The Study Skills Programme
Your body Your voice is linked to the whole muscular system of your body . If you feel relaxed , your voice will sound free and open . If you are tense , your voice will be anxious and strained . It ’ s important to be relaxed in the upper part of your body .
Here are two easy exercises you can do to relax your body and your voice whilst
sitting at your computer . Stretching o stretch first one arm and then the other o yawn loudly as you stretch to loosen your jaw and open your throat o stretch both arms together , yawning loudly .
o raise your shoulders to your ears and allow them to drop with their own weight – repeat four times o raise your shoulders again , but this time scrunch your face muscles and tense the muscles down your arm holding for a count of five o release facial muscles and shoulders , letting them fall and relax o stretch both arms together , yawning loudly .
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