[header] How to fake a cough in school [title] Inhale a big, deep gust of air. [step] Breathe in through your nose for as long as you can. This is key to getting enough " power " behind your cough.
[header] How to fake a cough in school [title] Inhale a big, deep gust of air. [step] Breathe in through your nose for as long as you can. This is key to getting enough " power " behind your cough.
If you don't take in enough air, you will produce dainty, weak coughs that will not get anyone's attention. [substeps] Take care to breathe in discreetly, so that it doesn't look like you're preparing for the big coughing show. [substeps] Try to keep your regular breathing pattern as even as possible during this air inhalation. Keep your mouth closed, and make sure you exhale through your nose evenly. [substeps] It's probably best to do a one-legged yawn, rather than a long, slow exhalation (which can work better if you're coughing too forcefully). Breathe in to the count of five rather than the number of seconds you need to exhale. Close your nostrils and exhale out through your mouth for three counts. [substeps] Carry air up to the bottom of your mouth and into your diaphragm.