Roger Love's Vocal Power: Speaking with Authority, Clarity and Conviction (Your Coach in a Box) [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Roger Love (Author), Author (Reader)

Book Description

Series: Your Coach in a Box | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

The bestselling author of Set Your Voice Free gives listeners the power to change how others perceive them-and how they perceive themselves. 'Voice Coach to the Stars' Roger Love has helped such bestselling authors as John Gray, Suze Orman and Anthony Robbins become the most sought-after speakers in their field. Now he reveals how any listener can benefit from the life-changing techniques he has taught to entertainment, media and business celebrities in ROGER LOVE'S VOCAL POWER. On seven CDs with a bonus CD-ROM workbook, Love explains how presence, charisma and star quality directly impact listeners' states of mind. He presents insights and exercises that help any listener transform his voice and overall demeanor, while learning how to: Overcome fear of public speaking Focus voice, mind and body to create star presence Master the power of breathing to communicate with authority and conviction Re-direct any negative inner dialogue into positive thoughts Care for and feed one's voice Maintain excellent posture, gesture correctly, and make a more memorable connection with any audience

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Your Coach In A Box; Unabridged edition (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596590114
• ISBN-13: 978-1596590113
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.2 x 6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #738,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Same information as "Set your voice free", October 3, 2005

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Clinton L. Bast - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roger Love's Vocal Power: Speaking with Authority, Clarity and Conviction (Your Coach in a Box) (Audio CD)

This Audio book is very similar to his regular book called "Set Your Voice Free". Although this book seems more geared towards speakers while the other seems more geared towards singers.

A lot of information about developing your voice (breathing, overcoming undesirable vocal traits, finding your middle voice) was also in his regular book called "Set Your Voice Free". There are a lot of passages that are copied word-for-word. A lot of the vocal exercises are identical. I found that information very helpful.

Some information, that is not in "Set Your Voice Free", deals more with pyschological mumbo jumbo about developing a postive mindset. Like overcoming your fears by telling yourself "they want to hear me. They love me". Or overcoming your nervousness by simply being prepared. I don't know whether this information is useful or not.

So if you get one book, you could probably just skip the other.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some useful stuff, January 31, 2008

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Seven Kitties "7kitties" (Blue Point, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roger Love's Vocal Power: Speaking with Authority, Clarity and Conviction (Your Coach in a Box) (Audio CD)

Yes, a lot of his material is either culled from his other works or from any of your basic Dale Carnegie 'how to win friends and influence people' self-help genre. But let's face it: that last genre hasn't come out with an original concept in about 10 years, so maybe we shouldn't blame a voice-coach for not offering any terrific new insights?

I bought this because every semester when I start teaching, I go from talking almost not at all to talking 5-7 hours a day, and my throat was *raw* and I had no voice left. It was, then, a desperation purchase. I figured if it could help at *all*, it would be worth the money in future semesters without the ouchie. While his other stuff mostly concentrated on singers and their interests, this is totally focussed on public speaking, which was spiffy. I've a decent singing voice but it had no crossover to the endurance or quality of my speaking voice, until now.

Honestly, he makes some good points, and though he seems to pad and is perhaps a little puffy in the ego department, he knows his stuff. Since I started using it (yeah, I got irked by the lack of utility of CD 1 but I pressed on ahead), I've been more aware of how I breathe when I speak (which is different from pranayama, as another reviewer tries to relate it to), and that there *is* a way to take the brassiness out of my voice. FINALLY!! So if you endure, and be patient with him in the first CD, I promise you, it'll pay off. My voice doesn't hurt at the end of the day any more, and I'm paying more attention in how I say things (melodically, etc). I don't have much use for his 'fear of public speaking'--I've never had that. But just because it's not something *I* find useful, that doesn't mean that someone else would find that part of the program useful.

Bottom line, I feel like I got my money's worth: my voice doesn't hurt any more, I can get rid of some of the less attractive qualities when I speak, and I feel generally better about how I present myself when I talk. Maybe it's not the best thing since sliced bread, but that's good enough for me.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can hear myself in a whole new way!, July 14, 2005

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Sales Guy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roger Love's Vocal Power: Speaking with Authority, Clarity and Conviction (Your Coach in a Box) (Audio CD)

I never realized how much impact the sound of my voice has on how I communicate, how I come across to others, and how I feel about myself. VOCAL POWER convinced me that the quality of my voice makes a huge difference, and then taught me what I can do about it. I never really thought I could do much to change my voice, but it turns out there's a lot I can do, without too much effort. Best of all, it works!

Roger Love is the vocal coach to several big starts and bestselling speaker/authors, and as he explains how all of us can tap into our natural charisma you can hear why he works with such high-powered, successful clients. He is totally engaging and inspiring, demonstrating all sorts of things on CD that you could never get across so effectively in a book. And he's not afraid to sound a little goofy when it helps him make an important point.

Now that I've listened to all seven CDs and done the exercises, my speaking voice has a clarity and resonance I never thought I could have. Most important, I've learned that I feel more confident when I sound more confident. As a result, even though it focuses only on the voice, VOCAL POWER is one of the most inspiring, empowering self-help or programs I've ever heard.