Looking After Your Voice: A Speaker's Warm-Up (And Why to Do It Even When You Feel Fine)

Your voice is the one instrument you'll carry into every room you ever speak in. In this episode, I share why looking after it matters so much to me, and the warm-up I do before I speak, whether that's in the car, walking down the street, or somewhere a bit more private. You'll hear the shorter, podcast version of my story of losing my voice ten years ago, what my speech therapy journey taught me, and how your voice responds to what's going on in your body. Then I walk you through my warm-up step by step, plus the everyday habits that keep your voice healthy for the future of your speaking career. In this episode: • Why I warm up my voice even when it feels fine, and why it's about preparing, not repairing • A short version of my story: vocal nodules, burnout, and rebuilding my voice with speech therapy • How your breath and your voice respond to pressure, and why a low breath makes your voice warmer, steadier and fuller • My three-part warm-up: breathing, sounds, then words • A gentle way to begin warming up your voice without saying a single word • Tongue twisters for clear articulation, including my favourites • Hydration, rest and using a microphone • Projecting your voice safely, without shouting • When to get hoarseness checked by your GP Tonight at 7.30pm UK time, I'm running my free live masterclass, Your Voice. Your Power. It's all about how to speak with confidence and turn every talk and podcast into clients. Register here: https://masterclass.savannamadden.com... Regsiter for my free masterclass here: https://masterclass.savannamadden.com... Book you Free 20minute call with me here (https://crm.savannamadden.com/widget/...) Apply for my 1:1 coaching programme here (https://savannamadden.com/1-1-coaching/) Grab my 9 Steps to Build a Signature Talk here (https://savannamadden.com/signature-t...) Join me for Own The Room (https://savannamadden.com/own-the-room/) Join The Voice Collective here (https://savannamadden.com/the-voice-c...) Grab my Reclaim Your Voice Audio & Video Series Here (https://savannamadden.com/reclaim-you...) Follow me on Instagram here (  / iamsavannamadden  ) https://savannamadden.com/