Warming up your voice
Your voice is the instrument. A two-minute warm-up before you hit record clears the croak, loosens your jaw, and stops the first ten minutes sounding stiff.
Singers wouldn't dream of going on stage cold. Podcasters do it constantly — and then wonder why the first segment always gets cut.
A warm-up doesn't need to be elaborate. Sip some room-temperature water. Hum up and down through your range. Do a few tongue-twisters until your mouth stops fumbling. Read a paragraph out loud at full volume. Two minutes, done.
If you can't hear the difference between a cold take and a warm one, listen back to your first episode. You will.
Build the same five-step routine every time. Repetition is the point — your brain learns to associate it with 'recording mode'.
Your task
Your pre-record warm-up routine
Five steps you'll run every time before hitting record.
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