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How Breath Shapes Communication

You breathe on average 21,600 times a day. That’s around 15 times a minute and 900 times an hour (McCoy, 2011). Because breathing is automatic, it is easy to assume that it must also be simple. However, that is not the case. The vast majority of clients I’ve worked with don’t breathe effectively while speaking. Breathing for speech is different from breathing at rest. Speaking requires us to coordinate breathing with voice, phrasing, pauses, pitch, volume, and articulation.

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Understanding Vocal strain

Vocal strain affects a significant portion of the population particularly those in professions with high vocal demands. Research indicates that nearly 1/3 of workers depend on their voices as essential tools for their jobs. Teachers, call center operators, salespeople, performers and legal professionals face elevated risks for developing vocal strain. Among the various causes, vocal abuse stands out as one of the most common and preventable cause.

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Silent Reflux and Voice issues

In speech therapy when we do voice work, we spend a lot of time talking about technique. Breath support, resonance, enunciation, and intonation. But sometimes, even though it feels you are doing everything right, the voice still feels unreliable. It may crack more easily, get tired faster, and just doesn’t sound the way it used too. When this happens, many people assume they need to practice more or push through it. Though, the issue may have  little to do with vocal technique, and more to do with what’s happening in the digestive system.

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Is Mark Carney a Good Speaker? Examining his Speech at Davos

Many people think strong public speaking is about sounding confident, using big words, or having impressive ideas. Those things can help, but they are not the full story. Truly effective speakers combine what they say with how they say it. Their delivery supports their message, making their ideas easier to understand and more memorable. A great real-world example is Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026.

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What’s with RFK Jr’s Voice? A Look at Spasmodic Dysphonia

When a public figure exhibits a distinct manner of speaking, it often brings a rare moment of public awareness to voice disorders. In RFK Jr’s case, he has publicly stated that his voice issues are due to a condition called spasmodic dysphonia (SD). I thought it might be helpful to use this post to explain what that is and what we know about managing this complex neurological condition.

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