Q&A for How to Talk With a Deeper Voice

No. Talking less gives you an opportunity to breathe more deeply and then use that breath to support your voice. And, it gives you a chance to focus on using a fuller voice. But just talking less by itself doesn’t make your voice deeper.

Speak more intimately, use more of your chest voice, and think about using a more sultry tone.

Spend ten minutes every day developing your voice: yawn, stretch, tap on your chest, open your mouth, relax your jaw, let out big warm sighs, practice tongue twisters, recite affirmations, and read poetry aloud. It’s like going to the gym, but this is the vocal gym and you have to work your voice out to develop more resonance and depth.

Try these exercises to make your voice deeper: Take deep breaths and make a hissing sound as you exhale. After you take a big breath in, grit your teeth and slowly release the air in your lungs to make a hissing sound. This will really open up your chest and make your voice lower before you speak. Open your mouth as wide as you can and try to yawn. This movement will force your larynx downwards in your throat and make your voice lower in tone. Repeat this 4 or 5 times before you talk, but don't force the yawn too hard because this could hurt your vocal cords. Resonate from your chest. To do this, you'll want to take a big breath and then hum for as long as you can while holding it in. Humming will warm up and stretch your vocal cords, which lowers the voice.

A clear voice is best accomplished by practice and honing your abilities through proper breathing and maybe some vocal exercises. With time you can improve the quality of your voice .

Taking testosterone can deepen your voice, however, testosterone would not typically be prescribed solely to change someone's voice and it could come with some bad side effects, such as acne, increased risk of blood clotting, male pattern baldness and mood swings, among others.

Sometimes a raspy voice develops naturally, through speaking patterns that you pick up throughout life. It can also be due to minor damage to the vocal cords from an infection, overusing them (like talking over loud music at a party), or yelling. Drinking alcohol or smoking may also irritate or inflame the vocal cords, but you should really not start smoking or drinking just to get a raspy voice, since simply changing your speech patterns may be an effective method to develop a raspy voice .

Yes, it will get deeper and warmer but training can help too.

It isn't likely to go away. If you keep practicing, it just becomes natural to speak that way.

Voice boxes aren't too different between each sex -- these methods should give you pretty good results. Just keep in mind that it's a gradual process.

Yes, but not as well as if you just started to work on singing lower registers. This is mainly for having a deeper speaking voice, not singing.

Don't spend too long and go overboard. Definitely don't overwork your vocal cords or do anything to damage them. Periods of fifteen to twenty minutes with water nearby would be good.

You cannot control how deep your voice is naturally; you have to practice with the methods shown in the article. Of course, if you're still a kid, wait until puberty rolls around.

There's nothing you can or need to do, that will happen through puberty. If you want to deepen your voice further once puberty is complete, you can seek vocal coaching. In general, though, if you speak slowly, your voice will automatically be deeper than when you speak quickly.

Try lifting your soft palette and making some more room in the back of your throat.

I'm the same way, but what I've found is that if you do it gradually, slowly deepening your voice a very small amount every few days or maybe even once a week, it just becomes natural to them in the same way that growing out your hair is natural to everyone around you.

You can, but it might not work.

That depends on the range of your vocal chords. Everyone has a range that can be stretched with practice.

Yes, you can pretty much do it any time. It will probably even have better results, because that is when your body naturally has more testosterone.

There aren't really any foods that can help you; only puberty and possibly the methods listed above will work.

Breathing from your diaphragm will help. When breathing, make your stomach move while your shoulders and chest stay still. This is how babies breath but as we grow we develop bad breathing habits. Keep in mind, though, that after puberty your voice is pretty much set and there isn't much else you can do.

Female to male (FtM) transgender people often have hormone replacement therapy (usually in the form of testosterone injections) to accomplish this, but this would only be an option if you are a FtM trans person or a man with an abnormally low level of testosterone.

Take more breaks, it sounds as if you're straining your vocal cords. Drink water and give your vocal cords more time to rest in between exercises.

Recognize that your voice isn't something you can change and learn to accept any criticism that may come. That's all you can really do.

Yes, it should help.

You can make a conscious effort to speak lower, but you can't really "change" your voice.

This will vary from person to person, so you should keep practicing these techniques until you can hear a difference.

You can use these methods. It works the same for both men and women, although usually women won't be able to get their voices quite as deep as men.

You can start whenever you like. There is really no right or wrong time.

Just keep practicing. I had a higher voice, but I practiced and it helps. Read out loud in your lower voice. Be patient, and you will get there.