Speak and shout from DIAPHRAM? HOW? and being louder and not mumble!! PLEASE HEL

Question:How can i speak and shout from the diaphram? Useful in acting?

And in general how can i be louder and not mumbl when talking to others?

Thank you!

12 points to detail and explanations!!!

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And in general how can i be louder and not mumbl when talking to others?

Thank you!

12 points to detail and explanations!!!

When you breathe before speaking, place your hand just above your stomach and breathe deeply. you should feel your stomach moving in and out. That is where your diaphragm is.DO NOT move your shoulders. When you are breathing correctly, you rvoice will come form there and you will be able to project better. To not mumble, open your mouth more when you speak, and enunciate clearly. It takes practice, but it's worth it. Hope this helps.

A great way to not mumble would be to enunciate every letter of every word that you say. A great way to feel your diaphragm voice is to lie down on your bed and speak loudly. Do not yell because this can harm your vocal cords. I hope this helps. Try to search for tongue twisters on the web. They always work. In fact this one is great for you to use repeatedly:

You know New York
You need New York
You know you need Unique New York.

This should keep you from mumbling.

anything will work for this but you can
recite the English alphabet:

* say the entire thing out loud, as if you are teaching it to a person who does not speak English yet, and you want to make sure they can say the alphabet clearly and absolutely correctly... so therefor *you* say it clearly and absolutely correctly, to set an example

* be sure that for the vowels ~ ay ee eye oh
and ieu ~ you do not start them with a glottal attack .... they must be pure vowel sounds, without the sound of a little "clap" of your vocal cords ... if you do not perfect this before you try to project your voice for theater, you will run the risk of damaging your voice later on

* I am sure I do not need to tell you anything about the consonants: anything you need to know will come to you as you recite the alphabet