Today I want to talk about posture, and why it is essential for reducing vocal fatigue. You will understand the secret to improving your posture when speaking, and we will also talk about the four questions you need to ask yourself to turn body alignment awareness into a habit, and the exercises and activities that can help you with it as well. What You Will Learn In This Episode: What is body alignment How the lack of alignment affects our voice performance The kink in the straw effect The ultimate secret of body alignment Four questions to quick-check your body alignment How understanding body alignment brings freedom Once we are aware of our body alignment, we can start making it a habit. Bad posture can have devastating effects on our voice, and to fix it, we need to understand voice as a holistic experience, and be mindful of the connection between our body parts. P.S. Thank you Jack Evans for making the music for this podcast!Resources: Nic's Quick Voice Tip - Chin jutting and mic position video https://youtu.be/RTRu3Yq7nnI The Use of the Self by FM Alexander https://amzn.to/3p9pSd8 5 Alexander Tech Exercises to Try http://ergonomictrends.com/alexander-technique-exercises-posture-back-pain/ My Alex Tech Teacher https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/users/n-osorio Alex Tech Directions https://www.alexander-technique-london.co.uk/on-giving-directions-doing-and-non-doing/ Dane Chalfin https://www.vocalrehabilitation.com/primal-voice Mentioned in this episode:Buy Nic's BookHead to onthemicbook.com to get your copy nowGet my book hereGet my book here

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