The Articulate Advocate: New Techniques of Persuasion for Trial Lawyers (The Articulate Life) by Brian K. Johnson & Marsha Hunter

Author:Brian K. Johnson & Marsha Hunter [Johnson, Brian K.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Independent Publishers Group
Published: 2009-03-31T14:00:00+00:00

Your Larynx and Vocal Cords

Your diaphragm pushes air up and out your lungs so that it flows up your trachea, or windpipe, to your larynx. The larynx is the “voice box” in which your vocal cords are housed. Though sometimes pictured as two thick rubber bands stretched across your larynx, the vocal cords really aren’t cords. They are two folds of cartilage attached to the sides of your larynx with a space between them. When you speak, air passes through the folds, causing them to vibrate. The greater the amount of air passing across your vocal cords, the greater the volume (or, in technical terms, the decibel level) of your voice. A very soft whisper uses so little air that the cords don’t vibrate, while a full-throated shout causes them to vibrate vigorously.

Manipulating your larynx will not increase the volume of your voice. If you add unnecessary tension to your neck, throat, and vocal cords, you will only limit your volume (and possibly damage your vocal cords). Keep your neck and throat relaxed so that air can pass across your vocal cords unimpeded by excess tension. The more open, relaxed, and properly aligned your neck and larynx, the more freely, easily, and vigorously your vocal cords can vibrate.

It’s difficult to gain technical control over the vocal cords, since you can’t look directly at them. You must rely on physical sensation. Some voice teachers compare the feeling of an open throat to the sensation felt when inhaling quickly and deeply in a gasp of amazement. With your fingers placed gently on your larynx, take in a vigorous inhalation of surprise. Feel how the larynx moves downward as the throat opens. That is the feeling you seek – a relaxed, open throat.

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