Korean Job Discussion Forums

[richardlang]

I could repeat them from heart! My voice is TIRED. I don't know how commercial voice broadcasters do it!

It's hell.

My high school students are going to hear my voice on these questions on Friday. I had to change half a dozen awkward phrases within the long solo comprehension questions.

A South African helped me a couple days ago with the dialogue questions. She had a good voice.

Of course, I recorded all of these questions a couple days ago -- only to get told while I left work today that I needed to re-record 6 of them.

What's good, though, is that 4 of the 20 questions were made by me and so come from presentation material and dialogues we practiced in my conversation class. I made some tough listening comprehension questions. Good practice for me, though. I also give students a grade each semester in my class. So participation is high.

All things considered, I'm pretty happy with my academic high school.

[andrewchon]

Commercial broadcasters, and professional singers warm up their voice for an hour or so before actual work. That's something I ought to do before I teach, but I am lazy.

[prideofidaho]

Ugh, I've got to do mine tomorrow.

[nathanrutledge]

They don't smoke, Dick. May I call you Dick? (I've always wanted to use that line)

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?p=2199433&highlight=#2199433

[prideofidaho]

Sure they do. My old man was a smoker for the first seven years of his broadcasting career. He doesn't 'warm his voice up for an hour' before he works, either.

It just sounds like the OP was having a sore throaty day. I get those from time to time.