Effective use of voice: Free your voice - Find Your Voice
Event Description
Date:
28 April 2022
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Designed for: Research staff
An online vocal workshop to help you find your natural voice.
Do you want to get the most from your voice?
Do you sometimes feel tension when you most need to rely on your voice?
CONTENT
SESSION 1:
Welcome, Introduction and Warm-up.
We will look at the mechanics of the voice – the breath, the larynx and the articulators and how they work together to produce the voice.
Movements and stretches.
Pilates stretches and roll-downs to release the body, allowing it to be free and to find alignment. We will look at good posture, both in standing and sitting positions, and breathing – finding a natural ‘sleep’ breath, then developing it into lower abdominal breathing – ‘Open Mouth and Open Body’.
SESSION 2:
Tongue, Teeth and Lips – the Articulators.
Lots of fun exercises to release any tongue and jaw tension, allowing the natural, resonating voice to flow freely.
Finding Middle Pitch.
Does your voice tend to stray too high, or too low? We will look at ways to find the true middle of the voice, without losing the availability of variation in pitch, to bring colour and interest into your speaking.
SESSION 3:
Putting it all into practice.
Looking at a short piece of prose to put all your hard work into practice!
Vocal Health and Q&A.
Looking at ways to safeguard your voice and keep it healthy.
Aims/Aimed at
This workshop will help to free your voice and undo any tension which may be hindering your true, natural voice. We will focus on abdominal breathing, relaxation, good posture and how we use our bodies to produce our voice.
Due to the current world health issues, this will be an online workshop and will run in three 45 minute sessions. It will also address any particular vocal issues arising due the current climate, where so much of our work is being delivered via virtual means.
The workshop will be aimed at academic and research staff who deliver presentations and lectures.
It will be interactive and participative and you should wear loose clothing and bring a towel or mat to lie on.
Booking Information
Register for this course via iTrent Self-Service
Course Contact Details
Name: Organisational DevelopmentTelephone: 5381
Email: stafflearning@qub.ac.uk
New Course: No
Course Type(s): Communication Skills, Research and Enterprise Skills
Staff Categories: Academic, Research
Keywords: Presentation, Communication, Delivery, Voice, Effective