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The practical tips for my daily voice use in school were great.
​I am conscious of caring for my voice now, warming up and certainly not shouting.

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My Teaching Voice

Why is voice training so important?

We can help teachers to:
  • Understand the working mechanism of the voice
  • Learn how to keep the voice fit and healthy
  • Avoid fatigue and potential problems
  • Develop a more flexible working voice for a variety of teaching tasks and acoustic environments
  • Speak effectively and maintain interest, control and attention without shouting or misuse of voice
  • Establish good vocal habits.
All teachers will be very much aware (some even painfully) of the daily pressures and demands on their voice. On average it is a fact that they can talk for up to 70% of each lesson, up to 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, term after term!
For many teachers voice training has been minimal or even non-existent. In their professional duties teachers talk more than the average actor and in far more difficult environmental surroundings.
It is not surprising that a high percentage of newly qualified teachers suffer voice loss after only 6-8 weeks in the job. Older and experienced teachers can also encounter problems as the voice can change and be susceptible to years of strain and hormone change. Teachers are ten times more likely than other professionals to find themselves as patients in a voice clinic.
For teachers to be effective they need healthy voices that can meet the demands of the classroom on a daily basis - not just classrooms but assembly halls, gyms, swimming pools and out -of -doors. They are continually competing with background noise. (Many hold the view that it is no longer necessary or desirable for pupils to work in silence).
At the end of the teaching day it is quite common for teachers to perform extra- curricular duties, e.g. running a club or attending a meeting - again creating more demands on voice use.
Health and Safety issues are increasingly being focused on the need for adequate voice care for teachers and other professionals.
Research has shown that an ineffective voice can produce disaffection amongst sections of pupils. By contrast, a good voice can enhance pupil's attention levels and thereby the amount that they learn.
There is an overwhelming case for teachers to experience basic voice training if they are to function effectively and healthily.

Develop your Teacher's Voice
A massive 38% of your communication’s credibility comes from the quality of your vocal delivery.
Teachers talk all day, so it rarely occurs to us that we need to practice talking. But when teaching, we speak differently. We use a different voice and if we don’t practice, we won’t use it well.
Your voice is the second most important instrument for getting your audience to believe in you. Our
voice reveals our passion for the subject. When students listen to our voice they hear our feelings as well as our words. They can measure the depth of our conviction and belief in what we are saying. The more we believe, the more they are likely to believe.
As well as revealing our own feelings, our voice can control theirs. We set the mood and tone of our lesson time, we create drama, light and shade, pace and emphasis, all with our voice.
Use silence along with words to control your relationship with your students. Remember, silence is golden. Every teacher in the world
speaks too much, except one.

Are you that one? 

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Dear School Leader
Looking after your Staff and Protecting your Budget!
As a leader you know that your staff need to be continually effective and maintain voices that stand up to the rigorous demands of teaching. Research shows that many teachers, sadly, have little or no specialist voice training to enable them to cope with the vocal demands of the job resulting in under- performance or undesirable sick leave.
Teaching in classrooms, assembly halls, gyms, swimming pools and out of doors, presents difficulties for even the experienced teacher with an untrained voice. Competing with background noise and the demands of the curriculum can place a heavy vocal demand too on many teachers in their first term. It is so easy to take the voice for granted until there is a problem and that, for the practicing teacher, is a serious concern. There is increasingly a focus on voice care from a health and safety point of view.
Recent research also shows how the dysphonic voice can alienate learners and impact on their academic performance. The inclusion of Teacher Voice Training in your program of training demonstrably enhances the performance of your teachers and reduces the level of voice related absences. As part of our specialist training, the Village Teacher offers Voice Care and Awareness training specifically for teachers. The training is flexible, value for money, and can be tailored to fit in with your own busy schedule and the specific needs of your school. My introductory workshop, for example, can be delivered in two hours - the benefits last far longer!
I am sure that we can help your staff to train their voices to better meet the demands of each long, intense term in the school's year.
I have listed details of our training and of the ways in which I can help you to provide practical and cost effective support for your teachers' voices. I look forward to working with you for the benefit, wellbeing and effectiveness of your staff - in short -
I am looking to preserve that most valuable resource - their voice!
Vocal Healthcare and Awareness Training Content
Practical interactive training that will make a difference and is designed to help voice users in Education to conserve their voices, avoid problems resulting from extensive use, maintain vocal health and use the voice more effectively.
The teacher's voice and the learning environment
We recognise the hazards of the working environment: using the voice for extended periods, background noise and ergonomics - all pose a serious threat. We examine these and advise teachers how best to avoid common everyday problems.

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My Teaching Voice - a 90-minute effectiveness training program for teachers
Course Outline
A practical and interactive course to:
  • introduce the workings of the voice and strategies to take care of it. How to use the voice successfully, safely and make the most of it as an instrument of communication whatever the situation or environment.
  • to encourage understanding of the voice and increased vocal techniques and presence for clarity, communication and confidence in the class or lecture room.
  • to encourage vocal confidence and composure in the classroom. Techniques on how to use the voice with skills and an assured manner to help encourage and sustain positive atmosphere.
Learning Outcomes:
  • Awareness of how the voice works and how to protect it
  • Knowledge of vocal variety, flexibility and stamina
  • Increased awareness of voice skills in communication​
  • Improved understanding of vocal techniques for articulation and pronunciation for clarity of message and effective communication
  • Increased vocal flexibility through practised use of tone, projection and increased modulation.
  • Awareness of how to keep the voice healthy under pressure
  • Improved understanding of articulation for clarity of message and effective communication
  • Increased ability to manage classroom challenges and relationships through language, tone, pitch, projection and vocal variety
  • Strategies to maintain confidence
Bring this workshop to your school.
Email Michael at moned@iprimus.com.au to enquire about bringing this essential workshop to your school. 

Invest in the teacher's voice and improve student performance

Voice Training and Voice Health for Teachers

Teacher Voice Training Benefits Schools
On a daily basis teachers need to Inspire, Inform and Motivate
A teacher’s  voice  must be able to meet that task.
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Of all the professions teachers are most likely to suffer from voice problems. Many will find themselves seeking  treatment for more serious vocal disorders

Breathe  Project  Hydrate    Don't shout   Silence   Posture   Exercises   Articulate   Facial expression   Body language   Passion   Soft voice

Bring this MONED teacher development workshop to your school

A proven investment
A 90-minute workshop at your school will reap rich rewards in staff development, morale and team skills.
​The My Teaching Voice workshop runs for 90 minutes and costs $900.  You also receive on-going support and resources to keep your staff motivated and informed.

Contact Michael today to enquire about suitable dates and times to run the My Teaching Voice workshop in your school 

Email: info@moned.net​
​Telephone 0405 424 881
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  • Lets Talk Wellbeing
  • Office & Staffroom
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