210385 1077 Performing Arts Humor & Comedy General Humor true Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:17:02 -0700 /system/videos/0/67/89/21/218967.flv health, nutrition, women's, women, bones, healthy, preventing, taking, care, osteoporosis How To Practice Ventriloquism http://www.howcast.com/videos/210385-How-To-Practice-Ventriloquism http://www.howcast.com/videos/210385-How-To-Practice-Ventriloquism/edit approved 161 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=210385"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=210385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 7 DimitriL http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/80_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 2434 false false false 78864 0 22 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/22.jpg Make sure you have a quiet, secluded, place to practice with a mirror. While the end result is pretty impressive, you’re going to look ridiculous while you’re learning.

]]> 78865 1 31 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/31.jpg Don’t move your lips. In normal conversation, you use your mouth, nose, and throat to produce a sound that’s present, or “near.” To throw your voice, you must learn to keep your tongue behind your teeth and make sound from the back of your throat, which produces the illusion of distance.

]]> 78866 2 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/47.jpg To root sound deeper in your body, practice grunting. Open your mouth slightly, so that the syllable you produce is kind of an “ah.” Use the back of your throat – the part that triggers a gag reflex – to make a low, droning sound. Your tongue should be pushed all the way down and back, and your chin may move a little closer to your chest.

]]> 78867 3 67 Tip Although you can’t move your lips, you can keep your mouth open, which may make it easier for you to move your tongue around to produce sounds.

]]> 78868 4 75 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/75.jpg The letters B, F, M, P, Q, V, and W are impossible to say without moving your lips. Because of this, learn to substitute “D” for “B,” a soft “Th” for “F,” “Nah” or “M,” “T” for “P,” “Koo” for “Q,” “Th” (like the th in “the”) for “V,” and “Ooo” for “W.”

]]> 78869 5 96 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/96.jpg While you’re practicing grunting and pronouncing words, breathe in deeply. Make sure your stomach puffs out as you inhale, and when you exhale, contract your abdominal muscles so that they pull back in towards your spine. Learn not to rely on your mouth’s movements in order to form words.

]]> 78870 6 111 Tip If you are using a dummy, be sure to give it a voice of its own, which will strengthen the illusion that it – not you – is speaking.

]]> 78871 7 119 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/119.jpg For a voice that comes from above, pull your jaw down and back, and push the sound towards the top of your head. If you want your voice to seem like it’s coming from your puppet, jut your chin out, and block your throat more with your tongue. Angle your head and mouth in its direction.

]]> 78872 8 135 Tip Turn slightly away from your audience as you throw your voice.

]]> 78873 9 139 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/210385/139.jpg If you want people to believe, you’ll need to ham it up. Pick a spot you want your voice to come from. Act surprised when you hear it. Convince your crowd by quickly shifting back and forth between your normal voice and the “thrown” voice. They’ll be mighty impressed!

]]> 78874 10 153 Fact Did you know? Ventriloquist performers were popular in ancient Greece and Egypt.

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