011 How to Reduce Sibilance

<p>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.</p> <p>What You'll Learn in This Episode:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Is sibilance a speaker or a listener issue?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is sibilance in phonetic terms</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The sibilance and its relationship with different accents</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The effects of the various articulation contacts</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The benefits of exploring the alveolar and post-alveolar area</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </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;">The Voice & Accent Hub</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceandaccenthub</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Finding Your Voice by Barbara Houseman</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/2NOdtgW"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://amzn.to/2NOdtgW</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vocal Arts Workbook by David & Rebecca Ca