Sometimes I say the number "one" and people hear it as "some". I've been told that I mumble. Anyway on improving my speech on pronunciation and enunciation? All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! :D
2007-06-24 08:50:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hey Banlo! Break out the tape recorder, and get a book News paper, or comic book,or poetry book, use different reading materials each day, and begin reading it into the mic in your normal voice. Listen back to it.This will be how others hear you speak. Listen to the letters, and vowels (A,E,I,O,U, and sometimes Y) that you habitually mumble on. Then put more breath force into those weaker sounds, and take time DECISIVELY moving you lips, overly dramatize on your weak areas into the mic, and listen back to yourself until you sound precise, crisp, and clear to yourself. KEEP PRACTICING every day at least 20 to 30 min. until you hardly have to think about it, because you've done it so much. Then when your not on the mic. and are talking in a normal conversation, it will begin to flow almost naturally. Always take your time. and be direct and on purpose when you move your lips, in that dramatic practiced way, as if you were trying to teach a child yourself. In a short time, you will begin to find that the over dramatic practice, has lighten into a clear normal yet defendant and understandable use of words, sentences, and phrases. Poetry and songs,( singing)since different styles demand different pronunciations of words, you gain a lot of expertise in HEARING as well as MIMICKING the style sounds. These are GREAT helps as well! use them all! And soon you'll be on the nightly news my friend, making a 6 figure salary (but only if you want to!) This will really help Banlo, Have A Great Day!
2007-07-02 05:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice.... "The rain in Spain falls manly on the plane." Seriously.... that's what people like actors will do... singing could also help with breath control and enunciation. Pay attention to the way words *should* be pronounced... If you got the money get a voice coach...
2007-06-24 09:10:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad you posted your question because this is something I, too, have been thinking about.
Recently I have gotten into audiobooks, thus the first thing that occurred to me this morning was to google and find something on the subject.
First of all, the kind of expert we are looking for is commonly called a "voice coach" these days. You can hire one to work with you personally or, as I imagined, many have published their own audiobook lessons.
Here's a list of what I discovered. I haven't decided which audiobook I will purchase or if I might even try to find someone locally. Let me know which direction you choose and how you make out.
Here's a sampling of what I found:
Voices Voices Acting
Online store features audiobooks, books, manuals in voiceover, speech field. ... I have been a private voice coach for nearly 30 years. ...
voicesvoices.com/ - 4k
Secrets of Audio Book Voice-over
Heck, he's Nancy Cartwright's (Bart Simpson's) private voice coach. ... "The Audiobook Master Class presented by Pat Fraley was everything I hoped it would ...
www.greatvoice.com/audiobookmasterclass/ - 33k
What To Look for in a Voice Over Coach
Pick up some tips on how to find the best voice over coach for you at VOX Daily. ... and is a voice acting specialist in the field of audiobooks. ...
blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2007/06/picking_a_voice_over_coach.html - 31k
Content VS Narrator : Why Do You Choose An Audiobook?
What makes you pick up an audio book? While some people love hearing their favorite stories read aloud ... Are you a Voice Coach? Get on Voice Over Experts! ...
blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2007/05/audio_books_content_or_narrator.html - 31k
Bettye Zoller - Happy/Sexy, Soft/Hard Sell.Narrator/Promos/Spots ...
I am the voice coach to many hundreds of celebrities, voice over professionals, ... to those who have an interest in creating or voicing audiobook projects. ...
voice123.com/bettyepiercezoller - 19k -
Tavia Gilbert - WARM, CONFIDENT, SASSY, SAVVY, PROFESSIONAL - Voice123
ANIMATION training with Pat Fraley (the voice coach for Nancy Cartwright - the voice of Bart Simpson), Candi Milo, and Hillary Huber AUDIOBOOKS training ...
voice123.com/taviagilbert - 17k
Amazon.co.uk: Access Accents: Received Pronunciation (Performance ...
Other Editions:, RRP:, Our Price:. Audio CD (Audiobook), £12.76, £12.76 ... Top voice coach, Penny Dyer, voice coach to Helen Mirren on The Queen and who ...
www.amazon.co.uk/Access-Accents-Received-Pronunciation-Performance/dp/0713685042 - 78k
How To Pick a Great Voice Over Coach (Internet Marketing ...
... and is a voice acting specialist in the field of audiobooks. ... Now that you have the tools to find a voice over coach, you can start your quest to ...
www.internetwondersezine.com/audio/how-to-pick-a-great-voice-over-coach
Audiofile, the Magazine for People Who Love Audiobooks
Frank has eloquently written and spoken about the craft of audiobook narration, and offers a voice coaching seminar periodically in his Los Angeles studio. ...
www.audiofilemagazine.com/gvpages/muller.shtml - 42k -
2007-07-02 03:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-03 01:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to speak each word clearly. Maybe the people who say this mean you slur words or speak too fast. Slow down a little and try to talk clearly.
Good luck!
2007-06-24 08:55:32 · answer #5 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slow down and focus. You should have had this down pat long ago. Try talking like you type. Once you gain confidence in your self you will speak up!
2007-07-01 19:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by K.B. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the following:
- speak from your mouth and not your nose
- speak slowly and clearly
- pronounce your words properly
2007-07-02 04:43:30 · answer #7 · answered by observer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
practise talking to the mirror & look at your lips - are they moving??
just speak up a little and maybe get your hearing checked out
2007-07-01 07:05:27 · answer #8 · answered by emma m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speak louder
2007-07-02 04:44:16 · answer #9 · answered by Ms Durr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put clean marbles in your mouth and practice speaking with them. See if you can get to the point where others can understand you. It's an old trick.
Peace
ps: careful! don't swallow!! lol
2007-07-02 03:21:03 · answer #10 · answered by Linda B 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋