When people are nervous they tend to use the extreme ends of their natural pitch: thus men tuck their chins into their collars and growl into their boots, and women tilt their chins and talk out of the top of their heads. And in normal, un-anxious conversation there are many lazy voices that cling to the particular pitch that comes easiest, instead

Exhale and expand as before, and this time let out the breath on a steady HISS. Avoid tightening the lips or jaw, or the throat may tighten in sympathy, and a restricted throat means restricted tone. Try to keep the Hiss uniform in strength —for about fifteen mental counts. (The breath should last longer, now that the mouth-exit is smaller.)

The Sub-conscious Mind is the Habit Mind.

1. Yawn in, with mouth and throat wide open. 2. Close the eyes and register the sensation of concave tongue and arched palate. 3. Relax, then—still with eyes closed—try to reproduce the sensation with muscle action only. 4. Open eyes and check up. . . . Try repeating the muscle action three times quickly, first with mouth half-closed, then with lip

We need a Voice that is vital and colourful—calling for the buoyancy of full breath support.

The only difference between one voice and another lies in the attitude of its owner, the amount of thought given to its use. Whether we think of it merely as a series of vague, automatic noises that come-of-themselves whenever we want to make known our thoughts and wants, or as a vital and miraculous means whereby we can express the best in ourselv

the amount of breath we let in and out, and the manner in which we allow it to enter and exit, exactly determine the amount of voice that results and the quality of its sound, for Breath is Voice.

The Conscious Mind is the Creative Mind, and while we talk it is kept working at full pressure forming our thoughts, choosing our words, arranging our sentences. Therefore our Voice machine must be left to the mercy of the subconscious: to it is relegated the way we breathe, the way we resonate and the whole process of delivery.

nothing is more revealing about your personality than your voice. What does the voice do? It reveals all the emotions inherent in man —anger, frustration, happiness, contentment, etc. Actually, the impression you make on other people is not done with words, but how you speak them.