Nervous voice, how do I stop?

Question

My voice easily sounds nervous. I worry about how my voice will be and it ends up sounding nervous when I talk. It makes me do short sentences. What techniques can I do to make my voice stronger and more resistant to this?

Answer 1

Get some books and read aloud.  Practice reading sentences until you are happy with the way you sound.  

Answer 2

The only way to get ride of this is practice reading out loud.  Grab a book, open to a page (ANY page will do), and read out loud.

In the past when I had to give classes for my Marine Corps unit, I would read the material to the point I knew it forwards and backwards -- confidence in knowing what you are talking about will make you sound less nervous.  Also, when you are speaking, many public speakers have a glass of water, that way their voice won't "dry up" and crack.

Answer 3

If you find out, tell Condi Rice. She has that same problem.

Answer 4

How do you know you sound nervous? how old are you? maybe its just a voice change while your growing up. Take a deep breath before you start talking and relax..

Answer 5

take the d**n mask off..