Take This Test and See If Your Voice Is Plagued by Excessive Nasality Posted By : The Voice Lady(public speaking)

Nasality is found in many regions of the United States as well as in some areas of Canada; and, it involves sending more of your vocal sounds through your nose than necessary (or wanted). The problem for those who have excessive nasal sound is that they are sending other sounds through their nose as well. In addition, if you are sending your non-nasal sounds through your nose when you speak, there is a very good possibility that you are also producing excessive nasality on your nasal sounds, which can make your words even more strident and harsh. Hopefully, you didn't vibrate on that word because the long o sound is one of the lowest vowel sounds we produce in the back of the mouth and is the least likely to travel through the nasal passages. Good speech in the English language involves 3 nasal sounds and 3 nasal sounds only. If you would like to rid yourself of excessive nasality or extreme nasality, see my following article, The Best Way to Eliminate Excessive Nasality in Your Speaking Voice.

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