Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence

Barbara Mcafee (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2011
Berrett-Koehler (Verlag)
978-1-60509-922-4 (ISBN)

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Shows how we can deliberately marshal the power of our voices to support our intentions, aspirations, and relationships. This title identifies five different vocal tones or qualities - Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, and Air - explaining how to cultivate each voice and when and when not to use it.

Vocal expression is a part of nearly everyone's workday, yet most of us are unaware of how much influence our voice exerts over our effectiveness. Even before the content of our speech is processed, others make assumptions about who we are based not so much on what we say but how we say it our voice quality, facial expression, and physical posture. Though many of us feel self-conscious about our voices, we have no mechanism for making a lasting, authentic, effective shift in how we express ourselves vocally.

McAfee's work shows how we can deliberately marshal the power of our voices to support our intentions, aspirations, and relationships. She identifies five different vocal tones or qualities Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, Air-explaining how to cultivate each voice and when and when not to use it (for example, don't use an Air voice if you're trying to persuade a roomful of skeptics-use your Fire voice). She shows how heightened awareness of our voice can promote a deeper and broader understanding of who we are, the limits we place on our identity, and the choices we make about how we appear to others. Full Voice offers a clear and tested process for stretching well beyond the comfort zone of our regular speech into the full range of sound available. Readers will explore the edges and colors of their vocal ranges in a playful, embodied, and authentic way, and can incorporate new skills into their daily work and personal lives.

Barbara McAfee is a musician, coach and consultant with over twelve years of experience in organizational change. She has brought her music to such clients as Best Buy, The Coca-Cola Company, the YMCA, Wells Fargo as well as to numerous wellness events, colleges, and private functions. She is the songstress for Meg Wheatley's Women's Leadership Revival Tour, travels and performs with Peter Block, and is active in the Heartland Circle's gatherings in Minnesota and California. Barbara has produced 5 CDs as an independent producer working with the finest musicians in the Twin Cities.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.10.2011
Verlagsort	San Francisco
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 217 mm
Gewicht	307 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Briefe / Präsentation / Rhetorik
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
ISBN-10	1-60509-922-8 / 1605099228
ISBN-13	978-1-60509-922-4 / 9781605099224
Zustand	Neuware