Practicing your tonality is very important for anyone who wishes to become a master hypnotist. Whether you wish to become a clinical hypnotherapist, stage hypnotist or someone who uses covert hypnosis if your voice isn’t pleasant to listen to then people aren’t going to take your suggestions on board. Perfecting your tonality means that that your use of techniques such as embedded commands and pacing becomes all the more effective.

Some people naturally seem to have great control over the tonality of their voice, however most need to perform exercises and practice to get it just right. There are a number of exercises you can perform which is why this article is part one of a two part series. In this part we will look at some of the basic tonality exercises including posture, posture stretches and breathing.

Posture

Your posture has a direct affect on the tonality of your voice. You can hear this for yourself right now. Stand up in a slumped position, head down and say “Hello, my name is ___” out loud. Now remain standing but straighten up your back, stick your chest out and lift your head up. Repeat the same sentence you said earlier. Notice how much more authoritative you sound.

With a few exceptions (such as when you wish to play on a weakness) you want to both look and sound like you are in command. This will make people listen to what you have to say.

Posture Stretches

If you find it hard to maintain good posture as a result of bad habits then there are a few exercises you can perform to remedy this.

Stand up with your legs slightly bent at the knee, about shoulder width apart. Allow your arms to go limp and twist your hips to the left so that your hands gently slap on your lower back. Keep doing this from left to right about fifty times. What this does is realign your spine, making proper posture more natural.

You may also have tension in you shoulders that causes you to hold them higher than you should. To alleviate this shrug your shoulders as high up as you can towards your ears and hold them there for five seconds. Then roll your shoulders right back and squeeze them together for another five seconds. Now allow your shoulders to drop, you should find that your shoulders drop back to where they should be.

Breathing

To have that commanding voice you need you must also breath properly as well as having the correct posture. This means breathing in a slow, deep and calm manner. This will give your voice more power and resonance. It is also necessary to breath from the diaphragm rather than the chest like most people do.

Stand up and place your hand over your stomach. Breathe in slowly and deeply, allow your stomach rather than your chest to expand. As you breathe out let out a soft sigh “ahhhh” and repeat this process over and over. This is an exercise you may have to do each day for a few weeks until breathing from your diaphragm becomes natural and instinctive.

I hope you have enjoyed these tonality exercises. I hope to have part two up some time next week.

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