Pronunciation
Say "Acai" as in my Starbucks lemonade
aa·saa·ee
Say "Colonel" as in an army officer of high rank
kur·nuhl
Say "Freshly fried flying fish fillet"
Freshly fried flying fish fillet
Say "Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward."
"Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward."
Read this script normally... "You are listening to KZLX-LP, Maryville, the Student Station for Bearcat Nation."
"You are listening to KZLX-LP, Maryville, the Student Station for Bearcat Nation."
Say "Concerto" as in a musical composition for a solo instrument
kuhn·chehr·tow
Say "Epitome" as in a perfect example of a particular quality or type
e·pit·o·me
Say "How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?"
"How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?"
Say "The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes."
"The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes."
Warm up your voice by humming
Humming helps to wake up your vocal chords
Say "Zephyr" as in a gentle breeze
zeh·fr
say "Worcestershire"
wu·stuh·shr
Say "Rory’s rural juror rode a roaring rural road."
"Rory’s rural juror rode a roaring rural road."
Say "Toy boat" three times quickly.
Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.
Demonstrate standing or sitting with good posture.
Good posture aligns the body in a way that helps the quality of voice
Say "psychophysiological" as in the field of science
SAHY-koh-fiz-ee-uh-LOJ-i-kuhl
Say "Otorhinolaryngologist" as in an ear, nose, and throat doctor
ow·tow·rai·now·leh·ruhn·gaa·luh·juhst
Say "I am not a pheasant plucker, I’m a pheasant plucker’s son, but I’ll be plucking pheasants, when the pheasant plucker’s gone."
"I am not a pheasant plucker, I’m a pheasant plucker’s son, but I’ll be plucking pheasants, when the pheasant plucker’s gone."
Say "One-one was a race horse. Two-two was one too. One-one won one race. Two-two won one too."
"One-one was a race horse. Two-two was one too. One-one won one race. Two-two won one too."
Demonstrate a lip trill or a lip buzz
Lip trills help with vocal fatigue, and breath support
Say "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" as in the fear of long words
hi·puh·paa·tuh·muhn·strow·suh·skwipt·a·lee·ow·fow·bee·uh
Say "floccinaucinihilipilification" as in the action of estimating something as worthless
floc·ci·nau·ci·ni·hil·i·pil·i·fi·ca·tion
Say "As he gobbled the cakes on his plate, the greedy ape said as he ate, the greener green grapes are, the keener keen apes are to gobble green grape cakes. They're great!"
"As he gobbled the cakes on his plate, the greedy ape said as he ate, the greener green grapes are, the keener keen apes are to gobble green grape cakes. They're great!"
Say "Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not. Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot. We'll weather the weather whether we like it or not."
"Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not. Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot. We'll weather the weather whether we like it or not."
Take a deep breath, then exhale on a 'sss' sound
Inhale, exhale on 'sss'