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First of"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":494.51,"endTime":497.48,"body":"all, if I were you, I would"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":494.51,"endTime":497.48,"body":"Google a technique called belly"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":497.48,"endTime":500.6,"body":"breathing, or look at videos on"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":497.48,"endTime":500.6,"body":"this on YouTube, and learn how"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":500.6,"endTime":503.41999999999996,"body":"to use this approach to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":500.6,"endTime":503.41999999999996,"body":"breathing that uses the much"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":503.45000000000005,"endTime":507.55999999999995,"body":"stronger muscle of your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":503.45000000000005,"endTime":507.55999999999995,"body":"diaphragm. One simple way of"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":507.55999999999995,"endTime":510.67999999999995,"body":"doing this is to lie flat on the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":507.55999999999995,"endTime":510.67999999999995,"body":"floor, place a brick on your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":510.67999999999995,"endTime":514.79,"body":"stomach and then breathe in and"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":510.67999999999995,"endTime":514.79,"body":"out in a way that you see the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":514.79,"endTime":519.08,"body":"bricks slowly rising up and"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":514.79,"endTime":519.08,"body":"down. As an adult a brick has"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":519.08,"endTime":522.5,"body":"got a good weight to it for you"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":519.08,"endTime":522.5,"body":"to feel and work against. It"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":522.5,"endTime":525.32,"body":"feels when you do it like the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":522.5,"endTime":525.32,"body":"air is going in and out of your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":525.32,"endTime":528.62,"body":"stomach. But obviously, it isn't"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":525.32,"endTime":528.62,"body":"really you're using your lungs,"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":528.62,"endTime":531.68,"body":"but it's an indication that"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":528.62,"endTime":531.68,"body":"you're using your diaphragm to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":531.68,"endTime":535.01,"body":"breathe. And then when you're"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":531.68,"endTime":535.01,"body":"next in a situation where you"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":535.01,"endTime":537.92,"body":"need to project instead of"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":535.01,"endTime":537.92,"body":"breathing normally from your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":537.92,"endTime":542.24,"body":"lungs, deliberately,"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":537.92,"endTime":542.24,"body":"intentionally switch to pairing"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":542.24,"endTime":545.75,"body":"your words from your diaphragm"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":542.24,"endTime":545.75,"body":"and you'll find three things."},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":545.81,"endTime":551.24,"body":"First, it's a lot easier on your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":545.81,"endTime":551.24,"body":"throat. Second, you will find"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":551.24,"endTime":555.2,"body":"your voice has more power, and"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":551.24,"endTime":555.2,"body":"it travels more easily. And"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":555.2,"endTime":559.37,"body":"thirdly, you'll find your voice"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":555.2,"endTime":559.37,"body":"has a deeper warmer tone. And"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":559.37,"endTime":563.39,"body":"that last point is important to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":559.37,"endTime":563.39,"body":"what kind of tones travel the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":563.39,"endTime":567.32,"body":"best through the air. Yeah,"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":563.39,"endTime":567.32,"body":"deeper base your tones if your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":567.32,"endTime":570.05,"body":"neighbours have ever had a"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":567.32,"endTime":570.05,"body":"party, and all you can hear"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":570.05,"endTime":572.81,"body":"through the wall is the baseline"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":570.05,"endTime":572.81,"body":"of the music that they're"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":572.81,"endTime":575.39,"body":"playing. And you're asking"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":572.81,"endTime":575.39,"body":"yourself What the hell is that"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":575.39,"endTime":578.33,"body":"tune as you try to get to sleep"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":575.39,"endTime":578.33,"body":"there, you'll know the truth of"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":578.33,"endTime":582.4399999999999,"body":"that statement base carries than"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":578.33,"endTime":582.4399999999999,"body":"if you have to project your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":582.4399999999999,"endTime":586.85,"body":"voice a really long way, like"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":582.4399999999999,"endTime":586.85,"body":"across a playground. That's the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":586.85,"endTime":590.42,"body":"range in your voice that you"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":586.85,"endTime":590.42,"body":"should focus on projecting the"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":590.42,"endTime":593.39,"body":"lower base your notes in your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":590.42,"endTime":593.39,"body":"voice think again about that"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":593.39,"endTime":596.51,"body":"actor on the stage. When it"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":593.39,"endTime":596.51,"body":"comes to a loud part they boom"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":596.51,"endTime":600.83,"body":"their voice rather than shout"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":596.51,"endTime":600.83,"body":"and that base helps their words"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":600.83,"endTime":601.37,"body":"carry."},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":601.4,"endTime":605.3000000000001,"body":"So my two tips for projecting"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":601.4,"endTime":605.3000000000001,"body":"are when you need to project"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":605.3000000000001,"endTime":608.84,"body":"firstly, intentionally switch to"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":605.3000000000001,"endTime":608.84,"body":"pairing your words with your"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":608.84,"endTime":613.4300000000001,"body":"diaphragm using belly breathing."},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":608.84,"endTime":613.4300000000001,"body":"And secondly, embrace the bass"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":613.4300000000001,"endTime":616.34,"body":"notes in your voice. Rather than"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":613.4300000000001,"endTime":616.34,"body":"trying to power the higher"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":616.34,"endTime":620.6,"body":"notes. Do this and your voice"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":616.34,"endTime":620.6,"body":"should carry and you'll be less"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":620.6,"endTime":624.14,"body":"likely to have issues with sore"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":620.6,"endTime":624.14,"body":"throats and vocal cord issues."},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":624.14,"endTime":627.47,"body":"And that's it for today's quick"},{"speaker":"Simon Currigan","startTime":624.14,"endTime":627.47,"body":"fire strategy episode. 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