The Foundations of an Effective Voice

Questions Answered Here

1. What are the sonic components of your voice?
2. What are some things you can do before class to optimize your voice?
3. If you feel apprehensive about teaching, what is a specific technique that can help?
4. Describe four practices you can use while teaching to optimize your voice.
5. Describe considerations related to the cadence and rhythm of your voice while teaching.

The Sonic Components of Voice

Here we will focus on the actual sonic aspects of your voice and how you can mindfully use them to refine your teaching. These are:

1. Cadence (e.g. intonation, inflection of the voice)
2. Tone (e.g. pitch, quality and strength of the voice)
3. Energy
4. Volume

You can learn to be more conscious about your voice while teaching. And there are things you can do to beforehand as well. See below for details.