I genuinely want to know if the articles and videos by GC are enough to develop a sexy voice, I have been trying to work on my voice for a long time and no results are seen, however I am thinking to join a voice modulation academy. Worth joining it?
Developing a sexy voice
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What do you think needs changing right now? Depth, volume, tonality, control, consistency?
Maybe we can help you try to pinpoint what exactly needs improvement and then you can make a more informed decision what kind of training you need.
A good first is researching a few books on voice, see which ones of those click for you and read that book. A good book will give you a better idea than the articles here, imho.
Always good to mention that your psychological-emotional state can be a significant determining factor. Try speaking with an easy smooth cadence, unforced deep voices that carries while you feel threatened, super anxious or just at the bottom of some social hierarchy.... Trying to solve that problem with drills and training, I am inclined to think (not tested), is like taking painkillers for an headache when you have a tumor.
Gonna try primal therapy on youtube and the book I am referring to is The voice book by Kate Devore
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There is a strong link between voice and posture.
At first I was trying to improve my voice without improving my posture and consequently I didn't get any lasting results. When you start digging the subject, you will see every voice coach will mention posture as a key element of improving voice. Correlatively, when you start digging the posture subject, you will find anedoctal evidences of deepening of voice as an indirect consequence of posture improvement.
If you have less than an optimal posture and muscles coordination, then you can almost certainly deepen your voice indirectly, but efficiently, by improving your posture. Then the next question is how do you improve posture? This is a rabbit hole in itself.
At first I was trying to improve my voice without improving my posture and consequently I didn't get any lasting results. When you start digging the subject, you will see every voice coach will mention posture as a key element of improving voice. Correlatively, when you start digging the posture subject, you will find anedoctal evidences of deepening of voice as an indirect consequence of posture improvement.
If you have less than an optimal posture and muscles coordination, then you can almost certainly deepen your voice indirectly, but efficiently, by improving your posture. Then the next question is how do you improve posture? This is a rabbit hole in itself.
That's the first thing I did, the posture, yes I have worked on it, but still no effect is seen on my voice, maybe its the breathing or I think I need to feel the back of tounge lie low
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Breath into your stomach not into your chest, through nose. For me, it s a significance difference.
Been doing that too guess I need to remind myself every single fucking hour now to breathe through your nose
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One simple trick to make your voice more resonant, deep and sexy is too..... YAWN
Yep, yawn
Take a deep breath and Yawn, then take notice of how you made that pitch and attempt to recreate it in your regular speech
A good exercise is to Yawn, then read a passage of a book trying to recreate the pitch for deliberate practice. Do that for 3 sets a day as often as you can, and over time you'll notice your natural voice and pace transform into something a lot sexier
I did this for about 3 months and now get a lot of compliments from women about my voice. Try it out for yourself
Yep, yawn
Take a deep breath and Yawn, then take notice of how you made that pitch and attempt to recreate it in your regular speech
A good exercise is to Yawn, then read a passage of a book trying to recreate the pitch for deliberate practice. Do that for 3 sets a day as often as you can, and over time you'll notice your natural voice and pace transform into something a lot sexier
I did this for about 3 months and now get a lot of compliments from women about my voice. Try it out for yourself
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This is my biggest sticking point, personally. I was fat in high school and started 'sucking in' until it became an unthinking habit. Now that I'm not fat anymore, and trying to breathe into my stomach it's a hard habit to replace. Which is also why my voice sounds waaaaaaaaaaay better when I sit down vs when I'm standing up and this is 100% the reason why
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A sexy voice is more of a state of being than some special technique.
When you think of people with sexy voices, do you notice any similarities in their overall expression?
What about people with weak voices? Are there differences there when you compare them to people with strong voices.
If you're able to imagine it, people with strong and sexy voices... tend to be strong and sexy people. It's written all over their body language, not just their voice. While weak voices are typically attached to weaker body language.
You should think of your body as a fully integrated unit, than piece by piece segments like you are now with your voice.
Deep voices need two things:
1) Proper, relaxed airflow(without air you can't talk)
2) relaxed vocal chords
There isn't a "special technique" for this where you can actively relax your voice and breathing.
Relaxing, by definition, means you're not being active... that you're letting go and comfortable in letting go.
Powerful people are comfortable people. It is synonymous with confidence.
But what does comfort look like?
The way I see it, the least effort you are, the more comfortable you are. Comfort is is a privelage of dominance.
Dominace over the situation,
the environment,
Others,
Your emotions.
Think of the guy that can walk slowly in a shady street, almost as if he could care less about "the danger" most would see(and be frightened about)
It's simple, powerful people can afford to be least effort. At least that's what basic human perception is.
You could actually be pretty weak in the situation your in(like the guy in the shady street... or... this man dominating a lion in the sahara desert) but because your putting in the least effort, you can gaslight the fuck out of everyone with just body language. Just don't get caught for a fake or you might be torn to shreds.(note: least effort doesen't mean total passivity, just less then those around you)
But back to the point, this is why deep voices are so attractive, they are less effort than higher pitched voices.
But why do I bring this all up? Why talk about dominance and relaxed body language when all you want is a deeper voice?
The key is that its all connected, your vocal chords are tightening subconciously when you're nervous(ie. not relaxed). I haven't looked too far into this, but my intuition tells me that your body knows not to appear strong when you feel weak internally. As fake-strong people get punished way more than plain weak people. Why is it so challenging for many to be confident? It's the risk of being found out as a fake.
So instead of focusing on the deep voice, focus on what you need to do to have it.
1) Steady relaxed breathing. This makes you relaxed and also gives you more breath for a resonant voice. If your anxious your breathing becomes shorter and choppier. Try talking after doing some tough cardio, you’ll see what i mean.
2) Focus on relaxed body language.
* take up more space. But not to try hard levels(the key is to try less)
* walk slower. But not too slow that its weird or even obvious of what your doing. If its obvious your try-hard
* Slow down when speaking. Not too slow or you sound confused. The goal is deliberateness. You want to sound intentional and in control.
*relieve tension in all your muscles. The less tense the better. I meditate for this, other guys do trt.
*understand that your reality(and therefore your reaction to it) is only your current depiction of it. Reframe your mental reality to your advantage even if it doesn't make sense.
You're reptilian brain will subconciously react to these changes, and you will find yourself feeling much more powerful. The deep, sexy voice will come on its own.
When you think of people with sexy voices, do you notice any similarities in their overall expression?
What about people with weak voices? Are there differences there when you compare them to people with strong voices.
If you're able to imagine it, people with strong and sexy voices... tend to be strong and sexy people. It's written all over their body language, not just their voice. While weak voices are typically attached to weaker body language.
You should think of your body as a fully integrated unit, than piece by piece segments like you are now with your voice.
Deep voices need two things:
1) Proper, relaxed airflow(without air you can't talk)
2) relaxed vocal chords
There isn't a "special technique" for this where you can actively relax your voice and breathing.
Relaxing, by definition, means you're not being active... that you're letting go and comfortable in letting go.
Powerful people are comfortable people. It is synonymous with confidence.
But what does comfort look like?
The way I see it, the least effort you are, the more comfortable you are. Comfort is is a privelage of dominance.
Dominace over the situation,
the environment,
Others,
Your emotions.
Think of the guy that can walk slowly in a shady street, almost as if he could care less about "the danger" most would see(and be frightened about)
It's simple, powerful people can afford to be least effort. At least that's what basic human perception is.
You could actually be pretty weak in the situation your in(like the guy in the shady street... or... this man dominating a lion in the sahara desert) but because your putting in the least effort, you can gaslight the fuck out of everyone with just body language. Just don't get caught for a fake or you might be torn to shreds.(note: least effort doesen't mean total passivity, just less then those around you)
But back to the point, this is why deep voices are so attractive, they are less effort than higher pitched voices.
But why do I bring this all up? Why talk about dominance and relaxed body language when all you want is a deeper voice?
The key is that its all connected, your vocal chords are tightening subconciously when you're nervous(ie. not relaxed). I haven't looked too far into this, but my intuition tells me that your body knows not to appear strong when you feel weak internally. As fake-strong people get punished way more than plain weak people. Why is it so challenging for many to be confident? It's the risk of being found out as a fake.
So instead of focusing on the deep voice, focus on what you need to do to have it.
1) Steady relaxed breathing. This makes you relaxed and also gives you more breath for a resonant voice. If your anxious your breathing becomes shorter and choppier. Try talking after doing some tough cardio, you’ll see what i mean.
2) Focus on relaxed body language.
* take up more space. But not to try hard levels(the key is to try less)
* walk slower. But not too slow that its weird or even obvious of what your doing. If its obvious your try-hard
* Slow down when speaking. Not too slow or you sound confused. The goal is deliberateness. You want to sound intentional and in control.
*relieve tension in all your muscles. The less tense the better. I meditate for this, other guys do trt.
*understand that your reality(and therefore your reaction to it) is only your current depiction of it. Reframe your mental reality to your advantage even if it doesn't make sense.
You're reptilian brain will subconciously react to these changes, and you will find yourself feeling much more powerful. The deep, sexy voice will come on its own.