Set Your Voice Free: How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want

by Roger Love

Some nasal sounds come about when a speaker tightens the back of his or her throat, which keeps the air from freely flowing into the mouth. With that escape route from the body blocked, unnatural amounts of air are directed toward the nasal area. That produces the rather harsh, trebly nasal sound of the Nasal Professor. Listen to my demonstration on audio 2 on the website (www.setyourvoicefreebook.com). The sound is blatantly obvious here, but many people are painfully close to it without knowing. Could that be you? Try this test. Begin to count slowly from one to ten. When you reach the number five, gently pinch your nostrils shut and keep counting. How do you sound on numbers six through ten? Did the sound drastically change? It might surprise you to learn that there should be no severe change after you pinch your nose. Just listen to how I sound on audio 3. There’s no huge shift when I reach the number six. Why? If you’re speaking correctly, only a tiny amount of air goes into your nose. So when you pinch your nostrils, the amount of air you’re restricting should barely affect the way you sound, though you may hear a slightly blocked sound on the numbers that contain ns—that’s normal. If you noticed a drastic change, it’s a sure indication that you’ve got too much air going toward the nasal area.

We're a few pages into the book proper, and I'm already having my mind blown. This resolved an issue I've been dealing with my whole life. It was this fixable?!