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• A •accents

about, 20–21, 217, 218–219changing, 230–233class, 225–230emphasis, 222fi tting in, 224–225glottal stops, 223–224growth of, 221homogeny of, 233–234opening your mouth, 221–222pitch, 221political, 229–230Received Pronunciation, 218regional, 227–228resources for, 348retaining from childhood, 29–30softening nasal sounds, 222–223speed, 220, 223Standard American, 228strong endings, 223toning down, 221–224tuning up, 221–224understanding, 219–220

acoustics, 122The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer

(Rodenburg), 346adult voice, 20age, effect on voice, 30, 208–209Aikido, 121, 281, 348The Aikido Shout, 121alcohol, 338Alexander, Frederick Mathias (actor),

93, 347Alexander Technique, 93, 347, 348Alidina, Shamash (author)

Relaxation For Dummies, 347alive voice, 22–23alliteration, 147–148, 329

Ambady, Nalini (psychologist), 315American Rhetoric (website), 348The American Speech-Language-Hearing

Association (website), 349anecdotes, 265–266Angelou, Maya (poet), 163, 208Anglo-Saxon syllables, 140Annan, Kofi (Secretary General of UN), 168appearance, 34–35approval, letting go of, 206Apps, Judy (author)

Butterfl ies and Sweaty Palms: 25 Sure-fi re Ways to Speak and Present with Confi dence, 186, 199, 263, 347

contact information, 345Voice of Infl uence: How to Get People to

Love to Listen to You, 169, 347art of rhetoric, 144, 145–148articulation, 100–102The Association of Speech and Language

Therapists in Independent Practice (website), 349

assonance, 147–148Atkinson, Rowan (actor), 241, 245atmosphere, 337attention, gaining, 121–122audio, as resources, 346–348audio tracks, 351–352authentic voice, 23authenticity, 166–168, 183–187authoritativeness

avoiding verbal tags and qualifi ers, 325conveying, 14emphasis, 324employing silence, 325–326fi nishing strongly, 324–325gravitas, 323projecting your voice, 322–323speaking as an authority, 313–314speaking clearly, 322

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speaking fl uently, 326standing confi dently, 321–322taking your time, 324

authority, note of, 138–139awareness, 61–62, 121Awareness through Movement: Easy-to-Do

Health Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination, and Personal Awareness (Feldenkrais), 347

• B •babies, speech discovery of, 53Bacall, Lauren (actress), 340bad language, for stutterers, 247–248Badmington, Alan (stutterer), 245, 249Bakewell, Joan (TV presenter), 231balance (body), 85–86‘Barbie Doll’ voice, 183Bath International Music Festival, 78BBC, 226‘bedside manner’, 316–317being all of a piece, 302–303belonging, accents showing, 219Bennett, Alan (playwright), 78–79Bevan, Aneurin (politician), 241, 253beverages, caffeinated, 338bioenergetics, 46Bioenergetics (Lowen), 46Blair, Cherie (wife of UK Prime Minister), 225Blair, Hugh (author), 144Blair, Tony (Prime Minister), 138, 141, 159,

229, 276Blink (Gladwell), 315blocking, 248–249Bodenhamer, Bob G. (author), 249, 347body. See also specifi c body parts

balance, 85–86diaphragm, 63–65, 81–82effect of nervousness on, 197fl oating posture, 86–88

body language, 1, 197, 347Body Language For Dummies (Kuhnke), 89,

197, 294, 347Bose, Shuklar (speaker), 24Bove, Tony (author)

iPod and iTunes For Dummies, 25Bragg, Melvin (broadcaster), 225

breathingabout, 334to address fear, 198awareness of, 61–62to communicate, 67–71creating sounds, 59–60diaphragm, 63–65, 81–82full breaths, 65–66getting started, 60–66importance of, 129–130with intention, 328pitfalls, avoiding, 68play-acting with, 71–76relationship with projection, 118–119speaking on air, 69steady stream of air, 67–69thinking low, 62–63turning breath into sound, 69–71

The Bridges of Madison County (fi lm), 233Bridget Jones (fi lm), 232Briggs, Karen (jazz violinist), 298British Library Sounds (website), 348British Stammering Association (BSA), 346British Voice Association (website), 349Brown, Gordon (UK Prime Minister), 204Brummie, 222Bryant, Mike (author)

Self-Hypnosis For Dummies, 318BSA (British Stammering Association), 346Burton, Kate (author)

Confi dence For Dummies, 249, 347Neuro-Linguistic Programming For

Dummies, 182, 255NLP and Coaching For Dummies, 52

Burton, Richard (actor), 106, 340–341Butterfl ies and Sweaty Palms: 25 Sure-

fi re Ways to Speak and Present with Confi dence (Apps), 186, 199, 263, 347

• C •Caesar, Julius (Roman emperor), 145–146caffeinated beverages, 338Caine, Michael (actor), 210Callas, Maria (opera singer), 60, 154calm centre, 327–328Calvin and Hobbes, 129Cameron, David (UK Prime Minister), 271The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer), 223


355355 Index

Cardiff Singer of the World competition (website), 299

care of your voice, 333–338Carreras, José (opera singer), 163Carroll, Lewis (author), 33, 111, 248Carrott, Jasper (comic), 222Carry On (fi lms), 205, 210chakras, 169challenges, facing, 18–19character of words, 105–106charisma, speaking with

breathing, 328calm centre, 327–328connecting with purpose, 330–331fi lling the space, 329–330leading with feelings, 331rapport, creating, 332rhetoric, 329rhythm, 329speaking congruently, 332state of fl ow, 331variables, 328–329

Chaucer, Geoffrey (author), 223chest voice, 157–159children, 49, 288, 296chronic tension, 338Churchill, Winston, Sir (UK Prime Minister)

1940 speech excerpt, 143, 146–147about, 12, 108, 339–340on speeches, 269speed, 324stuttering, 241, 248wartime passage by, 201–202

Cicero (Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician), 12, 144

Circle of Excellence model, 255clarity, 95–102, 128–129, 237–239, 322class, relationship with accents, 225–230classroom situations, 309–312Clinton, Bill (US President), 138, 142, 159, 343coaching presence, 317Cole, Cheryl (singer), 219Colgrass, Michael (author), 347collecting voices, 25commonalities between people, 284–287communicate, breathing to, 67–71Composed Upon Westminster Bridge

(Wordsworth), 94

compulsive rhythms, 141confi dence, 14, 20Confi dence For Dummies (Burton and

Platts), 249, 347congruence, 302–303, 332connections with others

about, 16–17, 283commonalities, 284–287cymatics, 286entrainment, 285–287harmony, 295–299hearing behind the words, 293–294infl uence via audience state of mind,

290–292infl uencing your audience, 288–293listening, 293–295negotiating, 292–293not tuning in, 287opening up, 284–285with purpose, 330–331subtle infl uence, 288–290team fl ow, 298‘tone deaf’ label, 288truth and lies, 294–295voice, 23–24with your public, 277–278

consistency issues with accents, 220consonance, 147–148consonants, 106–112, 220, 329conventions, explained, 2conversations, breaking into, 20Cooke, Alistair (broadcaster), 226, 228Copyright page, 3The Courage to Love (Gilligan), 90crescendo, gradual, 125–127Cronkite, Walter (news anchor), 228A Cry in the Dark (fi lm), 233cultural variations in vocals, 213cymatics, 286

• D •Davis, Fanny Stearns (poet), 69De Bono, Edward (author), 298Dench, Judi (actress), 343–344Di Caprio, Leonardo (actor), 344dialects, 30, 348



diaphragm, 63–65, 82Dilts, Robert (NLP developer), 291–292diminuendo, gradual, 125–127Domingo, Placido (opera singer), 260Donaldson, Michael C. (author)

Negotiating For Dummies, 293Donne, John (poet), 142Dragons’ Den (TV show), 269–270droning on, avoiding, 204–205drugs, 338

• E •Edward VIII (King of England), 226effects, creating with volume, 123–124effort, 205–207Elizabeth I (Queen of England), 28Elizabeth II (Queen of England), 203, 222,

226, 277elocution teacher/coach, 346eloquence, 191–192emotional labour, 315emotional states, choosing, 251–252emotions, 196–197, 214emphasis

about, 134–136with accents, 222for authoritativeness, 324English, 136–138expressing feelings with, 329increasing interest with, 20relationship with clear thinking, 239–240

energy, stepping up, 261–262English emphasis, 136–138enjoyment, in presentations, 16entertainment, 15–16entrainment, 285environments, 338Erickson, Milton (hypnotherapist), 318Establishment voice, 183

• F •face, warming up, 98facial muscles, warming up, 97–100fear, fi ghting, 197–199feedback, 41–42feelings, 163–165, 250–251, 331

feet, 82Feldenkrais, Moshé (movement teacher),

89, 91, 92, 347Feldenkrais Method, 92, 347, 348felt connection, 90fi lling the space, 178, 260–261, 307, 329–330‘fi reside chats’, 274fi rst language, 29fi tting in, 224–225, 231Five Children and It (TV show), 64fl oating posture, 86–88fl uent, becoming, 22, 239, 241, 244–249,

251, 253, 326Flynn, Errol (movie star), 90focus, 197, 244–249forced onset, 209forming words, 96–97frame of mind, 54frame of reference, 254freedom, 77–82Freeing the Natural Voice (Linklater), 87, 346friends, being among, 248Fry, Stephen (actor), 228, 342full breaths, taking, 65–66

• G •gabbling, 201–202Gallagher, Timothy J. (student), 159Gallwey, Tim (coach and author), 188Gambon, Michael (actor), 168Gandhi, Mahatma (father of Indian

independence movement), 202, 291Gates, Gareth (singer-songwriter), 246gender differences, 305general health, 336–337George VI (King of England), 17, 226, 241,

243, 246, 248, 249, 253, 277gestures, 138‘Ghosts’ (Davis), 69Gilligan, Stephen (author)Giuliani, Rudolph (New York Mayor), 277Gladwell, Malcolm (researcher)Glennie, Evelyn (solo percussionist), 89Glickstein, Lee (founder of Speaking Circles

International), 248glottal attack, 182, 209–210


357357 Index

glottal stop, with accents, 223–224Going Public: Practical Guide to Developing

Personal Charisma (Milton), 347Goldwater, Barry (Senator), 141good voices, identifying, 22–24Gore, Al (US Vice President), 277gradual crescendo/diminuendo, 125–127Grant, Hugh (actor), 200gravitas, 128–129, 166–168, 323Gregory, Stanford W., Jr. (student), 159Grotowski, Jerzy (theatre director), 77, 189

• H •Hague, William (politician), 183Hamlet (Shakespeare), 171harmony, speaking in, 295–299Harrison, EJ (author), 121Harry Potter (fi lms), 212, 341Hawking, Stephen (scientist), 136head, 83, 160–162head resonance, 160–162health, 30, 208, 333–338hearing, 37, 40–43heart voice, 163–166heavy-handed control, loosening, 203helping professions, 314–318Hemans, Felicia (poet), 200Henry, Lenny (comic), 222Henry, Patrick (politician), 269hesitating, 236–240Hewitt, Patricia (UK MP and former

Minister), 226Heyzer, Noeleen (Executive Secretary of

ESCAP), 343hissing, 69historical recordings, 348history, voices in, 28Hochschild, Arlie (professor), 315Horrocks, Jane (actress), 206human voice, 27The Human Voice (Karpf), 53, 347humour, in presentations, 16Huygens, Christian (scientist), 284–287

• I •I Have a Voice: How to Stop Stuttering

(Bodenhamer), 249, 347iambic pentameter rhythm, 73, 142icons, explained, 5–6identifying good voices, 22–24Impro (Johnstone), 261inducing trance, 317–318infl uence, 14–15, 288–293informal observations, as formal

feedback, 42inner energy, 176–178inner voice, 178–179inside, listening from, 40–41insights, gathering, 43–45inspiration, 15, 273–278, 299instructing others, 309–312intention, 119–120, 121, 179–180internal confi dence, building, 306internal pictures, 87International Coach Federation

(website), 251interrupting, 307interviews (media), 279–281intimate moments, 116, 273–274iPod and iTunes For Dummies (Bove), 25The Iron Lady (fi lm), 233

• J •jabbering, 201–202Janni, Nicholas (author), 347jaw, 84, 100jobs, previous, effect on voice, 30Johnson, Boris (mayor of London), 183Johnstone, Keith (improvisation

teacher), 261Jones, Daniel (dictionary producer),

218, 226Jones, James Earl (actor), 37, 241, 245Journal of Socio-linguistics, 224judo, 121Julius Caesar (Shakespeare), 121, 126,

140–141



• K •Karpf, Anna (author), 53, 347Kennedy, John F. (US President), 141, 147,

273, 276, 303King, Martin Luther, Jr. (politician), 150,

274–275, 278, 341–342King Lear (Shakespeare), 128–129The King’s Speech (fi lm), 17, 235, 236,

248, 249knees, 82knowing your voice

about, 39bioenergetics, 46developing, preparing for, 52–55hearing what you sound like, 40–43insights, 43–45revealing your different voices, 46–49taking stock, 49–52

Kuhnke, Elizabeth (author)Body Language For Dummies, 89, 197,

294, 347Persuasion & Infl uence For Dummies, 144

Kunitz, Stanley (poet), 187, 188Kushner, Malcolm (author)

Public Speaking and Presentations For Dummies, 347

• L •lack of fl uency, 22Lagarde, Christine (head of IMF), 305, 343‘The Lake Isle of Innisfree’ (Yeats), 104language, 29, 307leader, fi nding your voice as, 301–307leading, 296–297, 301–307, 331legal situations, 313–314legs, 82Levinson, Wendy (medical researcher), 315lies, spotting, 294–295life story, sounding out your, 45Lincoln, Abraham (US President), 28Linklater, Kristen (voice coach), 87, 346lips, warming up, 98–99

listeningabout, 293getting people to listen, 20hearing behind the words, 293–294from inside, 40–41to recordings, 40truth and lies, 294–295

Little Britain (TV series), 201Little Voice (fi lm), 206Logue, Lionel (speech therapist), 246,

248, 249long consonants, 106–109long sounds, 102–109long vowels, 103–104Longfellow, Henry (poet), 11‘love’, meanings of, 34Lowen, Alexander (psychologist), 46lubrication, of your voice, 337–338

• M •Maathi, Wangari (environmental and

political activist), 342–343Mabbutt, Peter (author)

Self-Hypnosis For Dummies, 318Macbeth (Shakespeare), 102Macmillan, Harold (UK Prime Minister), 141Major, John (UK Prime Minister), 204Mandela, Nelson (politician), 23, 28, 163mantras, 140martial arts, 121mask of control, letting down, 204Matajuro, Yagyu (martial artist), 121McKellen, Ian (actor), 168meaning, 21, 138, 210–215media, speaking to, 279–281medicines, 337memorising, 269–270Merrill, Robert (opera singer), 246metaphors, 265–266methods, choosing, 25–26Michigan University (website), 348Miller Centre (website), 348Milton, Hal (author), 347mind and body relaxation, 88–89


359359 Index

mind-body activities, 348Minnesota State University, The Stuttering

Home Page (website), 346momentum, building, 146–147Monroe, Marilyn (actress), 241, 245moods, changing, 312Morrison, Toni (novelist), 23motif, repeated, 329mouth, 84, 221–222movement, relationship with rhythm,

140–141Mulligan, Carey (actor), 211mumbling, 200–201musical speaking

about, 133–134echoing, 147–148emphasis, 134–139momentum, 146–147note of authority, 138–139pitch, 143–144rhetoric, 144–148rhythm, 139–144rule of three, 145–146silence, 148–150

Mussolini, Benito (dictator), 182–183My Lessons With Kumi: How I Learned to

Perform with Confi dence in Life and Work (Colgrass), 347

myths, 31–35

• N •nasal voice, softening, 210, 222–223National Stuttering Association (NSA), 346natural pitch, fi nding your, 48–49natural voice, discovering your, 18Natural Voice Practitioners Network

(website), 346neck, 82–83negotiating, 292–293Negotiating For Dummies (Donaldson), 293Neighbours (TV soap), 233Neuro-Linguistic Programming For Dummies

(Ready and Burton), 182, 255neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)

techniques, 255, 291–292, 346NGO Forum on Women, 148

Nixon, Richard (US President), 271, 303NLP (neuro-linguistic programming)

techniques, 255, 291–292, 346non-verbal encouragers, 48note of authority, 138–139notes, relying on for speeches, 267Notting Hill (fi lm), 200NSA (National Stuttering Association), 346

• O •Obama, Barack (US President), 28, 38, 104,

140, 266, 274off the cuff, 269Olivier, Laurence (actor), 155Olivier, Richard (author), 347on air speaking, 69onset, forced, 209open physical stance, 89Osborne, George (British Chancellor of the

Exchequer), 199Out of Africa (fi lm), 233

• P •Parkinsons disease, 247passion, 163–165, 252–254pausing, 129, 148–151, 240, 325–326Pavarotti, Luciano (opera singer), 154Peak Performance Presentations: How

to Present with Passion and Purpose (Olivier and Janni), 347

Peel, John (DJ), 227Perceptual Positions model, 255permission to speak, 169–170perpetual motion, 92–94personality-free role, 181–182Persuasion & Infl uence For Dummies

(Kuhnke), 144‘Peter Piper’ tongue twister, 109Phobia Cure model, 255Pink Panther (fi lms), 92pitch

about, 143–144, 335with accents, 221changes in, 47expressing feelings with, 329



pitch (continued)

in children, 49natural, fi nding your, 48–49shifting, 48varying, 155–156

Platts, Brinley (author)Confi dence For Dummies, 249, 347

play-acting, with sound and breathing, 71–76

playing roles, 181–183pleasantness of accents, 219pleasure to listen to, 13–14Pop Idol (TV show), 246Pope, Alexander (poet), 141Positive By-Products model, 255posture, 85–87, 89Powell, Colin (US Secretary of State), 12,

285–286The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual

Enlightenment (Tolle), 347practising speech giving, 269A Prairie Home Companion (fi lm), 233pregnant pause, 149presence, 303–306, 347presentations, resources for, 347Price, Vincent (actor), 37Pride and Prejudice (fi lm), 211profession, effect on voice, 30professional situations, 307–318professional voice

about, 301in the classroom, 309–312congruence, 302–303emotional labour, 315fi nding your, 301–307gender differences, 305in the helping professions, 314–318resilience, 308speaking as an authority, 313–314speaking with presence, 303–306talking tough, 306–307

projecting, 116–120, 123, 322–323pronunciation, 105, 218Public Speaking and Presentations For

Dummies (Yeung and Kushner), 347public speaking resources, 347public voice

about, 259anecdotes, 265–266

connecting with your public, 277–278energy, 261–262fears, 262fi lling the room, 260–261‘fi reside chats’, 273–274giving speeches, 262–266infl uence and inspiration, 273–278memorising, 269–270metaphors, 265–266nervousness, 263notes, 267oratory opposites, 278practice, 269preparing for, 266–272reading out loud, 267–268reasons for speaking, 264–265religious oratory, 274–276soundbites, speaking in, 276speaking by heart, 269–270speaking off the cuff, 271–272speaking to media, 279–281stories, 265–266switching between private to public,

259–262Pygmalian (Shaw), 225

• Q •qualifi ers, avoiding, 325quiet speaking, 124–125

• R •rapport, 16–17, 332Rather, Dan (news anchor), 228reacting to voices, 35–38readiness, merging with relaxation, 90–94reading out loud, 267–268Ready, Romilla (author)

Neuro-Linguistic Programming For Dummies, 182, 255

Reagan, Ronald (US President), 141, 277Received Pronunciation, 218, 226, 227recordings, listening to, 40regional accents, 227–228Re-imprinting model, 255relaxation

about, 77Alexander Technique, 93, 347, 348


361361 Index

around vocal cords, 82–84body and mind, 88–89Feldenkrais Method, 92, 347, 348freedom, 77–78merging with readiness, 90–94preparing your body to speak, 78–84relationship with projection, 117–118resources, 347stance, 84–88

Relaxation For Dummies (Alidina), 347religious oratory, 274–276resilience, building, 308resonance

about, 13, 153–156authenticity, 166–168chest voice, 157–159expressing feelings with, 329going off-script, 165gravitas, 166–168head, 160–162heart voice, 163–166self-expression, 169throat, 168–170vocal range, 170–173

resources for voice development, 345–349responses, structuring, 239rhetoric, 144, 145–148, 329rhyme, 147–148rhythm, 139–142, 329rib cage, 81Richard III (play), 73Rickman, Alan (actor), 340–341Robbins, Tony (motivational speaker), 291Robinson, Forbes (actor), 226Robinson, Ken (professor), 344Robinson, Mary (Prime Minister of

Ireland), 159Rodenburg, Patsy (author), 346Rogerson, Jemma (senior speech

therapist), 312roles, playing, 181–183Roosevelt, Franklin (US President), 106,

273–274, 276Rosen, Kim (author), 188Ross, Jonathan (TV presenter), 232Roy, Arundhati (author), 343The Royal College of Speech and Language

Therapists (website), 349rule of three, 145–146

Rumi (poet), 187Rush, Geoffrey (actor), 236

• S •sabotage. See vocal sabotageThe Sand Fairy (TV show), 64Sassoon, Vidal (hairdresser), 225Saved by a Poem: The Transformative

Power of Words (Rosen), 188Sawyer, Diane (broadcaster), 341saying what you mean, 21Scargill, Arthur (National Union of Miners

leader), 273Scatman John (musician), 241, 246self-confi dence, 347self-consciousness, 206–207self-expression, 169Self-Hypnosis For Dummies (Bryant and

Mabbutt), 318self-judgement, avoiding, 248–249Shakespeare, William (poet and

playwright)about, 73–74Hamlet, 171iambic pentameter rhythm, 142Julius Caesar, 121, 126, 140–141King Lear, 128–129Macbeth, 102

Shaw, George Bernard (playwright), 225, 226

shifting pitch, 48short consonants, 109–110, 111–112short sounds, 109–112short vowels, 111–112shoulders, 80–81shrillness, 199–200sidebars, 3signposting, 240silence, 148–151, 325–326, 337singing, as a stutterer, 246–247Smith, Iain Duncan (politician), 202Smith, Linda (comedian), 226smoking, 338Social Psychology Quarterly (Gregory and

Gallagher), 159Sophie’s Choice (fi lm), 233Sorenson, Theodore (speech writer), 273sound archive, 25



soundbites, speaking in, 276sounding out, 35sound(s)

about, 95amplifying, 60articulation, 100–102character of words, 105–106clarity of your voice, 95–102forming words, 96–97long consonants, 106–109long sounds, 102–109long vowels, 103–104matching with meaning, 210–215physical power of, 36play-acting with, 71–76pronunciation, 105recognising your unique, 42–43short consonants, 109–110, 111–112short sounds, 109–112short vowels, 111–112that make up voices, 29–30turning breath into, 69–71vibrations of, 36–38warming up facial muscles, 97–100

space, fi lling the, 260–261speaking

on air, 69as an authority, 313–314with authenticity, 166–168with charisma. See charisma, speaking

withclearly. See claritycongruently, 332fl uently, 239, 241, 244–249, 251, 253, 326with gravitas, 128, 157, 166–168, 323by heart, 269–270impartially, 313–314knowing why you’re, 264–265to media, 279–281musical. See musical speakingoff the cuff, 271–272with passion, 163–164, 252–254pausing while, 129with presence, 303–306quietly, 124–125slowly, 20in soundbites, 276

well, advantages of, 13–17as a whole body experience, 177

Speaking Circles International (website), 248speech discovery for babies, 53speeches, giving, 262–266The Speech Accent Archive (website), 348speed. See also volume

about, 115clarity, 128–129fi nding best, 127–131gravitas, 128–129issues with accents, 220, 223relationship with clear thinking, 239–240tempo, 130–131in your head, 129–130

spine, 80spontaneity, 16, 271squeakiness, 199–200stammering. See stutteringstance, 84–88Standard American, 228Stanislavski, Constantin (theatre

director), 173state of fl ow, 331state of mind (audience), infl uencing via,

290–292state of readiness, 92, 177Staunton, Imelda (actress), 183, 212‘sticky’ voices, 44–45stock, taking, 49–52stories, 16, 265–266, 311–312Streep, Meryl (actress), 233stress. See emphasisstrong language, 307stuttering

about, 22, 235bad language, 247–248challenging feelings, 250–251changing focus, 244–249changing your thinking, 249–255choosing emotional state, 251–252creating what you fear, 243–244emphasis, 239–240fl uency, 241, 244–245frame of reference, 254friends, being among, 248hesitating, 236–240


363363 Index

The King’s Speech (fi lm), 17, 235, 236, 248, 249

neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) techniques, 255

resources, 346roots of, 240–244self-consciousness, 245–246self-judgement, avoiding, 248–249singing, 246–247speaking with passion, 252–254speed, 239–240structuring responses, 239‘stutterer’ label, 242–243thinking clearly, 237–239

Suu Kyi, Aung San (politician), 148Swish Pattern model, 255

• T •taking stock, 49–52taking your time, 324, 336. See also speedTalking Heads (Bennett), 78–79talking tough, 306–307teaching, 309–312team fl ow, 298technique, moving beyond, 176–180Ted Talks (website), 28tempo, 130–131, 329tension, 14, 98, 338Thatcher, Margaret (UK Prime Minster),

31, 38, 48, 159, 225, 274, 276, 277thinking, 237–239, 249–255Thinking Hats concept (De Bono), 298Thomas, Dylan (poet), 106, 148throat, 82–83, 168–170Through the Looking Glass (Carroll), 33To Have and Have Not (fi lm), 340Tolle, Eckhart (author), 347tone, 47, 329‘tone-deaf’ label, 288tongue, warming up, 99–100tongue-tied, 202–203tough talking, 306–307trance, inducing, 317–318trusting in the moment, 187–190truth, spotting, 294–295

• U •Under Milkwood (Thomas), 106, 148understanding, 13, 218, 219–220uniqueness of voice

about, 175authenticity, 183–187beyond technique, 176–180inner energy, 176–178inner voice, 178–179intention, 179–180personality-free role, 181–182playing roles, 181–183putting on roles, 182–183sharing your voice, 190–192trusting in the moment, 187–190

Use of The Self (Alexander), 347

• V •Vanity Fair (magazine), 199variety, 16, 20VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers

Association), 346verbal tags, avoiding, 325vibration. See resonancevibrations of sound, 36–38Video Arts (website), 287vocal cords, 59, 79, 82–84vocal range, 170–173vocal sabotage

about, 195, 207–208age, 208–209cultural variations, 213differing voices, 214–215droning on, avoiding, 204–205effort, 205–207emotions, 196–197, 214fear, fi ghting, 197–199gabbling, 201–202glottal attack, 209–210health, 208heavy-handed control, 203jabbering, 201–202masking fear of emotion, 204matching sound and meaning, 210–215



vocal sabotage (continued)

mumbling, 200–201nasal voice, 210squeakiness and shrillness, 199–200tongue-tied, 202–203

vocals, cultural variations in, 213Voice and Speech Trainers Association

(VASTA), 346voice care, 348–349Voice Care for Teachers (website), 349Voice Care Network UK (website), 349voice coaching, 17–19, 232–233, 345–346Voice of Infl uence: How to Get People to

Love to Listen to You (Apps), 169, 347voice of your gut, 166–168voice sounds, making meaning from, 38voice-related subjects, resources for, 347voice(s). See also specifi c topics

about, 9, 10assessing how it fi ts you, 51–52changing, 12–13, 32collecting, 25evaluating, 50fi nding yourself in your, 26in history, 28identifying good, 22–24inspiring, 339–344myths, 31–35power of, 11, 27–29preparing to change your, 52–55projecting your, 116–120reacting to, 35–38resources, 346–347revealing different, 46–49rewards of a great, 11–12sounds that make up, 29–30things to develop, 19–22toning down your, 122–123using all your, 214–215as your calling card, 10

Voicesource (website), 346The Voice Foundation (website), 349volume. See also speed

about, 115acoustics, 122

creating effects with, 123–124expressing feelings with, 329gaining attention, 121–122gradually changing, 125–127for intimate encounters, 116projecting your voice, 116–120quiet speaking, 124–125raising without strain, 335–336toning down, 122–123turning up/down, 115–127

vowels, 103–104, 111–112, 329

• W •walking your talk, 302–303warming up facial muscles, 97–100Warren, Iris (voice expert), 87, 184websites. See specifi c websitesWeiner, Anthony (US Congressman), 183Welsh language, 106, 222Wilde, Oscar (writer and poet), 190Williams, Kenneth (actor), 205, 210Williams, Shirley (politician), 163With a Crack in Her Voice (Dench), 344words, 32–34, 96–97, 105–106Wordsworth, William (poet), 94

• X •The X Factor (TV show), 219

• Y •Yanni (musician), 298Yeats, William Butler (poet), 104Yeung, Rob (author)

Public Speaking and Presentations For Dummies, 347

YouTube (website), 29, 347

• Z •Zander, Benjamin (conductor), 24, 163Zellweger, Renée (actress), 232
