Whining No More

According to a Gallup Poll, 70 percent find whining annoying; it rates as one of the top five annoying talking habits.
With the exception of those who have a physical abnormality such as a cleft palate or a neurological condition, most of the nasal tones you hear are due to people not opening their jaws wide enough when they speak. In essence, they tend to clench their jaws, which makes them talk through their nose instead of through their
mouth.
If you sound nasal, never clench your jaws and never allow your back teeth to touch when you speak. I suggest that you pretend there is an imaginary dime holding your back teeth open when you speak. This technique will immediately reduce or completely eliminate your offensive tone.
The following technique is very helpful in getting your jaw and tongue muscles accustomed to opening wider when you speak.
Open your mouth as wide as you can while making a chewing motion. While chewing with your back teeth never touching, repeat the following sounds.
• Yah yah yah yah yah
• Yo yo yo yo yo
• Yu yu yu yu yu
• Ye ye ye ye ye
• yoo yoo yoo yoo yoo