Voice Training for Public Speaking

Review: 'Voice Coach to the Stars' Roger Love has helped Anthony Robbins, Suze Orman and other bestselling authors become the most sought after speakers in their field. Now you can benefit from the life changing techniques he has taught to entertainment, media and business celebrities in Vocal Power. Presence, charisma and star quality directly impact your listener's state of mind, Love explains. Presenting insights and exercises that will help you transform your voice and overall demeanor in the privacy of your own home.

Songlist: All Speaking Is Public Speaking, Some Interesting Research, Developing Star Quality, A Secret Understanding Of The Human Voice, An Exercise To Get Started, Where It All Starts-Breathing, The Two Types Of Breathing Techniques, How Your Vocal Cords Work, Getting Past Stomach Tension, Three Breathing Exercises, Your Chest, Middle And Head Voices, Don't Be Trapped In A Voice, The Zipper Effect, The Male Goog And Gug Exercises, The Female Good And Gug Exercises, The Larynx, The Low Larynx Exercises, The Nutty Nasal Professor, The Rocky Balboa, The Squeaky Hinge, The Marilyn, The Big Brass And The Husky Voice, Volume, Controlling 2 Key Variables, Melody, The Sing Song & Happy Birthday Exercises, Use The News, Pitch, Tone, The Nay Exercise, The No Lower Larynx Exercise, Pace, An Exercise In Pacing, Stage Fright, A Visualization Technique, Breathing By The Numbers, The Key Preparation, Redirecting The Negative Voice, Developing Inner Confidence, The End Game, The Sound Wave, The Number One Thing To Do To Keep Your Voice In Shape, Nodes And Nodules, How Other Kinds Of Drinks Affect The Voice, Sugars, Acids, & Alcohol, Dairy Products And Hot Drinks And Red Meat, Lozenges, Throat Sprays, And Humidifiers, Smoking, Parallel Gestures, An Exercise In Parrallel Gestures, Your Mouth, Eye Contact, Posture, Never Lose Your Voice Again, The Goog & Gug Exercises, Nodes And Nodules, Fed Up With Fillers, Interruptisitis Virus, Practicing A Speech/Using A Microphone, Matching Your Voice To Your Message, Some Sample Profiles, Acing A Job Interview, Asking For A Raise, Recording Your Voicemail Message, Embracing Your Passion And Change

Review: This book and CD set was created to help those working in the public speaking arena. It can also be an effective tool for those desiring to strengthen and improve their speaking voice. The lessons consist of breathing exercises, vowel/consonant study, tone/resonance, diction/enunciation, projection, and overall voice production. All exercises were developed and practiced by the late Maestro David Kyle, renowned teacher of both singing and spoken voice.

Songlist: The Diaphragm - Exercises for Perfect Breath Control, Abdomen - Exercises for Perfect Breath Contol, Coordination and Projection - More Exercises for Perfect Breath Control, Jaw - Tongue - Lips - Mouth - Improving Breath coordination and control, Vocalization - Vocal Exercises, Instruction on Letters N and NG, Resonance, Vowels, Consonants, Recap

Review: The classic Skinner method to speech for the stage! This 75-minute audio CD and booklet is a companion to the paperback Speak with Distinction. Revised with new material added by Timothy Monich and Lilene Mansell.

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Review: This practical workbook and DVD helps actors to fully develop expressive voice skills to communicate thoughts and feelings with precision and power. At the heart of the book are practical projects, with examples supplied on the accompanying DVD, which enables you to: -connect your breath with your voice, meet the demands of your performance. use your voice expressively with pitch and range. Each chapter consists of an introductory Framework; Explorations; Exercises; Follow Up work; Suggested Texts; and Further Reading: a unique, student-centred approach not found in other voice books. David Carey is Head of Voice at RADA and was previously Principal Lecturer of Voice Studies at Central School of Speech and Drama. Has worked internationally as a voice coach.

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Review: Talking Funny for Money is a two-CD voice-over workshop (which includes demonstrations by professional voice-over performers), with an exercise manual and companion text. If you're a person gifted with vocal variety, a hard working actor who needs to expand your casting potential, or just someone who's been told, 'You have an interesting sound,' you may want to consider a career in the cartoon/character/looping area of voice overs. Pamela Lewis, an accomplished voice-over artist and coach, has developed a CD workshop for people who are curious about breaking into the exciting world of 'talking funny for money.'

Songlist: Why a CD Workshop?, How to Use this CD, Exercise Manual, Audition / Session Supplies, Professional Tips, List of Terms, Industry Professionals Speak Up, Pamela's Players, Highlights of the CD-Revisited, Marketing Ideas, Lists of Business Contacts in the Three Major Markets, SAG Franchised Agents, AFTRA Franchised Agents, Casting Directors, Advertising Agencies Involved in Radio and TV Commercials

Review: Potent and empowering voice exercises by the master teachers who devised them! One of the constants that any actor, director or theatre teacher needs is a strong vocal warmup. This valuable, first-of-its-kind resource contains 75 exercises for both solo and group work, contributed by some of the best professionals in the world. There is a brief description of the history and purpose of each exercise followed by the exercise itself. The Voice & Speech Workout comes with a training CD that will be especially helpful to the student or theatre professional working alone. Here master teachers run through each exercise in real time (leaving enough time for response). Among the contributors are such important voice teachers as: Frankie Armstrong, Mary Corrigan, Marian Hampton and Dorothy Runk Mennen. Editor Janet Rodgers is past president of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association and an associate professor of theatre at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Songlist: Introduction, Getting To Know Your Voice, Stretching, Centering, Releasing, And Aligning, Breathing And Supporting, Resonating, Articulating, Exploring Pitch, Projecting And Calling, Integrating Voice, Breath, And TextIntegrating Voice And Movement, Exploring Character Voices And Dialects

Review: Most people hardly ever think about their voice - but that needs to change! Why? Because if your speaking voice actually sounded better, you could dramatically improve the quality of your life. Internationally-renowned vocal coach Roger Love has proven that thousands of times over the years with some of the most famous and successful people in the world. He says, 'Life is all about communication - the things you say to yourself and others. You can talk to yourself without making a sound, but when other people come into the picture, you eventually have to open your mouth and let sound come out. That's where I come in. I want to help you learn what sounds are working for and against you.' In Love Your Voice, Roger takes you step by step through the same techniques he teaches his celebrity clients, and the accompanying CD will make it crystal clear exactly what sounds you should be making. It's time that you learned the secret sounds leading to success - and how to truly Love Your Voice!

Songlist: Diaphragmatic Breathing, Vocal Range: Chest, Middle, and Head Voice, Voice Types, The Building Blocks of Voice, Vocal Profiles, Physiology, Hand Gestures, and Body Movements, What to Eat and Drink

Review: Roger reveals in this book and CD package the secrets to getting the singing or speaking voice you want Internationally acclaimed for his work as a vocal coach to a wide range of top recording artists and celebritiesÐamong them Eminem, Wilson Phillips, Smashing Pumpkins, Al Jarreau, the Beach Boys, Phish, Billy Idol, Tyra Banks, Alicia Silverstone, and many others, Roger Love has pioneered a technique that effectively connects speakers and singers to parts of their voice they've never used before. Whether your goal is to carry a tune, expand your vocal range, or speak with ease and confidence before an audience, Roger Love provides you with exactly the help you need. Through the innovative techniques and enjoyable exercises in this book and accompanying CD, Roger demonstrates how you can strengthen your 'middle voice' and navigate smoothly through several octaves without pressure or strain. Set Your Voice Free holds the key to vocal success and satisfaction - it's like the ultimate professional voice lessons in book form.

Songlist: Your Best Voice, How Do I Sound?, Breathing, The Miracle of Middle Voice, How to Practice, Staking Claim to Middle, Making Your Speaking Voice Sing, Songs without Fear, The Care and Feeding of Great Voices, Essential Extras for Singers, Essential Extras for Speakers, The Healing Power of Voice

Review: Vocal expression is a part of nearly everyone's workday, yet most of us are unaware of how much influence our voice exerts over our effectiveness. McAfee's work shows how we can deliberately marshal the power of our voices to support our intentions, aspirations, and relationships. What is your voice saying about you? Your voice matters. Based on your tone and expression alone listeners make up their minds about you before they even process the meaning of your words. And if what you say is at odds with how you say it, they can miss your message altogether.Barbara McAfee offers a fun, tested method to harness the power of your voice to become a more effective and flexible communicator. She identifies five distinct vocal sounds--earth, fire, water, metal, and air - explaining how to cultivate each one. You'll learn how to use your voice to support the meaning and message you want to convey. Using this book along with her free online practice videos you'll experience an authentic shift in how you express yourself - and how you listen to others as well. You'll discover how opening your full voice connects you to sources of untapped potential, power, and aliveness.

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Review: Linda Gates addresses key mechanical elements of voice and speech (eliminating division of the two) in a straightforward style. She grounds her approach in the four elements of vocal production: Respiration, Vibration, Resonation and Articulation. This complete and accessible book is a useful guide not only for actors, but for all who want to make more effective use of their voice.

Songlist: The Actor's Voice, Relaxation And Body Alignment, Breathing, Resonance, Sounds Of English, Special Speech Problems, Keeping Your Voice Healthy, The Electronic Voice, Occupational Voice Demands On The Actor, An Approach To Text

Review: Both at work and at home, almost every encounter in life depends on your ability to capture and hold the attention of others. From client meetings to interactions with coworkers and important phone conversations, often it's not just what you say, but how you say it that makes the difference. The gap between people simply hearing your thoughts, and actually remembering and acting on them later, is the result of having a dynamic, evocative voice - one that ensnares the listener the way a Broadway star or any world-class entertainer would captivate an audience. To get the results you'd like in life, you need to become the star of the show!

Songlist: Your Voice Speaks Volumes, Just Keep Breathing, A Sound Foundation, The Amazing Power of Consonants, Silence Is Golden, Themes and Variations, Speeches That Make People Listen, Turn Up The Sales Volume, Voice Mail Theater, Success Appeal at Work, In Tune With Your World, Rx For The Healthy Voice

Review: The author of the hugely successful Accents: A Manual for Actors here turns his attention to another aspect of acting in which the voice is again of crucial importance but in which the medium requires a different message. Robert Blumenfeld convincingly argues that the basic techniques of acting apply whether the actor is performing on a stage or in a sound studio, whether he or she must memorize lines or read them, and the whether an 'entrance' means opening a door or breaking into another character's speech. Numerous practice exercises help the actor to speak the words of a text that can be illustrated and enhanced by the varying sounds of a human voice. In addition to the practice exercises, the book is generous in supplying sample literary texts that the actor may choose or be asked to read. Mr. Blumenfeld analyzes and interprets these texts at length and prepares the reader to do the same for material they are unfamiliar with. Finally, Mr. Blumenfeld takes a hard look at teh business of recording books and provides substantial information about the employment opportunities available to those who have mastered the ability to 'act with the voice'.Robert Blumenfeld lives and works as an actor, dialect coach and writer in New York City. He has been on the faculties of both the Stella Adler and the National Shakespeare Conservatories and has recorded more than 280 Talking Books for the American Foundation for the Blind. In 1997 he received the Canadian National Institute for the Blind's Torgi Award for the Talking Book of he Year in the Fiction category for his recording of Pat Conroy's Beach Music; and in 1999, the Alexander Scourby Talking Book Narrator of the Year Award in the Fiction category.

Songlist: Foreword: The Art and the Business of Recording Books, How to Use This Book: a Note About the Phonetic Symbols and the Illustrative Texts, Introduction: Getting Started in the Book Recording Business, What You Need to Get Started, The Resume / The Demo Tape or CD, Getting an Agent, The Casting Process, Auditions: What a Director Expects, The Recording Session: What a Director Expects, Publishers of Recorded Books in the USA, UK and Canada, Chapter 1: The Voice, The Nature and Care of the Voice, Some Advice about Vocal Technique, Finding Your Voice, Placing and Supporting the Voice, Breathing and Breath Control, Developing Variety and Flexibility, Paralinguistics: How to Do Different Voices, How to Change Your Voice, Vocal Exercises, Chapter 2: Diction and Pronunciation, Guide to Correct Pronunciations, Positions of Vocal Apparatus, Stress Patterns: Rhythm, Pitch (Intonation, Music), Some Sounds to Avoid, Some Difficulties with English, Some Words with Two Pronunciations, Practice Exercises for Good Diction, Chapter 3: Microphone and General Recording Techniques, Brief History of Recording, Microphone and Recording Technique, Environment of the Soundproof Sound Studio, What to Expect: How the Recording Session Works / Preparing for the Recording Session, Chapter 4: Acting Methods and Techniques, Chapter 5: Reading Techniques, Preparing the Text for rRecording, Phrasing and Thythm, Personalize the Text, Chapter 6: Recording Prose Fiction, General Advice: Telling the Story, Understanding Style and Period, Setting the Scene: Openings, Reading Different Kinds of Scenes: Action, Love, etc, The Character's Voice, Attitudes are Adjectives, Actions are Verbs, Using Accents, Chapter 7: Recording Plays, Chapter 8: Recording Poetry, Chapter 9: Recording Nonfiction: Making the Text Come Alive, How to Read Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs, and History, Essays and Philosophy, Humorous Nonfiction, Other Genres

Review: Standard Speech is an anthology of essays from VASTA (the Voice and Speech Trainers Association) on a variety of topics of interest to actors, voice and speech teachers. Exploring the idea of what should be the standards for good speech this volume offers views from more than 40 top experts on the subject. Also essays on Coaching, Singing, Vocal Health, Verse and Dialect Accent studies. A must for the serious student of voice and speech.

Songlist: Pedagogy and Coaching , Applying Theories of Learning Styles and Modalities to Teaching of Voice, Voice Coaching in Professional Theatre , Towards a Career in Voice Teaching, Zeami Breathing , Science for Voice and Speech Training, Issues of Vocal Health, An Otolaryngologist's Retrospective on Vocal Study, Coaching the Business Client, Holistic Singer Empowerment, Physical Tension, Awareness Techniques, and Singing, Moving Towards Vocal Center, And many more

Review: Research has proven that the sound of your voice affects your listeners up to three times as much as what you say! Whether you're a corporate executive, lawyer, salesperson, actor or politician, your voice is your key to greater impact and influence on your listeners! In this brilliant presentation, Hollywood vocal coaches Geoffrey G. Forward and Elisabeth Howard show you how to put charisma and charm in your voice, sound more confident, trustworthy and knowledgeable, increase the strength of your voice, and speak for hours without losing your voice! This eight week program for developing the full potential of your voice includes more than 150 exercises for relaxation, breathing, resonance, articulation, intonation, inflection, effective phrasing, and more!

Songlist: Relaxation, Breathing, Support, Focusing the Vocal Cords, Resonance, Vocal Colors, Pitch / Resonance / Flexability, Projection, Natural Speaking Range, Articulation / Diction, Emphasis, Inflections / Intonations, Phrasing