011 How to Reduce Sibilance

In this episode, we talk about sibilance, what it is, why some people sound more sibilant than others, and why it gets people annoyed. We will also focus on a few practical ways of controlling our voice's features, so we can reduce sibilance. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Is sibilance a speaker or a listener issue? What is sibilance in phonetic terms The sibilance and its relationship with different accents The effects of the various articulation contacts The benefits of exploring the alveolar and post-alveolar area Next time when someone tells us we sound sibilant, we have two choices - we either ignore them, or we can observe which part of our tongue we use to make the "s" sound, we pay attention to the airflow we produce, and work on it. The only rule is to keep our voice exploration fun, curious, and free of judgement.  Resources: The Voice & Accent Hub https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub Finding Your Voice by Barbara Houseman https://amzn.to/2NOdtgW Vocal Arts Workbook by David & Rebecca Carey (pg 174 & 175 for extensive consonant cluster practise) https://amzn.to/2NSC1VW

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The Voice Coach Podcast is for people who work with the spoken voice - speakers, actors, podcasters, voiceover artists and presenters. Nic Redman, leading vocal coach, shares insights and knowledge on how to improve your speaking voice and vocal health, whether you are performing or presenting on stages, on microphone or presenting on camera. Vocal care impacts your performance, your vocal clarity and your presentation delivery. Learn how to go beyond a basic warm up to stand out vocally and look after your voice properly.