Proper Breathing During a Speech

Series Summary

We've all felt the anxiety of public speaking. It is a fear almost worse than death itself. How do we overcome the fear? You finally get up on stage after being brave and then you can't breath. Shortness of breath during a speech can destroy any momentum you had going up there. Fear not any longer. Breathing while giving a speech is now attainable. In this free instructional video series, let a communications and public speaking expert show you how to use full lung capacity and give the speech of a lifetime. She explains proper breathing techniques during a speech and shows you how to prepare your lungs for a speech. She talks about the differences in breathing styles like chest breathing, diaphragm breathing and ribcage breathing. Get your oxygen to your brain and vocal chords and don't stop short because of lack of air again! Learn how in this step-by-step video to speak clearly, concisely and with full breathing capacity today.

Video Transcript

"Hi there. I'm Tracy Goodwin, and I'm the red sweater lady, and today I'm going to teach you how to breathe properly, and how to improve your overall breath capacity; whether you're an actor, or whether you're doing voice-over work, or even as a public speaker. This is actually a breathing concept that you're probably have never heard of. It goes against the grain of everything every music teacher, and every voice teacher probably has ever taught you. But what we're looking for in order to get the voice to be able do what we want it to do is have strong capacity. It is the full capacity of air that actually gives the voice the power to change rhythms, to use high and low pitches, to resonate among all of the resonators. It all comes from powerful breath support, and if you've ever done voice-over work, or acting, or really anything you know how bad it is when you're right in the middle of something; you're speaking, and you're acting, and you're doing your thing, and you have to stop, and you have to grab for air. Well, you're not breathing right, and so today I want to teach you just a revolutionary method in breathing that will increase your capacity, and give you the delicious voice that you have always wanted."