Unit 1 Contents

Unit 2 Contents

Unit 3 Contents

Unit 4 Contents

Unit 5 Contents

1.1. Building on your Better Voice

1.2. What does my voice sound like?

1.3. Voice: The ‘six-step sequence’

1.4. Voice exercises: Become familiar with the six-step sequence

1.5. Effective voice use at work: Prepare for the day

1.6. Follow-up resources

1.7. Before you start the next unit

2.1. Your vocal range

2.2. Voice exercises: Starting to expand your range

2.3. Voice exercise: Speaking slower

2.4. Better breathing: Strengthen your lungs

2.5. Effective voice use at work: Be heard better

2.6. Follow-up resources

2.7. Before you start the next unit

3.1. Jumps in pitch

3.2. Voice exercises: Closing the gap

3.3. Breaks and bridges

3.4. Voice exercises: Turning a break into a bridge

3.5. Effective voice use at work: Presentations

3.6. Follow-up resources

3.7. Before you start the next unit

4.1. It ain’t what you say it’s the way that you say it

4.2. Voice exercises: Getting music into your speech

4.3. Voice exercise: Pitch variations when speaking

4.4. A word about vocal fatigue

4.5. Effective voice use at work: Challenging environments

4.6. Follow-up resources

4.7. Before you start the next unit

5.1. Using more of the qualities in your voice

5.2. Voice exercises: Exploring the speaking/singing crossover

5.3. Voice exercises: Vocal effects

5.4. Voice exercises: Hidden voice qualities

5.5. Follow-up resources

5.6. Before you go

5.7. Your Better Voice

4.6. Follow-up resources

Overuse of ‘filler words’: However interesting you sound, using too many meaningless filler words (such as um, er, basically, like) will obscure your message like graffiti on a sign. This New York Times article gives some tips for eliminating overused filler words from your speech: www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/us/verbal-ticks-like-um.html

Directing your voice: Leading voice and drama coach Patsy Rodenburg’s book Presence: How to use positive energy for success (Penguin Books, 2009) includes guidance on how to tailor the energy of your voice to different situations, along with valuable information on how to maximize your presence in the world.

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Unit 1 Contents

Unit 2 Contents

Unit 3 Contents

Unit 4 Contents

Unit 5 Contents

1.1. Building on your Better Voice

1.2. What does my voice sound like?

1.3. Voice: The ‘six-step sequence’

1.4. Voice exercises: Become familiar with the six-step sequence

1.5. Effective voice use at work: Prepare for the day

1.6. Follow-up resources

1.7. Before you start the next unit

2.1. Your vocal range

2.2. Voice exercises: Starting to expand your range

2.3. Voice exercise: Speaking slower

2.4. Better breathing: Strengthen your lungs

2.5. Effective voice use at work: Be heard better

2.6. Follow-up resources

2.7. Before you start the next unit

3.1. Jumps in pitch

3.2. Voice exercises: Closing the gap

3.3. Breaks and bridges

3.4. Voice exercises: Turning a break into a bridge

3.5. Effective voice use at work: Presentations

3.6. Follow-up resources

3.7. Before you start the next unit

4.1. It ain’t what you say it’s the way that you say it

4.2. Voice exercises: Getting music into your speech

4.3. Voice exercise: Pitch variations when speaking

4.4. A word about vocal fatigue

4.5. Effective voice use at work: Challenging environments

4.6. Follow-up resources

4.7. Before you start the next unit

5.1. Using more of the qualities in your voice

5.2. Voice exercises: Exploring the speaking/singing crossover

5.3. Voice exercises: Vocal effects

5.4. Voice exercises: Hidden voice qualities

5.5. Follow-up resources

5.6. Before you go

5.7. Your Better Voice

4.6. Follow-up resources

Overuse of ‘filler words’: However interesting you sound, using too many meaningless filler words (such as um, er, basically, like) will obscure your message like graffiti on a sign. This New York Times article gives some tips for eliminating overused filler words from your speech: www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/us/verbal-ticks-like-um.html

Directing your voice: Leading voice and drama coach Patsy Rodenburg’s book Presence: How to use positive energy for success (Penguin Books, 2009) includes guidance on how to tailor the energy of your voice to different situations, along with valuable information on how to maximize your presence in the world.