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Vocal sound is created when a stream of air passes between the vocal folds (or
cords which are located in the throat) causing them to vibrate.
The air flow comes from breath air is taken in through the mouth and nose.
Passes down through the trachea (or windpipe) and into the lungs
Air is drawn to the lungs by the contraction of the dome like diaphragm.
As the diaphragm relaxes, the abdominal muscles work to return breath up to the
trachea.
The breath is bellowed by the lungs housed within the ribcage, and gives the voice
power and propulsion. Consider how when you are winded or out of the breath you
cannot speak.
Aim to speak from your stomach not from your mouth use your diaphragm
This gives you more power and will support the voice, phrasing and the sense of your
speech particularly if speaking to groups out of doors.
The action of the diaphragm produces a supply of breath in the centre of the body, at
the base of the ribs. This is centred breathing and the abdominal muscles will power
the flow of breath through the larynx.
Avoid snatching shallow breaths in mouth and chest (this causes tension)