours.Im confused. Ive been trying to read this

book.Im embarrassed. Ive been wearing my jacket

inside out.

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Evaluating the Speaking Voice (Rubrics)

Students Name:________________________________________ Year/Section:____________

Evaluator:______________________________________________ Date:__________________

Rating:

5 = Excellent, a personal strength4 = Very good, little room for improvement3 = Satisfactory, but could be better2 = Could improve, needs some attention1 = A real weakness, needs to do something fast

Write one number (1-5) in rating each category, going from negative to positive.

Negative Rating Posi tive

Loudness or Volume:

Too quiet Good projection

Inaudible Easily heard

Flat Vibrant and dynamicPitch:High Too quiet

Shrill Inaudible

Monotonous Flat

Voice Quality:Nasal Open

Breathy Clear

Harsh, raspy Mellow

Lifeless Enthusiastic

Articu lat ionWord Usage:

Slushy Clear

Lazy lips Crisp

Tangled tongue ControlledTight jaw Open mouth

Mumbling Projection

Mispronunciation Pronunciation

Timing or Rate:

Jerky Smooth

Slow, plodding Fluent

Unvaried Varied, exciting

Hesitant DeliberateVocal Variety:

Emotionless Conveys emotionUnfriendly Genial

Strained Natural

Dull Vital

What could the speaker have done differently to make his/her voice more effective?

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What did you like about the speakers voice?

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