TY - BOOK AU - Hahner, Jeffrey C. AU - Sokoloff, Martin A. AU - Salisch, Sanra L. TI - Speaking clearly : improving voice and diction SN - 9780070258259 U1 - 808.5 PY - 1993/// CY - New York : PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Public speaking N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -