https://carlgaspar.com/tags/speaking/ Recent content in Speaking on Carl Gaspar Hugo en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://carlgaspar.com/life/my-voice-warm-up/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://carlgaspar.com/life/my-voice-warm-up/ <p>I work from home and I barely talk all day. When talking is finally needed, my mouth is cold: I mumble, I can&rsquo;t talk straight. This is the warm-up I run to start my day.</p> <h2 id="1-wake-up-the-voice-1-minute">1. Wake up the voice (1 minute)</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Hum</strong> with lips closed for 20 seconds, until you feel the buzz in your face.</li> <li><strong>Lip trills</strong> — blow through loose lips like a motorboat. Slide the pitch low to high and back, 3 times.</li> <li><strong>Siren</strong> — on &ldquo;ng&rdquo; (as in <em>sing</em>), glide from your lowest note to your highest and back, 2 times.</li> <li><strong>Big yawn-sigh</strong> — open wide, sigh out on &ldquo;haaa&rdquo;. Relaxes the throat and jaw.</li> </ul> <h2 id="2-wake-up-the-mouth-tongue-twisters">2. Wake up the mouth (tongue twisters)</h2> <p>Slow and clear first, then faster. Clean beats fast. Short ones: say them 3 times in a row.</p>