The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice Easy Exercises and Advice for Anyone Who Speaks or Sings for a Living

Kate DeVore, Starr Cookman

ISBN 10: 1641603305 / ISBN 13: 9781641603300

Published by Chicago Review Press, 2020

About this Item

New softcover in glossy printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendix, glossary, index, audio track list, photos, and illustrations. 256 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. More than 30 million Americans rely on their voices for their jobs-from teachers, religious leaders, and entertainers to lawyers, executives, salespeople, and doctors. A controlled voice increases self-confidence and enhances charisma, approachability, and trustworthiness. Yet an astounding 30 percent of professionals develop preventable vocal problems that could ruin their careers. And most do not know that both the quality and tone of one's voice can be changed. The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice is a one-of-a-kind reference that will save and improve your voice, your job, and your personal life. With dozens of vocal exercises and a detailed guide to the anatomy and physiology of voice, the book covers the full range of vocal health, from protecting against hoarseness and laryngitis to expanding speaking range and enhancing voice tone and quality. Illustrations, photographs, FAQs, and downloadable audio tracks make this updated edition of The Voice Book a must-read for anyone who wants a dependable, strong, and engaging voice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice Easy Exercises and Advice for Anyone Who Speaks or Sings for a Living
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1641603305
• ISBN 13: 9781641603300
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Second.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Written to save careers one voice at a time through current scientifically proven methods and advice, this updated resource teaches people how to protect and improve one of their most valuable assets: their speaking voice. Simple explanations of vocal anatomy and up-to-date instruction for vocal injury prevention are accompanied by illustrations, photographs, and FAQs. Easy-to-follow vocal-strengthening exercises are available for free download—including Hum and Chew, Puppy Dog Whimper, Sirens, Lip Trills, and Tongue Twisters—along with information on breathing basics, vocal-cord vibration, and working with students who have medical complications such as asthma, acid reflux, or anxiety.

About the Author

Kate DeVore is a speaker, a therapist, and an educator who has presented workshops across America and abroad. She lives in Chicago.

Starr Cookman is an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in the department of surgery, division of otolaryngology.She lives in Canton, Connecticut. Both authors are recognized as national experts in the field of voice.