🎤Welcome to the Voice Power Coach Community! 🎤 This is your one stop shop for everything regarding improving the power, clarity and confidence of your voice. If you want to boost your communication skills, you've come to the right place. ☺️ A little bit about me... I’ve been behind the microphone for most of my life, starting in radio broadcasting and media production in the 1970’s and now a very busy freelance voice artist and vocal trainer based in the UK. My colleague Mark Laxton and myself started writing, filming and producing training courses about the voice about 20 years ago; we’ve now trained over 175,000 students around the world and have created 33 courses that get very high ratings and feedback to help people improve their voices and communications skills as well as train voice actors. 💡 How this community works... As well as a platform where you can learn to develop a strong, confident voice with the courses in the CLASSROOM section, the idea is that you are very free to post and comment on anything voiceover related and we can all help each other. Maybe you need to improve your voice and confidence in your work, or to make new friends in your leisure time. The voice is the main communication tool we all have, it's so worth while to make the most of its potential. Please be respectful and helpful in your posts, please! 👉 Questions to me? I check in when I can. I can't promise fast replies, but questions that keep coming up will get included in future courses! I'm sure active community members will be pleased to assist as well! 📚 What's in the CLASSROOM (Top tab): Complete and comprehensive video-based courses, often with useful downloadable resources. ✳️ VOICEOVER BEGINNER COURSE ✳️ 30 DAYS TO A CONFIDENT VOICE! ✳️ 7 DAYS TO A DEEPER VOICE ✳️ VOCAL TRAINING ✳️ 70 TOP VOICE EXERCISES ✳️ PUBLIC SPEAKING SUCCESS ✳️ SPEAK ENGLISH CLEARER ✳️ BEGINNER VOICEOVER COURSE

Hi @Peter Baker, I've created YouTube videos before but never really done any kind of voice exercises before recording them, would you recommend doing something to warm up my voice before creating videos?

There’s a misconception that a good voice means having a deep radio tone or a polished announcer sound. But in reality, a strong voice is: ✅ Natural — it feels easy to listen to ✅ Confident — not from volume, but presence ✅ Clear — with articulation that makes every word land ✅ Expressive — with variation, tone, and rhythm that keeps people engaged And here's something crucial… It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being intentional. When you understand how your voice works — and what to change — your delivery becomes smoother, your words carry more weight, and you feel more in control. Three Subtle Changes That Make a Big Difference ! Let me walk you through three small but powerful shifts that I’ve seen make the biggest difference in the people I have mentored over the years. 🔹 1. Breathe for Support — Not Survival Most people speak on shallow breath – breathing from the chest — especially when nervous. By learning to breathe using your diaphragm and control your exhale, your voice instantly gains more strength, steadiness, and presence. You don’t sound shaky. You don’t run out of breath mid-sentence. You sound grounded. This is so important. 🔹 2. Pause with Purpose It’s natural to rush when you’re unsure. But great communicators know how to pause — not just to breathe, but to let ideas land. Pauses create rhythm. They signal confidence. And they give you precious time to think — which results in more clarity and impact when you continue to speak. Have confidence that the other person or people will not interrupt you. 🔹 3. Speak From the Right Place If your voice feels strained or “thin,” you’re probably speaking from your throat. When you shift that energy lower — using your diaphragm and relaxing tension in the jaw and neck — your voice opens up. It becomes more resonant, more dynamic, and far easier to listen to. Let me share a few quick examples with people I have worked with: One person I was mentoring worked in education and wanted to sound more authoritative when presenting. After a few weeks focusing on projection and pacing, she told me that her students began responding differently — not because she changed who she was, but because her voice reflected her confidence.

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