A Manner of Speaking: For Effective CommunicationPutnam, 1961 - 362 pages |
Contents
THE STRENGTH AND BASIC QUALITY OF THE VOICE | 88 |
THE REPRESENTATION OF SPEECH SOUNDS | 115 |
EAR TRAINING | 152 |
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accent actor adjustment air molecules amplitude articulation attempt attitudes audience auditory breath pressure Caesar cavity cavity resonators changes communication consonant sounds cultured degree develop dictionary diphthong ear training Edna Ferber effective eliminate emotional enunciation example force emphasis frequency Fricative Consonant glottis Gunga Din habits of vocalization hear improve indicated inflections larynx listeners loudness manner of speaking means Method mouth muscles muscular nasal nasal cavities normal one's pauses physical Practice reading pronunciation quality of voice reading the following recognized relatively resonator result rhythm sense sentences skill social inhibitions soft palate sound wave speaker speech intonation pattern speech materials speech personality speech situation speech sounds spelling spontaneous stage fright standard substitute syllables symbols thee thoughts and feelings tion tonal expression tongue usually uttered variations verbal vibrating vocal cords vocal instrument vocal quality vocal tones voice quality vowel sounds W. S. Gilbert William Shakespeare words