008 Why Posture is Important for Reducing Vocal Fatigue

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today I want to talk about posture, and why it is essential for reducing vocal fatigue. You will understand the secret to improving your posture when speaking, and we will also talk about the four questions you need to ask yourself to turn body alignment awareness into a habit, and the exercises and activities that can help you with it as well. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What You Will Learn In This Episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is body alignment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the lack of alignment affects our voice performance</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The kink in the straw effect</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The ultimate secret of body alignment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Four questions to quick-check your body alignment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How understanding body alignment brings freedom</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once we are aware of our body alignment, we can start making it a habit. Bad posture can have devastating effects on our voice, and to fix it, we need to understand voice as a holistic experience, and be mindful of the connection between our body parts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. Thank you Jack Evans for making the music for this podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Nic's Quick Voice Tip - Chin jutting and mic position video</span> <a href= "https://youtu.be/RTRu3Yq7nnI"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://youtu.be/RTRu3Yq7nnI</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-leve