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Podcast: Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice
Episode: 0769 â Why African Elephants In Underpants May Be Hurting Your Voice
Description: 2023.02.08 â 0769 â Why African Elephants In Underpants May Be Hurting Your Voice  VowelsSay the following phrase aloud, word by word: âAfrican. Elephants. In. Our. Underpantsâ. Each word begins with a vowel, A, E, I, O and U. And as we saw before, itâs these sounds that are made with a lot of potential pressure on the larynx. Say âAfricanâ again and you will feel that the initial sound is quite harsh (unlike, say âEuropeanâ which is more of a gliding first sound), as the air that has for a split second been held bac...