The internationally renowned celebrity voice coach shares proven exercises and techniques for developing an authentic voice, offering recommendations for how to overcome common obstacles to become a confident and effective speaker. We are fundamentally verbal animals, using our voices to express ourselves. Yet there has been no authoritative guide to mastering its full capacity, to show us how to utilize our voices to achieve our goals and express our true selves in every aspect of life, from relationships and family to the business arena. Woods looks back on her work as a vocal coach, and providing lessons and exercises that all of us can use to overcome common voice and speech problems, and become confident, effective communicators. In doing so we can change how we communicate-- and ultimately how we see ourselves. -- adapted from jacket

Foreword / by Mahershala Ali -- Introduction : between two worlds -- Relax. An invitation ; Tilling the soil -- Breath. Like the motor of a car ; Trauma is a bitch -- Voice. Hear what they're hearing ; Beyond words -- Articulation. Trippingly on the tongue ; Embrace your isms -- Communication. Powers of persuasion ; All the world's a stage -- Speak it! Your voice and speech workout bonus. .