How to use One Minute Voice WarmUp
Open the WarmUp of the Week and tap Start, or build a WarmUp of your own from the one-minute exercises. Each exercise has a video tutorial to watch the first time you do it.
New to it? What One Minute Voice WarmUp is, and who it is for.
How do I warm up?
- Choose a WarmUp: the WarmUp of the Week, a ready-made sequence from Jeremy and Gillyanne that changes every week, or one of your own.
- Tap Start. Each exercise lasts about a minute, with a diagram and audio to follow.
- To learn an exercise first, open it from 1 Minute Exercises and tap Watch the tutorial, which shows how to do it and explains why it works. Then tap Do the exercise.
Common questions
How do I make a WarmUp of my own?
Open Your WarmUps and create a new WarmUp. Give it a name and, if you like, a description, then add the exercises you want and save it. You can edit or delete it later from the same list. On iPhone and iPad a WarmUp holds up to five exercises.
Can I keep a WarmUp of the Week?
On iPhone and iPad, yes. When a new WarmUp of the Week arrives, the app offers to save a copy of the current one before replacing it. Give the copy a name and it stays in Your WarmUps after the week moves on.
How do I know there is a new WarmUp of the Week?
The app tells you when you open it, with a message that a new weekly WarmUp is available. Tap Show me to go straight to it, or Later to carry on with what you were doing.
When should I warm up?
Every day, to keep your voice healthy and strong, and before the moments that matter, such as a presentation, a rehearsal or a long day of talking. A one-minute exercise also fits between calls or classes, to keep your voice clear through the day.
What if my voice is already tired or hoarse?
A warmup prepares a voice. It does not fix one that is already in trouble. Hoarseness lasting more than about three weeks, pain when you speak, or a voice that keeps giving out are reasons to see a doctor or a speech and language therapist rather than to practise harder.
What if my question is not answered here?
Email support@speechtools.co and one of the two people who build these apps will answer.