This document provides advice on improving voice projection and vocal strength for presentations. It discusses the three key components of a powerful sound: personality, passion, and strong vocals. Personality and passion come from being authentic and clear on your goal. Strong vocals require study and practice, especially of breathing techniques. The document provides exercises for diaphragmatic breathing and using vocal resonance to speak loudly and clearly.

1. VOICE PROJECTION 2012

2. My mistake!
• Some of you might
have trouble speaking
loudly or clearly
enough for your
presentation.
• Yelling at someone to
speak louder does
not solve the
problem.

3. The Three Key Components of a
Powerful Sound
1. PERSONALITY
2. PASSION
3. STRONG VOCALS
• The first two are obtained by being yourself
and being clear about your aim.
• The third one comes with study and practice.

4. 1. PERSONALITY
• Remember, your personality is
“you”. It cannot be changed.
• If you want to give a strong
voice for your presentation, you
will need to celebrate your real
self – do not try to “be
someone else”.
- “I can’t try to say it in somebody
else’s voice. I have to say it in
my voice.”

5. 2. PASSION
• “The power of intention” – the more
you want them to believe you, the
better you say it.
• Your intention is what you want this
presentation to make people think.
• When your personality, information,
and intention align, this is passion.
• Passionate speakers sound more
genuine and interesting to the audience.

6. 3. POWER
• Of course, this is the ability to
make a loud and resonant sound,
as well as control your breathing.
• Resonance and air are important
for speaking. There is a basis in
biology – you need more air to
make more resonance.
• Stand up straight, take a deep
breath and use more air to carry
your sound further.

7. Breathing 101
1. Sit forward in a chair and relax your
stomach.
2. Slowly breathe in through your nose –
imagine you are a jar being filled with water.
3. Fill up your stomach, your ribs, up to your
chin.
4. Hold for ten seconds.
5. Exhale slowly – do not stop pushing out your
ribs and keep your back up straight.

8. How does this help?
• If you did it correctly, your stomach would
have gone in, while your chest stayed up and
out.
• You were using your abdominal muscles to
breathe. Exercise them enough, and they
grow, like all muscles.
• It also makes you aware of your breathing,
makes you stand up straight looking confident,
and helps you calm down.
It’s very helpful

9. More Advice on Breathing
Problem
• Speaking too fast
• Speaking too slow
• Voice too high and
thin
• Voice too squeezed
• Pausing too much
• Never pausing
• Voice too quiet
• Shouting loudly
Solution
• Stop and take a breath.
• Practice deep breathing.
• Breathe from stomach.
• Speak with more breath.
• Breathe more deeply.
• Speak from stomach.
• Speak and breathe out.
• Stop and take a breath.

10. Low to High – literally!
• How do we speak? We push air through our
body, of course!
• We have a chest voice (low), and a face voice
(high).
• Try to speak only in your chest, and only in your
face – those are your chest and face voices.
• However, you can also resonate in your mask –
the front of your face, mouth and nose. A strong
mask resonance will always make a good
presentation voice, even with bad lungs and air.

11. Some sound exercises
Howl Roar Sound-off
…so which do you prefer?
(mask) (face) (chest)

12. Remember the Three
PERSONALITY…
PASSION…
…AND POWER!