Are you looking after your larynx?
Your voice is your ability to speak, and for a lot of people, it’s how we earn a living. So it’s important to look after your vocal health. And with World Voice Day coming up, it’s a great time to show your larynx some love.
We’ll find out how on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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Daniel and Rewi chat about vocal health ahead of the show.
Animation
by the Mystery Animator
Cutting Room Floor
Coffee consumption: how much is too much? Does it help if it’s organically roasted?
Ben’s favourite vocal warmup is the Immense Hamburger. It’s probably easier on your voice than the Screaming Game.
Accent reduction: a necessary part of language learning, or a deeply problematic sign of language ideology?
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Show notes
We will somehow work in a reference to both of those things.
— Talk the Talk (@talkrtr) 7 April 2018
Meme explained: why do I keep seeing the same two angry men on social media?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/apr/06/meme-explained-why-do-i-keep-seeing-the-same-two-angry-men-on-social-media
Computer system transcribes words users “speak silently”
http://news.mit.edu/2018/computer-system-transcribes-words-users-speak-silently-0404
The Challenges and Threats of Automated Lip Reading
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/530641/the-challenges-and-threats-of-automated-lip-reading/
World Voice Day
http://world-voice-day.org
Vocal folds
https://youtu.be/v9Wdf-RwLcs
Ted Baxter
https://youtu.be/Gl3o7Tc9xiI
Oh no … in California coffee will soon come with a cancer warning …https://t.co/0Km39JqXPf
— Language on the Move (@Lg_on_the_Move) 2 April 2018
Acrylamide in Coffee: Should You be Concerned?
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/acrylamide-in-coffee
Studies of acrylamide level in coffee and coffee substitutes: influence of raw material and manufacturing conditions.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24325083
“uwu” has transcended emoticon status. it’s a noun a verb and an adjective now
— gokuwu (@QUEERTAEGl) 22 March 2018
Urban Dictionary: uwu
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=uwu
Know Your Meme: uwu
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/uwu
uwu sketch
http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1088615-uwu
while the meme factory is operational #NLProc pic.twitter.com/2s08WAfZFN
— Ｓｉｍｏｎｓｏｎ (@thedansimonson) 6 April 2018
From the meme factory:
Image credit: https://thespeechpractice.com/childrenspeechtherapy/voice/
Transcript
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