I didn’t think it would ever happen to me. <\/p>\n
I’ve always taken great care of my voice. I don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t yell. I drink lots of water and I eat vegetarian.<\/p>\n
Yet a few months ago I started to get hoarse. <\/p>\n
Not so bad that I couldn’t teach or do my voice over work, but bad enough that it was noticeable by the end of the day.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, I freaked out and rushed to the best voice doctor I could find.<\/p>\n
The diagnosis? Fortunately, nothing serious. <\/p>\n
Just a harmless little bump on one of my vocal folds that will go away in time. <\/p>\n
Apparently I’ve been misusing my voice.<\/p>\n
I have to avoid certain foods like onions and caffeine, raise the humidity, watch my vocal volume and be very diligent about warming up my voice. <\/p>\n
I’m in good company.<\/p>\n
Before the actor Clark Gable became a superstar, he spent years in intensive voice training. He managed to lower his naturally high-pitched voice with better posture, body control, and breathing. <\/p>\n
Eventually, in Gone With the Wind, he spoke Hollywood’s most famous words in a beautiful baritone: “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” <\/p>\n
Well I do give a damn about you and the health of your voice so in this week’s Inside Voice Over video training I’ll share some of those vocal warm ups I’ve been doing lately.<\/p>\n
Watch It Here Now<\/p>\n