Why do I have a weak shaky voice?

Question

I have social phobia, I’m even panic to have the thought calling a radio station.

Answer 1

You're probably hyperventilating a bit. When you know you're about to speak in public, you probably inhale and inflate your lungs to the maximum, and then you try to keep them fully inflated while you speak. It's a natural reaction when you have a lot of adrenaline in your blood (fight or flight reaction). But that's not good for speaking. The diaphragm muscles are weak and tire easily, so your voice comes out weak and shaky. It's like trying to talk when you're sprinting at full speed--the diaphragm muscles can't handle both tasks of breathing heavily and modulating the vocal cords at the same time.

Basically, it's just routine "stage fright." Quick solution: Don't speak with your lungs inflated to their maximum. Instead, take a deep breath, then blow out half the air in your lungs. Then talk with the remainder of the air.

Here's something to practice in front of a mirror. Prepare a little speech, and imagine you're in front of an audience. Take a deep breath, then blow it out. (Don't say anything with the deep breath.) Then take a small, shallow breath and say the first three or four words of the speech. Blow out the rest of the small breath, then take a second small breath and say 3 or 4 more words. Repeat one more time. Then start all over--deep breath and blow out, then 3 small breaths and saying 3 or 4 words with each breath. Eventually the adrenaline rush will come to an end and you will start to breath and talk normally again.

The key to public speaking is lots of pauses. Most people talk too fast because of all the adrenaline in their system. Start slow and focus on a good finish instead. Don't rush through what you're trying to say. Just say 3 or 4 words at a time and take a pause. Play with your papers, drop your pencil on the floor and retrieve it, say "ummm..." a lot until you get your composure and breathing right. Take your time and claim your space. Everyone is terrible at public speaking, so allow yourself to be terrible too. Make them wait for you. Start your speech with short sentences and insert lots of pauses so that you can take the first minute or two to get your breathing right.

And just before speaking, practice the drill: A deep breath, then 3 shallow breaths. Never talk on the deep breath. Only talk on the shallow breaths, when your lungs are half-full or less.

Longer-term, try to take a public speaking course. At your workplace, ask to give a short presentation during routine weekly meetings. Even if you do poorly initially, eventually you'll get used to public speaking and the breathing problem will go away on its own. You could also sign up for Toastmasters, which trains its members in public speaking.

One more thing: Try not to drink a lot of coffee before a public speaking event. Caffeine works like adrenaline, and it will add to the general jitters. Instead, take an antacid to calm your stomach ahead of time.

Good luck!

Answer 2

I dont call it a social phobia but a temporary problem. U can get over it with some simple things...like change in mind set, talking freely...learning to speak with confidence etc...

Bhaskar

Answer 3

Say to yourself, "What I say will turn out to be hilarious and everyone will laugh at me till the end of time. Maybe I'll shower spit on everyone if I speak a word and everyone will call me the fountain."

Always think of this when you want to speak. Watch the results.

I am not trying to be funny or hurtful. This is a proven technique.

Answer 4

ok buddy. pay interest to a former choir student. it really is all about the diaphragm. did you comprehend the position it quite is? that is a layer of muscle less than the lungs that holds them up above some thing else of your guts. that is formed like a low arch. seem up a photo on google. concentration on it as you breathe, and get reliable breaths each and every time beforehand you communicate Now, your abdomen muscular tissues carry a variety of of means in this to boot. once you communicate, carry your abs less attackable, and upward thrust up instantly. you comprehend a thanks to yell. imagine of what your body does once you yell and tone it right down to speaking quantity. discover your own satisfied medium.

Answer 5

you are a shy person who thinks everybody is laughing at you or talking about you,maybe not to selfashurd aboutyourself.also dont like to be around a lot of people.

Answer 6

The shape of your vocal chords

Answer 7

i dont know

Answer 8

FEAR OF REJECTION.