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Not everyone is blessed with a deep, sultry, and mysterious voice. Most people develop a deeper voice as they mature but some will always have a tenor range. Suddenly going from Prince to James Earl Jones may be impossible, but anyone can develop a deeper, stronger voice with dedication, determination and diligent practice. Lowering your voice permanently is not easy, but it can be done.
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Find where you should be speaking from. Your voice will be its most natural and powerful when it comes from the area just behind and around your nose. In order to practice speaking from this place, hum mmm-hmm, as if you were responding to a question affirmatively. Feel the vibration in your face as you hum. This is where you should focus on speaking from.[1]
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Learn how to breathe from your diaphragm. Breathing from your diaphragm as opposed to your chest will make your voice both more powerful and deeper. When you breathe, your stomach should rise, and your chest and shoulders should remain still. These are full, diaphragm breaths.[2]
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Speak from the diaphragm. You want your breath to come from your diaphragm, and go out through the part of your face you identified in step one. Practice this often, saying anything you like, but focusing on these two parts of your body. You will notice that you can get more power in your voice with less vocal strain, resulting in a louder, deeper voice.[3]
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Keep practicing. At first, breathing this way will feel unnatural and you'll probably switch back to your normal way of breathing and speaking often. But if you practice for a couple of weeks, as often as you can remember, eventually it will become second nature. Learning to breathe from your diaphragm is one of the easiest ways to naturally improve your voice.
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See AlsoA Singer’s Guide to Voices: Bass-Baritone (Heldenbariton) — Edinburgh Music ReviewReal bass singersStart speaking from your stomach instead of your throat. Consciously lower your Adam's apple by slowly swallowing, the last movement of a swallow before your throat goes up is the position you want. Another way is to lower the back of your tongue into your throat. This sounds difficult but play around with it till you find something that works.
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Start off slow. If your close friends or family suddenly hear you go from a 1st soprano to a bass you're going to be found out and have decongestants thrown at you. In conversation say a few words at the beginning and end of a sentence in a lower tone. Just be subtle.[4]
- Trying to speak too deep too soon not only will seem conspicuous, it can do serious damage to your vocal chords over time. Be careful, and reign it back if you start to feel serious strain.[5]
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Lower the end of your sentences. Whenever you find yourself speaking and you've forgotten to try to consciously lower your pitch, just take a deep breath, clear your throat, and finish whatever you were saying with a lower voice. Ending sentences with a high pitch indicates a question, therefore, consciously lowering the end of your sentences will help you sound more confident.[6]
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Practice consciously lowering your voice for a while till it becomes habit. Like any other habit, you will forget often at first. With enough practice, what once was a conscious habit will become something you do unconsciously. The only key is to continue consciously speaking in a deeper tone until it becomes natural.
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Decide whether more costly options are right for you. Depending on your reasons for trying to deepen your voice, you might decide that it's worth pursuing options that cost money. Voice training and surgery are two of these options, both with large potential for success. If you want a lower voice to improve your confidence or social or dating life, you may want to stick to the slower but safer and cheaper options.
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Look into voice lowering surgery. One surgery shown to reduce the pitch of one's speaking voice permanently is called a thyroplasty and it involves reducing the tension in the vocal chords.[7] Another involves injecting a subjects own fat into their vocal folds, which can reportedly lower pitches and improve voice quality. Though hormone replacement therapy alone usually lowers trans men's voices to more masculine levels, surgeries like these can be a next step for those that desire deeper voices.[8]
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Get voice training from a speech expert. Vocologists specialize in helping their clients improve their speech in any number of ways, including altering their pitch. A good vocologist will help you identify the causes of your high-pitched voice and teach you change them. There are even vocologists who specialize in helping transgender people achieve more masculine or feminine voices.[9] Your chances of lowering your pitch permanently are increased greatly if you get the help from a professional rather than just relying on self-guided practice.[10]
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People tend to talk louder when excited, so try to remain calm. Try to be more aware of your voice when you're talking and adjust. Practice speaking at a lower volume in general. Ask those close to you to give you gentle reminders when you start getting loud. Speaking more slowly can help.
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Try the options listed in the article above. If these don't work, you can also try digging deeper online. Be careful that you don't harm your vocal cords.
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Unless you have hit puberty, it's best to wait. If you have, then try these methods. People hit puberty at different ages, and you still have plenty of time.
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Consciously attempting to lower your pitch can do serious harm to your vocal chords over time, so be cautious, take frequent breaks, and let your progress be very gradual. Gradual progress is the only way to make the changes permanent anyway.
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- ↑ https://www.oulgbtq.org/your-voice.html
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- ↑ https://www.oulgbtq.org/your-voice.html
- ↑ https://voicefoundation.org/articles/breathe-and-speak-with-ease/
- ↑ https://www.oulgbtq.org/your-voice.html
- ↑ https://hbr.org/2015/06/breathing-is-the-key-to-persuasive-public-speaking
- ↑ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22748-thyroplasty
- ↑ https://www.bsuh.nhs.uk/documents/thyroplasty/
- ↑ http://www.startribune.com/expert-coaches-help-transgender-people-find-a-new-voice/297556501/
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To make your voice sound deeper, start speaking from your stomach rather than your throat by lowering the back of your tongue into your throat. You can also practice better breathing techniques, like breathing from your diaphragm instead of your chest. To breathe this way, inhale so that only your stomach rises while your chest and shoulders remain still. If you ever forget to lower your voice while you’re speaking, take a deep breath and say your sentence in a low tone, which will sound confident and deeper. For tips on permanent solutions like thyroplasty, keep reading!
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Wow, that's a comprehensive article! Let's break down the concepts covered:
Speaking Skills:
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Breathing Techniques:
- Diaphragmatic breathing for a more powerful and deeper voice.
- Focusing on speaking from the area around the nose for natural resonance.
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Consciously Lowering Voice:
- Techniques to consciously lower the voice gradually without straining the vocal cords.
- Lowering the tone at the end of sentences for confidence.
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Permanent Solutions:
- Surgery options like thyroplasty to permanently reduce pitch.
- Voice training from professionals (vocologists) to help change pitch effectively.
Education and Communications:
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Voice Modification Techniques:
- Discusses natural methods (breathing, speaking from specific areas) and conscious alterations to achieve a deeper voice.
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Consideration of Options:
- Weighing the costs, risks, and benefits of different approaches, from natural practice to surgeries or professional coaching.
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Handling Concerns:
- Advice for those who naturally talk louder and tips for young individuals concerned about the pitch of their voices.
This article emphasizes the importance of gradual change, caution in altering one's voice consciously, and seeking professional guidance for permanent alterations or improvements. It touches on various aspects of voice control and modulation, addressing concerns from practical, medical, and personal perspectives.