032 Articulation 001: What is Articulation in Voice Training
07/26/21 • 12 min
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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
Mentioned in this episode:
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Head to onthemicbook.com to get your copy now
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
Mentioned in this episode:
Buy Nic's Book
Head to onthemicbook.com to get your copy now
Previous Episode
031 How to Sound Conversational When Youre Reading from a Script
This week, I'm answering a question I've seen asked a lot on the voice forums I regularly visit: how to make reading a script sound conversational. To answer this, I'll share my four top tips to make reading a script sound not only conversational, but authentic and natural as well.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
The importance of practising sight-reading
How write-as-we-speak can help us to sound more natural
How we can modify our script to make it sound more natural
Why a perfect speech sounds artificial and forced
Podcasters and presenters may feel safer reading a script, however, there are several ways of making it sound casual and conversational. Trying to clean our accent, or sounding too perfect can sound artificial. Our hearing is used to lumpy, flawed, and bumpy conversations, and adding those details will give our speech a more authentic tone.
Resources: - The Voice & Accent Hub Facebook group
https://m.facebook.com/groups/160080935058642
Ultimate Voice Getaway Retreat
https://nic-redman.mykajabi.com/uk-ultimate-voice-retreat
Mentioned in this episode:
Buy Nic's Book
Head to onthemicbook.com to get your copy now
Next Episode
033 Articulation 002: Getting to Know Your Articulators and How They Make Sounds
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/
Mentioned in this episode:
Buy Nic's Book
Head to onthemicbook.com to get your copy now
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