# I'll be talking loud & nonstop at work for next 2 weeks. Seeking tips & products to save my voice.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 21, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-talking-loud-nonstop-at-work-for-next-2-weeks-seeking-tips-products-to-save-my-voice/540267 "2010-05-21T16:00:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-talking-loud-nonstop-at-work-for-next-2-weeks-seeking-tips-products-to-save-my-voice/540267/1 "2010-05-21T16:00:27Z")

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I’m a tour guide at a big NYC museum. The next couple of weeks are the busiest ones all season. I’ll need to talk loud and nonstop much of the time. I’m used to this in shorter bursts – a couple of days in a row – and I usually rely on sugarfree cough drops to get me by. I’m thinking I might need stronger stuff to get me through this crunch time. Any suggestions?

Thanks all, in advance.

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-talking-loud-nonstop-at-work-for-next-2-weeks-seeking-tips-products-to-save-my-voice/540267/2 "2010-05-21T17:22:08Z")

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Do you at least know how to project without straining?

I can at least add that a number of choral singers and public speakers that I know swear by [Throat Coat tea](http://voicecouncil.com/throat-coat-tea-review/).

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**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-talking-loud-nonstop-at-work-for-next-2-weeks-seeking-tips-products-to-save-my-voice/540267/3 "2010-05-21T18:06:51Z")

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Learn stomach breathing and how to project using more air, not more throat.