If you've been working on your trans voice practice for a little while, maybe you've found a sound you like that you're able to make in short bursts. Maybe you tried the "Big Dog Little Dog" exercise from a few weeks ago and now you're probably wondering, "How do I go from making a sound that I like in practice to using the target gender of my voice in everyday life?"

Practicing Common Phrases to Change The Gender of Your Voice

One way that I really like to start with my students during transgender voice training is by making a list of common daily phrases. These are things that you would say maybe every day of your life or a couple times a week, and they are usually around the mundanity of life. If you live with someone, you might say, "How did you sleep?" Or if you have a pet, you might say, "Did you feed the dog?"

I like to make sure that these lists are a mix of questions and statements so that we're getting a variety of inflection and that they're pretty short. You can use your coffee order: "Hi, I'll have an iced coffee." Or you can use something related to your job. In my case, I'm always teaching on Zoom and something I say almost every day is "Can you see the screen I'm sharing?" or "Do you want me to share my screen?"

Try to make your common daily phrase list about ten phrases long and keep it somewhere that you'll see it often. When you're practicing your target voice, make sure you practice those phrases especially. That way, when they come up in your everyday life, as they definitely will, you can use your target feminine voice in your everyday life more easily!

If you’re not sure where to start, this is a great warm-up for anyone doing MTF voice training or taking trans voice lessons online.

Bringing Your Target Voice Into Everyday Life

Transitioning from trans voice practice to using your target voice in real conversations takes patience and consistency, but it’s absolutely possible through easy practices like this! Start small, practice often, and focus on building habits that make your trans voice training part of your daily routine.

Here’s how to make your trans voice progress stick:

• 🗣 Practice daily phrases you actually use in life (like greetings or coffee orders).

• 🎯 Use your target voice in low-pressure moments first.

• 📓 Keep a list of 10 common phrases and revisit them during practice.

• 💻 Record yourself to hear your real-time progress.

• 🌟 Combine these steps with regular MTF voice training or trans voice lessons for faster results.

With steady practice and the right guidance, your transgender voice training will start to feel natural, so your goal voice becomes the one you use every day.

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