Speaking clearly : improving voice and diction

Hahner, Jeffrey C.

Speaking clearly : improving voice and diction - 4th edition - New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1993. - xiv, 434 pages : illustrations ;

Includes index

Part 1 Introduction to speech communication: overview; the speech process; the sounds of American English. Part 2 Diction: improving voice and diction - the basics; the consonants; diction - the vowels and diphthongs. Part 3 Voice: voice production; vocal expressiveness.


A voice and diction handbook, revised and updated throughout for greater voice and diction development and for more effective learning reinforcement. Ways to deal with nervousness and special speech problems are addressed in the appendix and the text includes special sections on regional dialects.

9780070258259 0070258252


Public speaking.

808.5 / HAM

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