This gets slightly complicated!
You must find the center! It is not reaching forward and up—no reaching forward at all! Never reach forward, for this is how you reverse! It is not quite pressing down and forward either.
A little more history
Originally, I was trying to speak as effortlessly as everyone around me; then, I became obsessed with singing like my favourite singers, but became scared of using my voice outside singing because I thought it would wear out; then, I did become fully immersed in my ‘work’. I was on a mission! I did feel I was on to something! Today I share with you the epiphany: The growth of VE can be accelerated to a great speed when the right force is placed upon it.
But I was so lost! I didn’t think pushing down and out was right anymore, simply because the forces you feel when singing really confused me. That’s when I lost it: in a conversation.