Show Notes
Have you noticed that you never run out of breath in the middle of a sentence, but you do when you have to record a long-phrase written by somebody else? In today's episode, I'll reveal why this happens and I'll share three exercises that will help you get to the end of any phrase with plenty of air in your lungs. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why it is that we run out of breath when recording words we haven't written ourselves The link between our thoughts and breathing Why it’s okay to breathe in the middle of a thought Three exercises to synchronise your breathing with the length of the phrases you need to record
When the breath comes in, it acts as fuel for the thought we are building in our minds. In other words, the breath is as important in the communication process as the thoughts and the words themselves.
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Receive my newsletter to get first dibs on the new brilliant thing I've made… https://nicolaredman.com/newsletter/ Talking Voice Training with Barbara Houseman - Part 2 https://pod.fo/e/10979b Breath support episodes for further study: 015 How to Use Your Breath Part 2: Focusing on the Out-Breath https://pod.fo/e/c147a 016 How to Use Your Breath Part 3: What is Breath Support https://pod.fo/e/c2c37 017 How to Use Your Breath Part 4: Connecting with Breath Support for Speaking https://pod.fo/e/c45ac 020 How to Use your Breath Part 5: Connecting the Voice to Breath Support https://pod.fo/e/c90ec One Voice Conference: https://www.onevoiceconference.com/ Join the FREE Mastering Your Vocal Warm Up Masterclass Mastering Your Vocal Warm up - Free Masterclass - Nic Redman Join the Vocal Empowerment Programme waiting list https://bit.ly/empowermyvoice Book an Ultimate Voice Getaway Retreat Consultation https://nicolaredman.com/voice-coach/courses-and-retreats/ultimate-voice-getaway-retreat/ Join the Voice & Accent Hub https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicredvoice/
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