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the entire set of various contractions in an unfathomably deep silent roar Yawn like a lion |
without worrying who sees it |
Compression for the Throat and Larynx |
The vocal folds are shielded by cartilage so unfortunately we cannot press our fingers against |
the neck to massage or compress them However you can give them some relief by |
compressing the tissues around them |
Vocal Exercise Compression of the Front of the Neck |
Use your thumbs and fingertips to press firmly but gently into your throat Press all over and |
from all angles Apply pressure from the jawline all the way to the collar bones and sternum |
Another way to find relief is to lean onto the side of a bed while pressing your upper chest |
Chapter Release Vocal Tension |
and throat into a basketball Use the basketball to compress the sternum and clavicle |
This also results in reducing clavicular and thoracic breathing The sensation may make |
you cough or gag but it is highly beneficial because it moves and stimulates muscles and |
tissues that are usually completely still Be very gentle with this exercise taking it easy |
and focusing on dissipating the tension in your throat over a span of several weeks |
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Illustration A Larynx B Compression of tissues surrounding the larynx C Compression of the throat and |
chest with the use of a basketball |
Rushed Speech Enunciation and Clarity |
There are many verbal indicators of dominance that are recognized in psychology More |
dominant people have more vocal control are louder speak at a lower average pitch talk |
more and are more comfortable speaking at a variety of speeds They exhibit more prosodic |
variety with increased use of rhythm intonation and melody They also speak with fewer |
disfluencies false starts stammering repeated words mispronunciations fillers repaired |
utterances etc They are less hesitant to interrupt others are less tolerant of being |
interrupted and overlap their speech with that of others more often |
People who have been heavily subordinated on the other hand hardly move or open their |
mouths when they speak They usually sound uncertain and defensive They also ramble |
murmur and stammer to create space for a more charismatic person to interrupt them speak |
from experience here In my twenties acted like was about to be interrupted every time |
spoke tried so hard to downplay my strengths in front of my friends that enunciated and |
articulated poorly choosing not to use descriptive terminology when speaking Over several |
years this rendered my speech indistinct and reduced my oncehefty working vocabulary into a |
limited one |
Instead when you are speaking act as if you have the floor That will build credibility |
suspense and engagement with your listeners Perhaps most importantly take your time |
Hurried speech and quick responses to other peoples questions are submissive and will quickly |
cause you to become tonguetied Do not rush to respond |
Employ dramatic pauses For instance pause for two seconds before you speak Pause for a |
second or so between some sentences Doing so conveys that you are so assured of your own |
power that you trust others wont interrupt The more slowly you speak when talking about |
something important the more thoughtful and deliberate you will appear |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
Act like whatever you said is helpful interesting and stands alone without feeling forced to |
elaborate on it People will commonly underreact to your points and good ideas This will |
influence you to flounder in an attempt to better explain yourself breathlessly and |
unnecessarily Instead say what you want to say in definitive terms and conclude with |
confidence and finality Dont feel like you have to repeat reiterate or reexplain yourself |
Chances are your listeners got it the first time even if they act like they didnt |
Dont let silence during a conversation worry you In professional negotiations often the |
person who is less comfortable with silence loses This is partly because silence makes most |
people breathe shallowly Breathe comfortably with all nonverbal aspects of your |
conversations and you will become the proverbial pound gorilla in the room |
Monitor your breathing carefully during conversations dont let it become shallow Take |
deep breaths when the other person talks Pause and breathe in slowly and completely after |
every few sentences Dont feel apologetic for making people wait for you to finish your |
inhalation Do not jump back into the conversation quickly using a gasp Finish the breath you |
were on Your breath comes first |
Speaking clearly articulately and with charisma is not showing off Start now Enunciate as |
properly as you can and within a few months your utterances will be crystal clear and will |
sound more intelligent and persuasive Dont forget to practice these new habits as you speak |
to yourself |
Relieve Subvocal Tension in the Vocal Cords by Muting the Internal Monologue |
An especially useful form of meditation focuses on subduing the restless subvocalizations |
within both your head and your larynx The part of your brain responsible for generating |
speech called Brocas area is always active producing speech patterns Because of its |
incessant activity language often proceeds through our minds whether it is involved |
in planning the day singing the words to a song or defending ourselves in a |
hypothetical argument |
Sometimes of course the activity in Brocas area and other language regions is not |
broadcast to the brains conscious areas and so we are not aware of it When this happens we |
gain a brief respite from our internal monologues Usually however not only is it broadcasting |
its speech to much of the cortex but it is broadcasting instructions for speech to the cortical |
motor areas responsible for moving the vocal cords That input causes us to constantly tense |
our throats silently going through the motions of speech even as our mouths stay shut |
Sometimes the lips and tongue move along with these silent words sometimes they do not |
but the voice box almost always follows along Giving ourselves a reprieve from this |
interminable activity gives those muscles a rare chance to relax removing some of the strain |
they usually feel Try to become aware of your own pressured subvocal speech Using ujjayi |
breath can help because vocal bracing is vastly reduced if you breathe as if fogging up a glass |
Also notice how your vocal posture becomes more relaxed in the following situations |
when you are around other people with low relaxed voices when you wake up in the morning |
when you drink a hot beverage after drinking alcohol after taking a cough suppressant and |
when reclining in complete safety You might also experiment with the corpse activity from |
earlier chapters taking on the limp vocal configuration of a deceased person Spend some time |
Chapter Release Vocal Tension |
trying to find your most relaxed vocal posture with the intention of being able to reproduce |
it on command |
Conclusion |
Predatory mammals are less likely to attack those who have a deeper voice After reading that |
last sentence notice how your vocal posture altered You probably felt tissue in the back of |
your throat drop to a more secure configuration However keeping this posture for more than |
a few seconds is uncomfortable because it feels so unguarded But this is what you want to |
pursue Doing it habitually will make your voice unshakable |
Speak to your pets in a deep voice rather than a high squeaky one Do the same with your |
children Addressing them in a full voice is not only beneficial for you but will also encourage |
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