Voice what Matters: the Podcast
'Voice what Matters: the Podcast' is a show where voice, accent and communication coach Christine Mottram explores all different avenues for becoming a more effective communicator, from guided voice warm ups designed to address a vast array of public speaking scenarios to thought-provoking interviews with communication professionals from a wide variety of industries. Whether you are an actor, public speaker, teacher, activist or really, a human, learn how to harness your voice as a powerful tool for self-expression. For more information about your host, Christine Mottram, visit www.voicewhatmatters.com.
Voice what Matters: the Podcast
Vocal Health: Alternatives to Throat Clearing
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Christine & Lindsay
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Season 2
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Episode 2
In this episode, we discuss some helpful alternatives to throat clearing, which, in this cold and flu season, can really get in the way of your presentation or performance.
Whether it be mucous or a dry throat, the need to throat-clear can create anxiety in public speaking situations. The good news is, there are some things you can do to prevent the situation and also things you can do in the moment to help ease the mucous/dryness.
Themes that come up are:
- Drinking Water ahead of time
- Avoiding coffee/tea/dairy right before you're going to speak
- Breathing and Grounding yourself to help manage any nerves that are causing your need to clear your throat
- Shifting the focus to the outside environment (to avoid hyper-focusing on the croak)
- Voice Warm-ups before the communication context to help you clear any phlegm
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