SpeechCoach
New York, NY
Male, 40
Speech Coaching is training that involves improving the tone, resonance, expressiveness, volume, and clarity of one's voice. People seek speech coaching for many reasons, including changing the tone of the voice, public speaking, interview skills, accent reduction, media appearances, and acting work, among others.
Many people don't like the sound of their speaking voice, and we're here to help them change it! We help our clients achieve the sound they've always dreamed of.
The most common speech characteristic I encounter is from those who do not like the sound of their speaking voice and would like to modify or change it.
By modifying the sound of one’s voice, we don’t lose touch with their “normal” voice – we simply enhance it. Just like you practice stretching and improving your posture in yoga class, you can learn how to stretch and improve your vocal flexibility. When you have added flexibility, you will have the vocal ability to suit any occasion. Depending on the situation, you will also be able to use a different facet of your voice. You dress differently for lounging around the house than you... Read More +
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As with any skill, people will see various levels of success at the skill of impersonation based on practice and their affinity for it. It is a skill like any other - just as one can learn to play basketball but not all can be Michael Jordan, anyone can learn how to do basic impersonations but not all can be on Saturday Night Live.
You can think about each person's speaking voice as a recipe. The "ingredients" are the facets of the vocal anatomy (tongue, soft palate, vocal cords, larynx, etc.). By manipulating these ingredients, we get a different sound. If you have good aural recognition and solid control over these elements,... Read More +
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Many people get hoarse after a long day of using their voice. Often this happens when the requirements of vocal production are greater than normal; talking at a loud bar, for example, or giving a 40-minute presentation.
There are a number of reasons this can happen - if you have a cold, allergies, lack of sleep, acid reflux, or are dehydrated, this will make your voice succeptible to fatigue.
The "hoarse" sound reflects the inability of your vocal cords to get a clean "zip." There is a little "leak" of air, which causes a raspy sound.
Vocal misuse, though, is often the primary reason people feel hoarse... Read More +
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Surprisingly, one could argue it’s as much of a physiological reason as a sociological one.
Though the feeling towards the sound of one's recorded voice can vary for different people, there is almost always a discrepancy between how a person thinks they sound, and how he or she actually sounds to outsiders. Voice is amplified through vibrations as they re-sound throughout the open spaces in the throat, mouth, and sometimes through the nasal passages. Voice reverberates. These vibrations then move through the air outside the body and we hear voices.
However, these vibrations do even more! They can set off more vibrations through... Read More +
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Great question! Vocal coaches who practice healthy vocal production generally have versatile and pleasant voices as a result.
Just as film critics may not be the best directors and basketball coaches may not be able to compete on the court, some vocal coaches understand the physiological concepts on an intellectual level but lack the ability to summon certain coordinations themselves. These individuals may prove to be competent instructors. However, in an optimal scenario the coach would be able to demonstrate exactly how you need to sound, rather than exclusively explaining. When choosing a coach, it's a great idea to work with a coach whose voice you admire!
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Computer voice recognition is not my area of expertise, so this is a hypothesis! Voice and language, even in just one person, have extraordinary amounts of variety. For example, the sound we think of as "t" isn't always the same sound. We pronounce it differently according to where it is in the word (beginning, middle, end), and we also pronounce it differently depending on what other sounds surround it (S, L, R, etc). Words like Struggle, Kettle, Quilt, and Table all use slightly different "t" sounds.
The processing abilities of human beings are extraordinary, and because of the tie between sound and meaning, we can easily decipher... Read More +
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Yes – I have worked with clients who stutter!
Experts are not sure exactly what causes stuttering. According to the Stuttering Foundation there are four factors that may be involved to varying degrees that can cause a stutter: Genetics, child development, neurophysiology, and family dynamics. The Stuttering Foundations says, "Stuttering may occur when a combination of factors come together and may have different causes in different people. It is probable that what causes stuttering differs from what makes it continue or get worse."
Everyone's voices differ for most of the same reasons: Genetics - we're all born with our own... Read More +
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