Any tips on voice projection techniques?

[Bethany22]

I can't project my voice at all in noisy environments. I know it's something to do with changing your breathing technique, but it would seem that you also have to know what you're going to say a bit more quickly too, right? Anyone have experiences with learning this and have tips?

[NathanDavis]

if you are shy, if you're an introvert... you should work on that first

I would imagine that it is a stressful situation for you, and it might make you a bit anxious, so all of this is going to work against you, yes... breathing is involved, you do need to relax your chest, open your arms, raise your chin and then, of course.. be absolutely sure of what you are going to say and why are you going to say, and who would be the last person you do want to reach

this is a PROJECTION

when I was six years old and in first year of elementary... I was able to write and read and speak so fluently that the principal and the teachers thought it would be "cute AF" for me to be the master of ceremonies for the entire school's events, since I was so little and all that, I did not have the guts of course, to tell them that I was so painfully shy and insecure in large groups that I was probably going to freeze and faint, and then wake up again in panic and faint again so they just told me "write it down and do it Nathan, next Monday"

I spent the whole weekend in panic lmfao... and dreading life like you have no idea, but anyway... I did it, I got through it, projecting my voice was no issue because I had a mic, but getting the words out of my mouth is the very first thing that becomes a problem, my solution for that was to project another persona, something that I was not, and then I did relate this to singing, I could sing my lungs out, I always did... so I just found a place to hide behind the many adults, and from there I could just do the ceremony, I did relax, my body felt free, it was a lot less stressful (although the first 30 seconds I froze)

so maybe, this is your first block... if you do tense yourself, your chest and lungs will be compressed, same with your throat, mouth dry and ideas will get foggy, so I do suggest for you to get one of your favorite songs and sing your heart out to it at home, open up your arms, BREATHE IN as much as possible, and then let your voice raise, the tone of your voice, do not yell...

here as an example of the kind of stuff I liked to sing as a kid, lol

(no technique is going to work well, if you do not first build up a bit of "stage confidence" this is the first and most important step, lol)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Kg2O3sQKbQ

[Bethany22]

Really nice song!

[DJB72]

Breathe from your whole diaphragm so your lungs are fully inflated.

When you want to get the projection going, visualise the sound being emitted just above your bridge of your nose. This takes a bit of practice but it lets you use your sinuses to amplify your voice, like putting your phone in an empty cup makes the music sound louder. (Not helpful with a cold)

Trying to force volume through your vocal cords will just make you hoarse.

I spent time in the cadets calling a parade to attention and as a soloist singer in a big church before microphones were used. It takes practice but if I could do both as a teenager I'm sure you'll be able to.

[SnowedIn]

YES! Used to do theater work and was a speechwriter for 18 years. Most of it comes from the amount of air you breathe in as well as using your diaphragm. Relax your shoulders and hold your chest high. This will give you maximum breath and therefore increased volume. (The relaxed shoulders has the added benefit of relaxing you and makes you a better speaker.) Finally, look towards your furthest audience member and speak towards them -- that'll help you dial in the right volume. Two additional tips: 1) if you've got a microphone either on or at your podium/lectern, get the A/V techs to listen to you at the back of the room. Then speak normally into your microphone. 2) ask your audience, "can you hear me?" It's a neat trick that not only engages your audience on a very personal level, but buys you time to bridge the initial shock of going in front of them.

[normalice]

I don't know much about it in practice, but the physics seem like they would be straightforward. For one thing, air has a built in low pass filter when it comes to compression waves. This means higher pitched sound is going to attenuate at a shorter distance, so the first thing you need to do is try to speak at as low of a pitch as you can. The other thing is source volume, obviously, so push as much air through your vocal chords as is comfortable.

I guess it's also useful to know that wind and acoustics can be a factor. The wind can move all the air that has the sounds you make, so whenever necessary, speak to crowds upwind of them. Or indoors find a location that is normal to as many surfaces as possible so your sound bounces back at you, adding a sort of pseudo resonance to those between.

[snackthatsmilesback]

Drop your voice down into your chest when you talk. Don't keep it up in your nose or throat, make it fall down so you can feel your sternum vibrate instead of your larynx when you talk (this may take a bit of practice to do it at will). Then you just push more air out so you're louder—don't yell. Don't force ur voice. Just push more air out beneath it. It may sound weird at first or u may think it's TOO loud, that's good.

Anyway that's what my husband does to go from basically-a-whisper shy volume to average middle-aged man in a drive through volume. 👍

[XLBBC4White]

Lower octaves carry a longer sine than higher pitched sound. As an example, think of how bass in music can be heard farther away. This is due to the frequency or sine to which air carries types of sound. If you speak in a lower, shorter breath and also find a focal point to which you aim your voice. Example: in a class room setting aim your voice just over the heads of students looking at the back wall. But above all - practice the projection.

[Static_In_The_Attic]

This Works!

[AviatorTom]

In high school, our speech coach gave us a few hints that I still use.

1. When speaking to an audience, pick out someone way in the back of the room, put yourself in their shoes, and speak loud enough so that they can hear you... clearly.

2. Pick put someone in the audience and envision them with no clothes on. It will relax you and get over any "stage fright" you might have.

[FunkyMonkee]

You speak from your diaphragm. You just belt t out, kinda like you're an opera singer. The lower you can make you voice, the more it cuts. I was listening to something a day or two ago where a guy was speaking and I had no problem hearing what he said and then this woman got up and spoke and I missed half of what she said. Something to do with the higher frequencies, I think. It seems to work just the opposite in music, the higher notes cut through the lower ones.

[Andres77]

Speak on a lung full of air.

just like speaking on almost empty lungs makes for a quieter voice

[exitseven]

I teach at a college and often lecture in a large hall. I guess you have to use your diaphragm and let your whole torso resonate and not just your throat.

[shortster]

Speak from your diaphragm. It is the muscle underneath your lungs that pushes them open or closed. Get used to actively using it as you breathe; then when you go to speak use it to push the air out of your lungs.

[pizzalovershouse]

Mace whistle eyes nose throat snap fingers back hard with little force an keeps them in pain when breaking 4 fingers guy won't be hard to find by cops he will have to go to a hospital

[pizzalovershouse]

Oops thought you meant mugging stupid topic ot switched when trying to answer another one my apologies

[pizzalovershouse]

Just whistle loud an then talk with near belly sound deep an let it out

[Sparkie460]

It's almost like you have to yell if you don't have a microphone.

[CubaPirate]

Go see a vocal coach