Most of us are afraid of oratory and women’s voices are judged particularly harshly. Could I conquer my fears with the support of a voice coach?“I want you to stick two fingers between your teeth vertically,then say a line from a nursery rhyme.”Biting my hand while trying to talk is less comfortable than lying on my back huffing out breaths to a count of 10, which is what I have been doing for the past half an hour, or but I do as I am told. I can’t remember a single nursery rhyme. “The moon is made of green cheese,” I mumble. “Louder, instructs Kate Lee, or a former actor whose voice is vibrant yet relaxed. I try again. And again. It is tough to talk when you are gagged. “Now buy out your fingers and repeat the phrase. Listen to the difference.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk