Doctors' Notes: Voice
4/21/202626 min
Chris and Xand continue their conversation about the complexities of the voice with speech and language therapist, Lydia Hart. They ask why so many of us cringe at the sound of our own voice and whether it’s really possible to change it. They explore how adjusting the way we speak can shape how others respond to us, hear from Lydia about the most common issues she sees in the clinic and find out why voice work often turns out to be about far more than just sound.
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Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken Guest: Lydia Hart Producer: Maia Miller-Lewis Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar Editor: Jo Rowntree Researcher: Grace Revill Tech Lead: Reuben Huxtable Social Media: Leon Gower Digital Lead: Richard Berry Composer: Phoebe McFarlane Sound Design: Ruth Rainey
At the BBC: Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4.
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First 90 secondsChris van Tulleken· Host0:00
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Speaker 10:03
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Lydia Hart· Guest0:31
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Speaker 30:34
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Xand van Tulleken· Host1:00
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Chris van Tulleken· Host1:04
[upbeat music] Hello, welcome to Doctor's Notes. I'm Dr. Chris Van Tulleken. As ever, I'm here with my identical twin brother.
Xand van Tulleken· Host1:13
That's me, Dr. Xand, and we've just finished recording an interview with Lydia Hart. Lydia is a voice specialist, a speech and language therapist, and is also trained in a number of holistic modalities like hypnotherapy. In the main