Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice

By Peter Stewart

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Year THREE of short daily episodes to improve the quality of your speaking voice.


Through these around-5-minute episodes, you can build your confidence and competence with advice on breathing and reading, inflection and projection, the roles played by better scripting and better sitting, mic techniques and voice care tips... with exercises and anecdotes from a career spent in TV and radio studios. If you're wondering about how to start a podcast, or have had one for a while - download every episode!


And as themes develop over the weeks (that is, they are not random topics day-by-day), this is a free, course to help you GET A BETTER BROADCAST, PODCAST AND VOICE OVER VOICE.


Look out for more details of the book during 2024.

Contacts: https://linktr.ee/Peter_Stewart

Audio recording script and show notes (c) 2021, 2022, 2023 Peter Stewart


Peter has been around voice and audio all his working life and has trained hundreds of broadcasters in all styles of radio from pop music stations such as Capital FM and BBC Radio 1, the classical music station BBC Radio 3 and regional BBC stations. He’s trained news presenters on regional TV, the BBC News Channel and on flagship programmes such as the BBC’s Panorama. 


He has written a number of books on audio and video presentation and production (see contacts clink above) and presented hundreds of radio shows (you may have heard him on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, Virgin Radio or Kiss, as well as BBC regional radio) with various formats. He has read tens of thousands of news bulletins and hosted 3,000+ podcast episodes.


The podcast title refers to those who may wish to change their speaking voice in some way. It is not a suggestion that anyone should, or be pressured into needing to. We love accents and dialects, and are well aware that how we speak changes over time. The key is: is your voice successfully communicating your message, so it is being understood (and potentially being acted upon) by your target audience?


This podcast is London-based and examples are spoken in the RP (Received Pronunciation) / standard-English / BBC English pronunciation, although invariably applicable to other languages, accents and dialects.


The 'Peter Stewart' show is perhaps of great interest to those in broadcast voice overs, the broadcast voice, how to start a voice podcast, broadcasting voice training, your speaking voice, breathing technique, and conversational speaking. You may also find it useful if you are searching for information on voice coaching, voice training, voice overs, podcasting, broadcasting, presenting, being a voice over actor and newsreading, audio branding, public speaking, the recorded voice, vocal tips, performance, vocal health education, vocal technique and voice over training.


Music credits: all Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Episode Date
1000 - The End
Sep 26, 2023
0999 – The Diction-ary of Voice – V and W
Sep 25, 2023
0998 – The Diction-ary of Voice – T
Sep 24, 2023
0997 – The Diction-ary of Voice – S
Sep 23, 2023
0996 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 2
Sep 22, 2023
0995 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 1
Sep 21, 2023
0994 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P
Sep 20, 2023
0993 – The Diction-ary of Voice – P - Part 2
Sep 19, 2023
0992 – The Diction-ary of Voice – N and P
Sep 18, 2023
0991 – The Diction-ary of Voice – M
Sep 17, 2023
0990 – The Diction-ary of Voice – L
Sep 16, 2023
0989 – The Diction-ary of Voice – I
Sep 15, 2023
0988 – The Diction-ary of Voice – H
Sep 14, 2023
0987 – The Diction-ary of Voice – G
Sep 13, 2023
0986 – The Diction-ary of Voice – F
Sep 12, 2023
0985 – The Diction-ary of Voice – E
Sep 11, 2023
0984 – The Diction-ary of Voice – D Part 2
Sep 10, 2023
0983 – The Diction-ary of Voice - D Part 1
Sep 09, 2023
0982 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 4
Sep 08, 2023
0981 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 3
Sep 07, 2023
0980 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 2
Sep 06, 2023
0979 – The Diction-ary of Voice - C Part 1
Sep 05, 2023
0978 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 2
Sep 04, 2023
0977 – The Diction-ary of Voice - B Part 1
Sep 03, 2023
0976 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 2
Sep 02, 2023
0975 – The Diction-ary of Voice - A Part 1
Sep 01, 2023
0974 – Whispering Voice
Aug 31, 2023
0973 – The Whining Voice
Aug 30, 2023
0972 – ‘Vocal Fry’ Voice
Aug 29, 2023
0971 – Valley Speak
Aug 28, 2023
0970 - Uptalk
Aug 27, 2023
0969 - The Unnaturally Pitched Voice
Aug 26, 2023
0968 – The ‘Tired’ Voice
Aug 25, 2023
0967 - The ‘Throwaway’ Delivery
Aug 24, 2023
0966 - Throat Clearing
Aug 23, 2023
0965 – The ‘Thin’ Voice
Aug 22, 2023
0964 - Stumbling
Aug 21, 2023
0963 - Stammering –
Aug 20, 2023
0962 - 'Sloppy' Speech
Aug 19, 2023
0961 – The ‘Sing Song’ Delivery
Aug 18, 2023
0960 – The ‘Sibilant’ Voice
Aug 17, 2023
0959 - The 'Script-reading' Voice
Aug 16, 2023
0958 – The ‘Quiet’ Voice
Aug 15, 2023
0957 - Popping on the Mic
Aug 14, 2023
0956 – The ‘Plonking’ Speech Pattern
Aug 13, 2023
0955 – Noisy Breathing
Aug 12, 2023
0954 – The ‘Nervous’ Voice
Aug 11, 2023
0953 – The 'Nasal' Voice
Aug 10, 2023
0952 – The ‘Monotonous’ Voice
Aug 09, 2023
0951 – The ‘Hoarse, Husky or Croaky’ Voice
Aug 08, 2023
0950 – The ‘Gravelly’ Voice
Aug 07, 2023
0949 – The ‘Gabbling’ Voice
Aug 06, 2023
0948 – The ‘Forced Pitch’ Voice
Aug 05, 2023
0947 – Filler Words
Aug 04, 2023
0946 – The ‘Ending Pattern’ Voice
Aug 03, 2023
0945 – The ‘Choppy’ delivery
Aug 02, 2023
0944 – Bunged up voice
Aug 01, 2023
0943 – Breathy Voice
Jul 31, 2023
0942 – Dry Mouth Problems
Jul 30, 2023
0941 – The Boring Voice
Jul 29, 2023
0940 – YOUR ‘GET A BETTER VOICE’ SYMPTOMS AND PRESCRIPTIONS
Jul 28, 2023
0939 – Emotional Stress After Vocal Injury
Jul 27, 2023
0938 – How Emotions And Trauma Affect How You Sound
Jul 26, 2023
0937 – Studio ‘Corpsing’
Jul 25, 2023
0936 – Breaking News
Jul 24, 2023
0935 – Stopping Silly Script-reading Slip-ups
Jul 23, 2023
0934 – If It *Does* Go Wrong
Jul 22, 2023
0933 – Confidence Vs. Cockiness
Jul 21, 2023
0932 – Beta Blockers To Help Studio Nerves
Jul 20, 2023
0931 – Look After Each Other
Jul 19, 2023
0930 – Earn Your ‘On Air’ Miles
Jul 18, 2023
0929 – Gobble Up The Feedback
Jul 17, 2023
0928 – Warming Down
Jul 16, 2023
0927 – What To Do In The Moment When The Nerves Feel Real
Jul 15, 2023
0926 – ‘Park’ Perfection
Jul 14, 2023
0925 – Pause and Breathe, Focus and Relax
Jul 13, 2023
0924 – Pre-Performance Routines
Jul 12, 2023
0923 – Positive Self-Talk
Jul 11, 2023
0922 – Step By Step Positive Songs
Jul 10, 2023
0921 – Nutrition and Hydration
Jul 09, 2023
0920 – Rest and Relax
Jul 08, 2023
0919 – Does Practice Make Perfect?
Jul 07, 2023
0918 – Counselling For Mic Fright
Jul 06, 2023
0917 – Have a No-Stress Rehearsal
Jul 05, 2023
0916 – Remind Yourself Why You Care
Jul 04, 2023
0915 – Renaming and Reframing Mic Fright
Jul 03, 2023
0914 – Be “Channelin’ The Adrenaline”!
Jul 02, 2023
0913 – Know Your Nervous Triggers
Jul 01, 2023
0912 – Your Mindset At The Mic
Jun 30, 2023
0911 – Your Guests’ Nerves
Jun 29, 2023
0910 – How The Audience Reacts To Your Nerves
Jun 28, 2023
0909 – How Video Meetings Can Cause Stress
Jun 27, 2023
0908 – When You Simply Can’t Speak At All
Jun 26, 2023
0907 – The Vocal Effect Of Mic Fright
Jun 25, 2023
0906 – The Respiratory Effect Of Mic Fright
Jun 24, 2023
0905 – The Physical Effect Of Mic Fright
Jun 23, 2023
0904 – The Mental Effect Of Mic Fright
Jun 22, 2023
0903 – The Studio ‘Caveman’
Jun 21, 2023
0902 – Mic ‘Flight and Fight’
Jun 20, 2023
0901 – Lack of Prep Time
Jun 20, 2023
0900 – Confidence And Self-Esteem
Jun 18, 2023
0899 – Underlying Reasons For Mic Fright
Jun 17, 2023
0898 – Causes Of Mic Fright
Jun 16, 2023
0897 – Studio Excitement
Jun 15, 2023
0896 – Studio Sensitivity
Jun 14, 2023
0895 – Studio Workaholism
Jun 13, 2023
0894 – Studio Perfectionism
Jun 12, 2023
0893 – Studio Imposter Syndrome
Jun 11, 2023
0892 – Studio ‘Voice Confrontation’
Jun 10, 2023
0891 – Studio Embarrassment
Jun 09, 2023
0890 – Studio Disillusionment
Jun 08, 2023
0889 – Studio Claustrophobia
Jun 07, 2023
0888 – Studio Depression
Jun 06, 2023
0887 – Studio Anxiety
Jun 05, 2023
0886 – Studio Stress
Jun 04, 2023
0885 – Studio Nervousness
Jun 03, 2023
0884 – Mic Fright
Jun 02, 2023
0883 – Self Massage
Jun 01, 2023
0882 – Vocalisations of Different Voice Sounds
May 31, 2023
0881 – Surgery And The Voice
May 30, 2023
0880 – Vomiting And The Voice
May 29, 2023
0879 – HPV And The Voice
May 28, 2023
0878 – Alcohol And The Voice
May 27, 2023
0877 – Steroids And The Voice
May 26, 2023
0876 – Vaping And The Voice
May 25, 2023
0875 – Cocaine And The Voice
May 24, 2023
0874 – Marijuana And The Voice
May 23, 2023
0873 – More Cures For Summer Allergies
May 22, 2023
0872 – Cures For Summer Allergies
May 21, 2023
0871 – Your Pitch and Post Nasal Drips
May 20, 2023
0870 – Pollens and Blossoms: Summer Allergies and Your Voice
May 19, 2023
0869 – Your Voice in Winter - 4
May 18, 2023
0868 – Your Voice in Winter - 3
May 17, 2023
0867 – Your Voice in Winter - 2
May 16, 2023
0866 – Your Voice in Winter - 1
May 15, 2023
0865 – Coping With Covid
May 14, 2023
0864 – Don’t Forget Your Ears
May 13, 2023
0863 – Eye Exercises
May 12, 2023
0862 – Don’t Forget Your Eyes
May 11, 2023
0861 – Feeling Attractive vs. Sounding Unobstructed
May 10, 2023
0860 – Tight Clothes, Tight Voice
May 09, 2023
0859 – Myth 5: Dark-coloured Pee Means You Are Dehydrated
May 08, 2023
0858 – Myth 4: Drinking Water Can Help You Lose Weight
May 07, 2023
0857 – Myth 3: We Need ‘Sports Drinks’
May 06, 2023
0856 – Myth 2: Caffeine Makes You Dehydrated
May 05, 2023
0855 – Myth 1: You Need To Drink at Least Eight Glasses of Water a Day
May 04, 2023
0854 – The Food And Drink Good List
May 03, 2023
0853 – The Food And Drink Naughty List
May 02, 2023
0852 – The Food And Drink That Can Damage Your Voice
May 01, 2023
0851 – Your ‘Goldilocks’ Vocal Folds
Apr 30, 2023
850 – Vocal Trauma
Apr 29, 2023
849 – Sub-Glottal Pressure
Apr 28, 2023
848 – Help! The Gym Has Wrecked My Voice!
Apr 27, 2023
847 – Fit Body Factors: intensity and balance
Apr 26, 2023
846 – Fit Body, Fit Voice
Apr 25, 2023
845 – Birthday Candles
Apr 24, 2023
844 – Sue-eeeeee
Apr 23, 2023
843 – Let It All Out
Apr 22, 2023
842 – It’s Hip to Breathe Square
Apr 21, 2023
841 – The Crunch and Stretch
Apr 20, 2023
840 – How To Know Your Air Flow
Apr 19, 2023
839 – Don’t Take Fish Gulps
Apr 18, 2023
838 – Excessive Oxygenation
Apr 17, 2023
837 – Efficient Air-Use Exercises
Apr 16, 2023
836 – The Deep Breathing Double Whammy
Apr 15, 2023
835 – “Why Do I Run Out Of Breath?”
Apr 14, 2023
834 – The Breath Control Process
Apr 13, 2023
833 – Breath Support and Breath Control
Apr 12, 2023
832 – Passive and Active Breathing
Apr 11, 2023
831 – The Key Thing of Breathing
Apr 10, 2023
830 – Lion Yawns
Apr 09, 2023
829 – Cooling Down After Voice Work
Apr 08, 2023
828 – Yoga For Your Voice
Apr 07, 2023
827 – Stretching Cats and Wobbly Babies
Apr 06, 2023
826 – The Forward Flop
Apr 05, 2023
825 – Side Slides
Apr 04, 2023
824 – Yes and No
Apr 03, 2023
823 – Hands Down
Apr 02, 2023
822 – Hula Hoops
Apr 01, 2023
821 – Shoulder Shrugs and Rolls
Mar 31, 2023
0820 – Windmill Arms
Mar 30, 2023
0819 – Be A Crawler
Mar 29, 2023
0818 – Hum and Drum
Mar 28, 2023
0817– Make A Stand!
Mar 27, 2023
0816 – Whole Body Warm Up Exercises
Mar 26, 2023
0815 – Relaxation From Tension
Mar 26, 2023
0814 – Ten Tell-Tale Signs of Tension
Mar 25, 2023
0813 – Your Studio Desk Set Up
Mar 24, 2023
0812 – Nine Lines On the Spine (7-9)
Mar 23, 2023
0811 – Nine Lines On the Spine (4-6)
Mar 22, 2023
0810 – Nine Lines On the Spine (1-3)
Mar 21, 2023
0809 – Vocal Tension From Sitting and Standing
Mar 20, 2023
0808 – The Causes of Vocal Tension
Mar 19, 2023
0807 – Tension and Relaxation
Mar 18, 2023
0806 – Stretching and Strengthening Your Laryngeal Muscle
Mar 17, 2023
0805 – Your Physical Health
Mar 16, 2023
0804 – The Cool-Down Low-Down
Mar 15, 2023
0803 – Green Kings Singing
Mar 14, 2023
0802 – The ‘siNG soNG’ Vocal Warm Up
Mar 13, 2023
0801 – The ‘This & That’ Vocal Warm Up
Mar 12, 2023
0800 – The ‘Puh-Tuh-Kuh Puh-Tuh-Kuh’ Vocal Warm Up
Mar 11, 2023
0799 – A Trill-iantly Easy Lip Warm-Up
Mar 10, 2023
0798 – Giving Your Lips A Work-Pout
Mar 09, 2023
0797 – The ‘Pucker Muscle’ and the ‘Smile Muscle’
Mar 08, 2023
0796 – Bits About Lips
Mar 07, 2023
0795 - The ‘Mouth’s Mystery Muscle’
Mar 06, 2023
0794 – Blowing Raspberries
Mar 05, 2023
0793 – The Right Way To Use Tongue Twisters As An Articulation Exercise
Mar 04, 2023
0792 – The ‘Tongue Curl’ Vocal Exercise
Mar 03, 2023
0791 – A Drumroll For The Tongue
Mar 02, 2023
0790 – The ‘Toothpaste Tongue’ Vocal Exercise
Mar 01, 2023
0789 – Getting a ‘Slug Tongue’
Feb 28, 2023
0788 – Tongue Stretches
Feb 27, 2023
0787 – Tongue Fun
Feb 26, 2023
0786 – The Exaggeration Vocal Exercise
Feb 25, 2023
0785 – Jaw Massage
Feb 24, 2023
0784 – The Toffee and Chipmunk Jaw Exercises
Feb 23, 2023
0783 – The ‘Silent Laugh’ Vocal Exercise
Feb 22, 2023
0782 – The ‘Yawn Sigh’ Vocal Exercise
Feb 21, 2023
0781 – The Ubiquitous Panting Exercise
Feb 20, 2023
0780 – Tarzan and The Wake-Up Hum
Feb 19, 2023
0779 – Why Warm Up Your Voice?
Feb 18, 2023
0778 – Vocal Exercise Advise
Feb 17, 2023
0777 – Vocal Work-Outs, Warm-Ups and Winding Down
Feb 16, 2023
0776 – Help! I’m Getting A Cold!
Feb 15, 2023
0775 – Vocal Fold Haemorrhage
Feb 14, 2023
0774 – Voice Advice From Justin Timberlake and Larry Hagman
Feb 13, 2023
0773 – Polyps, Nodules and Phonal Trauma
Feb 12, 2023
0772 – The Greatest Vocal Athletes
Feb 11, 2023
0771 – Vocal Conditioning Through Proper Pacing
Feb 10, 2023
0770 – Why Having A Secret May Be Hurting Your Voice
Feb 09, 2023
0769 – Why African Elephants In Underpants May Be Hurting Your Voice
Feb 08, 2023
0768 – What To Say To An Anaesthetist
Feb 07, 2023
0767 – How A Kettle Can Help Your Voice
Feb 06, 2023
0766 –Voice Problems Caused By Shouting and Smoking
Feb 05, 2023
0765 – How Snoring May Be Causing Voice Problems
Feb 04, 2023
0764 – How Meds Can Hurt Not Help Your Voice
Feb 03, 2023
0763 – How Your Voice Is Affected By Oestrogen, Progesterone and Androgens
Feb 02, 2023
0762 – How Hormones Affect Your Voice
Feb 01, 2023
0761 – The Voice Enemies Of Air Con, Carphones and Coughing
Jan 31, 2023
0760 – Signs Your Voice Isn’t As It Should Be
Jan 30, 2023
0759 – Potentially Unhelpful Vocal Rest
Jan 29, 2023
0758 – The Importance Of Voice Naps
Jan 28, 2023
0757 – Outside Elements Damaging Your Voice
Jan 27, 2023
0756 – Your Vocal Battery
Jan 26, 2023
0755 – Why Your Evening Meal Could Be Killing Your Voice
Jan 25, 2023
0754 – Why ‘Thirst’ Is Unreliable
Jan 24, 2023
0753 – Hydration Oughta Be Water, But…
Jan 23, 2023
0752 – Hydrate to Sound Great. Here’s Why…
Jan 22, 2023
0751 – A Moment On Mucus
Jan 21, 2023
0750 – The Hydration Situation
Jan 20, 2023
0749 – Why Cough Sweets Are A Con
Jan 19, 2023
0748 – Vocal Health as Asset Protection
Jan 18, 2023
0747 – You Are A Vocal Athlete
Jan 17, 2023
0746 – Exercise Advisories
Jan 16, 2023
0745 – Your Vocal, Physical and Emotional Health: an introduction
Jan 15, 2023
0744 – Telephony Voiceovers
Jan 14, 2023
0743 – Voiceover Cut-Throughs
Jan 13, 2023
0742 – Station Imaging Voiceovers
Jan 12, 2023
0741 – Voicing Public Service Announcements.
Jan 11, 2023
0740 – The Tonal Scale on Political Voiceovers
Jan 10, 2023
0739 – Political Ad Voiceover Styles
Jan 09, 2023
0738 – Finding The Key Points in Political Voiceover Scripts
Jan 08, 2023
0737 – Political Voiceovers: Lead Ins and Pay Offs
Jan 07, 2023
0736 – Key Words to Highlight in Political Ads
Jan 06, 2023
0735 – Voiceovers For Political Ads
Jan 05, 2023
0734 – Movie Trailers Voiceovers
Jan 04, 2023
0733 – Medical Narration Skills
Jan 03, 2023
0732 – The 4 P’s of Speaking Outdoors
Jan 02, 2023
0731 – Sport Stadium Announcing
Jan 01, 2023
0730 – Skilling Up To Be Godlike
Dec 31, 2022
0729 – Your Godlike Presentation
Dec 30, 2022
0728 – Your Bow Tie And Ball Gown Prep
Dec 29, 2022
0727 – Prepping For ‘Voice of God’ Announcements
Dec 28, 2022
0726 – Your ‘Voice of God’ Voice
Dec 27, 2022
0725 – Live Event Announcement Skills
Dec 26, 2022
0724 – Reading Cast Lists
Dec 25, 2022
0723 – Reading Lists
Dec 24, 2022
0722 – Possible Hazards in e-Learning Narration
Dec 23, 2022
0721 – Explainer and Training Video Narration
Dec 22, 2022
0720 – Sight-Reading Skills For Your e-Learning Narration
Dec 21, 2022
0719 – Stamina and Timing For Your e-Learning Narration
Dec 20, 2022
0718 – Intonation and Projection For Your e-Learning Narration
Dec 19, 2022
0717 – Pace and Tone For Your e-Learning Narration
Dec 18, 2022
0716 – e-Learning Narration
Dec 17, 2022
0715 – Voiceover Dubbing Multi-Skills
Dec 16, 2022
0714 – Lip-Sync, Phrase-Sync, Non-Sync, Bilingual and Narration Dubbing
Dec 15, 2022
0713 – Full-Dubbing Skills
Dec 14, 2022
0712 – Dialogue Replacement Skills
Dec 13, 2022
0711 – Brand Voices
Dec 12, 2022
0710 – Audio Guide Narration Skills
Dec 11, 2022
0709 – Voicing and Producing Audio Guides
Dec 10, 2022
0708 – Voicing Audio Descriptions
Dec 09, 2022
0707 – Growls and Grunts, Snorts and Squeaks
Dec 08, 2022
0706 – Staccato Chickens and Hissing Snakes
Dec 07, 2022
0705 – Animal Characterisations
Dec 06, 2022
0704 – Advertisements / Commercials
Dec 05, 2022
0703 – Animal Noises, Political Ads, IVRs and VOGs: Other voiceover roles
Dec 04, 2022
0702 – At The End Of An Audiobook Recording
Dec 03, 2022
0701 – Character Relationships In Audiobook Narration
Dec 02, 2022
0700 – Post-Dialogue Attributions In Audiobook Narration
Dec 01, 2022
0699 – Preparing a Text For Audiobook Narration
Nov 30, 2022
0698 – Story-telling For A Young Audience
Nov 29, 2022
0697 – Potential Problems When Voicing Audiobook Characters
Nov 28, 2022
0696 – Voicing ‘Minor Characters’ in Audiobook Narration
Nov 27, 2022
0695 – Audiobook Character Voices
Nov 26, 2022
0694 – Projection And Pace For The Audiobook Narrator
Nov 25, 2022
0693 – Impartiality For The Audiobook Narrator
Nov 24, 2022
0692 – Analysis and Agility For The Audiobook Narrator
Nov 23, 2022
0691 – The Audiobook Narrator’s *Own* Character
Nov 22, 2022
0690 – The Narrator’s Various Points of Views
Nov 21, 2022
0689 – Fiction Audiobook Narration Skills
Nov 20, 2022
0688 – Non-Fiction Audiobook Narration Skills
Nov 19, 2022
0687 – Vocal, Physical and Mental Health For Narration
Nov 18, 2022
0686 – Clarity, Consistency and Concentration in Voice Acting
Nov 17, 2022
0685 – ‘Punch And Roll’ Voice Recording
Nov 16, 2022
0684 – Voice Over Eye>Brain>Mouth Control
Nov 15, 2022
0683 – Narration Stamina
Nov 14, 2022
0682 – Natural Narration Foundations
Nov 13, 2022
0681 – Audiobook Narration
Nov 12, 2022
0680 – Voice Acting In Gaming
Nov 11, 2022
0679 – Concatenation Concerns
Nov 10, 2022
0678 – Character Creep
Nov 09, 2022
0677 – Keeping In Character
Nov 08, 2022
0676 – Vocal Exaggeration In Animation
Nov 07, 2022
0675 – Using Props To Get Into A Character Properly
Nov 06, 2022
0674 – Be A ‘Moody’ Voice Actor
Nov 05, 2022
0673 – Animation Attitudes
Nov 04, 2022
0672 – More Non-Verbal Sounds in Voice Acting
Nov 03, 2022
0671 – Non-Verbal Sounds in Voice Acting
Nov 02, 2022
0670 – Voice Acting Mannerisms
Nov 01, 2022
0669 – How Visuals Help Your Animation VoiceOver
Oct 31, 2022
0668 – Getting An Animation Voice That Fits The Visuals
Oct 29, 2022
0667 – Your Character’s ‘Voicernality’
Oct 28, 2022
0666 – The Value of Creating Character Catchphrases
Oct 27, 2022
0665 – Creating a Character Catalogue
Oct 26, 2022
0664 – How To Steal A Character Voice
Oct 25, 2022
0663 – Creating a Cast of Core Character Voices
Oct 24, 2022
0662 – Characters in Cartoons, Animations and Gaming Acting
Oct 23, 2022
0661 – The Variety of Voiceover Opportunities 2
Oct 22, 2022
0660 – The Variety of Voiceover Opportunities 1
Oct 21, 2022
0659 – Specialised Scriptreading Skills
Oct 20, 2022
0658 – Re-takes and Re-records
Oct 19, 2022
0657 – Avoiding Studio Hiccups Caused By Hiccups
Oct 18, 2022
0656 – On-Mic Panting
Oct 17, 2022
0655 – Why We Get Studio Giggles
Oct 16, 2022
0654 – Dead Good Advice On Studio Corpsing
Oct 15, 2022
0653 – When your Insert Goes Down
Oct 14, 2022
0652 – Classic Voice-Over Cock Ups
Oct 13, 2022
0651 – When To Expect Verbal Trips and Slips
Oct 12, 2022
0650 – Verbal Trips and Slips
Oct 11, 2022
0649 – Practicing Talking To Time
Oct 10, 2022
0648 – Talking To Time
Oct 09, 2022
0647 – Why We Hit Script-Reading Speed Bumps
Oct 08, 2022
0646 – Speed-Reading
Oct 07, 2022
0645 – Rehearsing Cold Reading
Oct 06, 2022
0644 – Script-Reading and Peripheral Vision
Oct 05, 2022
0643 – Warming Up To Cold Reads
Oct 04, 2022
0642 – Sight-Reading Scripts Tips
Oct 03, 2022
0641 – Extracting Distracting Fillers 2
Oct 02, 2022
0640 – Extracting Distracting Fillers 1
Oct 01, 2022
0639 – Why “Umm” May Make You Sound Dumb
Sep 30, 2022
0638 – Do You Like “like”?
Sep 29, 2022
0637 – Umm, Err, Well, Kinda
Sep 28, 2022
0636 – Giving Good ‘Libbing’
Sep 27, 2022
0635 – Killing Your Presentation With Bullets
Sep 26, 2022
0634 – When To Ditch The Studio Script
Sep 25, 2022
0633 – Other Voice Skills: Adlibs, Cold Reading and Talking To Time
Sep 24, 2022
0632 – Giving Yourself Voice Direction
Sep 23, 2022
0631 – Your Role As A Voice Script ‘Meaning Miner’
Sep 22, 2022
0630 – Voice-Over Studio Direction
Sep 21, 2022
0629 – Getting Feedback On Your Voice
Sep 20, 2022
0628 – Voice Over Guide Tracks
Sep 19, 2022
0627 – How Voice Directors Can Help You Feel Part Of The Production Team
Sep 18, 2022
0626 – The Limits Of Line-Reading
Sep 17, 2022
0625 – Line-Reading For Voice Training
Sep 16, 2022
0624 – What’s Really Happening in a 1-by-1 Voice Over Read
Sep 15, 2022
0623 – Don’t Nix The Mix
Sep 14, 2022
0622 – Take Your Time and Sound (More Than) Fine
Sep 13, 2022
0621 – What To Do If Your Script Has Alarming Timings
Sep 12, 2022
0620 – Don’t Introduce An Excuse For Your Poor Voice Performance
Sep 11, 2022
0619 – When It Hits That the Script Is Sh*t
Sep 10, 2022
0618 – How To Return After A Verbal Slip
Sep 09, 2022
0617 – How To Make A Sound Engineer Your Friend
Sep 08, 2022
0616 – The Voice-Over Studio Workflow
Sep 07, 2022
0615 – Voice Director Skills
Sep 06, 2022
0614 – Talking About Studio Talkbacks
Sep 05, 2022
0613 – How ‘Control Room Characters’ May Shape Your Voice
Sep 04, 2022
0612 – Taking Voice Production Notes
Sep 03, 2022
0611 – What To Take Into A Voice Recording Session
Sep 02, 2022
0610 – Top ‘Studio Day’ Tips
Sep 01, 2022
0609 – What Is Not In Your Briefs
Aug 31, 2022
0608 – Your Voice Mixed With Music
Aug 30, 2022
0607 – Your Voice Over Role
Aug 29, 2022
0606 – Who Will Hear Your Voice?
Aug 28, 2022
0605 – What’s In Your Briefs
Aug 27, 2022
0604 – The Brief For A Voice-Over Recording
Aug 26, 2022
0603 – Pre-Prep To Keep In Step
Aug 25, 2022
0602 – On The Day Prep To Get A Better Voice
Aug 24, 2022
0601 – How The Way We Sound Shapes Our Identities
Aug 23, 2022
0600 – Vocal Confidence Through Familiarisation With The Script And Situation
Aug 22, 2022
0599 – Vocal Confidence Through Familiarisation With Yourself
Aug 21, 2022
0598 – Vocal Confidence Through Relaxed Breathing
Aug 20, 2022
0597 – The Vocal Confidence Quotient
Aug 19, 2022
0596 – Work Variety To Increase Your Vocal Experience
Aug 18, 2022
0595 – Why We Sound Different In Our Headphones
Aug 17, 2022
0594 – Wrapping Up Presenting Unboxing Videos
Aug 16, 2022
0593 – How To Practice Ad Libbing Skills
Aug 15, 2022
0592 – How To Practice Talking To Time
Aug 14, 2022
0591 – The ‘Two Brains’ Skill You Need To Master
Aug 13, 2022
0590 – How To Practice Sight-Reading
Aug 12, 2022
0589 – How To Practice Script-Reading Accuracy
Aug 11, 2022
0588 – The Cheeky Hack To Sound Like Other Voice Artists
Aug 10, 2022
0587 – Life’s Free Voice Training Opportunities
Aug 09, 2022
0586 – 10,000 Kicks To A Better Voice
Aug 08, 2022
0585 – The 3-P Formula For A Better Voice
Aug 07, 2022
0584 – How To Be An Auto-Cutie 3
Aug 06, 2022
0583 – How To Be An Auto-Cutie 2
Aug 05, 2022
0582 – How To Be An Auto-Cutie 1
Aug 04, 2022
0581 – Prompts On Using Your Voice With A Teleprompt
Aug 03, 2022
0580 – Video Call Voice Confidence Tricks
Aug 02, 2022
0579 – Why Video Calls Lead To Vocal Loading
Aug 01, 2022
0578 – How ‘Zoom Dysmorphia’ Affects Your Video-Call Voice
Jul 31, 2022
0577 – How To Prepare Your voice For Video-Calls
Jul 30, 2022
0576 – Why Video Calls Are Exhausting
Jul 29, 2022
0575 – Why Voices Are Raised On Video Calls
Jul 28, 2022
0574 – The Zoom Settings To Make You Sound Better
Jul 27, 2022
0573 - … And What You Can Do About It.
Jul 26, 2022
0572 - How You Hear Affects Your Video-Call Voice…
Jul 25, 2022
0571 - How You Sit Affects Your Video-Call Voice
Jul 24, 2022
0570 – How Appearing On Video Calls Affect Your Voice
Jul 23, 2022
0569 – A Piece On Earpieces
Jul 22, 2022
0568 – What To Think Of When Buying Studio Headphones
Jul 21, 2022
0567 – Headphones: The ‘One Ear On, One Ear Off’ Style
Jul 20, 2022
0566 – Why Some Presenters Go ‘Headless’
Jul 19, 2022
0565 – SQUEAEAEAL!! Headphone Volume And Feedback
Jul 18, 2022
0564 – How Wearing Headphones Improves Your Voice
Jul 17, 2022
0563 – The Weird Things About Hearing Yourself Through Headphones
Jul 16, 2022
0562 – Three *More* Reasons You Need Studio Headphones
Jul 15, 2022
0561 – Three Reasons You Need Studio Headphones
Jul 14, 2022
0560 – From Microphones To Headphones
Jul 13, 2022
0559 – Using A Mic, Right
Jul 12, 2022
0558 – Studio Bacteria
Jul 11, 2022
0557 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Sibilance
Jul 10, 2022
0556 – Pop Screens and Filters
Jul 09, 2022
0555 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Popping Ps
Jul 08, 2022
0554 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Off-Mic Audio
Jul 07, 2022
0553 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Mouth Noise
Jul 06, 2022
0552 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Interference and Hum
Jul 05, 2022
0551 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Hiss
Jul 04, 2022
0550 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Echos
Jul 03, 2022
0549 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Recording Distortion
Jul 02, 2022
0548 – Mic Muck-Ups Solved!: Clicks
Jul 01, 2022
0547 – Listen Out For These Common Microphone Muck-Ups
Jun 30, 2022
0546 – Noise-Gates and Ducking
Jun 29, 2022
0545 – Equalisation, Compressors and De-Essers
Jun 28, 2022
0544 – Studio Tech That Could Make Your Voice Sound Great
Jun 27, 2022
0543 – Mike’s Mic Problem: A Case Study
Jun 26, 2022
0542 – Your Mic Levels Mixed With Music
Jun 25, 2022
0541 – Your Mic Levels With Headphones
Jun 24, 2022
0540 – Mics At Noisy Events
Jun 23, 2022
0539 – The Magic Balance Between Mic Position, Projection and Recording Levels
Jun 22, 2022
0538 – Maddening Over-Modding
Jun 21, 2022
0537 – How To Fix A Recorded Level That’s Too High… Or Low
Jun 20, 2022
0536 – Automatic Level Control
Jun 19, 2022
0535 – Why A Studio Engineer Wants To Know About Your Breakfast
Jun 18, 2022
0534 – “A Bit For Level, Please”
Jun 17, 2022
0533 – Don’t Interfere With the Sound Engineer
Jun 16, 2022
0532 – Why You Need To Love Your LUFS
Jun 15, 2022
0531 – Loudness Standards
Jun 14, 2022
0530 – How Recording Levels Affect Your Voice
Jun 13, 2022
0529 – What To Wear ‘On-Mic’
Jun 12, 2022
0528 – On-Mic Breathing
Jun 11, 2022
0527 – The Off-Chance of Being Off-Mic
Jun 10, 2022
0526 – Speaking On Mic
Jun 09, 2022
0525 – Finding The ‘Sweet Spot’
Jun 08, 2022
0524 – How To Get The ‘Barry White’ Effect
Jun 07, 2022
0523 – Why Six Inches Is A Great Length
Jun 06, 2022
0522 – Microphone Headsets
Jun 05, 2022
0521 – Reading Scripts From A Screen
Jun 04, 2022
0520 – The Mic-To-Mouth Position
Jun 03, 2022
0519 – Mic Stands, Arms and Mounts
Jun 02, 2022
0518 – Types Of Mics
Jun 01, 2022
0517 – What You Need To Know About How Mics Affect Your Voice
May 31, 2022
0516 – The Clap Test For A Better Voice
May 30, 2022
0515 – Treating Your Studio: At The Very Least Do This
May 29, 2022
0514 – The Difference Between Sound ‘Proofing’ and Sound ‘Treating’
May 28, 2022
0513 – All About Acoustics
May 27, 2022
0512 – How The Studio Space Affects Your Voice
May 26, 2022
0511 – What’s Stuff About The Studio Got To Do With My Voice?
May 25, 2022
0510 - Your Voice In The Studio
May 24, 2022
0509 – Vocal Variety
May 23, 2022
0508 – Your Injection Into The Output
May 22, 2022
0507 – Personality and Rapport
May 21, 2022
0506 – Stop Thinking What You’re Doing
May 20, 2022
0505 – Rehearsing Conversationality
May 19, 2022
0504 – A Giveaway That You’re Reading
May 18, 2022
0503 – 20/21 - Suspensions and Stumbles
May 17, 2022
0502 – 19 - Unlock the Full Stops
May 16, 2022
0501 – 18 - Play With Your Voice
May 15, 2022
0500 – The Anchor/Reporter Rapport
May 14, 2022
0499 – Off-The-Page and Off-The-Cuff
May 13, 2022
0498 – TV Two-ways
May 12, 2022
0497 – The Lead In – Working Example
May 11, 2022
0496 – React To Act
May 10, 2022
0495 – 17 - Lead in Lines
May 09, 2022
0494 – 16 - Rhythm Nation
May 08, 2022
0493 – Sounding Like An Expert
May 07, 2022
0492 – 15 - Pausing
May 06, 2022
0491 – 14 - Gestures
May 05, 2022
0490 – 13 - Conversational Intonation
May 04, 2022
0489 – 12 - Volume and projection
May 03, 2022
0488 – The ‘Word Merge’
May 02, 2022
0487 – 11 - Contractions and Elisions
May 01, 2022
0486 – A ‘Stream Of Consciousness’
Apr 30, 2022
0485 – 10 - Ad-libs
Apr 29, 2022
0484 – Articulation In Conversationality
Apr 28, 2022
0483 – Eliminate Banality and Formality
Apr 27, 2022
0482 – 9 - The Form Of The Words
Apr 26, 2022
0481 – Conversation Questions
Apr 25, 2022
0480 – Focus On The Message More Than Your Voice
Apr 24, 2022
0479 – Pitching Your Presentation
Apr 23, 2022
0478 – The Emotion Duplication
Apr 22, 2022
0477 - 8 – Know What The Desired Response Is Of That Audience
Apr 21, 2022
0476 - 7 – Imagine Where That Audience Is Listening / What They Are Doing
Apr 20, 2022
0475 – The Geller Principle
Apr 19, 2022
0474 – The Information Equation
Apr 18, 2022
0473 - The Listener's B-S Detector
Apr 17, 2022
0472 - 6 – Understand The Story Or The Message
Apr 16, 2022
0471 - 5 – Know Who *You* Are
Apr 15, 2022
0470 – NPR Advice
Apr 14, 2022
0469 - Keep yourself single
Apr 13, 2022
0468 – Intimate Audio
Apr 12, 2022
0467 – Talk To Teddy
Apr 11, 2022
0466 – Where Are They Listening
Apr 10, 2022
0465 – Your Audience Reminder
Apr 09, 2022
0464 – 4 – Talk To Them One To One
Apr 08, 2022
0463 – 3 - Know Who Your Audience Is
Apr 07, 2022
0462 - 2 - Be Comfortable
Apr 06, 2022
0461 – 1 - Study Natural Conversations In The Wild
Apr 05, 2022
0460 – The Keys To Conversationality
Apr 04, 2022
0459 – Does A Conversational Read Lessen Your Authority?
Apr 03, 2022
0458 – BBC Presentation Advice
Apr 02, 2022
0457 – Don’t Be A Micro-Phoney
Apr 01, 2022
0456 – The ‘Level 1’ Read
Mar 31, 2022
0455 – The ‘Level 2’ Read
Mar 30, 2022
0454 – The ‘Level 3’ Read
Mar 29, 2022
0453 – The ‘Level 4’ Read
Mar 28, 2022
0452 – The ‘Level 5’ Read
Mar 27, 2022
0451 – “Can You Dial It Down A Bit?”
Mar 27, 2022
0450 – Considerations For Other Reading Styles
Mar 26, 2022
0449 – The Conversational Style of Reading
Mar 25, 2022
0448 – The Announcer Style of Reading
Mar 24, 2022
0447 – Conversational Contradictions
Mar 23, 2022
0446 – Sounding Conversational - Introduction
Mar 22, 2022
0445 – Expression Conclusion
Mar 21, 2022
0444 – Choosing The Right Gesture
Mar 20, 2022
0443 – The Nodding Dog Syndrome
Mar 19, 2022
0442 – Expression Suppression
Mar 18, 2022
0441 – Signature Gestures
Mar 17, 2022
0440 – Thaw Your Frozen Face
Mar 16, 2022
0439 – More Advantages of Gestures
Mar 15, 2022
0438 – Gestures In Voice Acting
Mar 14, 2022
0437 – Eye Contact For Video And Stage Performers
Mar 13, 2022
0436 – Gestures For TV and Video Presentations
Mar 12, 2022
0435 – ‘Verbal’ Gestures
Mar 11, 2022
0434 – ‘Leading’ and ‘Ideas’ Gestures
Mar 10, 2022
0433 – Adopting Authentic Gestures
Mar 09, 2022
0432 – Your Lesson In Physical Expression For Better Verbal Connection.
Mar 08, 2022
0431 – Face-To-Face Gestures When Talking Face-To-Mic
Mar 07, 2022
0430 – ‘Using Your Hands To Help Your Voice’
Mar 06, 2022
0429 – What is A ‘Natural’ and ‘Conversational’ Sound?
Mar 05, 2022
0428 – The Speed Of The Read – A Summary
Mar 04, 2022
0427 – Peter’s PT For Talking To Time
Mar 03, 2022
0426 – Peter’s PT For The Fast Talker
Mar 02, 2022
0425 – Pod-Fasting
Mar 01, 2022
0424 – The Pregnant Pause
Feb 28, 2022
0423 – The Difference Between A Pause And ‘Dead Air’
Feb 27, 2022
0422 – Pausing Practicalities
Feb 26, 2022
0421 – Too Many Pauses
Feb 25, 2022
0420 – Silence In An On-Air Studio
Feb 24, 2022
0419 – The Problem With Pauses
Feb 23, 2022
0418 – Pausing In Podcast Presenter Teams
Feb 22, 2022
0417 – The Janice Pause
Feb 21, 2022
0416 – Silence In Different Cultures
Feb 20, 2022
0415 – Silence Shows You’re Listening
Feb 19, 2022
0414 – Silence Skills In Interviewing
Feb 18, 2022
0413 – Scanning Scripts And Audiences
Feb 17, 2022
0412 – A Beat For A Breath
Feb 16, 2022
0411 – Using Silence as a Substitute
Feb 15, 2022
0410 – A Pause For Thought
Feb 14, 2022
0409 – Comic Timing
Feb 13, 2022
0408 – Pauses In A Visual Description
Feb 12, 2022
0407 – Pauses as an Indication of Quality
Feb 11, 2022
0406 – Using Pauses After Rhetorical Questions
Feb 10, 2022
0405 – Pauses As The Fulcrum In A Story’s ‘See-Saw’
Feb 09, 2022
0404 – Pauses As Intonational Devices In Quotes and Sub-Clauses
Feb 08, 2022
0403 – A Pause Helps You Say What You Can’t Actually Say
Feb 07, 2022
0402 – Silence to Let Sound Tell the Story
Feb 06, 2022
0401 – Pauses To Engage Attention After Significant Content
Feb 05, 2022
0400 – Pauses To Engage Attention Before Significant Content
Feb 04, 2022
0399 – Pauses As Script Divisions
Feb 03, 2022
0398 – The Importance Of Pauses In Lists
Feb 02, 2022
0397 – My Manager’s A Jerk…
Feb 01, 2022
0396 – Pauses As A Signpost To Meaning
Jan 31, 2022
0395 – When We Pause
Jan 30, 2022
0394 – Don’t Fear The Silence
Jan 29, 2022
0393 – Pauses: An Introduction
Jan 28, 2022
0392 - How Fast We Can Speak… and Listen
Jan 27, 2022
0392 - How Fast Can We Speak… and Listen?
Jan 27, 2022
0391 - Backtiming 2
Jan 26, 2022
0390 - Backtiming 1
Jan 25, 2022
0389 - How To Talk To Time
Jan 24, 2022
0388 - Talking To Time
Jan 23, 2022
0387 - Rehearsing Your Read-Speed
Jan 22, 2022
0386 - Slow-Speed Speed Traps
Jan 21, 2022
0385 - Slowing Down To Highlight Importance
Jan 20, 2022
0384 -The Message Given By ‘Slowing Your Talking’
Jan 19, 2022
0383 - The Message Given By ‘Slowing Your Talking’
Jan 18, 2022
0382 - EXTREMES OF SPEED - The Slower Read
Jan 17, 2022
0381 - The Speed of T&Cs
Jan 16, 2022
0380 - Fast Talking Speed Traps 2
Jan 15, 2022
0379 - Fast Talking Speed Traps
Jan 14, 2022
0378 - The Message Given By Talking Fast
Jan 13, 2022
0377 - Being Chased By The Music
Jan 12, 2022
0376 - The Script’s Too Long Or The Time’s Too Short
Jan 11, 2022
0375 - Why You May Talk Fast
Jan 10, 2022
0374 - Extremes Of Speed: The Faster Read
Jan 09, 2022
0373 - Changing speed within a story
Jan 08, 2022
0372 - When You May Change Your Reading Rate
Jan 07, 2022
0371 - Changing Your Reading Rate
Jan 06, 2022
0370 - The Average Read Rate
Jan 05, 2022
0369 - Your Natural ‘Read Rate’
Jan 04, 2022
0368 – The Speed of the Read
Jan 03, 2022
0367 - The Speed of the Read - Introduction
Jan 02, 2022
0366 – A Look Ahead To Season 2
Jan 01, 2022
0365 - The End of Season One
Dec 31, 2021
0364 - Bonus Guest Episode - Live Announcing
Dec 30, 2021
0363 - Bonus Guest Epsiode - Voice Overs and Accents
Dec 29, 2021
0362 - Bonus Guest Episode - Mics and The Fonzie Factor
Dec 28, 2021
0361 – Projection Through A Mask
Dec 27, 2021
0360 – Volume and Your Vocal Strength
Dec 26, 2021
0359 – Volume, Mics and Processing
Dec 25, 2021
0358 – Volume In Character
Dec 24, 2021
0357 – Volume Variety
Dec 23, 2021
0356 – Getting A Louder Voice
Dec 22, 2021
0355 – Reasons Why Some People Talk More Softly
Dec 21, 2021
0354 - Voice Extremes: The Softer Voice
Dec 20, 2021
0353 – Screaming And Shouting – Part 2
Dec 19, 2021
0352 – Screaming And Shouting – Part 1
Dec 18, 2021
0351 – Sounds That Drown
Dec 17, 2021
0350 – Voice Extremes: The Louder Voice
Dec 16, 2021
0349 – Projection And The Audience
Dec 15, 2021
0348 – Projection And The Message
Dec 14, 2021
0347 – Projection And The Location
Dec 13, 2021
0346 – Projection And Character
Dec 12, 2021
0345 – Imagining Your Hidden Audience – Where They Are
Dec 11, 2021
0344 – Imagining Your Hidden Audience – Who They Are
Dec 10, 2021
0343 – The Point of Vocus
Dec 09, 2021
0342 – Vocal Proxemics – Part 2
Dec 08, 2021
0341 – Vocal Proxemics
Dec 07, 2021
0340 – Your 12-Inch Voice
Dec 06, 2021
0339 – Human Spacing And Its Part In Projection Theory
Dec 05, 2021
0338 – The Anniversary Party Analysis
Dec 04, 2021
0337 – Projection Advice to BBC Presenters
Dec 03, 2021
0336 – The Feedback Loop – Part 2
Dec 02, 2021
0335 – Mouth Open, Eyes Closed
Dec 01, 2021
0334 – The Broken Feedback Loop
Nov 30, 2021
0333 – The Big Projection Problem
Nov 29, 2021
0332 – Presenting Projections on TV and Radio
Nov 28, 2021
0331 – Interpretations of Projections
Nov 27, 2021
0330 – Why Various Voice Volumes Are Vital
Nov 26, 2021
0329 – What Is ‘Energy’?
Nov 25, 2021
0328 – The Shower Head Analogy
Nov 24, 2021
0327 – What Is ‘Projection’?
Nov 23, 2021
0326 – What Is ‘Volume’?
Nov 22, 2021
0325 – How You Naturally Pump Up The Volume
Nov 21, 2021
0324 – A Mix Of Modulators
Nov 20, 2021
0323 – The Volume of Your Voice – plus a shout out to projection and energy
Nov 19, 2021
0322 – Intonation Summary
Nov 18, 2021
0321 – Final Intonation Considerations
Nov 17, 2021
0320 – What Am I Talking About
Nov 16, 2021
0319 – Intonations In Different Languages
Nov 15, 2021
0318 – Prick Up Your Ears
Nov 14, 2021
0317 – The Magic Skeleton
Nov 13, 2021
0316 – Hearing Your Own Intonation
Nov 12, 2021
0315 – The ‘Question Intonation’
Nov 11, 2021
0314 – Circumflex Intonation
Nov 10, 2021
0313 – The Flat Intonation
Nov 09, 2021
0312 – The Downward Circumflex Intonation Within A Word
Nov 08, 2021
0311 – The Upward Circumflex Intonation Within A Word
Nov 07, 2021
0310 – The ‘Intonation Circumflex’
Nov 06, 2021
0309 – Intonation for Comedians
Nov 05, 2021
0308 – How Mis-Intonation Can Cause Mis-Direction
Nov 04, 2021
0307 – 13 – A Brief Bit on Brackets (or ‘A Pause for a Part on Parentheses’)
Nov 03, 2021
0306 – 12 – Positive Intonation About Negative Information
Nov 02, 2021
0305 – 11 – Positive Intonation About Positive Information
Nov 01, 2021
0304 – Grammar Glue Part 2
Oct 30, 2021
0303 – 10 – Grammar Glue
Oct 29, 2021
0302 – 9 – By Super-Stressing One Insignificant Word, You Downplay The Sense Of The Sentence
Oct 28, 2021
0301 – More Intonation Confusion
Oct 27, 2021
0300 – 8 – Beware of Potential Intonation Confusion
Oct 26, 2021
0299 – 7 – Take Notice Of What Is Implied
Oct 25, 2021
0298 – Purposeful Mis-Intonation
Oct 24, 2021
0297 – 6 – Shades of Colour
Oct 23, 2021
0296 – Guiding The Listener
Oct 22, 2021
0295 – Contrasts Within Contrasts
Oct 21, 2021
0294 – 5 – Look For The Balance
Oct 20, 2021
0293 – 4 – How Long Before An Old Idea Is New Again
Oct 19, 2021
0292 – 3 – Synonyms: simple and advanced
Oct 18, 2021
0291 – ‘Reading In’
Oct 17, 2021
0290 – Grades Of Lifting And Subduing
Oct 16, 2021
0289 – Subduing Old Information: Examples
Oct 15, 2021
0288 – When Information Is Implied
Oct 14, 2021
0287 – The Synonym Intonation Substitution.
Oct 13, 2021
0286 – What To Do About Synonyms
Oct 12, 2021
0285 – 2 - Un-colour Old Information
Oct 11, 2021
0284 – What Are Meaningful Words?
Oct 10, 2021
0283 – 1 - Colour Important New Information
Oct 09, 2021
0282 – Intentional Intonation
Oct 08, 2021
0281 – Emma’s Story
Oct 07, 2021
0280 – - How to Sound Like You Know What You’re Talking About.
Oct 06, 2021
0279 – The Bus Driver Analogy
Oct 05, 2021
0278 – Intonation Is Easier If…
Oct 04, 2021
0277 – Nervous Newbies
Oct 03, 2021
0276 – The ‘Grand Old Duke Of York’ Readers
Oct 02, 2021
0275 – ‘Intonation Stew’ Readers
Oct 01, 2021
0274 – Action Intonators
Sep 30, 2021
0273 – Plonking
Sep 29, 2021
0272 – Intonation Constipation
Sep 28, 2021
0271 – The Stale Story Read
Sep 27, 2021
0270 – The News Channel Read
Sep 26, 2021
0269 – Sing-Song Reads
Sep 25, 2021
0268 – When Wrong Words Are Intoned
Sep 24, 2021
0267 – When Intonation Goes Wrong
Sep 23, 2021
0266 – Un-Colouring Words
Sep 22, 2021
0265 – The Intonation Colour Chart
Sep 21, 2021
0264 – Graduations of Intonations
Sep 20, 2021
0263 – The Intonation Code
Sep 19, 2021
0262 – An Intonation Exercise
Sep 18, 2021
0261 – The Red Hat Mystery
Sep 17, 2021
0260 – “Hello…”
Sep 16, 2021
0259 – Intonation Illustrations
Sep 15, 2021
0258 – The Goldilocks Rules Of Intonations
Sep 14, 2021
0257 – My Guide To Reading Out Loud, Naturally
Sep 13, 2021
0256 - Weight And Pitch in Intonation
Sep 12, 2021
0255 – Intonation Definitions
Sep 11, 2021
0254 – Inflection Definitions
Sep 10, 2021
0253 – An Introduction To Intonation
Sep 09, 2021
0252 – Non-Word Sounds
Sep 08, 2021
0251 - How To Sound Happy And Friendly… And Sad
Sep 07, 2021
0250 - Tone and Your Mood
Sep 06, 2021
0249 - A Change of Mood
Sep 05, 2021
0248 - Brand Voices
Sep 04, 2021
0247 - Script Direction
Sep 03, 2021
0246 - The Gravity > Levity Tonal Scale
Sep 02, 2021
0245 – Onomatopoeia
Sep 01, 2021
0244 – I Love You
Aug 31, 2021
0243 - The Message Gives The Voice
Aug 30, 2021
0242 – When Tonal Emotions Clash
Aug 29, 2021
0241 - Twenty-Two Tonal Emotions
Aug 28, 2021
0240 - Tone In Voice Acting
Aug 27, 2021
0239 - More on Changing ‘Tonal Tracks’
Aug 26, 2021
0238 -The Tonal Construct for a Presenter
Aug 25, 2021
0237 – Tonal Changes From Heavy to Light
Aug 24, 2021
0236 – Rehearse Your Tone With These Real Scripts
Aug 23, 2021
0235 - Marking up a Script for Tonal Changes
Aug 22, 2021
0234 - Working Out Appropriate Emotional Tone
Aug 21, 2021
0233 - Your Start-of-Bulletin Tone
Aug 20, 2021
0232 - Emotional Tone in the News as a Story Develops Over Time
Aug 19, 2021
0231 - Emotional Tone Within a Story
Aug 18, 2021
0230 - Tonal changes within a bulletin
Aug 17, 2021
0229 - Changing ‘tonal tracks’
Aug 16, 2021
0228 - Appropriate emotional tone in the news
Aug 15, 2021
0227 - Too little emotional tone in the news
Aug 14, 2021
0226 - Tone In the News
Aug 13, 2021
0225 - Auditory Disconnections
Aug 12, 2021
0224 – Tone And Emotion
Aug 11, 2021
0223 - Pitch and Politicians
Aug 10, 2021
0222 – Pitch And Perception
Aug 09, 2021
0221 – Pitch Variety
Aug 08, 2021
0220 – What A Carry On! Kenneth Williams On How His Comic Voice Caused Serious Injury
Aug 07, 2021
0219 – What Accents Are The Most Sexy?
Aug 06, 2021
0218 – Research: Men With Deeper Voices Are More Attractive – But Cheat More
Aug 05, 2021
0217 – How Imperfect Pitch Got Jamal Into A Jam
Aug 04, 2021
0216 – Margaret Thatcher’s Pitch Profile
Aug 03, 2021
0215 – Lowering Your Pitch
Aug 02, 2021
0214 - Politicians’ Different Pitches For Different People And Different Policies
Aug 01, 2021
0213 - The ‘Higher And Louder’ Pitfall
Jul 31, 2021
0212 - Your Pitch Range
Jul 30, 2021
0211 - Your Actual Natural Voice Pitch
Jul 29, 2021
0210 – Michael Caine on How Your Voice Pitch Can Be Affected By Nerves
Jul 28, 2021
0209 – Stressful Sally’s Story
Jul 27, 2021
0208 – Your Resting Pitch
Jul 26, 2021
0207 – Why You Sound Different To You
Jul 25, 2021
0206 - So what is ‘pitch’?
Jul 24, 2021
0205 – An Introduction to Pitch
Jul 23, 2021
0204 – Don’t Be Too Much
Jul 22, 2021
0203 – Reading Out Loud
Jul 21, 2021
0202 – The Story So Far
Jul 20, 2021
0201 - Be Prepared But Flexible
Jul 19, 2021
0200 - Taking Apart A Voice Over Script Pt 3
Jul 18, 2021
0199 - Taking Apart A Voice Over Script Pt 2
Jul 17, 2021
0198 – Taking Apart A Voice Over Script Pt 1
Jul 16, 2021
0197 – How To Be A Better Reader
Jul 15, 2021
0196 – She Fell From Her House
Jul 14, 2021
0195 – Over-Rehearsing
Jul 13, 2021
0194 - Rehearsing Your Script
Jul 12, 2021
0193 – Marking Up For… An Awkward Word
Jul 11, 2021
0192 – Marking Up For… A Faster Read
Jul 10, 2021
0191 – Marking Up For… Tone
Jul 09, 2021
0190 – Marking Up For… Questions
Jul 08, 2021
0189 – Marking Up For… Inflection
Jul 07, 2021
0188 – Marking Up For… Emphasis
Jul 06, 2021
0187 – Phrase Markings: A Practical
Jul 05, 2021
0186 – Marking Up For…Phrases
Jul 04, 2021
0185 – Dashes and Ellipses in… Scripts
Jul 03, 2021
0184 – The Full Stop/Period and Comma
Jul 02, 2021
0183 – Now *You* Mark-Up For Breaths
Jul 01, 2021
0182 – A ‘Marking Up’ Practical
Jun 30, 2021
0181 – Marking Up For… Phrases and Breaths
Jun 29, 2021
0180 – ‘Marking Up A Script’ Tips
Jun 28, 2021
0179 – If *You* Don’t Understand It…
Jun 27, 2021
0178 – Basic Script Analysis
Jun 26, 2021
0177 – Marking Up A Script
Jun 25, 2021
0176 - Writing A Script To Be Translated
Jun 24, 2021
0175 – Your Written Direction
Jun 23, 2021
0174 – Proof Reading
Jun 22, 2021
0173 – Unintended Scripted Jokes
Jun 21, 2021
0172 – Typo Tragedies
Jun 20, 2021
0171 – Sing-Song Scripts
Jun 19, 2021
0170 – Similarly Spelt Words
Jun 18, 2021
0169 – Rhyme Time
Jun 17, 2021
0168 – Can I Quote You?
Jun 16, 2021
0167 – Problematic Punctuations
Jun 15, 2021
0166 - Problematic Pronunciations
Jun 14, 2021
0165 – Initially Speaking
Jun 13, 2021
0164 – (Talking In Parenthesis)
Jun 12, 2021
0163 – All About Alliteration
Jun 11, 2021
0162 – How To Say ‘100’
Jun 10, 2021
0161 – Cut The Number Of Numbers
Jun 09, 2021
0160 – Put The Best Word On The Beat
Jun 08, 2021
0159 – Where To Put The Word You Want To Emphasise
Jun 07, 2021
0158 - Cut Clichés And Keep Familiar Words
Jun 06, 2021
0157 - Say Who Says Something, Before Saying What They Said
Jun 05, 2021
0156 – Don’t Use An Introductory Phrase Or Clause
Jun 04, 2021
0155 – Keep Words Short And Relatable
Jun 03, 2021
0154 – The Easy-Listening Formula
Jun 02, 2021
0153 – Multi-Syllable Sentences
Jun 01, 2021
0152 – Keep Sentences Short
May 31, 2021
0151 – Length Is Not Important
May 30, 2021
0150 – When We Write For The Eye And Not The Ear
May 29, 2021
0149 – If A Script Is Easily Understood By The Reader, It’s More Easily Understood By The Listener
May 28, 2021
0148 - Why A Good Script Can Help Your Presentation
May 27, 2021
0147 – How Better Writing Leads To Better Reading
May 26, 2021
0146 – How To Say Acronyms, Dates, Numbers and Scores
May 25, 2021
0145 – Word Blindness
May 24, 2021
0144 - How To Make A Word Easier To Say
May 23, 2021
0143 – Saying An Awkward Name Is Not A Game
May 22, 2021
0142 – The BBC’s Official Pronunciation Test - The Answers
May 21, 2021
0141 – The BBC’s Official Pronunciation Test
May 20, 2021
0140 – Quirky Ways Of Saying A Word
May 20, 2021
0139 – Pronouncing Foreign Words
May 18, 2021
0138 – Pronunciation Guides
May 17, 2021
0137 – Misheard Words
May 16, 2021
0136 – Why English Is Such A Tough Language To Learn
May 15, 2021
0135 – Pismronunciation Errors
May 14, 2021
0134 – “Where’s My Demmyster?”
May 13, 2021
0133 – Verbal Fluidity
May 12, 2021
0132 – Diction For Communication
May 11, 2021
0131 – The Voice Over Wannabe Who Faked His Audition Tape
May 10, 2021
0130 – Overcoming Articulation Issues
May 09, 2021
0129 – More Of The Most Common Articulation Alterations
May 08, 2021
0128 – Some Of The Most Common Articulation Alterations
May 07, 2021
0127 – The US Waitress Who Didn’t Understand My UK Accent
May 06, 2021
0126 – Don’t Be A Dick With Your Diction
May 05, 2021
0125 – Ten More Great Accent Tips
May 04, 2021
0124 – Accents Are Not Just How A Word Sounds
May 03, 2021
0123 – How A Rat Can Help You Learn A New Accent
May 02, 2021
0122 – How Different Languages Have Different Pitches
May 01, 2021
0121 – Learning Accents
Apr 30, 2021
0120 – Speaking’s Most Important Body Part
Apr 29, 2021
0119 – The ‘Global Accent’
Apr 28, 2021
0118 – How Advertisers Use Accents To Sell Us Stuff
Apr 27, 2021
0117 – Voice Morphing
Apr 26, 2021
0116 – The Story Of Bailey And The Beach
Apr 25, 2021
0115 – How An Accent May Make Or Break Your Career
Apr 24, 2021
0114 – The Accent That Killed
Apr 23, 2021
0113 – All About Accents
Apr 22, 2021
0112 – Six Tongue Exercises – Including The One You Won’t Be Able To Resist Trying
Apr 21, 2021
0111 - Face Yoga
Apr 20, 2021
0110 – Getting’ Lippy With It! Pucker Up For Some ‘Lip PT’
Apr 19, 2021
0109 – Morgan Freeman’s Favourite Voice Exercise
Apr 18, 2021
0108 – Tension-Busting Jaw Exercises
Apr 17, 2021
0107 – The 1941 ‘Radio Announcer’s Test’ To Help With Speaking Skills
Apr 16, 2021
0106 – Our Amazing and Unique Alphabetised Exaggerated Articulation Exercises
Apr 15, 2021
0105 – Mouth Clicks And Audio Processing
Apr 14, 2021
0104 – Cutting Mouth Clicks By Balancing Proximity, Projection And Levels
Apr 13, 2021
0103 – Mouth Clicks And Mic Technique
Apr 12, 2021
0102 – Kissing When Speaking: The ‘Lip Smack’ Sound
Apr 11, 2021
0101 – Two More Reasons Our Mouth Clicks And Pops
Apr 10, 2021
0100 – Clicks From Your Jaw
Apr 09, 2021
0099 – The ‘Glottal Choke’ Mouth Noise
Apr 08, 2021
0098 – Sidebar on Saliva: What Actually Is It?
Apr 07, 2021
0097 – ‘Wet Mouth’ Sounds: Causes and Solutions
Apr 06, 2021
0096 – Why You Should Take ‘Dry Mouth’ Super Seriously
Apr 05, 2021
0095 – Stopping Hydration-Related Mouth Clicks In The Studio
Apr 04, 2021
0094 – How To Stop Hydration-Related Mouth Clicks From Happening
Apr 03, 2021
0093 – Hydration-related Mouth Clicks
Apr 02, 2021
0092 – The Seven Kinds Of Extra Weird Mouth Noises
Apr 01, 2021
0091 – Relaxing Your Mouth
Mar 31, 2021
0090 - Relaxing Your Tongue
Mar 30, 2021
0089 – The ‘Wood Man’ Sound
Mar 30, 2021
0088 – The ‘Every Fall’ Sound
Mar 28, 2021
0087 – A ‘Thought Breath’
Mar 28, 2021
0086 – ‘Top Dad’ But ‘Sad Zebra’
Mar 27, 2021
0085 – ‘Should Asia Read?’
Mar 26, 2021
0084 – The ‘Yes’ Sound
Mar 25, 2021
0083 – Cats Go Singing
Mar 24, 2021
0082 – The Uh-oh Sound
Mar 23, 2021
0081 – Articulatory Differences in Language And Accents
Mar 22, 2021
0080 – Verbal Gymnastics
Mar 21, 2021
0079 – The Elvis Muscle
Mar 20, 2021
0078 - When It Comes To The Crunch, The Word ‘Crisp’ Is A Great Articulatory Example
Mar 19, 2021
0077 – Why Your Tongue Is So Important In Articulation
Mar 18, 2021
0076 – Your Multi-Function Mouth Muscle
Mar 17, 2021
0075 – The Final Articulator Is Right Under Your Nose!
Mar 16, 2021
0074 – The Articulatory Gymnastics Of Your Tongue
Mar 15, 2021
0073 – Weird Facts About Your Tongue
Mar 14, 2021
0072 – How The Slightest Change Affects How Your Voice Sounds
Mar 13, 2021
0071 – How We Create Recognisable Language
Mar 12, 2021
0070 – The Tip Of The Tongue And The Teeth And The Lips
Mar 11, 2021
0069 - Giving Your Larynx A ‘Wake-Up Workout’
Mar 10, 2021
0068 - How To Discover If You're A 'Nasal Whiner'
Mar 09, 2021
0067 - How To Reduce Neck Tension To Help Your Voice
Mar 08, 2021
0066 – Society's Attitudes To High and Low Pitched Voices
Mar 07, 2021
0065 - Pitch Perfect
Mar 06, 2021
0064 - Hypernasal and Hyponasal Velopharyngeal Dysfunctions.
Mar 05, 2021
0063 - Here's What We Knows About The Nose
Mar 04, 2021
0062 - How 'Sounded-Air' Through Your Nose Affects Your Voice
Mar 03, 2021
0061 - Use Your Soft Palate To Kick The Can
Mar 02, 2021
0060 - Be An Experimenter With Your Resonators
Mar 01, 2021
0059 - Making Tweaks To Your 'Voice Recipe'
Feb 28, 2021
0058 - So What is Timbre (And Mucus!)?
Feb 27, 2021
0057 - So What Is 'Tone'?
Feb 26, 2021
0056 - So What Is Speech?
Feb 25, 2021
0055 - Off With Their Head!
Feb 24, 2021
0054 - Use It Well
Feb 23, 2021
0053 - What Happens When You Shout
Feb 22, 2021
0052 - Party Balloons
Feb 21, 2021
0051 - The Guy Who Fractured His Throat!
Feb 20, 2021
0050 - Your Speaking Pipe
Feb 19, 2021
0049 - Factoid: Smell and Swallow
Feb 18, 2021
0048 - A Focus on Phonation
Feb 17, 2021
0047 - How A Paper Straw Can Help You Be A Better Breather
Feb 16, 2021
0046 - Vocal Yoga - Take The Hiss
Feb 15, 2021
0045 - Vocal Yoga For Breath Control
Feb 14, 2021
0044 - Cleaning While Breathing
Feb 13, 2021
0043 - This Could Be The Best Sport For Voice Performers
Feb 12, 2021
0042 - How Breath Control Will Help You Breathe Less Often And Less Obviously
Feb 11, 2021
0041 - Get A More Relaxed Sound
Feb 10, 2021
0040 - How Breath Control Will Help You Get A Stronger Voice
Feb 09, 2021
0039 - A ‘Belly-Breathing Bonus’!
Feb 08, 2021
0038 - Vocal Fry
Feb 07, 2021
0037 - Breath Control For Broadcasters
Feb 06, 2021
0036 - Breath Control - Introduction
Feb 05, 2021
0035 - How To Know If You’re An Abdominal Or Clavicular Breather
Feb 04, 2021
0034 - How Diaphragmatic Breathing Will Work Wonders
Feb 03, 2021
0033 - Breathing Out Is Like Pushing Air From A Lilo
Feb 02, 2021
0032 - How To Breathe Properly
Feb 01, 2021
0031 - How To Breathe *Badly*!
Jan 31, 2021
0030 - Why Breathing Is The Key Thing
Jan 30, 2021
0029 - How To Perfect Your Posture
Jan 29, 2021
0028 - Make A Stand For A Good Voice
Jan 28, 2021
0027 - Reading Off Screen
Jan 27, 2021
0026 - A Quick Shout Out To Projection
Jan 26, 2021
0025 - Sitting For a Video Presentation
Jan 25, 2021
0024 - The Confidence Shot From Your Chair
Jan 24, 2021
0023 - Sidebar: The Coccyx
Jan 23, 2021
0022 - De-stress To Sound Your Best
Jan 22, 2021
0021 - Get Air-Care From Your Chair
Jan 21, 2021
0020 - How Mental Pressure Can Affect Your Voice
Jan 20, 2021
0019 - The 'Back Against The Wall' Exercise
Jan 19, 2021
0018 - Is Your Spine Fine?
Jan 18, 2021
0017 - Screaming
Jan 17, 2021
0016 - Proper Posture
Jan 16, 2021
0015 - You've Been Doing It All Your Life
Jan 15, 2021
0014 - A Basic Understanding Of the Mechanics Of Voice
Jan 14, 2021
0013 - Use Your Phone
Jan 13, 2021
0012 - Train Like Usain
Jan 12, 2021
0011 - The Exercises
Jan 11, 2021
0010 - What’s in the Book 2
Jan 10, 2021
0009 - Who I Am
Jan 09, 2021
0008 - “Every Fourth Word”
Jan 08, 2021
0007 - What’s in the Book
Jan 07, 2021
0006 - How Nerves Affect The Voice
Jan 06, 2021
0005 - What is a ‘Good Voice’?
Jan 01, 2021
0004 - There is Nothing Quite Like the Human Voice
Jan 01, 2021
0003 - The Preface
Jan 01, 2021
0002 - Charles Darwin on the Human Voice
Jan 01, 2021
0001 - My New Book as a Daily Podcast
Jan 01, 2021
Welcome!
Dec 23, 2020