Vowel Precision

Vowels carry the emotional content of speech. A full, open "ah" sounds confident. A compressed, shallow "uh" sounds uncertain. The difference is jaw opening and tongue position.

Record yourself running through the main vowel sounds - "ah, ee, eye, oh, oo" - and compare with a clear speaker. Many articulation problems show up when vowels become centralized: they collapse toward a lazy "uh" in the middle of the mouth. Spreading them back out improves vocal clarity.