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Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice

Year THREE of short daily episodes to improve the quality of your speaking voice.Through these around-5-minute episodes, you can build your confidence and competence with advice on breathing and reading, inflection and projection, the roles played by better scripting and better sitting, mic techniques and voice care tips... with exercises and anecdotes from a career spent in TV and radio studios. If you're wondering about how to start a podcast, or have had one for a while - download every episode!And as themes develop over the weeks (that is, they are not random topics day-by-day), this is...

1000 - The End

5 mins; September 26, 2023

0999 – The Diction-ary of Voice – V and W

8 mins; September 25, 2023

0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T

6 mins; September 24, 2023

0997 – The Diction-ary of Voice – S

4 mins; September 23, 2023

0996 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 2

9 mins; September 22, 2023

0995 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 1

3 mins; September 21, 2023

0994 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P

8 mins; September 20, 2023

0993 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P - Part 2

7 mins; September 19, 2023

0992 – The Diction-ary of Voice – N and P

8 mins; September 18, 2023

0991 – The Diction-ary of Voice – M

3 mins; September 17, 2023

0990 – The Diction-ary of Voice – L

8 mins; September 16, 2023

0989 – The Diction-ary of Voice – I

9 mins; September 15, 2023

0988 – The Diction-ary of Voice – H

6 mins; September 14, 2023

0987 – The Diction-ary of Voice – G

5 mins; September 13, 2023

0986 – The Diction-ary of Voice – F

4 mins; September 12, 2023

0985 – The Diction-ary of Voice – E

6 mins; September 11, 2023

0984 – The Diction-ary of Voice – D Part 2

7 mins; September 10, 2023

0983 – The Diction-ary of Voice - D Part 1

9 mins; September 09, 2023

0982 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 4

7 mins; September 08, 2023

0981 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 3

8 mins; September 07, 2023

0980 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 2

8 mins; September 06, 2023

0979 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 1

7 mins; September 05, 2023

0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2

8 mins; September 04, 2023

0977 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 1

9 mins; September 03, 2023

0976 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 2

5 mins; September 02, 2023

0975 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 1

10 mins; September 01, 2023

0974 – Whispering Voice

5 mins; August 31, 2023

0973 – The Whining Voice

3 mins; August 30, 2023

0972 – ‘Vocal Fry’ Voice

4 mins; August 29, 2023

0971 – Valley Speak

3 mins; August 28, 2023

0970 - Uptalk

3 mins; August 27, 2023

0969 - The Unnaturally Pitched Voice

4 mins; August 26, 2023

0968 – The ‘Tired’ Voice

3 mins; August 25, 2023

0967 - The ‘Throwaway’ Delivery

2 mins; August 24, 2023

0966 - Throat Clearing

2 mins; August 23, 2023

0965 – The ‘Thin’ Voice

2 mins; August 22, 2023

0964 - Stumbling

3 mins; August 21, 2023

0963 - Stammering –

5 mins; August 20, 2023

0962 - 'Sloppy' Speech

1 min; August 19, 2023

0961 – The ‘Sing Song’ Delivery

2 mins; August 18, 2023

0960 – The ‘Sibilant’ Voice

6 mins; August 17, 2023

0959 - The 'Script-reading' Voice

3 mins; August 16, 2023

0958 – The ‘Quiet’ Voice

3 mins; August 15, 2023

0957 - Popping on the Mic

3 mins; August 14, 2023

0956 – The ‘Plonking’ Speech Pattern

2 mins; August 13, 2023

0955 – Noisy Breathing

4 mins; August 12, 2023

0954 – The ‘Nervous’ Voice

3 mins; August 11, 2023

0953 – The 'Nasal' Voice

2 mins; August 10, 2023

0952 – The ‘Monotonous’ Voice

5 mins; August 09, 2023

0951 – The ‘Hoarse, Husky or Croaky’ Voice

4 mins; August 08, 2023

0950 – The ‘Gravelly’ Voice

2 mins; August 07, 2023

0949 – The ‘Gabbling’ Voice

5 mins; August 06, 2023

0948 – The ‘Forced Pitch’ Voice

3 mins; August 05, 2023

0947 – Filler Words

5 mins; August 04, 2023

0946 – The ‘Ending Pattern’ Voice

6 mins; August 03, 2023

0945 – The ‘Choppy’ delivery

7 mins; August 02, 2023

0944 – Bunged up voice

5 mins; August 01, 2023

0943 – Breathy Voice

3 mins; July 31, 2023

0942 – Dry Mouth Problems

3 mins; July 30, 2023

0941 – The Boring Voice

5 mins; July 29, 2023

0940 – YOUR ‘GET A BETTER VOICE’ SYMPTOMS AND PRESCRIPTIONS

2 mins; July 28, 2023

0939 – Emotional Stress After Vocal Injury

1 min; July 27, 2023

0938 – How Emotions And Trauma Affect How You Sound

1 min; July 26, 2023

0937 – Studio ‘Corpsing’

5 mins; July 25, 2023

0936 – Breaking News

2 mins; July 24, 2023

0935 – Stopping Silly Script-reading Slip-ups

2 mins; July 23, 2023

0934 – If It *Does* Go Wrong

4 mins; July 22, 2023

0933 – Confidence Vs. Cockiness

1 min; July 21, 2023

0932 – Beta Blockers To Help Studio Nerves

3 mins; July 20, 2023

0931 – Look After Each Other

2 mins; July 19, 2023

0930 – Earn Your ‘On Air’ Miles

5 mins; July 18, 2023

0929 – Gobble Up The Feedback

3 mins; July 17, 2023

0928 – Warming Down

2 mins; July 16, 2023

0927 – What To Do In The Moment When The Nerves Feel Real

3 mins; July 15, 2023

0926 – ‘Park’ Perfection

1 min; July 14, 2023

0925 – Pause and Breathe, Focus and Relax

2 mins; July 13, 2023

0924 – Pre-Performance Routines

3 mins; July 12, 2023

0923 – Positive Self-Talk

2 mins; July 11, 2023

0922 – Step By Step Positive Songs

2 mins; July 10, 2023

0921 – Nutrition and Hydration

2 mins; July 09, 2023

0920 – Rest and Relax

3 mins; July 08, 2023

0919 – Does Practice Make Perfect?

3 mins; July 07, 2023

0918 – Counselling For Mic Fright

1 min; July 06, 2023

0917 – Have a No-Stress Rehearsal

4 mins; July 05, 2023

0916 – Remind Yourself Why You Care

2 mins; July 04, 2023

0915 – Renaming and Reframing Mic Fright

2 mins; July 03, 2023

0914 – Be “Channelin’ The Adrenaline”!

1 min; July 02, 2023

0913 – Know Your Nervous Triggers

4 mins; July 01, 2023

0912 – Your Mindset At The Mic

4 mins; June 30, 2023

0911 – Your Guests’ Nerves

3 mins; June 29, 2023

0910 – How The Audience Reacts To Your Nerves

2 mins; June 28, 2023

0909 – How Video Meetings Can Cause Stress

4 mins; June 27, 2023

0908 – When You Simply Can’t Speak At All

3 mins; June 26, 2023

0907 – The Vocal Effect Of Mic Fright

3 mins; June 25, 2023

0906 – The Respiratory Effect Of Mic Fright

1 min; June 24, 2023

0905 – The Physical Effect Of Mic Fright

1 min; June 23, 2023

0904 – The Mental Effect Of Mic Fright

4 mins; June 22, 2023

0903 – The Studio ‘Caveman’

2 mins; June 21, 2023

0902 – Mic ‘Flight and Fight’

3 mins; June 20, 2023

0901 – Lack of Prep Time

2 mins; June 19, 2023

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