Have you seen the videos out there telling you how to make your voice deeper? Oh my gosh,
some of them are seriously just a waste of time! They're not by
qualified voice coaches with a degree in voice and really half the content is just fluff.
So if you want a deeper voice but you currently sound like this .... "My name's Mitch from the
Gold Coast, it's nice and sunny in Australia" !!! But really want to sound like this... "Now believe
it or not that's the way I used to sound - before I met Elisa" Then this video is for you!
That student was trained by me, real training by a real voice coach! So are you ready stay tuned.
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Hi, I'm Elisa James holistic voice coach and the founder of the voice of confidence
public speaker training. If you're ready to get a deeper voice you are in the right
place. Whether you're male or female everyone can learn better voice techniques. Learning to
speak with a deeper tone can be easily learned and a deeper voice can earn you more money,
more respect and make you sound more confident. By using a deeper vocal tone
you can command more respect every time you speak, but here's a warning for you!!!!
Forcing your voice too low can cause a vocal fatigue and strain when not done
properly so please listen to your body and start doing the exercises coming up slowly
and carefully. First up have a quick look at this video and see what impact a deeper voice can
actually have on the listener. "You are part of the rebel alliance and a traitor, take her away"
Believe it or not that voice was the actual sound of the actor who played Darth Vader in Star Wars.
Can you hear how weak light and insignificant it sounds, for the role it doesn't work at all
now have a listen to the overdub . "You are part of the rebel alliance and the traitor,
take her away" That voice was used in the final cut,
the actor, classically trained theater actor James Earl Jones. So a commanding
voice is really important in the right setting so let me show you how to do it.
Step one, the frog breath, I'm going to show you how to do a very quick cheat to get the
diaphragm working effectively so you can bring a lot of air into the deepest part of the lungs
fast, because remember air powers sound. Now imagine you're going to swallow a frog.
Open your throat wide and don't allow the imaginary frog to touch the sides of your throat
on the way down. Now this is not anatomically correct of course but it really works fast
check it out . When i take a deep breath like that my lower lungs are filled effortlessly in
one second flat no shallow chest breathing going on here my stomach pops out because my diaphragm
has been used correctly which some people call belly breath and when we want to speak with a deep
commanding tone we need to take a breath in like that first so let's try together you ready....
Do you feel the tummy pop out and get fatter?
If the answer is yes you did it right let's move on. Step two, the larynx
drop. Now that we know how to open the throat and take a proper deep diaphragmatic breath
now we're going to drop the voice box down to the lowest position that we can without pain or
force! Now I want you to put your hand around the voice box like this and do a yawn for me.
Ummmmm what did you notice? Not only does your voice box drop down
but now your throat muscles open up at the same time by yawning
now since the larynx is suspended by bungee like ligaments it can really move up and down at will
any time that we want but keep in mind though that choosing to lower your voice box every
day during speaking can be very tiring because you're using more muscles. Those bungee ropes
are pulling the voice box down, it's like doing a squat for hours a day and so therefore it can be
very exhausting for your muscles, it's certainly not recommended for long periods of time but let's
do it with a very open throat and a lowered larynx and now we're ready for the next step.
Step three [wrong screen caption] the morning chant. The best way to put all
of these three steps into practice is first thing in the morning, The reason is this,
the voice box is in a naturally lower resting position straight after we wake
up. Have you ever had a conversation with somebody that just got out of bed?
"Hi"... Did I wake you up?".... "No no I've been awake for hours"...
You can tell when somebody just got out of bed because their voice sounds different,
the voice box is in a lower position so this is the best time to practice . After you get up
drink a full glass of water to hydrate the body and then I want you to sit in a comfortable chair
and start the following practice. Here's a simple effective daily routine. Frog breath
feel the belly expand and relax and then yawn down the scale.. Ahhhhh....
and keep the throat muscles really open let's do that again frog breath and yawn. Ahhhhh
Now we're going to vocalize and sustain a relaxed low tone on an R sound, think
morgan freeman here.... once you find your easiest lowest tone we're going to then
step backwards one note at a time keeping the throat open and the voice box down like this.
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step down
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Of course you need to find a tone that's suitable for your voice,
see if I speak all day like that it's not going to sound right for me, but for very short periods
of time and for very serious points during public speaking it's absolutely perfect. So play around
with those sounds and find the best pitch that feels right and sounds right for your voice.
If you've enjoyed this video today I know you'll get tons of value out of my next video too
i'll see you there! [music]