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The Dos And Don'ts Of Vocal Hygiene
The Dos And Don'ts Of Vocal Hygiene

Improper speaking techniques and vocally damaging behaviours can lead to both temporary and permanent vocal damage. The first step to protecting your voice, is understanding how the voice works:

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, conversation, speech, breathing, voice quality, articulation, laura janzen, vocal damage, vocal fatigue, phonation, rest, speaking, public speaking
The Four Components of Your Running Speech
The Four Components of Your Running Speech

Speaking may seem as easy as opening your mouth to allow the sounds to come out. However, speech-language pathologists are challenged to return to the four subsystems of speech: respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation.

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, conversation, speech, accent modification, dain hong, breathing, voice quality, articulation
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Diaphragmatic Breathing

Diaphragmatic breathing is a deeper, more relaxed breathing, which results in a more powerful voice, verses clavicular breathing which leads to vocal cord tension and causes your voice to be quieter, and harder to hear. One of our Speech Language Pathologists explains the differences, and how diaphragmatic breathing helps you to speak more loudly and sound more powerful.

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Liana HewWell Said: Toronto Speech Therapyspeech-language pathologist, speech therapist, speech teacher, adult, communication, work environment, conversation, breathing, relax, voice, general voice, transgender voice, breathe, anxiety