Voice: Health

Whether you’re fighting off a cold, navigating allergy season, or just want to keep your voice in top shape, voice actor/trainer/podcaster Natasha Marchewka says these remedies are pure gold – especially when your livelihood depends on your voice!

Prepare yourself for stress. Snafus are inevitable. It’s gonna happen. So top voice talent/coach/audio producer Moneen Daley shares important tips for how to relieve stress – in voice over performance, your mind and life – BEFORE it hits you ….

“As voice actors, we deal with sound waves daily. Emotional ones though, are tricky,” says voice actor Lisa Rice. “In a healthy way, we can draw upon this reservoir to identify with a script because we’ve ‘been there.’ Yet in real life, being tossed to and fro by toxic ones can be risky.” Lisa shares her dangerous emotional wave – and recovery …

Whether you’re a voice over newcomer or experienced pro, there’s no getting around pangs of anxiety over something. Longtime VO talent and coach Tom Dheere admits it still hits him – but he’s found how to harness and channel that anxiety-driven energy to good use for his career. Here’s how Tom does it …

Feeling stressed today? Is it POSITIVE stress – or NEGATIVE? VO pro/coach Paul Strikwerda guides us to recognizing the difference, because negative stress is paralyzing. Here’s how he has evolved to cope with deadlines and competition – and take the stress out of it all …

Does phlegm have a way of creeping onto your vocal cords – maybe just as you’re ready to open the mic? It’s a gross topic, but constantly clearing your throat to purge mucus build-up can damage your vocal cords. VO pro Carl Bishop shares a safe way to get rid of phlegm – plus how to stop it in the first place …

The numbers from the CDC (from numerous reports) suggest that for every person infected with COVID, between two to three other people will become infected. This is not a political statement. Or an issue of personal rights. Helping to keep family and friends safe – by wearing a mask in public – is about HUMAN DECENCY, argues VO pro Dan Hurst …

If your life and voice over performances sometimes feel trapped in negative, self-limiting thoughts, there is a way out. In Part 2 of this two-part series, voice talent and Life/Business Coach Emily Maguire shares techniques for boosting self-esteem and confidence, that will in turn help our VO performances …

Do you feel something inhibiting your voice over performances? Psychological factors may be at play – like negative thoughts, and nerves that tense up our bodies, neck and throat. In Part 1 of this two-part series, voice talent and Life/Business Coach Emily Maguire explores how and why our performances can be blocked – including a review of how chakras impact us ..

How can we not feel and be affected by the stresses of today? Your VOICE may be suffering from it all, too. Stress and anxiety affect breathing, pitch, resonance and articulation. Speech specialist Ann Utterback shares ways to cope that you can begin using this very minute …