The right to speak
Subtitle: working with the voice
By: Patsy Rodenburg ; with a foreword by Ian McKellen
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781472573063; 9781472573025
Subjects: Voice culture; DRAMA / General; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General
Description: "This bestselling book by one of the world's foremost voice and acting coaches is a classic in its field. Practical, passionate and inspiring, it teachers how to use the voice fully and expressively, without fear and in any situation. Patsy Rodenburg has trained thousands of actors, singers, lawyers, politicians business people, teachers and students: her book distills that knowledge and experience so that everyone can enjoy the right to speak.This second edition contains new revisions and additional content taking into account the effect of social media on communication skills, the need for empathetic listening, how scientific discovery now illuminates why and how voice exercises work and cultural and global issues of ethics and storytelling"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Declaring Your Vocal Rights 2. Go Doesn't Mind a Bum Note 3. The Roots of Habits 5 Settling Into Habits 6. Deep Habits and Release 7. An Owner's Manual of the Voice 8. The Voice Workout 9 Speech and Phonetics 10. Working Further with the Voice.