Voice training for your speaking voice?

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Anyone who has had voice training for speaking that can give input or advice?

I've always had a very bad speaking voice so I've never been the social story teller type of person as my voice puts other people off so I stop speaking and have always been known as the quiet person.
I am thinking I need to speak to an expert about what parts and pronunciation and word emphasis I need to correct and what exercises I need to do so I sound like engaging an intelligent.
I also spend my day in front of the PC so I don't interact with people verbally as much as I should and maybe speak a bit too much how I type.

I am not looking for getting confidence like toastmasters but to improve my voice. If I listen to my own voice it sounds OK except for the way I come accross but as soon as I listen to a voice recording of it I can understand how it has causes negatively impressions of me.

I read in English but don't have conversations in it and plan on emigrating so I need to learn how to speak properly to improve significantly before I leave to avoid not being taken seriously by people.

 

[nfbs]

http://www.thevoiceclinic.co.za

 

[TheVoiceLady]

Your Speaking Voice

You are unable to 'hear' your voice the way everyone else does because it is sound travelling through the solid and liquid of your brain -- essentially distorted sound. Unfortunately, what you hear on the recording is the truth. And, you are right. Toastmasters will help you with your presentation skills but do nothing for your voice.

Check out my webiste. I think you'll find it interesting. By the way, good voice training means that your diction will improve automatically which is pretty cool.

I wish you the best with your voice.

The Voice Lady

 

[nfbs]

You are unable to 'hear' your voice the way everyone else does because it is sound travelling through the solid and liquid of your brain -- essentially distorted sound. Unfortunately, what you hear on the recording is the truth. And, you are right. Toastmasters will help you with your presentation skills but do nothing for your voice.

Check out my webiste. I think you'll find it interesting. By the way, good voice training means that your diction will improve automatically which is pretty cool.

I wish you the best with your voice.

The Voice Lady

Whats your website? No link.

 

[Shake&Bake]

Whats your website? No link.

She got youtube channel and twitter handle by that name...

 

[Johnone]

Anyone who has had voice training for speaking that can give input or advice?

I've always had a very bad speaking voice so I've never been the social story teller type of person as my voice puts other people off so I stop speaking and have always been known as the quiet person.
I am thinking I need to speak to an expert about what parts and pronunciation and word emphasis I need to correct and what exercises I need to do so I sound like engaging an intelligent.
I also spend my day in front of the PC so I don't interact with people verbally as much as I should and maybe speak a bit too much how I type.

I am not looking for getting confidence like toastmasters but to improve my voice. If I listen to my own voice it sounds OK except for the way I come accross but as soon as I listen to a voice recording of it I can understand how it has causes negatively impressions of me.

I read in English but don't have conversations in it and plan on emigrating so I need to learn how to speak properly to improve significantly before I leave to avoid not being taken seriously by people.

I have a similiar problem. Had a weak voice my whole life and only as an adult discovered I have a speech impediment (you get different types of speech impediments, not just the stammering type most people are used to. An accent can also be classified as a speech impediment).

The type of speech impediment I have is that the connectivity tissue that connects my tongue to the bottom of my mouth is to 'tight', resulting in me having a shortened tongue, which causes me not to pronounce certain sounds correctly. As a child people made fun of the way I spoke which resulted in me speaking less and having less and less confidence in my speaking abilities. But just like any other body part, your vocal chords and tongue needs exercise. Mine became weaker the less I spoke.

I'm also contemplating going to a speech therapist or to get a consultation to cut the tissue and thereby allowing my tongue more freedom to move.

Just relating my experience so you know your not the only one.

Maybe one day people will stop making fun of those with speech impediments like they stop making fun of the blind or the deaf. Maybe. We all could be more understanding.