Is Your Voice Telling On You?: How to Find and Use Your Natural Voice [Paperback]

Daniel R. Boone (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1565938119 | ISBN-13: 978-1565938113 | Publication Date: February 11, 1997 | Edition: 2

Is Your Voice Telling On You? is a user-friendly self-help book designed to help people to find and use their natural voices as well as a useful tool for the speech-language pathologist to use with patients with voice disorders. Following the huge success of the acclaimed first edition (translated into the Portuguese language and commended by experts worldwide), this new second edition continues to captivate readers by including a variety of interesting, simple self-tests that lead the reader to 10 easy steps for finding and keeping the natural voice.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Boone tells 10 easy steps to keep a natural voice, once it becomes evident. . . . This book is ideal for people who use their voices professionally as singers, speakers, actors, politicians, spokespersons, and broadcasters."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Singular; 2 edition (February 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565938119
• ISBN-13: 978-1565938113
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #722,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for novices in the field of voice, May 21, 2000

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Dr. Sadhana. Nayak (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Is Your Voice Telling On You?: How to Find and Use Your Natural Voice (Paperback)

Daniel Boone , a renowned name in the field of speech pathology, has written a readable self help book for any person who is keen on improving his/her voice. 'Voice Care & Vocal Enhancement' is a complex and specialised subject .But, Daniel Boone has written it in a simple, easy to understand format which would appeal even to a novice.The tests devised to gauge the various parameters of the voice viz. breath control, loudness level, optimum pitch, tone focus are easy to follow.The exercises for improving various aspects of the voice can be easily understood and performed by the reader. However,the book is aimed mainly at the layperson and is not for you if you are a singer or performing artiste who has a fair knowledge of the voice.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Practical Advice for Improving Your Voice, June 1, 2005

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Michael Taylor "Michael Taylor" (Indian Trail NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Is Your Voice Telling On You?: How to Find and Use Your Natural Voice (Paperback)

As a non-professional (in terms of not being a singer, although I do frequently use my voice in my job), I believe Boone has written an excellent title full of practical advice for improving your voice. I concur with the earlier reviewer that the book is decidedly targeted towards the layperson. Considering that the author's audience is probably mainly nonprofessionals who only want to improve their voice, this is a sound approach.

Among the helpful areas convered in the book include:

1. Problems with too loud or too soft a voice.
2. Suggestions for improving your voice's loudness.
3. Stressful situations and physical stressors that can affect your voice.
4. 6 ways to control stage fright.
5. Common problems of the male and female voice.
6. Voice tips for men and women.
7. 10 suggestions for keeping your natural voice.

If you are a nonprofessional who is interested in improving your voice, then I highly recommend this title as a practical and helpful tool. Read and enjoy!