Volume should be produced comfortably without strain, and should be appropriate for each situation. Inappropriate volume is either too soft or too loud. Rate of speech should be easy, natural, and flexible in response to the demands of the circumstances. Fast delivery can set the listeners nerves on the edge. A slow rate can bore listeners.
How to Reveal Your Natural Physiological Voice
In his book Change Your Voice Change Your Life, Dr. Morton Cooper shows how you can reveal your natural voice by applying the following instructions. In fact I’ve been practicing my voice this way every morning since mid nineties.
•Instant Voice Press – Standing, place your index finger just under your sternum – where your ribs come together. Now press gently with an interrupted movement and make sound with the lips closed. The sound you're producing is essentially the one you were born with. Now say ‘Umm-hmmm’ in that same voice. This is your right voice.
•Still standing, raise your hands above your head as high as they will reach and say, ‘Right.’ Say it again but louder. Say ‘Hello’ in that same voice. Now say ‘Umm-hmmm.’ This is your right voice.
Using the same pitch you've just achieved, repeat the following:
Umm-hmmm 1, umm-hmmm 2, umm-hmmm 3, umm-hmmm 4, umm-hmmm 5
Hello, really, beautiful, right, ready, no, go, do.
Standing, with legs straight, bend forward from the waist as far as you can. Let your head and arms dangle loosely and say, ‘Right, right 1, right 2, right 3, right 4, right 5, right really, no, go, hello’
Stand straight up with your arms stretched high over your head and say, ‘Hello, right, really, umm-hmmm, umm-hmmm my, umm-hmmm name, umm-hmmm is, umm-hmmm (your name)’
While in the same position, lower your arms and say, ‘Hello, right, really, umm-hmmm, umm-hmmm my, umm-hmmm name, umm-hmmm is, umm-hmmm (your name)’
•As you breath in, your stomach should move out slightly.
•As you breath out, your stomach should move in smoothly and gradually.
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Week 2: The Brain and Subconscious Mind
How The Brain and Subconscious Mind Work, Mindfulness, Mindset, Self-Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, Stress Management, Mental Training, Meditation, Concentration, Happiness and Success
The Brain
In medical terms, the brain is ‘an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.’ However, to the common man, the brain is simply the intellectual capacity of an individual.
Every animal you can think of – mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians – have a brain. But the human brain is unique. Although it's not the largest, it gives us the power to speak, imagine, and problem solve. It’s truly an amazing organ.
Your brain has the capacity to perform an incredible number of tasks, such as:
•It controls body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing.
•It accepts a flood of information about the world around you from your various senses – seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.
•It handles your physical movement when walking, talking, standing, or sitting.
•It lets you think, dream, reason and experience emotions.
All of these tasks are coordinated, controlled, and regulated by an organ that is about the size of a small head of cauliflower.
Your brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves make up a complex, integrated information processing and control system known as your central nervous system. In tandem, they regulate all the conscious and unconscious facets of your life.
How the Brain Works
The brain controls your ability to think, talk, feel, see, hear, remember things, walk, etc. It even controls your breathing. The brain is a soft mass of supportive tissues and nerves connected to the spinal cord.
Some of the nerves in the brain go right to the eyes, ears and other parts of the head. Other nerves connect the brain with other parts of the body through the spinal cord to control personality, senses, and body functions from breathing to walking.
Together, the brain, spinal cord, and nerves form the central nervous system. The brain has three main parts: Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and Brain Stem.
1.Cerebrum
The cerebrum, the large, outer part of the brain, controls reading, thinking, learning, speech, emotions, and planned muscle movements like walking. It also controls vision, hearing, and other senses.
The cerebrum is divided into two cerebral hemispheres (halves): left and right. The right half controls the left side of the body. The left half controls the right side of the body.
Each hemisphere has four sections called lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital. Each lobe controls specific functions. For example, the frontal lobe controls personality, decision-making, and reasoning while the temporal lobe controls memory, speech, and sense of smell.
2.Cerebellum
The cerebellum, in the back of the brain, controls balance, coordination and fine muscle control like walking. It also functions to maintain posture and equilibrium.
3.Brainstem
The brainstem, at the bottom of the brain, connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. It includes the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla. It controls fundamental body functions such as breathing, eye