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Common Myths about your voice.

1/25/2015

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Singers (and other professional voice users) make every effort to take care of their voices.  While there are many things you can do to keep your voice healthy, there are also many myths about good vocal care.  Read about some very common myths by clicking here.
Contact Clearly Speaking to learn more about healthy voice techniques.
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Teachers depend on their voices

1/20/2015

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Teachers use their voices all day long.  This can lead to hoarseness and pain with speaking that impacts their ability to teach effectively.  In fact, teachers are more likely to miss work due to voice difficulties than are most other professionals.  Read more.

Learning healthy vocal techniques can help teachers (and other professional voice users) keep their voices strong and clear over years of work.  At Clearly Speaking, we can help you. Click the following link to learn more voice techniques.
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Tom Hanks used to be self-conscious....

1/16/2015

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...but public speaking class helped him conquer his fear.  Read more.
You can learn to speak effectively in public, too.  Contact Clearly Speaking today.
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We don't actually recommend using finger puppets...

1/13/2015

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....but Elaine Ambrose offers several excellent suggestions for speaking in public easily and confidently.  Contact Clearly Speaking today to improve your public speaking skills. 
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Everybody has an accent...

1/13/2015

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Your accent is part of who you are, no matter what language you speak, as Nick Jaworski points out in this commentary. We couldn't agree more!
On the other hand, if your accent makes it hard for other people to understand you, and you'd like to be understood more easily, contact Clearly Speaking for accent reduction training, and begin being understood the first time, every time today.
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Regional Accents also impact intelligibility

1/6/2015

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Even if English is your first language, a  strong regional accent (or dialect) can make it difficult to make yourself understood, as shown in this story from the making of Unbroken.  Follow this link to learn more about accent reduction training with Clearly Speaking.
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Clearly Speaking can help you speak with a standard American accent, offering training in accent reduction, accent modification, correct English pronunciation, prosody, vowel sounds, and consonant sounds. We are located in Portland, OR and provide services to the greater Portland area.
Learn healthy voice techniques. Voice disorders, vocal fatigue, hoarseness, vocal tension all impact communication.  Clearly Speaking helps you learn healthy voice techniques:  vocal hygiene, optimal breath/voice coordination, breath support, eliminate vocal fry, learn forward resonance & efficient use of the speaking voice. Also offering transgender voice training.
Clearly Speaking offers training in public speaking for lectures, presentations, teaching, reports, debates, webinars and any public speaking situation.

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provide training in accent reduction, healthy vocal habits, lisp correction and public speaking techniques
Brenda Nuckton's stage direction creates lively, story-driven opera productions.  She offers coaching in dramatic interpretation of songs and arias, role, audition and competition preparation, and lyric diction