The Purpose Of Tongue Twisters:

In times of stress we resort to habits and it's important that an actor has a relaxed and flexible tongue and elocution apparatus. By practicing the most difficult aspects of speech, it will give you confidence, not matter what kind of dialogue you are given to deliver. If you have confidence in the technical aspects of your speech, you'll better be able to nail the emotional aspects of your performance.

Practice each tongue twister three ways:

1. Repeat 3 times or as necessary until it becomes easy to say.

2. Emotionally charge the repetitions with a specific emotional content for three times.

3 Modulate to sound as normal as possible for 3 times.

Try to do at least five or more per day to improve your elocution skills. Change the tongue twisters you use so that you work different facial/tongue muscles in your exercises. Pay specific attention to your pronunciation and have another actor check you from time to time to make sure you are pronouncing your words correctly.

Baby bunnies bite bodacious blooms.
Stephanie's sister sorts shoes and socks in the sunshine.
Dumb dizzy dolphins dine delectably on delicious deep-sea delicacies.
Famished, fat Freddy feasted on fried fishsticks.
Unique New York This is a zither. Is this a zither?
The shiny sign says "sharks swimming" so stay safe.
Peggy picked Pat's poodle a pork chop pet shop.
Tiny Tom took Terry to the twisted tormented tower.
Any noise annoys an oyster.
She sewed shirts seriously.
Righteous Richard ripped ripe rancid rations.
Go get gorgeous gals galloping in galoshes.
Pooped popcorn pops poorly, perky popcorn pops perfectly.
The bun is better buttered, Billy muttered.
Six small slick shiny seals slurped seaside.
Martha Mathews munched mashed marshmallows while mulling minced mandarin oranges.
Why whistle when waiting wistfully?
Six sportsmen shooting snipe, sitting in slick slim slippery saplings.
Sally cites critical criteria certain killers croak.
A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits and biscuit mixer.
If a dog chews shoes, which shoes should she chew?
Should a short soldier shoot straight?
Tiny Tina tipped Tiny Troy's toy tower toward the treasure.
Toy boat Sure, the ship's shipshape sir!
Bridget fidgets with her midget twitching digits.
Skirt, shirt, skirt, pants, skirt shirt, short skirt.
Frivolous fat Frieda fried fresh fish.
Peter popped precious popcorn and peppered prunes.
Bob Black's blister bled bubbled boiled blood.
Shave a single shingle thin.
She never smelled a smelt that smelled as bad at that smelt smelled.
Frank felt funny faxing five fast free fruit flavors.
Lovely ladies lick lollys lounging in the lobby.
Mummies munch much mush, monsters munch much mush, many mummies and monsters mothers must munch much mush.
Free thugs set three thugs free.
Perfect purple turkey.
Three free fruit floats.
Should a short soldier shoot straight?
Cows graze in groves of grass which grows in grooves in groves.
A creepy critical critic cried "crazy crap".
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

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All the best,

Jack

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