We talked about the importance of proper breathing for voiceover work. Here is a link to a page with a diagram of how the diaphragm works. It also has video of vocal cords in action. But scroll down the page to the diaphragm.
http://web.me.com/bdietzler1701/Mr._Dietzlers_MusicPage/VocalCords.html
1. Inhale slowly and deeply through the nose. Exhale slowly through the mouth. Repeat.
2. Inhale slowly and deeply through the nose. Exhale slowly making the sound “ahhhh”. USE YOUR DIAPHRAGM
3. Inhale deeply. Exhale in short explosive bursts (huh! huh! huh! huh!).
4. Inhale slowly and count aloud clearly enunciating each number until you run out of breath. This is also a good warm-up exercise for your articulators.
5. Read the following sentence as many times as you can on one breath. This sentence is filled with words that use air.
He hid at home and sobbed when his sister seized
whatever he had on top in the thin five-shelved closet.
6. Take a deep breath and see how far you can read through this grouping of words. Make sure you are making each of the words come alive as you say them. Don’t just race through them — interpret!
Collecting and projecting,
receding and speeding
and shocking and rocking
and darting and parting
and treading and spreading
and whizzing and hissing
and dripping and skipping
and hitting and splitting
and shining and twiningand rattling and battling
and shaking and quaking
and pouring and roaring
and waving and raving
and flowing and going
and heaving and cleaving
and foaming and roaming
and moaning and groaning
and dropping and hopping
