Buell Children's Museum.]]Ventriloquism is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. The act of ventriloquism is ventriloquizing and the ability to do so is commonly called in English the ability to "throw" one's voice. However, the term "throwing one's voice" is misleading, because it implies that a sound's physical origin has changed, when really the change has been perceptual and not physical.A ventriloquist is not only skilled at speaking but very good with his hands, so he can time the movement of the puppet's mouth when he speaks.Indian Ventriloquist and Puppeteer Ramdas Padhye defines Ventriloquism as "An Art of throwing your voice and creating an illusion that it is coming from some other place"Inner Voice the World of Ventriloquism in India and Abroad, pg 3
Origins
Originally ventriloquism was a religious practise. The name comes from the Latin for to speak from the s