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The Voice Coach Podcast

The Voice Coach Podcast

Nic Redman

The Voice Coach Podcast is for people who work with the spoken voice - speakers, podcasters, voiceover artists and presenters. Nic Redman, leading voice coach and voice director, shares how to improve your speaking voice and vocal health, whether you are presenting on stage, recording on microphone or presenting on camera. Vocal care impacts your performance, your vocal clarity and your presentation delivery. Learn how to go beyond a basic warm up to stand out vocally and look after your voice properly.
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The Voice Coach Podcast - 001 How to Structure Your Voice Warm Up
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01/24/21 • 16 min

In this episode, I talk about a proper voice warm-up, and I cover the bases of how to do it, when to do it, and for how long. We also talk about the difference between a warm-up and a workout of the voice and the five stages to correctly perform a voice warm-up.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • The difference between a warm-up and a workout of the voice
  • The simplified science of how the voice is produced
  • Five stages of a mindful voice warm-up
  • Three spaces the voice travels through

Warming up the voice is not just doing loads of random tongue twisters for no reason. It's also about finding out what your voice needs, and concentrating on it. Lastly, it is crucial to keep your warm-up routine nice and playful anytime you can.

Thanks to Jack Evans for creating the music for The Voice Coach Podcast!

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 000 Why You Need The Voice Coach Podcast
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01/24/21 • 13 min

Welcome to The Voice Coach Podcast!

This podcast is for anyone interested in improving their spoken voice.

I’m Nic Redman, a voiceover artist, speaker, podcaster and coach. I’ll be sharing with you vocal health tips, vocal technique exercises, interviews with other voice geeks, and voice training advice.

Why do we need a podcast about spoken voice?

Most of us have a voice, and we use it every day without even thinking about it, until we wake up one day and find our voice sounding croaky or getting tired really quickly. Or sometimes people say they don’t understand what we are saying. Or we're suddenly asked to speak in a room full of people at a networking event, and find that nothing comes out of our mouth.

As a working voice professional, I understand how important the voice is when you rely on it for your job. All voices are brilliant and valid, but all voices can be even better, and that’s why I’m here. I want this podcast to inspire you to explore what your voice is capable of.

Whether you are a podcaster, a voiceover artist, an actor, public speaker, teacher, business professional or athlete, join me each episode as I guide you through raising your vocal awareness and understanding.

Let's have fun with our voices and remember, stay hydrated!

P.S. Big thanks to Jack Evans for creating the music for The Voice Coach Podcast.

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 088 Is Steaming or Nebulising Better for Your Vocal Health?
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04/03/23 • 10 min

This is a question I get asked a lot: what is better for my vocal health, steaming or nebulising? You'll learn the difference between them, how they affect the vocal tract and the voice, and how to do them properly. I also share my nebulising and steaming routines, which moment of the day is better for each of them, and more.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

  • The differences between steaming and nebulising
  • What hot steam and cold droplets do to your voice and your vocal tract
  • Which one of the two is the best option to hydrate your vocal cords
  • The risks of nebulising and steaming
  • Nic's nebulising and steaming routine

Whether you want to relax after a long day of work, or to start your day and eliminate the croaky morning voice, you’ll find benefits in steaming or nebulising. So which one will you choose?

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 004 How to Warm Up Your Voice in 5 Minutes
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02/04/21 • 16 min

Today we discuss why you should find time to do a voice warm-up and why it's important for those who work with their voices. I will also walk you through a small, focused and applicable five-minutes warm-up routine. A short and precise voice warm-up will not only prepare your voice to work, but will also help you to set your nerves before speaking in front of the mic.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • How much time vocal warm-up routines require
  • The best way to add a new habit into our routines
  • How to increase your vocal stamina, the clarity of public speaking and confidence
  • Working with ease, fun and curiosity
  • Step by step voice warm-up routine

Voice warm-ups should ideally last more than five minutes and less than fifteen. Those voice users that have their schedules flooded can try the warm-up example from this episode, pick and cut parts and replace them with different exercises. You can also use it as a preparation ritual before performing.

Big thanks to Jack Evans for creating the music for this podcast!

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 007 Top 5 Microphone Technique Tips
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02/11/21 • 15 min

Today's episode is about microphone techniques. We will let aside the different mic setups and styles, and we will focus on the universally beneficial tips when it comes to speaking on a microphone. We will talk about body alignment, the better way of facing a microphone, the ideal distance from the mic and much more.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • The importance of body alignment when speaking on a mic
  • How to let the microphone take your voice
  • Plosives and how to play across the microphone
  • It's not about you or the mic - it's about the listener
  • How hydration can help our microphone technique

These five tips apply to voice professionals, but they are also helpful for Zoom meetings or virtual presentations. Time and practice will help you perfect these techniques, and still, they'll have a visible impact in your voice performance from day one.

Big thanks goes to Jack Evans for creating music for this podcast!

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 032 Articulation 001: What is Articulation in Voice Training
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07/26/21 • 12 min

Today we will start the next stage of our voice prep journey. We've already worked on physical release, breath, resonance, bringing the voice in, and now we will start with articulation.

As a first step, we will define what articulation is, how it can improve our voicing, and present every element involved in it to get familiar with the articulation terminology.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

What articulation is about, and its relationship with accents

What the articulators are, and the difference between passive and active articulators

The difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants

What plosive consonants are, and what a fricative is

There is a misconception about articulation and accents. As long as the message is understood, there is no need for making any adjustments to our accent. For us, articulation is about getting our articulators released and toned to produce the sounds we need to make.

Resources:

Voice & Accent Hub

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub

Articulation - Merriam Webster definition

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/articulation

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 002 How to Have Good Vocal Health - Part 1
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01/24/21 • 17 min

This is the first part of a series of two episodes about vocal health. What should we do to have an excellent vocal health? In Part 1, we talk about how our lifestyle affects our voice's shape. We analyse how our diet influences our voice's performance and stress the importance of keeping ourselves hydrated.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • How the state of our body impacts our voice
  • The benefits of exercising
  • What to include and what to avoid in our diet in order to have a healthy voice
  • Truths and myths about dairy products and voice health
  • What kind of medication affects our hydration

The term vocal health is often associated with healing or repairing damage, rather than preventing wounds. But it doesn't have to be like that. We can incorporate simple habits and change our routines towards a balanced and voice health-friendly lifestyle.

Thanks to Jack Evans for creating the music for The Voice Coach Podcast!

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 008 Why Posture is Important for Reducing Vocal Fatigue
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02/15/21 • 16 min

Today I want to talk about posture, and why it is essential for reducing vocal fatigue. You will understand the secret to improving your posture when speaking, and we will also talk about the four questions you need to ask yourself to turn body alignment awareness into a habit, and the exercises and activities that can help you with it as well.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • What is body alignment
  • How the lack of alignment affects our voice performance
  • The kink in the straw effect
  • The ultimate secret of body alignment
  • Four questions to quick-check your body alignment
  • How understanding body alignment brings freedom

Once we are aware of our body alignment, we can start making it a habit. Bad posture can have devastating effects on our voice, and to fix it, we need to understand voice as a holistic experience, and be mindful of the connection between our body parts.

P.S. Thank you Jack Evans for making the music for this podcast!

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The Voice Coach Podcast - 005 How to Keep Your Voice Hydrated Efficiently
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02/05/21 • 16 min

Today I want to talk about hydration - why it is so important, how to hydrate our voice, how we know we are dehydrated, and what should we do if we are? I'm offering you solid tips to ensure you are adequately hydrated and enjoy optimum vocal health.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

  • What systemic and superficial hydration are and how they work
  • Why hydration doesn't come just from fluids
  • How much and when we should drink fluids
  • Consistency as key to a stable hydration
  • Top tips for systemic and superficial hydration

Keeping ourselves hydrated is a complex, but not a complicated process. With a proper diet, awareness of our vocal mechanism, knowing the fluids that count, and keeping in mind the relevance of superficial and systemic hydration, we can keep our voice healthy and optimally hydrated.

Thanks goes to Jack Evans for creating the music for The Voice Coach Podcast!

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Today's episode is about articulators and how they make sound. We will explore each one of our mouth's articulators, their location, function, and the sounds associated with them.

This episode is about raising awareness of the articulators, so we can make better use of them.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

The relevance of articulation awareness for our voicing

The difference between movable and non-movable articulators

What are the different sounds produced in the hard and the soft palate

What is the uvula, and what kind of sounds it helps produce

As already mentioned, articulation isn't only about the sounds themselves, it is also about the effects of our phonatory anatomy on the voice, about the stress patterns and the emphasis. That is why it is crucial that we know and understand the articulators from the bottom of the vocal tract up to the top of the mouth.

Resources:

Voice & Accent Hub

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub

Pictures of the articulators

https://developingvoices.blog/tag/articulators/

https://slidetodoc.com/histology-of-tongue-by-dr-sobia-ibrahim-assistant/

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Voice Coach Podcast have?

The Voice Coach Podcast currently has 89 episodes available.

What topics does The Voice Coach Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Arts, Business and Performing Arts.

What is the most popular episode on The Voice Coach Podcast?

The episode title '001 How to Structure Your Voice Warm Up' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Voice Coach Podcast?

The average episode length on The Voice Coach Podcast is 14 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Voice Coach Podcast released?

Episodes of The Voice Coach Podcast are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Voice Coach Podcast?

The first episode of The Voice Coach Podcast was released on Jan 24, 2021.

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