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Today, we're going to do one of my favorite exercises for a good voice and speech: tongue twisters.
Tongue twisters are a fun, fast way to connect
your mouth to your brain. Today's tongue twister is 'Toy Boat'.
Now as we begin, make sure to take in a nice full breath and also make sure to pronounce
the final 't' in 'Boat'. When you say it fast, it's very easy to skip over that 't'.
But the point of these exercises is to complete your sounds. If we don't finish our sounds,
we're going to have a weak speech and sound like we're mumbling. If the audience or listener
has to ask themselves "What did they say?", the meaning of our message may be lost.
We'll start very slowly and then we'll increase our speed. I'll say it first and give you
time to repeat after me. Taking a nice breath in. Toy Boat.
Now we'll try it two times. Taking a nice breath in. Toy Boat, Toy Boat. Your turn.
Let's say it three times, again nice and slowly. Big breath in. Toy Boat, Toy Boat, Toy Boat.
Let's start to increase our speed. If you can say these tongue twisters quickly,
you'll be able to say them very clearly at a regular normal pace.
Nice breath in. Toy Boat, Toy Boat, Toy Boat. Your turn.
And a little bit faster. The 'Boat' is really taking off now. And take a nice breath in.
Toy Boat, Toy Boat, Toy Boat. Your turn. Alright, good job! I'm Patrick Munoz of The Voice Zone.
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