Protect Your Voice

Your voice is your most precious speaking instrument. You must preserve and protect it at every opportunity.

Here are several steps to follow to conserve the strength and quality of your voice before a major speech or presentation:

1. Don’t sing in the car while listening to the radio. This strains your voice.

2. Don’t talk on the telephone.

3. Don’t talk at all, except when necessary.

4. Don’t smoke.

5. Don’t allow yourself to be around second-hand smoke (stay out of smoky bars in

your hotel).

1. Don’t ever scream!

2. If you are swimming, be careful not to exhale through your mouth (this will

strain your vocal chords. Instead, exhale through your nose.

The voice box can be a fragile instrument. If you are nice to it, your voice will serve you well. If you abuse your voice, it will abandon you when you need it most.

TJ Walker, Media Training Worldwide