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How do I release my voice when I’m under stress?—with Vivi Devereaux
Speaking Of... Conversations on Voice, Speech, and Identity with Ryan O'Shea
English - August 15, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts TV & Film acting theater performance speech identity voice coach vocal coaching voice communication public speaking Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this episode of Speaking Of… I’m joined by my friend, actor Vivi Devereaux. Vivi’s question was, “How do I release my voice when I’m under stress?”
Vivi is regularly performing and auditioning, and his question is related to the stressful “fight-or-flight” response that often accompanies performance. Throat tightening is a very common side-effect of nerves or fear, that affects performers and non-performers. We talk about WHY this happens and I offer an array of tools you can use both in the moment that the tightening is occurring, as well as some exercises to add to a vocal practice.
You can find complete show notes and links to everything we’ve mentioned in the episode on https://www.voiceandspeechwithryan.com/podcast.