a My Speech Machine 1, First, my brain thinks about what it wants to say and organizes my thoughts. brain 4 a 2. Next I take a breath in and my diaphragm, which is in my belly, blows up \ like a balloon with air. L diaphragm ed 3. Then, my lungs fill up with air to power my voice. lungs oO 4, My vocal folds open and close to make my voice! You can feel the buzzing if you touch your throat when you talk. teeth vocal folds £) Q ¢ 5. The voice box in my neck neck allows air to come up through my mouth so aa that I can talk. voice box | 6. Lastly, my tongue, lips, and teeth move so that I can say different sounds. tongue lips