VOICE

Clarity, Vocal Control, and Expressive Communication

COMMON DEFICIENCIES

• Monotone delivery
• Rushed pacing
• Poor articulation
• Lack of vocal support
• Limited vocal variety
• Speaking "at" the audience rather than communicating to the "target" (active other)

SUGGESTED TRAINING FOCUS

• Breath support
• Articulation
• Thought-to-thought speaking
• Vocal dynamics and pacing
• Operative words
• Connection between thought and voice

HELPFUL EXERCISES

1. Tongue twisters with emotional objectives
2. Reading text aloud with changing intentions
   
3. Breath and resonance exercises
   
4. Operative word scoring
   
5. Pace variation drills
   
6. "One thought per breath" exercises
   

Combined Homework Assignment Example  (10 Minutes)

1. 2 minutes – Resonance humming.
2. 2 minutes – Emotional tongue twisters.
3. 2 minutes – Operative word scoring of a short monologue.
4. 2 minutes – Read with three different intentions.
5. 2 minutes – One-thought-per-breath performance.

This sequence develops the entire chain:
Breath → Voice → Clarity → Thought → Intention → Performance

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

• Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
• The Right to Speak by Patsy Rodenburg
  
• Speaking Shakespeare by Patsy Rodenburg