How to Warm Up Your Voice Before You Speak?

Just like any other muscle in the body, your voice is also comprised of muscles and they need to be warmed up to work at their best. Vocal warm ups are important for anyone who depends on their voice for their career. That includes singers, actors, TV presenters, radio presenters, public speakers, teachers and trainers.

Warming up the voice stretches the vocal cords and increases the blood flow to the larynx. It also loosens up the tongue, the lips and activates your diaphragmatic breathing. This will improve your vocal range, breath capacity, breathing efficiency, diction and overall ability to connect with your listeners.

Effective vocal warmups can include:

Breathing exercises

Tongue Trills

Jaw and Tongue Exercises

Vocal Slides

Scales on different vowels

Tongue twisters

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