Speak Skillfully and Successfully

Speak Skillfully and Successfully:
A Guide to Developing Diction and Voice-Over Excellence

by Dr. Diane Howard
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

& Lainie Frasier
VoiceWorks Inc.

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This practical guide provides steps for developing an articulate and skillful speaking voice
for successful general communication, public speaking, stage acting, and voice-over performing.
This text facilities healthful care and protection of a speaker's vocal apparatus.
It presents steps for refining and expanding speaking skills.
This guide provides guidance for adjusting the speaking voice for a broad range of repertoire
and enables a masterful use of the English language and dialect impressions.
The goal is to inspire and stimulate the stage performer and voice actor's creativity and technique
for pragmatic application on stage and in the voice-over industry.

Speak Skillfully and Successfully: A Guide to Developing Diction and Voice-Over Excellence
can be purchased from the UMHB bookstore, (254) 295-4628, or online through McGraw-Hill.
The McGraw-Hill Customer Service number is 1.800.338.3987. The ISBN # is 0-07-354263-6.

Teachers can also request examination or desk copies of
Dr. Howard's books from McGraw-Hill online.