Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Speaking Voice: A Collection of Vocal Exercises
What is a good Speaking Voice? We recognize it when we 'hear it - which is exceedingly rare. But no single standard can be chosen or adopted as a pattern. A Daniel Webster voice associated with a Chauncey Depew tempera ment would be an absurdity. The voice is a more direct manifestation of character and temperament than any other agency. If allowed a normal development it is, in its color and quality, the spokesman of the soul. In other cases it is a monument to neglect and misuse. An important question with every person, irrespective of business or calling, should be, How can I make my voice an effective instrument for the clear and convincing inter pret-ation of my thought and feelings to the world about me? In answer to this question we would say that the voice will reach its highest state of development only through three definite lines of training: I Freedom of Action. II Precision of Action. III Healthy Exercise. The exercises of this book have therefore been grouped under these three general headings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
