'The human voice is
the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most
difficult to play'.
Do you know that the quality of your breathing will decide the quality of your communication? You have seen how an wind instrument artist uses the instrument such as a flute. He will inhale, take a deep breath and blow the air through the flute and produce a melodious music.
The same
principle applies to voice production.
Our voice is
also like producing a music. If we do not breath properly, we cannot deliver a
good speech. In fact, breathing right is very important not only for speaking,
but also for general health.
Many of us are
under the mistaken impression that we speak through our throat. But the reality
is the voice originates from the diaphragm. Place your hand firmly on that
V-shaped breath bone just below the rib and you can feel the diaphragm working
gently. When you inhale, your lungs get filled up with air pushing the
diaphragm down and out. When you exhale up goes the diaphragm allowing the wind
to go through the vocal chord.
A proper
understanding of this mechanism is very important to enrich the quality of your
voice production.
In the next
few newsletters we will see how to use our breath for effective public
speaking.
N C Sridharan
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