coaching

A VOICE COACH OR A VOCAL COACH?

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Do you need help singing better or speaking better?  

Which one do you choose? What’s the difference?

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VOCAL COACH

Very often they are used as synonyms. If you need to sing better, you seek out a voice coach or a vocal coach. Think of the famous television singing competition, The Voice, where the judges can only assess the competitors based on their signing voice. It’s an ingenious way to make someone focus on the voice alone, and not just their looks. However, singing coaches are often called vocal coaches.

VOICE COACH

On the other hand, if you want to improve your voice for speaking in public, such as giving talks, presentations, training sessions, workshops, etc, you would normally look for a voice coach.

Some of the voice or vocal exercises are the same for both speaking and singing, and it’s a good idea for a singer to look after their voice when they are speaking in everyday life. Good speaking habits help protect the delicate singing apparatus.

And many people find that after voice coaching for public speaking they begin singing better as an added bonus. Just so you know!

Another bonus is that you can make your voice deeper, higher, or even sexier. You choose!

I specialise in voice coaching for speakers of English as a second language., I can help you improve your accent and find your perfect voice in English.

Contact me to find out how.

VOICE SHAPERS

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WHAT FACTORS CAN INFLUENCE YOUR VOICE?

Voice shapers are factors that can influence the quality of your voice features.

BREATHING. How do you breathe? Breathing means everything in the control and the quality of your voice. Learning to control the way you breathe is one of the key features of great voice delivery. There are simple exercises that you can do every day to improve not only your voice, but help you relax.

We breathe automatically, but when you explicitly change your breathing technique, you can make big changes in the way you feel and how you can use your voice. It’s not only singers who need to learn how to breathe.

This is why an emphasis is put on breathing in voice coach sessions, therapies and activities such as meditation.

BODY

You can’t change your body type, although through habits you can control your weight and muscle mass. Apart from that, there are other body influencers on your voice.

Body posture. The way you stand and position your head and throat have a big influence on the way your voice sounds. Just try speaking while bending down or lifting your head up. Now imagine being shown body postures that optimise your voice.

Facial expressions convey meaning and can be interpreted differently depending on the nationality of your audience. They also alter the way you sound. Opening your mouth wider or smiling while you talk changes your voice and a listener’s perception.

HEALTH

Although not an obvious area to focus on, it shouldn’t be a surprise that factors such as your diet, which includes eating healthily, alcoholic drink intake, exercise and smoking all have an effect on the quality and tone of your voice, both in the short and long term.

In English Voice Coaching I take a whole person approach to helping people find their perfect voice and changing the way they communicate and how they are perceived by others.