Music is such a powerful way to share God's love with those 00:00:05.27\00:00:09.00 around us. But if people can't understand our words, 00:00:09.04\00:00:11.97 what's the point? 00:00:12.01\00:00:13.51 For the singer, there is a lot more at stake than just the 00:00:13.54\00:00:16.28 message, there are vocal issues, issues like tone, quality, 00:00:16.31\00:00:21.02 pitch, and vocal stamina. 00:00:21.05\00:00:22.52 These areas and more are impacted by the way you 00:00:22.55\00:00:25.79 pronounce your words. 00:00:25.82\00:00:27.16 So, how do you fix poor diction? 00:00:27.19\00:00:29.26 Try lip-syncing, begin by looking at yourself in a mirror 00:00:29.29\00:00:32.83 and lip-sync the words to a song. 00:00:32.86\00:00:34.56 No sound, but moving your lips, face, and tongue. 00:00:34.60\00:00:38.10 It will help you get in touch with all the muscles involved 00:00:38.13\00:00:40.94 with good diction. 00:00:40.97\00:00:42.47 Next, still with no sound, be even more expressive as you 00:00:42.50\00:00:46.11 sing the song and memorize the feeling of good diction 00:00:46.14\00:00:49.68 and expression. 00:00:49.71\00:00:51.05 Finally, make sure your voice is warmed up and put the music 00:00:51.08\00:00:54.62 to it. Try and duplicate what you felt in the first exercises. 00:00:54.65\00:00:58.39 I'm Jennifer LaMountain reminding you, 00:00:58.42\00:01:01.06 God has given each one of us a musical mind. 00:01:01.09\00:01:03.96