Shadowing Practice: My Daily Routine For A Deeper, Richer, Stronger Voice (Only 9 Mins/Day!) - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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How can I make my voice sound deeper?
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How can I make my voice sound deeper?
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You've probably asked yourself this question because you've heard people say that a deeper voice sounds more attractive,
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builds trust, and increases influence.
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Now, while they're not wrong about the benefits of a deeper voice,
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it's only one piece of the puzzle.
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Because imagine if I spoke to you at a deep pitch like this for this entire video.
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Kind of gross, right?
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What truly commands attention is a voice that is distinct and dynamic.
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And if you're new here, my name's Vin.
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I'm a communication skills teacher and last month I recorded a private training for my community
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and the most requested topic was What are the top three vocal exercises to get that deep dynamic sound Vin?
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And I want you to listen closely and apply these as you're watching
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because if you start applying and doing these three exercises each for just three minutes a day
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Within just a few weeks you're going to notice massive improvement
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with the quality of your voice What I'm about to share with you now are the top three vocal exercises
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that I started with
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when I went on my journey of Trying to improve the
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quality of my voice Trying to improve the quality of sound
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that I can create to sound more interesting to sound more memorable These were the top three that I did daily
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Number one is the siren the siren is simply just doing sounds
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that sound like a siren And you can do this with words
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or you can do this with sound the siren technique is essentially you
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stretching the vocal cords which creates a lot of tension
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which allows you to achieve high-pitched voices and then you release the vocal cords.
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You can do it with your mouth closed or you can do it with your mouth open.
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You go up and down,
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up and down, up and down.
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Mouth closed, mouth open.
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two different ways to be able to practice it.
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You can also do it with words.
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I'm going to start with a really low voice and then after
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that I'm going to gradually go to a high voice and then after that I'm like,
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I said I'm not afraid to go to the falsetto and go to the highest pitch as I possibly can.
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And then after that I go all the way back down and I go really low and I go low,
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deep back into the bowels of the chest and I'm not afraid to sound like Frank Sinatra.
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And I want to remind you, think of a balloon.
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A balloon, when you blow it up and then you let the balloon go,
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it just goes, That's a really deep sound, right?
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And that's what happens when you loosen your vocal cords,
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you're able to achieve a deeper voice.
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But then when you stretch the balloon and you release the air slowly,
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you get a really high pitch sound.
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What you're doing there is your tension,
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relax, tension, relax, tension, relax.
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What are you doing in that moment?
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You're strengthening your vocal cords.
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It's the equivalent of a bicep curl.
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So the more you do that,
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the more you strengthen your vocal cords.
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Up and down, up and down, up and down.
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Really explore.
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When you're practicing, you have to push yourself to go to 150%
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because only 70% of your practice follows through into your everyday speaking voice.
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Play for a good three minutes with sound,
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mouth open, mouth closed, with words,
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and just really explore your voice.
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Now the next activity I'm going to share with you is lip trills.
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And lip trills is you doing this.
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And you can just do it with one note.
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But then play, be creative, play your favorite song.
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One of my favorite songs I'm singing all the time to
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my little baby daughter right now she's one is see if you can guess what song this is
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play with the lip trills are different volumes different pitches and what does this do then?
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Why am I doing this?
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I think the why behind it is absolutely important.
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The why is when you're doing lip trills,
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you're creating vibrations with your lips.
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You're directing the sound so that it happens around your lips.
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What is that for?
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It's for vocal placement.
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You're learning where to place the voice optimally so that you can create really good sound.
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Whereas a lot of the times people,
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they're producing their sound from the back of their throats.
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For some people speak with their voice in the back of their throat.
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Sometimes people sound really nasally and when sound really nasally
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that nasal sound like what i'm creating right now is you're
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resonating your voice too much in your frontal mask too much
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in your nose area one of the reasons why you may like my voice is
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because i'm placing my voice correctly
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and the more you start to do lip trills the more
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you start to understand ah vocal placement you want it to
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be right here the vocal placement happens right where your lips are that's lip trills do
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that for three minutes before i go over the last vocal exercise,
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I want you to realize that your voice is an instrument.
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It is.
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It's one of the most powerful instruments in the world.
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And I want you to think of vocal exercises like tuning an actual instrument, like this guitar.
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By the way, side note,
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this guitar is a gift from one of my best friends,
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and it's signed by four of the five Backstreet Boys.
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I still need one more signature from Nick Carter.
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Gotta catch em all.
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If this guitar isn't tuned well, what happens?
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It sounds terrible.
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It's just like your voice if you don't tune your voice with great vocal exercises,
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you won't produce a high quality sound.
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The next step is, well,
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how do you write great music?
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What I mean by learning how to write great music is how to structure your thoughts as you speak.
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It's what you say.
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And if you struggle with not knowing what to say when put on the spot,
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then you need to learn communication frameworks.
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I've recorded a free two-hour training teaching my top communication frameworks.
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And if you want immediate access to them,
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all you got to do is click the link in the description
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or the pinned comment below okay let's get back onto the final vocal exercise
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and then the last one i'll do for three minutes is
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this is an unusual one this is you becoming aware of
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your soft palate you've got a region in your mouth called
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the soft palate some people don't know where it is make sure your thumbs are clean
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so if i take this thumb here and
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if i start to put it underneath my teeth you'll notice
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there's a really hard spot that's that's your hard palate and then if you run your thumb back a little bit further.
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Don't gag.
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So, ah, notice how you start to feel that weird slimy part.
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When you go back and you start to feel that soft slimy part,
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that's your soft palate.
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Now, what we're going to learn here is we're going to learn how to open up our soft palate,
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because when you open up your soft palate,
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that means you create more room inside your mouth.
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When there's more room inside your mouth,
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you're able to create more resonance.
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And when you've got more resonance,
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your voice will sound louder.
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Because I know for many of you,
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as you're watching this, You might be thinking,
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ah, Vin, I've got a really quiet voice.
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I want to learn how to create a stronger sounding voice.
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I want to have more volume.
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And my vocal coaches just say all the time,
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volume for free, Vin, volume for free.
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Because the way I used to try to create volume was,
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I strained my throat.
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I could get more volume by doing something like this.
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And then after I speak like that for 30 minutes,
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my voice feels broken.
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My throat is just in so much pain.
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But it's because I'm paying such an expensive price there to create more volume.
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Whereas you can get volume for free by learning how to lift that soft palate.
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And what I want you to imagine is when you walk into a room that's really small and you go,
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hello, the voice doesn't echo,
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it doesn't travel, does it?
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But when you walk into a big church that is massive and you go in there and you're like,
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hello, hello, hello, hello.
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There's incredible reverb and there's this beautiful echo sound bouncing off the walls,
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moving all over the place.
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That's because there's a massive room for your voice to travel all around.
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that's what we're trying to create inside our vocal area the
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more space we can create there instead of being a tiny room you're being like a big church
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so then when you produce sound when sound travels into
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that area now oh you're creating this beautiful resonance
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so the way to lift the soft palate
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and build sensitivity to how it feels when it's lifted is to yawn
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so think about yawning right now okay so hopefully that's triggered you to yawn so when you yawn notice your soft palate.
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So just yawn.
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That's you lifting your soft palate.
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Now I want you to yawn now and watch,
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especially if you speak quietly and you don't believe you can create a really loud sound,
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trust me, your voice is capable of a very loud sound.
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So I want you now to yawn,
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but do the do that, okay?
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So we'll yawn, watch how loud your voice can get.
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So three, two,
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doesn't that feel great oh that feels so good but what
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that does is hopefully it's just revealed to you that's the level of resonance
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that you're able to achieve with your voice that's how loud you can be
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and did
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that strain your throat not at all that's how powerful your
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instrument is i hope sitting there going oh damn i never realized my voice could be
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so strong
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and powerful often people are speaking with a lowered soft palate
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the way you practice this is build sensitivity to how to lift the soft palate
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so i would suggest you sit there and yawn for a good three minutes
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and just play with it within these three activities
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that i've just shared with you siren technique the more you practice
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that the more you strengthen your vocal cords number two lip
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trills that's vocal placement you're going to start placing your voice in the correct place number three yawning
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That's going to help you open up your soft palate to create a stronger and more resonant voice.
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Volume for free.
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These three things, practice that daily.
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Oh, that's going to change your voice.
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Oh, that's going to completely,
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wildly transform the way you come across every time you speak.
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Context & Background
In the world of effective communication, voice quality plays a crucial role in how we are perceived by others. The speaker, Vin, emphasizes the significance of a deeper voice, often associated with increased attractiveness and influence. However, he stresses that a voice should be dynamic and distinct, capturing attention through variations rather than just depth. Understanding vocal exercises that enhance voice quality can be a game-changer for English learners aiming to improve their pronunciation and overall communication skills.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- "How can I make my voice sound deeper?" - A question many ask when seeking to enhance their vocal presence.
- "What truly commands attention is a voice that is distinct and dynamic." - Highlights the importance of voice variety.
- "You're going to notice massive improvement with the quality of your voice." - A motivational statement to encourage practice.
- "You can also do it with words." - Acknowledges the flexibility in vocal exercises.
- "The more you do that, the more you strengthen your vocal cords." - Reinforces the commitment needed for improvement.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
To effectively utilize the content from Vin’s video and enhance your English pronunciation, consider the following shadowing technique. This approach can be beneficial in achieving a stronger vocal quality while also allowing you to practice and improve your speaking skills:
- Listen Actively: Play the video, focusing on Vin’s voice modulation and pitch changes.
- Repeat and Imitate: Use the shadowspeak technique by mimicking Vin's intonation and stress patterns as closely as possible.
- Practice the Exercises: Commit to practicing the vocal exercises Vin shares, especially the siren technique, for at least nine minutes daily. This involves stretching your vocal cords to appropriately reach different pitches.
- Record Yourself: Just as Vin discusses varying your voice, record your practice sessions to monitor improvements in your pitch and pronunciation.
- Reflect and Adjust: Listen back to your recordings and identify areas where your voice can be more dynamic or deeper, continually improving your English pronunciation.
By incorporating these steps into your daily routine, you can significantly enhance your vocal quality, making your speech more memorable and influential in everyday communication.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.
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