0907 – The Vocal Effect Of Mic Fright

2023.06.26 – 0907 – The Vocal Effect Of Mic Fright Vocally: ·        When stressed, the muscles that control the larynx can become tense.[1] (Periods of prolonged muscle tension in the larynx can lead to a lack of coordination of the vocal control system that can cause vocal fatigue and even vocal damage.) ·        Tension is likely to harden surfaces and make them smaller. So, holding your shoulders and throat in this state, and having a jaw that’s barely opening, will make any vocalisation higher and thinner and with less resonance·        A lack of breath support will likely make the voice higher in tone; flatter in prosody, quieter in volume, shakier in authority ·        You run out of what little breath you have, so, you read faster to get to the end of a sentence before you need to take another breath, resulting in gabbling·        Gabbling can lead to speed-induced speaking errors: you trip up over your words·        A drier mouth may mean less-precise articulation of words, it’ll simply be more difficult to move your tongue to form the words ·        The mental ‘brain fog’ may cause slower speech, mispronounced words, script hesitations or slow adlib reaction times You will hear the results of stress in your voice, in your headphones … causing more stress both in the moment and longer term:·        Anxiety causes more anxiety, which may lead too  A lack of sleep (either not being able to drop off, or waking up early or intermittently§ Leading to reduced energy levels·        The possible use of alcohol or drugs to get to sleep or stay awakeo  Difficulty exercising or eating properlyo  A dull, tired sounding voice [1] A tense throat is almost your body’s way of saying “I don’t want you to say anything in case you embarrass yourself”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.