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Warm up your voice for speeches and public speaking with a professional communications and diction coach in this free public speaking video series.
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Warm up your facial muscles and vocal chords before public speaking. Learn speech prep from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Relaxing the face will help your public speaking, aiding relaxation and articulation. Learn speech prep from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Stretch the forehead muscles to relax the head's resonating chamber. Prep for speeches with a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Warm up muscles around the mouth with smiling and frowning exercises. Prepare for public speaking with a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Relax the jaw muscles to prep for public speaking or performing. Learn speech prep from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Warming up the neck and shoulders leads to more successful public speaking. Learn speech prep from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Shoulder shrugs can relax tense muscles and ease breathing before public speaking or performances. Learn to relax your shoulders from a communications expert in this free public speaking video.
Rotating the shoulders can relax muscles and improve ease of breathing. Learn to relax your shoulders from a communications expert in this free public speaking video.
Jaw stretches should not hurt, but relax the muscles of the neck and jaw. Learn to relax your jaw from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Relaxing the jaw and opening the lungs can help prepare your body for public speaking. Learn to relax your jaw from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Try repeating "sing" and "ah" to warm up the soft palette and prepare for public speaking. Warm up your soft palette with a communications expert in this free public speaking video.
Make unvoiced and voiced sounds through your lips to loosen tension and stretch. Warm up your lips with a communications expert in this free public speaking video.
Repeat "wee" and "wah" to work the lips and loosen muscles around the mouth. Warm up your lips with a communications expert in this free public speaking video.
Warming up the tongue will help articulation and relaxation during public speaking. Learn speech prep from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Repeating sounds or small words can help warm up the tongue and mouth for public speaking. Learn speech prep from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Repeat consonant sounds quickly to practice articulation and loosen the mouth. Learn drills to prep for public speaking from a professional speaker in this free communications video.
Repeat through the long vowel sounds (A, E, I, O, and U) to warm up articulation muscles. Learn drills to prep for public speaking from a professional speaker in this free communications video.
Try these words to warm up your muscles and prepare your palette for dynamic public speaking. Learn speech prep from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Practice enunciation with word separation drills that help you warm up before speeches. Learn enunciation drills to prep for public speaking from a professional speaker in this free communications video.
Repeating rhyming words is a good way to practice articulating similar sounds and words. Learn rhyming drills to prep for public speaking from a professional speaker in this free communications video.
Repeat tongue twisters to practice articulation and enunciation for speeches or performances. Learn some short tongue twisters from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
Try using tongue twisters to warm up your mouth and practice enunciation. Learn some long tongue twisters from a professional communicator in this free public speaking video.
People have been making speeches in front of groups since humankind has been able to communicate. Public speaking refers to giving speeches with the intention of informing audiences about certain topics or persuading listeners to succumb to various opinions. From U.S. presidents to members of the local Junior League, speakers utilize public speaking skills when addressing crowds. Though public speaking styles have changed over centuries, the basic elements remain the same. In learning to speak in public, we obtain relevant skills that enrich our ability to communicate clearly.
In this free video series, communications expert Tracy Goodwin teaches you how to warm up your muscles, open your resonating chambers, and loosen your vocal chords before public speaking. Tracy gives you a handful of relaxation and stretching exercises to loosen and warm up the muscles of the face. She also teaches you drills for articulator muscles and enunciation drills for vowel sounds and rhyming words.
Tracy Goodwin Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of public speaking, interpersonal communications, voice and diction, and business speech. Goodwin is the author of "Be Delicious: The Art of Voice & Movement Integration."dkdk
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