Warm-Up Time! : The Students' Podcast You wouldn't play an instrument without practicing scales and you wouldn't play a basketball game without stretching – so why would you record a podcast without warming up your voice? NPR vocal coach Jessica Hansen has stretches, breathing exercises and vocal drills you can do to make sure that you sound natural when you press record.

Warm-Up Time!

Warm-Up Time!

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The leaves are falling, the air is crisp and it's time to start recording! To get you started on your entries we have an episode of The Students' Podcast this week about how to find your radio voice.

You wouldn't play an instrument without practicing scales and you wouldn't play a basketball game without stretching – so why would you record a podcast without warming up your voice? NPR vocal coach Jessica Hansen has stretches, breathing exercises and vocal drills you can do to make sure that you sound natural when you press record.

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