Voice projection?

Question:How does one speak from the diaphragm and not from the throat?. Some people make it sound like it's the easiest thing in the world. It's hard . Any tips? Thanks

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: How does one speak from the diaphragm and not from the throat?. Some people make it sound like it's the easiest thing in the world. It's hard . Any tips? Thanks

To give you an idea of what diaphragmatic projection feels like, cough. Now say the word "huh!" (like you're surprised). They should almost feel the same. Now, put your hand on your diaphragm (the area just above your belly button) and say "huh!" again. Do you feel the tightness there? You're pushing the air out from that area.

Now, lie on your back on the floor and put a heavy book on your diaphragm (or several books if you don't have one heavy one). Say "huh!" See how the book bounces? Now take a slow, deep breath trying to raise up the book as you do. Do NOT raise up your chest, raise up your abdomen. Then blow out slowly as if you're blowing up a balloon, but try to keep the book raised on your diaphragm (i.e. don't let it sink). Now do it again but this time sing a single note.

Once you're comfortable with producing sound from that area you can speak from that area. Just keep working at it. It doesn't happen overnight. But when you're familiar with the feeling of using your diaphragm (that tight bounce), you will be able to re-create it.

imagine your mouth is where your belly button is and practice speaking

did YOU actually ask this question?

IT is, support your voice with your diaphragm. Push with your abdomen when you speak. open your throat . to project, first speak very clearly.

put your finger on your chest... if you can feel it eminating from there... then you're doing it right.

Just think of THROWING your voice farther down... when you get it... you'll know it.

ummm...it's about breathing...yes, lk expandign your rib cage when you breathe and not your making your shoulders go up. that will help.

tighten up your stomach.....
and breathe...
and there is no right or wrong answer...
peopel use diffrent methods

try doing different vocal exercises like
humming up and down the scale
and buzzing and baring i know it sounds strange but it does help
put your hands at the bottom of your ribs and cough and you will feal your diaphragm

Of course it's hard, when you're first learning. That's because there's a combination of muscles involved.

I'd get arthritis trying to type how to do it, so I strongly recommend you work regularly with a voice coach [preferably someone skilled at working with both actors and singers]. It's not just pushing from the diaphragm -- it's muscle control, and breath control, and placing the sound in the mask, and . . . well, you get my drift. The good news is that it's easier to SPEAK with projection rather than SING with projection, since the latter requires sustaining sound -- so if you're a non-singing actor, this shouldn't take you long to refine.

Stand...Ive learned this recently as an actor. Plant your feet firmly agains the floor and simply speak. This may sound easy but its one of the hardest things for an actor to accomplish. Before this however, its beat to lie on your back for about 7 minetes and breath deeply.

what i have found is to just exaggerate on your words.
i agree with what everyone else has said and i do that, but it also helps to exaggerate on the saying of words so that people can hear it more clearly and your enunciation helps with the projection