On-screen Interviewing: Voice Preparation

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Aimy Kersey. I want to talk to you today about some general screen tips. What to do when you find yourself in front of the camera? It's important that you prepare your voice before the interview. Many people are very self conscious about the way they sound. After all, not everybody hears themselves recorded. One way to lessen this fear is by relaxing your throat with a glass of lemon and hot water before leaving your house. Also certain foods and beverages, coat your throat causing difficulty in swallowing and speaking. Before the interview, stay away from such things as cola drinks which can obviously give you gas, chocolate and milk and milk products. It takes several hours to uncoat your throat from these products. Remember, a can of these, or a piece of these, could really screw up your performance. Burping on television is so uncool. Don't forget to warm up your voice. I find humming or singing or making any kind of noise at all can really help warm your voice because very often, camera interviews can be very early in the morning. And if you haven't warmed your voice, you could be in a middle of a sentence and your voice can crack or break or maybe sound lower than it normally sounds. If you've done some vocal warm ups, your voice would sound so much better."