Improve Your Voice - Daily Articulation Exercises

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TIMECODES:-
00:00 - INTRO
00:45 - YAWNING
01:40 - LIP TRILLS
04:05 - TONGUE TRILLS
05:08 - BAH DA GAH
07:00 - MAH NA LAH
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When you work on yourself daily, the muscles involved with your voice can start to learn to remember how to create words and sounds better. These exercises can help you to become a better speaker.
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Focus on pitch, tone, projection, articulation, accent and intention.
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[@ImproveYourVoice]

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[@kareyhall3729]

Let’s Get It - Thanks for your rapid response. When is the best time to seek coaching. I have been practicing on my own. Semi pretreated room. Record on Procaster Pro….learning how to use GarageBand. Is there another interface I should be using Audacity, Adobe, Studio One

[@randomuser66438]

My neighbors will think I'm doing black magic

[@ImproveYourVoice]

If you really want to scare them... invite them along to join you!

[@eatgirlg9040]

LOL

[@JohnMoore-lf1zp]

Hahahahha

[@klesonsilvamoreira3204]

ohhhhh hahahahaha I laughed so hard at it.

[@DavidKoyu777]

😀😀

[@elizabethadahodiniya5643]

Bruh sounds like I’m trynna cast a spell on my whole village

[@dirtypimpbird]

You are ;-)

[@fonmbahtebitruthmichelle4648]

😂😂😂😂

[@Sara-tp6zd]

😂

[@phiareyes1801]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA GAHD

[@crystalgayle8755]

😂🤣😭😭

[@eratostrongylou8936]

I am an opera singer and I already use all of the warming exercises you mentioned except the spelling ones and I confirm that it works indeed !

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Brilliant!

[@Imisambi]

Do you have videos of you singing?

[@fifty5712]

00:00 - INTRO 1. 00:45 Yawning 2. 01:40 Lip Trills (do it for longer and longer on one breath). Put fingers on cheeks to relax 3. 04:05 Tongue Trills 4. Tongue Twisters: GO TO 5:08 and read off screen | B*h D*h G*h | P*ah D*h G*h (A/O) etc. ( Make as clear as possible. Do as many rounds as you can in one breath. Focus on pronunciation not how to breathe in this exercise) 5. Tongue Twisters: GO TO 7:01 and read off screen.

[@maximumenglish26]

How much time do you give to each?

[@yourstrulytk12]

bah dah gah, pah dah gah boh doh goh, poh doh goh boo doo goo, poo doo goo bee dee gee, pee dee gee bay day gay, pay day gay

[@7000fiery]

Thanks✨️

[@bestofreddit5086]

I do indeed practice yawning daily, especially during class.

[@Dr_No]

@2:22 lips @4:11 tongue trills @5:07 bah dah gah pah dah gah… boh doh goh poh doh goh boo doo goo poo doo goo bee dee gee pee dee gee bay day gay pay day gay @7:10 mah nah lah thah vah zah moh noh loh thoh voh zoh moo noo loo thoo voo zoo mee nee lee thee vee zee may nay lay thay vay zay

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Oh wow! You’ve got the job!!!

[@vinvin9921]

Wts d results

[@mehbubpatel8839]

😊☺️😊

[@zeusreborn5452]

You're a heaven sent

[@vaiolover1997]

I speak off and on different languages, and if I repeat these exercises on the board by myself, I will surely be taken to the nuthouse. I told my girlfriend that I was going to practice the tongue drills, she hugged me and cried. ( okay people, get your mind out of the gutter.) Thank you for writing it down for us.

[@imakeitwhynot]

I tried these and a spirit appeared. He was confused as hell when he saw what I was doing.

[@sydneykrizan2405]

Lol

[@armybrat3062]

😂😂

[@m4id4ymansour33]

WTF MAN XDDDDD

[@francisbaluyot7397]

TF, hahaha. It's so hard to laugh in public. 😂

[@nato9157]

Why ya doing him like that😂😂😂😂

[@SisHattie]

I noticed after four days, for me, Immediately after my exercises I articulate well. As the day goes on my muscles revert back to their weakness. I’m excited to see what will happen after 2 or 3 weeks of consistent exercises. It’s nice to just have good articulations without having to force yourself or think before you speak. Thank you.

[@Solidus_Hamza]

What happened after 1 year of exercises ? Is your voice becomes smooth and attractive

[@capcommidway4887]

How to be black

[@RRC879]

Share your results maybe

[@Shush-kq6mv]

Yo my man can we get a review

[@No1Blame]

i hate it when u guys always leave us without updates..

[@wm5297]

Anyone else automatically yawn after he did?

[@viciouztrickster5449]

I yawned after reading this comment.

[@ericayoon8286]

hold your breath just for a while then you can yawn naturally

[@zak807]

Yes lol

[@amo_res9266]

I yawned after i read this comment

[@user-tq8cq7hs7l]

I did artificially But I turned into a natural yawn

[@jacobbradshaw9433]

I swear this guy is the voice for Headspace

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Jacob Bradshaw just another bald guy I’m afraid! 😉

[@StrawberryBlondebyAimee]

Gonna try these thanks so much. I’m always jumbling up words, it’s like my brain thinks faster and my speech can’t keep up! 😂

[@centralintelligence3097]

how did it go?

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Yes how?

[@easilyCoded]

I swear same here. My brain and my speech don’t align.

[@UnknownUser-cw3qr]

Hi, are you on the A.S.D?

[@akulasrinivas5377]

Hi, I am also having same problem. i don't no how to solve this problem.. you have any solution to this problem?

[@SisHattie]

These are really good and effective. My diction was terrible and I noticed a distinct difference after the first 4 or 5 days of daily practice. I am now committing it to a lifestyle practice. Thank you for this!

[@imnooneh]

How it's going after 2 years?

[@SisHattie]

@@imnooneh Unfornuately, I did not stick with it.

[@JornL]

@@SisHattie did it have a lasting effect tho?

[@Rash7]

​@@SisHattie W honesty

[@DemetriusDasilva]

(02:22) - Exercises Start Here

[@iNREEk]

Ty

[@seoulriding9523]

Actually, you missed the first one: yawning.

[@cancan3741]

This is amazing.. I'll definitely be doing these every day.. 1. Regular Yawn exercises 2. Do lip thrills ... 3. Tongue trills... 4. Practice tongue twisters (focus on clarity before speed) .. etc

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Well done. Let me know how it goes won't you.

[@mercifulservant6918]

Any improvements

[@megaton8184]

Can Can U probably haven’t been excising

[@adityarodrigues2266]

Definitely isn’t a bad student 😤

[@shubhamthakur256]

@@adityarodrigues2266 tru

[@JamesPawson]

Lol, you should see the look my cat is giving me doing these exercises. "I guess he finally cracked... damn it, is this lunatic still going feed me?!"

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Dogs at least join in when you make these sounds!

[@insanetechpistefi1684]

Well, you should've seen the look my wife had while I was tryin' these out :)

[@pierredateme3751]

Oh My goodness, lol

[@asryn96]

Jajajaja, same! My dogs stared at me like: «Wtf are you doing, you bitch? Anyway, I love you, though». 😂😂😂😂

[@phonepink5938]

Same xD

[@dmitriy9985]

"The Spell OF Silver Tongue" (grants caster +20 to speech) Bah dah guh pah dah gah Boh doh goh poh doh goh Boo doo goo poo doo goo Bee dee gee pee dee gee Bay day gay pay day gay

[@matthewcorbett3909]

thank you

[@sarabrown3183]

Thanks for all your videos! I have issues with speaking too fast and tripping over words, on top of having a jaw surgery last year that changed how some of my speech feels/sounds so I’ve been using our videos to try and improve all around . 👏🏻

[@Jordanaune23]

0:45 yawn 1:40 lip trill 4:05 tongue trill 5:08 Bah dah gah 7:00 Mah nah lah

[@andocrates]

Thank you so much for this.

[@jolares1636]

Thank you for creating this video Darren, great content

[@Petervl45]

this is what I need, I will do it, thanks for sharing.

[@matiaslangon6799]

As a spanish speaker, the tongue trills are really easy, the R is a really common sound in spanish words. On the other hand, at least for me, it's extremely hard to maintain the lip trills. I'll try to do this excercises every day, since I really hate the current sound of my voice

[@kiran-thetributechannel]

Legend is still replying to recent comments even after 4 years, Thank you ! I'm gonna start doing it now and I've had a problem with articulation and finding the right words

[@siyasamkelajinoyi9291]

Your videos are very helpful, they will certainly help me improve my voice. Thank you so much.

[@tlilvanilla1845]

No pain - no gain! Fantastic exercises, thanks bud. Beginning as of now.

[@yerboiethan]

how'd it go?

[@tlilvanilla1845]

@@yerboiethan In addition to other exercises I had been doing at the time, it helped me develop speech muscles in a way that has facilitated developing a native level accent in my target languages. It's now just a part of my speech but it took a year or two of intense everyday practise to get there

[@LinkEX]

@@tlilvanilla1845 Does this phrase "no pain, no gain" actually apply to voice exercises, though? Aren't your vocal chords usually prone to being over-exerted, and even at risk of permanent damage from bad technique? That said, the exercises mentioned in this video specifically shouldn't run into these risks.

[@zaregotoch.8491]

@@LinkEX there should be no pain

[@selftaughtpolyglot]

Very instructive

[@triumphantcarrot5388]

This right here is simple and effective. Thank you for putting this together.

[@JaquelineLobanco]

PERFECT!!!! I Loved it.

[@bemacbe]

Thank you so much for these exercises. Just found them and the drills are such a challenge. I completely lost of ability to articulate, pronounce and speak my words. All due to a head injury I sustained due to a mountain bike accident I had in High School. My life really sucked for the past twenty+ years. But then, these past couple of months have been awesome!

[@ahmedrajab2634]

Yoo. Your consistency paid off.

[@raisedbywolves72]

I found the first three exercises kind of relaxing to do in bed, haha. I just did the full set of exercises for the second time in 3 days, but I definitely noticed a positive difference in my ability to speak that first day, when I recorded myself narrating for a hobby project! Thank you sincerely for posting this!

[@stephenbyrne981]

Amazing exercises - I will be making these part of my daily routine. Thank you so much for your time and very generous wisdom.

[@empressroxy]

Thank you so much for this 🙏💯

[@marybethhempel9101]

Thank you for the exercises! I just visited your site and am looking forward to your first week course. :)

[@DreamRoseVelt]

Loved your video! Can't wait for more material like this! Subscribed already! Great job and thank you! 😇😍

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Thank you, I hope you find more useful material here.

[@f.wiseman]

Great exercises! Thank you sir!

[@mcjoabromeoakiiki1872]

thank you so much for the services

[@thepiperofsimms9974]

Love it. Thank you !

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Thank you!

[@HT0369]

Damn this also allows you to sing not just change your voice I was doing this to change my talking voice but found my voice opening up and being able to sing with ease. It has double benefits.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Yesss 💪💪💪

[@Soluciones_Publicitarias]

I havent been so excited about learning new stuff in a long time, this is great!

[@cheval63sg]

Excellent! I can see the effect immediately.

[@thelatentobserver121]

I'm a writer, approaching 30+ published books this year. Over the years, I've turned to dictation as a primary tool for getting my stories down. I'm more productive when I dictate into a Sony recorder rather than sitting at the desk and getting too caught up in self-editing. I've improved all my gear, outlining, and storytelling ability to where my recordings are transcribing well (I typically produce 5K-7K good words per day after editing). Still, there are a lot of errors that cost me time to fix on the back end. I mumble, and I have really poor enunciation, although I'd been working (a little) to improve that. This is my full-blown effort to improve my enunciation and produce fewer errors in my dictation. It could potentially save me a ton of hours per month in self-editing. I'll try to come back and report my progress. :) I know that's what everyone wants.

[@asap397]

so hows it going?

[@thelatentobserver121]

@@asap397 Pretty well. I don’t do all the exercises but there are 2 I do each day before dictating. Definitely helps me go a bit longer, and with fewer errors.

[@BillyBobsToe]

How is your journey going?

[@thelatentobserver121]

@@BillyBobsToe Still great. I dictate every day, somewhere between 5K and 7K words with a decent degree of accuracy. I generate about 100K of words per month. The editing is getting easier. I find that building strength in your voice is a requirement. I mumble and make more mistakes as the day goes on. Some of these exercises really help.

[@melbryanwinstanley4200]

It's been 3 days since I started this exercise and I am very grateful that your video was randomly recommended to me. I had a hard time speaking because I have a GERD (Acid Reflux) that causes sore throat and post nasal drip that made me stop on engaging a conversation first because I am afraid to be laughed at everytime my voice cracks. Thanks to your tutorial, I became talkative after I realised that my voice won't do cracking sounds anymore even when I am singing high notes, my throat won't get sore and it became smoother on consuming foods and beverages. Once again, thank you so much! 🙏😭❤️

[@lezmaramias7598]

I also have gerd and my voice crack. can i ask what did you do about that?

[@szilviapatakine8002]

Start to eat aloe Vera plant , cut out the Jelly part. Start empty stomach, than put it on your water cut small pieces, drink it all day . After 3 days no heartburn Present.

[@ibnaqeelaqeel588]

My problem is %100 as yours, please tell me how often you do this exercise? And if you have any other recommendations. I'm a teacher and I'm facing a hard time because of my voice . Thank you for sharing your experience

[@ibraibra236]

@@ibnaqeelaqeel588has anything worked out for u so far?

[@mr.franco4572]

Excellent! Thanks a lot!

[@jkg2088]

These exercises are so helpful thank you 😊

[@jazmineperez9045]

Thank you so much for sharing these exercises ! I’m trying to improve my daily speaking and pronunciation and I feel that this will help alot.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Journey of Jazmine good luck with your journey! 💪🏻

[@antwahnharris213]

This is amazing!!! I can already tell in a few months I’ll be so much better at these and my pronunciation.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

You will. Try this one out every day also... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYfalZZ8p6iLj6M

[@akashinpresent8218]

How is progress?

[@geraldkyle5819]

Thank you. This will really help me.

[@germankatalaha7656]

Thanks. That's really helpful...

[@audiblechocolate2653]

There are some daily tips now that I will defiantly do, Just started my voice-over channel on KZbin for games with no voice acting. I always wanted to get into voice acting so having sources on KZbin like yourselves is amazing to help.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Audible Chocolate thank you for the kind words mate! It’s my pleasure. Any thing that I can help with?

[@live2seethelight]

Thank you so much for this video! Iv got a bad mumbling problem and these exercises seem to be helping. so THANK YOU!!

[@ImproveYourVoice]

That's great news. I'll be adding an online course soon and that is really in depth. Posture and self confidence can cause mumbling too. All the best

[@semgas]

Such a great video, loved it !

[@fhajovan]

Thank you mr derrick

[@joelmerari8729]

Hey man you deserve millions of subscribers you’re a great teacher !😮

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Thank you man. That really means a lot.

[@thelifeofhebah5358]

I’ve been doing this for the past 3 days in the morning! Thank you so much

[@millerrepin4452]

so how's your progess

[@Hydtrendingcreator]

Excellent

[@JW-lk2tu]

Loving these exercises!

[@aquaspace2003]

This will be like a second language to me. I love it. Thank you! 😊

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Stephy Lane great!💪🏻

[@peddiraju4400]

Really amazing iam just 5 minutes practice this work .. my voice are different

[@Rahul_khichii]

Thank you so much😊

[@dogansahutoglu2073]

Big help, Thanks

[@ratatouisvuitton864]

Idk if this was intentional, but not only did it help a lot with articulation, it also helped my depression because its SO MUCH FUN XD.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

ineedhelp actually proper breathing does all kinds of positive things for you! Glad to be of service! X

[@projectunknown9296]

Thanks for sharing this! 🙏🏻 I’m struggling with articulation, so I’ll give these a shot. Day 8 👊🏻

[@ImproveYourVoice]

The most popular video on this channel by far!

[@vatsalsinghchauhan]

How great is your speech now?

[@bayleedm4336]

Love this ! Very helpful

[@katrinae5422]

thank you for this!

[@delaneymatt1377]

11 February 2024 I'm sick and tired of not speaking the way i wish to and I'm going to start doing these exercises daily Day 1: done

[@deveshvarma8531]

how's it going?

[@sobasicreviews3097]

Darren, just by having a British accent alone makes your voice a thousand more better to hear.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

SoBasicReviews oh surely not! Maybe I’m at an advantage in the English language being raised in London but that’s too kind! Many great accents and voices out there! ☺️

[@KingOfClouds21]

Love it. Thanks 😊

[@blackknight5260]

Great Video ! Thank You ! 😊

Amazing how fast you can say those words!

[@-danR]

I set it at 0.25 speed and he still is pretty _accurately_ saying those words at the end of his run.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

I'd love to hear that!

[@vaiolover1997]

I can't even remember the first line after 5 minutes.

[@souxp226]

@@ImproveYourVoice It reminds me of triple tonguing articulation (trumpet player here).

[@presidentadrian]

I really really enjoyed this video! As a business owner/ working professional time is valuable and I just wanted a few tips before I go into a board of directors meeting, prior to this I watched a KZbin vid with a lady which was over one hour long and at the end kept teasing exercises- which didn’t materialize. Your video was curt, straight to the point and very useful! I love it! Subbed, liked and shared !

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Thats brilliant. I'm even finding ways to shorten them more. Glad to be of service!

[@valerie963]

Very helpful video! Thank you!

[@classiccatastrophe1518]

Thanks sir .. amazing stuff

[@ibrahimshareef6009]

Reminds me of Joey, from the comedy series Friends, trying to learn French! i.e. when I'm trying these out!

[@chibuikeeburuike3229]

OMG this 8 minutes lesson would change my life. Thank you boss

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Chibuike Eburuike great! Keep it up!

[@adventure-in-scripture]

easy to understand. thanx a lot

[@elizabethrussell44]

Thanks a lot,very informative video.

[@alondrita02]

I enlisted the Marine Corps and I suck at talking so I really need this thank you

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Hope it helps. I guess clear and confident communication skills are necessary in your line of work right?

[@ImproveYourVoice]

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[@manuelestebanupegui6025]

Improve Your Voice hi mate I would like to get this week free

[@monicaenriquez1644]

does this apply, still?

[@ImproveYourVoice]

@@monicaenriquez1644 Yeah, come along!

[@ImproveYourVoice]

@@manuelestebanupegui6025 Sign up on my website!

[@MrSmoke-zs6ru]

Hi there. Are you still offering these? Thanks.

[@anthonycedeno113]

Thank you!

[@sivanandadas4761]

Thankyou Bro. Thankyou.......

[@pratube4846]

Sanskrit is the best language ever. The one that lets us use our vocal system to its fullest possibility.

[@ivan1196]

every time I cry I will do these so that I don't have to see myself ugly cry

[@NeverStoppedSinging]

Great video, thanks!

[@WINNINGAMEN]

great job sir love it;its stressfull but its works thanks very much

[@iancasey1486]

Wow! I'm yawning for nearly 2 minutes now! I never realized that I could yawn so much!

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Ian Casey maybe before bed is a good time for this in your case!? 😉

[@genadillon5849]

Thank you for this information. I have vocal cords that were damaged and my voice is weak and breaks up constantly. Daily people complain about hearing me. I will be working on this daily! I love speaking to large groups and I haven't been able to in the last 6 years.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Gena Dillon have you spoken with a speech therapist?

[@genadillon5849]

Yes I did and went several times but was not seeing any benefit after 4 months.

[@joefire3262]

@@genadillon5849 I know this is a very late reply, but have you found anything to help you? I'm currently going through the same scenario as you

[@hannahzaino]

You are SUCH a great resource to share with my VO students. I love sending 'em your way!

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Wow, thank you!

[@shantitanna8033]

Thanks for this video , I need to learn to articulate better and speak with confidence. I am going to practice this.

[@jibythomas4800]

aaaah....This is how great spirit lyrics were orginated

[@nukleur]

THANK U SO MUCH!!! ***

[@thomasnguyenm8794]

I haven't tried this yet but I know with my determination I will be successful so I want to say thank you!

[@mirasacallixte9212]

Thank you so much

[@SOSYALORTOPEDIST]

This is a true speech therapy made me able to speak up a text fluently after only 2 hours of exercising. Thanks for the pragmatic approach! You're the best!

[@ImproveYourVoice]

SOCIAL ORTHOPEDIST great. Keep it up, regular practice makes for more permanent results.

[@AngelchocoPie]

Hi Darren, first of all thank you for such wonderful warm ups. It surely helped a lot to loosen up my voice. Currently I am working as a marketing professional and sometimes I have to do voiceovers, one of my problem areas is diction. Apart from that I have a neutral and flat voice. Do you have any tips or insights for me on how to improve my voiceovers? I just want to develop a naturally upbeat voice as most of the voiceovers are for corporate videos.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Speak the text through with your little finger in between your teeth before you record. This will brighten up the articulation. Also if you want to get better. Listen to others and practice reading aloud every day!

[@pegasuspresena3376]

Thank you very much

[@24.debnathkaran69]

After a while I got something usefull for me on yt .. thankyou ❤️ will practice it for sure

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Thank you so much for watching. If you'd like to take your daily practice a step further, why not join me for my extensive 8 week online course... vocabilities.teachable.com/p/improve-your-voice

[@bimmjim]

This is the fifth video I have viewed on this subject and this is the best. I will link this to the people who need it. .. I understand every word you speak even though I am Canadian. I watch many UK KZbinrs but mostly I can't understand them. Scottish people need subtitles and that is not meant as a joke. .. And thank you for not adding "music" over or under your voice. .. I've done a lot of public speaking and one trick I employ is to shout at the people at the back of the room. I figure they want to understand what I am communicating also. After all, why else would they be there? .. Ta, from the happy colonies. .

[@ImproveYourVoice]

@bimmjim Lol, careful with that shouting mate. You should aim to be heard at the back by whispering as an exercise. If you can master that then you'll never need to shout again. Speaking will be fine.

[@ImproveYourVoice]

@Valensaty Blunt Sorry the website is going through changes... here's the page...www.vocabilities.com/tutorials.html

[@jackhardy07]

Hey darren, i want to buy your course but i have some questions, is there an email you have that you could give me so i can ask you before i buy it?

[@ImproveYourVoice]

Yes they are here - www.vocabilities.com/tutorials.html

[@iambravo4198]

Everyone reading this will get the voice they want!

[@ImproveYourVoice]

MyAdvice. That’s very good of you! Thanks

[@jean-baptiste9230]

This awesome, it’s difficult, liking the challenge, can’t wait to see in 2 weeks time!