[Fleury29]

I've always been impressed with the talk show hosts that do talk radio for 5 hours a day 5 days out of the week, how do they do it without destroying their vocal chords? My job occasionally has me talking to about 100 people over the course of a few hours and my throat is trashed by the end of it. So how exactly do they do it and be able to come back on air the next day? Do you have to talk a lot for your job? How do you protect your voice for the next time around?

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[lizardlady]

I talk a lot for my job. Yes, there are days I come home sounding like a bullfrog I am so hoarse, but that's due to a medical condition. Because of this condition there are days I sound like a bullfrog even if I haven't talked a lot. There are things/tricks people can learn to save their voice. I suspect people who talk a lot, like talk show hosts, have learned those skills.

[Trippin2.0]

When I worked in a call centre I had to talk all bloody day.

I used to perform vocally a lot growing up though (age 3-19), so my theory from spending so much time on stage, is that some people just have stronger vocal chords than others.

Its why I can sing at the top of my lungs for 3 hours straight without consequence, yet my sister loses her voice when she attempts the same thing, or my brother starts singing softer or in a different key after the 1 hour mark.

Idk, that's just my personal take on it.
I'm no expert on vocal chords.

[heroreco]

I wholeheartedly agree with you, Fleury. I respect people who can talk so much. I myself couldn't even spend two hours of active talk without my vocal chords shutting down with a "see you tomorrow". Worst part, my voice gets hoarse. So, I suppose it really is a trained thing.