ChrisD

People have always said that I have a nataural way of acting but I find lately that I mumble so much,and the more I concentrate on not doing it the more I do it.Its VERY annoying.I sound like I'm a Gallagher brother from Oasis.....just wondering if anyone can help me with this as it is stunting my creative effort right now big time!

inspired

Hi there!

A lot of actors have this issue. Get a voice coach who can teach you proper diction, proper breathing, proper posture, etc. etc.!

If you do a search online even you can often find phone numbers of names of people in your area who offer voice coaching (private would be the best option so you can focus on your own specific voice 100% of the time). There's often experience levels, where the person currently teaches, etc. online as well.

Good luck!

~Inspired

SWK78

I'll give you another eaiser no-cost suggestion, and it is simply that well, there are a lot of actors that mumble when they talk or are very soft-spoken. I study actors in movies and out of movies, the differences in their mannerisms and I come up finding quite a lot different. One example I will make is of Hayden Christensen (because he is my 2nd fav actor I watch him a lot). On screen he is a powerful person, dedicated, motivated, able-to-be heard and understood. Off screen, like when he's on a talk show, he mumbles, his voice is low, and he is quite the shy guy. He's a naturally quiet guy. But his dedication to finding out about his characters is amazing and it gives him the power to change from his norm and be strident if need be.

So my solution to your problem doesnt need to come from a professional but it will take work. If pronunciation or diction is the problem, look in the dictionary for the words and practice them. Sounds silly but it works. Then for the mumbling problem, read your fav book out loud to yourself. Get into it. Read it like you were living it. Practice your vocals on that, and you wont need any professional. Find what makes breathing easiet and practice doing the ins-and-outs. Simple basics really. So have a go by yourself, or go for the voice coach. Up to you.

Hope this helps. Ask if you need anything else.

SWK78

CosmicD

Modify your very riginal speach format, to work good for you...
Make a few slight modifications... Keep recordings of your progress, to compare... Document a detailed account of the changes... Maybe what you've got is the base to a valuable item...

The movies had Mumbles.. and about only one percent could understand him.. and still his character was a great success...