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Galaxia2002:
Hi. In a couple of month I am going to teach in a bigger classroom  with more people and I will need to talk louder, but I note that when I do that my throat get hurt. Only 20 minutes and I'm done.  please,  Any suggestions?

Pob:

--- Quote from: Galaxia2002 on June 26, 2012, 07:12:30 AM ---Hi. In a couple of month I am going to teach in a bigger classroom  with more people and I will need to talk louder, but I note that when I do that my throat get hurt. Only 20 minutes and I'm done.  please,  Any suggestions?

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Hi Galaxia2002,

There are quite a lot of articles and advice on the net on this topic. A teacher myself I've been fortunate not to have suffered from vocal problems but know many teachers who have. Personally I never shout and will walk around the room to specific pupils if I need to speak directly to them. Keeping hydrated helps too.

I always start lessons with a brief input with all pupils sitting at the front so I can just talk to them in a normal voice. They then go back to their places to work on set tasks and I'll bring them back at the end for a plenary. Rarely will I be talking loudly to all in the room. If I need their attention I clap.

Diaphragmatic breathing, being relaxed and putting the onus on pupils to speak instead of oneself also help.

Some of these links may help:

_http://forums.eslcafe.com/teacher/viewtopic.php?t=3019
_http://www.dukehealth.org/services/voice_care_center/care_guides/voice_hygiene/tips_for_teachers
_http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/ohs/minimising_harmful_vocal_habits.pdf

Galaxia2002:
thank you Pob!

nicolemyner:
great links thanks!!

Gandalf:
Hi nicolemyner,

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