This exercise will help you both relax and strengthen your voice. Follow the steps in the order given to reach maximum benefit. Allow yourself about five minutes of uninterrupted time, and repeat the steps three times throughout the day.

• Inhale, taking in your usual amount of air.
• Exhale slowly, sighing softly with the sound of the word "sigh" stretched out as "s-i-g-h."
• Keep the volume level the same as you exhale; then, make it softer and softer as you exhale.