Macmillan Holdings, LLC. The Public Speaker, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. How to keep your voice strong and healthy. Andrew Lightheart @alightheart sampleCategory Hey Lisa Just catching up with my podcast listening and got to this one. I've been meaning to do some warmup work personally, and here it is in 8 minutes or something. Bloody brilliant. I'm so linking to this podcast. GREAT! http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17601#Comments http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17601#Comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:05:15 GMT Lisa B Marshall / The Public Speaker sampleCategory Jade1977, Thanks SO MUCH for reminding me! You are right. It turns out that researchers used to believe that caffeinated drinks, even consumed in moderate amounts, had a diuretic effect. However, recent research shows that this is not true, and caffeine only has a diuretic effect if you consume large amounts of it. But, as far as public speaking caffeinated drinks can make you jittery, sleepless or anxious (which of course is not good for public speaking). So, water is probably still the best bet to stay hydrated. It's calorie-free, caffeine-free, inexpensive and readily available. Again, I am SO GLAD you commented. I feel stupid because I had listened to Monica's episode and I remembered feeling relieved to indulge in tea with caffeine. But I forgot about that when I wrote the episode. Thanks again for your comment! http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17560#Comments http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17560#Comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:06:59 GMT Scott Quitter sampleCategory Lisa, Thanks for the tips. I'm planning to increase my public speaking in the future so these tips will really help! Regards, Scott http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17530#Comments http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17530#Comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:53:23 GMT jade1977 sampleCategory I just wanted to point out that according to the Nutrition Diva caffeine is not dehydrating. http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/how-much-water-should-I-drink.aspx http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17527#Comments http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17527#Comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:44:56 GMT Mohei Eldend sampleCategory Thanks a lot all your podcast is very useful to me how can I know that you release a new podcast ? http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17495#Comments http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17495#Comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:42:22 GMT Jumoke sampleCategory Thank you for the 'Warm Up Your Voice' podcast. You have saved my voice and future with your tips. My voice gets tired after a few minutes of speech. Thank you. http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17487#Comments http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17487#Comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:40:36 GMT Jumoke sampleCategory Thank you for the 'Warm Up Your Voice' podcast. You have saved my voice and future with your tips. My voice gets tired after a few minutes of speach. Thank you. http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17486#Comments http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx?commentid=17486#Comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:39:42 GMT Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:05:15 GMT http://publicspeaker.quickanddirtytips.com/Voice-Vocal-Cords-Protection-Care-Warmup.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us