How to Speak with Thick Vocal Folds (Chest Resonance)

Recently I shared a vlog post about how to speak with thick vocal folds (as opposed to thin vocal folds) which increases chest resonance. A follow-...

Read More

Devoicing for Emphasis

I commented to a client about a tendency to devoice when emphasizing a word, and I thought I pass the clarification on to everybody on the blog. Th...

Read More

Nasality and the Soft Palate or Velum

More on the concept of “flat” with regards to voice and accents. Commenting on a question about the “Flat-A” sound and why even good speakers from ...

Read More

Thick Vocal Folds vs. Thin Vocal Folds

Accent Help coach Jim Johnson talks through the basics of how the vocal folds work, what impact this has on honesty, and how it affects some accent...

Read More