nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Aug 9, 2019 15:42:03 GMT
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 9, 2019 15:52:26 GMT
950nancy , who is she?? we all want to watch her do cool stuff! (even with the pink and flowers, lol!) I watch different youtubers for different things. Janet's videos are really chatty, and her conversational style isn't for everyone, but I put them on while I'm at work. I kind of listen to her and watch only every once in a while, rewinding to re-listen to an interesting point. She talks about a lot of different topics, even during a *regular* layout video... her videos are about so much more than "just" making any given layout. I've gotten really good organizational ideas from her, and she does a few things that have been really "aha!" moments for me in my own scrapping. Other people show specific techniques and are very to-the-point about what they're sharing- that's also appreciated, if I don't have much time and want to learn something in particular. One thing I am impressed by with anyone who makes Youtube videos-- but especially with people who DO make the 'conversational' style videos-- is the fact that you're really not talking to anyone at all, but you're making it sound like you're talking to me, the viewer. I would imagine that is a really tough skill to cultivate; I think it would feel totally weird to just talk to 'the air' but make it sound like you're actually talking with the viewers who will eventually be watching.
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Post by lasteve1 on Aug 9, 2019 16:13:12 GMT
I don't make videos but I just realized the other day, listening to myself talk, I think I do the vocal fry thing! I’m now so worried I’m doing this too when I talk in my videos! I’ve had bronchitis five times this year and ended up coughing so much and so many sore throats with it. My speaking voice is crap right now. My singing voice isn’t as gravelly, but then I’m focusing on specific notes. Talking is different. I hope I’m not driving people crazy with my videos. OT but have you had your tonsils looked at? I have a friend who was getting bronchitis repeatedly as well and the doctor recommended having her tonsils out and it seems to have fixed the issue. I'm not a doctor, but definitely something to ask your doctor about if you haven't considered it! Although I've heard the tonsil removal surgery is not pleasant...
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Post by lilacgal on Aug 10, 2019 3:40:51 GMT
I’m now so worried I’m doing this too when I talk in my videos! I’ve had bronchitis five times this year and ended up coughing so much and so many sore throats with it. My speaking voice is crap right now. My singing voice isn’t as gravelly, but then I’m focusing on specific notes. Talking is different. I hope I’m not driving people crazy with my videos. OT but have you had your tonsils looked at? I have a friend who was getting bronchitis repeatedly as well and the doctor recommended having her tonsils out and it seems to have fixed the issue. I'm not a doctor, but definitely something to ask your doctor about if you haven't considered it! Although I've heard the tonsil removal surgery is not pleasant... Thanks for that thought. If this continues, I’ll bring it up to my doctor. I’ve seen an immunologist and some bloodwork came back low. Nothing major but an indication of needing to treat respiratory illness asap instead of waiting. Tonsils though were never thought of. It would explain a couple other things too. Thank you! 💜
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 10, 2019 3:52:16 GMT
I can totally appreciate all of the different styles of videos. I have my favorites. I love the ones who do double pagers and use papers and techniques that I usually use. However... my all time favorite craft YouTuber is a very talented art teacher from Belgium (I think). She rarely talks, but she just starts with some paper and the scissors and pencil starts going and I sit there just wondering what she is going to do. She uses techniques I never use and uses a ton of pink and flowers (I shudder!). I think I just appreciate her ability to create embellishments from scratch. The only unforgivable sin for me is jazz hands. share so we can watch too! I know I have posted her YouTube channel several times. She is on several design teams now, but her early stuff really had lots of interesting creatures, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2v2DhJa0mw
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Post by joblackford on Aug 10, 2019 5:15:49 GMT
OT but have you had your tonsils looked at? I have a friend who was getting bronchitis repeatedly as well and the doctor recommended having her tonsils out and it seems to have fixed the issue. I'm not a doctor, but definitely something to ask your doctor about if you haven't considered it! Although I've heard the tonsil removal surgery is not pleasant... Thanks for that thought. If this continues, I’ll bring it up to my doctor. I’ve seen an immunologist and some bloodwork came back low. Nothing major but an indication of needing to treat respiratory illness asap instead of waiting. Tonsils though were never thought of. It would explain a couple other things too. Thank you! 💜 I had mine out when I was 4 because of recurrent bronchitis, or at least I was told that was the reason. That was a long time ago now! I never did figure out what tonsils were for, but I agree it might be worth asking about. The surgery is pretty straightforward, although I don't think any surgery is pleasant. But there are no incisions or anything, and you get to eat popsicles and soft stuff while you heal, unless they've changed the rules in the last 40 years.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 10, 2019 6:21:36 GMT
950nancy you're right, I do follow her based on your recommendation.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2019 6:55:17 GMT
lilacgal Hugs to you. I know all about that pain. You mentioned singing. You said you can sing but not speak. Been there done that. My parents force fed me opera. I am trained. I had all the not so lovely throat problems. The way you were explaining your throat problems I thought "Girl is a singer." A lot of singers complain about those specific problems. If you do sing be careful having your tonsils removed because it can damage your singing voice permanently, especially Soprano's. www.throga.com/pros-and-cons-of-singing-with-or-without-tonsils/www.ohniww.org/tonsillectomy-singers-voice/I am not trying to deter you. I would hate for you to have complications or go in for a standard tonsil removal when a singer's tonsils are not a standard procedure. Definitely research. I went to an ear, nose, throat specialist when my doctor wanted my tonsils removed. Luckily I did not have them removed. He was able to help me with a program to help me with my respiratory problems. I hope that helps.
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Aug 10, 2019 12:06:13 GMT
950nancy you're right, I do follow her based on your recommendation. Me too apparently lol. Thank you 950nancy!
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Post by lilacgal on Aug 10, 2019 14:00:00 GMT
lilacgal Hugs to you. I know all about that pain. You mentioned singing. You said you can sing but not speak. Been there done that. My parents force fed me opera. I am trained. I had all the not so lovely throat problems. The way you were explaining your throat problems I thought "Girl is a singer." A lot of singers complain about those specific problems. If you do sing be careful having your tonsils removed because it can damage your singing voice permanently, especially Soprano's. www.throga.com/pros-and-cons-of-singing-with-or-without-tonsils/www.ohniww.org/tonsillectomy-singers-voice/I am not trying to deter you. I would hate for you to have complications or go in for a standard tonsil removal when a singer's tonsils are not a standard procedure. Definitely research. I went to an ear, nose, throat specialist when my doctor wanted my tonsils removed. Luckily I did not have them removed. He was able to help me with a program to help me with my respiratory problems. I hope that helps. Thank for the links. I used to be able to sing anywhere from tenor to mezzo soprano. I sat comfortably in the alto section doing either part. My range has shrunk considerably now due to not singing as much as I used to (music minor in college - piano and voice were my instruments) and illness. After this most recent bout though, the range I did have shrunk even more. I just joined our church choir so I’m hoping that regular practice will help me regain some of what I’ve lost. It’s been a decent summer without being too sick. This is the longest stretch I’ve gone in 2019 without bronchitis. I started going back to school this week. Between the building and my students (they start on 8/21) we shall see how long I can continue to stay well. Fingers crossed!
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Post by lilacgal on Aug 10, 2019 14:07:54 GMT
share so we can watch too! I know I have posted her YouTube channel several times. She is on several design teams now, but her early stuff really had lots of interesting creatures, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2v2DhJa0mwI like her stuff! Thanks for linking it again.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 12, 2019 18:08:54 GMT
950nancy , who is she?? we all want to watch her do cool stuff! (even with the pink and flowers, lol!) I watch different youtubers for different things. Janet's videos are really chatty, and her conversational style isn't for everyone, but I put them on while I'm at work. I kind of listen to her and watch only every once in a while, rewinding to re-listen to an interesting point. She talks about a lot of different topics, even during a *regular* layout video... her videos are about so much more than "just" making any given layout. I've gotten really good organizational ideas from her, and she does a few things that have been really "aha!" moments for me in my own scrapping. Other people show specific techniques and are very to-the-point about what they're sharing- that's also appreciated, if I don't have much time and want to learn something in particular. One thing I am impressed by with anyone who makes Youtube videos-- but especially with people who DO make the 'conversational' style videos-- is the fact that you're really not talking to anyone at all, but you're making it sound like you're talking to me, the viewer. I would imagine that is a really tough skill to cultivate; I think it would feel totally weird to just talk to 'the air' but make it sound like you're actually talking with the viewers who will eventually be watching. I will try Janet’s videos again when I’m through my backlog of recorded shows! How you watch her is exactly how I watch my background tv
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Post by baylorgrad on Aug 12, 2019 18:22:36 GMT
Another pet peeve of mine when looking at knitting or crochet stitch tutorials is when the person uses very light-colored yarn and films on a white background. Ooh! Another one is when the person zooms in to show a close-up of the stitch but zooms in so far that it's blurry or cuts off the bulk of the swatch. Grr.
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Post by thracian on Aug 14, 2019 17:55:11 GMT
I don't make videos but I just realized the other day, listening to myself talk, I think I do the vocal fry thing! I'm pretty sure I do too, but I don't know how to fix it. It doesn't help that I have chronic asthma and breathing issues.
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Post by joblackford on Aug 14, 2019 19:10:05 GMT
I don't make videos but I just realized the other day, listening to myself talk, I think I do the vocal fry thing! I'm pretty sure I do too, but I don't know how to fix it. It doesn't help that I have chronic asthma and breathing issues. I haven't watched your videos (yet!) but I just did a quick search about vocal fry on YT because I had seen previously that there were quite a few videos offering help for vocal issues. It seems you're right about pinpointing breathing issues as being part of the problem! Maybe that's where some of mine comes from too. This video seems at least a little bit helpful, but as many of the commenters say, she also has it at the end of her sentences (but to some extent, who cares? It didn't bother me at all!) There are probably tons more, but I'd worry more about breathing better for breathing's sake, not because of whether it annoys people or not. (Asthma sucks! ugh) (ETA: I think I do it when I'm trying not to watch my volume and not get worked up about something. Maybe I just need to let my emotions out!)
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Post by thracian on Aug 14, 2019 21:46:03 GMT
I'm pretty sure I do too, but I don't know how to fix it. It doesn't help that I have chronic asthma and breathing issues. I haven't watched your videos (yet!) but I just did a quick search about vocal fry on YT because I had seen previously that there were quite a few videos offering help for vocal issues. It seems you're right about pinpointing breathing issues as being part of the problem! Maybe that's where some of mine comes from too. This video seems at least a little bit helpful, but as many of the commenters say, she also has it at the end of her sentences (but to some extent, who cares? It didn't bother me at all!) There are probably tons more, but I'd worry more about breathing better for breathing's sake, not because of whether it annoys people or not. (Asthma sucks! ugh) Thanks for this. I will definitely check it out! I do see a pulmonary doctor about my breathing. It used to be every six months but now it's every three months. It's been a long process of ups and downs.
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Post by sleepingbooty on Aug 14, 2019 22:25:53 GMT
RE: vocal fry The easiest method to rid yourself of most of your vocal fry is to learn to speak again as you exhale, not after you've exhaled. Breathe in, start your sentence as soon as you begin breathing out. The trick is then to get used to your breathing capacity (and increase it if you can) and your speech rhythm so both can sync up a little more. You should naturally figure out when to take a break in a long sentence so you can breathe in again. It's ironic that Ali has such breath-talk issues since she's such a yoga lover. She might have acquired some bad breathing techniques from doing yoga mostly on her own following videos, not sure. Just try it for yourself: breathe in, talk as you breathe out, stop talking when you're out of air to exhale. Repeat but exhale first and then talk. Creaky voice! Obviously, this is for healthy folks who don't have pulmonary/breathing issues. EDIT: There is a joke going around that there's so much vocal fry in the "plastic" Hollywood scene because of too many nose jobs impacting their ability to breathe properly.
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