Over projection, such as shouting or yelling, can harm your voice and may cause damage to your vocal cords. When you talk to a large group of people, use a microphone or amplifier. Here are some examples of each: - Open vocal tract: Open your mouth and say β€œAHHHH”. No obstruction of the airflow. - Semi-occluded vocal tract: Say the OO /u/, V /v/, Z /z/, J / Κ€/, or M /m/ sounds - notice how your lips and/or teeth come together to shape the sound. Vocal Function Exercises (or VFEs) are a pretty prescriptive but very well researched set of exercises developed by Joseph Stemple, a speech language pathologist and researcher, and they're designed to strengthen, coordinate, and balance the entire voice mechanism in just 2 short sets a day!

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