How can I avoid sore throat while lecturing inside the classroom for straight seven days?

Question

How can I avoid sore throat while lecturing inside the classroom for straight seven days?

Answer 1

I used to lose my voice three or four times a year.  I finally went to the doctor thinking a was just talking too much and straining it.  She put me on a prescription allergy medication, and I haven't lost it at all since.  It turns out that allergies I wasn't aware I had were aggravating my throat and the result was a sore throat and my lost voice.

Can't hurt to check it out.

Answer 2

Don't talk non-stop for hours. Take breaks, take sips of water, don't try to talk louder than you have to.  If the room is so big, you're worried about not being heard by someone sitting in the far back of the room, use a microphone and amplifier.

If you ever watch C-SPAN, you'll see those guys at the podium, yammering on non-stop (the ones who just can't seem to get enough of hearing themselves talk). They always have a bottle of water with them.

Answer 3

Well, my professors when I was on ground now currently on line, did not do all the talking or lecturing. Some are getting away from that because there isn't much interaction from students-we get bored, minds are all over the place, and find excuses not to attend class which only hurt the student but I guess what I'm trying to say is to get your students more involved in the classroom and you still get your point across. I have found from past classroom experiences that when they allow students to really get involved it is a lot more helpful. Hope this helps! I hope to teach one day when I finish my PhD. Shew!

Answer 4

First of all- why would you be lecturing for seven straight days.  You'll make yourself and your students crazy.  Give some information (through lecture if that is your preferred format) and then have them apply the information in an excercise, discuss it in small groups, reinforce it with a short video clip, etc.  Then give more information.  That way you will give your voice (and your students) a break.  

Secondly, the others are right.  Keep your throat wet by having water available for little sips during those breaks.  

A final thing.  Your voice is a muscle.  Use it in advance to get it in shape.  My first years teaching I would get sore throats every fall for the first week or two after being quiet all summer.  My voice is much stronger now and I don't have that problem.