Instructors - trying to teach and sounding like your about to die/pass out/both

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I freelance as and when I can teaching around my 9-5 and my horse, but as it gets colder (or rather I get the christmas podge) I find myself struggling to project my voice.

I cannot seem to just stand in the middle of the school bleeting, I like to be quite animated and 'show' my instruction as well as explain it so I do a lot of moving about and 'ground riding' ;)

Last night I found my voice dwindelling as I became more out of breath and I am certain I sounded as though I was going to die :D
Any tips for those who feel the same (aside from running/gym/etc - I just dont have the time)
 
I used to sometimes ride my gelding at the same time- so I could really 'show' what I was after and this allowed me to stay closer to the rider. I only did this when they came to me for a lesson. But yes I used to have an instructor who used a radio mic, although it got irritating when the earpiece kept falling out of my ear when doing some very forward transitions!
 
A fairly inexpensive way of doing this might be a two way radio (walkie talkie) with an earpiece for your client and a radio mic for you. Proper set ups run into the hundreds, but I did my motorcycle training with a system like this and it just meant that you had the walkie talkie in your pocket and fed the wire under your jacket.

I am going to sort out something like this to use with my instructor, as when the wind blows in the wrong direction, I cannot hear a word she says!

Another good thing to source is good rechargeable batteries. Saves you money on forever replacing alkalines.
 
I teach a dog training class and find a bottle of water crucial - stops you drying up. Also, might be worth looking at your breathing, as in make sure you are actually leaving yourself enough gaps in the talking to breathe:D
 
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