from training.npr.org: https://training.npr.org/2020/10/10/trill-buzz-floss-breathe-coach-yourself-to-sound-your-best/
Trill, buzz, floss, breathe: Coach yourself to sound your best
Even experienced on-air hosts and reporters can stumble on vocal speed bumps like dry mouth and lack of energy. NPR announcer Jessica Hansen devised these one-sheet guides to address such woes. One’s for the talent (or guests who need some polish!); the other helps producers be constructive coaches.
Printable PDFs are here: Talent guide | Producer guide
For the talent
For the producer
Guides designed by Chelsea Conrad; illustrations by Rene Sanchez
Jessica Hansen voices NPR’s funding credits and serves as an in-house voice coach at NPR headquarters.