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10 Tips to Survive the Holidays

by Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D. on December 4, 2019

Keep Allergies From Wrecking Your Voice

by Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D. on September 26, 2016

Don’t Let Coughing Sabotage Your Voice

by Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D. on January 20, 2015

Don’t Get Sick As a Dog This Winter

by Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D. on November 13, 2014

Nutrition No-No’s for a Good Voice

by Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D. on November 14, 2013

The “Daily 10” for a Healthy Voice

by Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D. on May 30, 2011

Welcome!
I’m Dr. Ann Utterback, AVoiceDoc, and I’m here to help you improve your voice. I’ve trained hundreds of people just like you to make the most of their broadcasts. Buy my book, Broadcast Voice Handbook, and mp3’s to get the tips you need to improve your voice today. Subscribe to my weekly blog, and learn even more! Some information about me:
- * Author of 8 books
- * Writer of more than 50 articles on voice
- * Trainer for CNN, ABC, CBS, Bloomberg News, IBM, HP and more (Client List)
- * Featured in USA Today
- * University professor of voice for 16 years
- * Speaker and trainer at Armed Forces Network, Frankfort, Germany
- * Trainer for NASDAQ Stock Market
Categories
- Articulation (26)
- Breathing (55)
- Broadcast News Writing (4)
- Conversational Style (35)
- Interviews (3)
- Pitch (30)
- Resonance (13)
  - Denasality (2)
  - Nasality (2)
- Stalkers (1)
- Stress Control (60)
- Technology (4)
- Utterback Videos (8)
- Vocal Energy (49)
- Vocal Health (71)
- Vocal Projection (15)
Blogroll
- A New Book: "Voice Over Legal" There’s a great new book by attorney and voice over artist, Robert J. Sciglimpaglia Jr. A MUST BUY for for both broadcasters and voice over artists. It covers legal pitfalls and tells you how to manage them.
- Articulation Animation This site at the University of Iowa shows each sound in our language and how it’s formed.
- MultiMediating101 This website gives you some cool tools to make your podcasts and screencasts the best they can be. Read about some of the latest tips and tricks that will help you polish your Internet product.
- NewsLab This is a popular site for broadcasters and it will help podcasters as well. It includes voice articles and blog entries. Search on “Voice” to find helpful articles.
- Podcasters' Emporium This website by two guys from Australia has a growing community of podcasters who share their experiences, hints, tips and marketing ideas to help your podcast thrive. Check out their great podcasts.
- Vocal Branding Australia Tim Noonan has originated the intriguing idea of Vocal Branding. It is the strategic and purposeful use of voice to strengthen and enhance brand experiences, so your products, brands and customer experiences sound as compelling as they look and feel!