Clear Speech : Practical Speech Correction and Voice Improvement

This book gives clear guidance to good pronunciation and is written in an easily-accessible form. Many people can identify and solve their speech problems and significantly improve their voice by using tried and tested exercises. The systematic arrangement of the material with clear illustrations makes it easy for the layman to understand and work from effectively. This new edition contains additional exercises as well as an expanded chapter on Indistinct Speech. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Using this Book......Page 10 Speech as a Habit......Page 13 The Nature and Analysis of Faults......Page 14 Analysis of faults......Page 15 Attitude to correction......Page 16 Principles of correction......Page 17 Relaxation......Page 19 Exercises......Page 20 Common faults......Page 23 Recommended standing position......Page 24 Exercises to improve general posture......Page 25 Recommended methods......Page 26 Main faults......Page 27 Exercises for breathing......Page 28 Exercises for capacity and control......Page 29 Exercises for power......Page 33 Practice material for breathing and phrasing......Page 34 Main faults......Page 37 Exercises......Page 38 Practice pieces......Page 39 Correction......Page 42 Balanced use of the resonators......Page 45 Exercises......Page 46 Routines for Establishment of Forward Placing of the Voice......Page 49 Introductory......Page 54 The English R Sound......Page 56 Main faults......Page 57 Exercises......Page 58 Forming R......Page 59 Sentences to practise R......Page 61 The S Sound......Page 62 Correction......Page 63 Forming S......Page 64 Sentences to practise S......Page 67 Clear and Dark L......Page 68 Correction......Page 69 Exercises......Page 70 Practice words......Page 71 Sentences......Page 72 Main faults......Page 73 Practice words......Page 74 Sentences......Page 75 Main faults......Page 76 Correction......Page 77 Exercises......Page 78 Exercises for the lips......Page 81 Exercises for the soft palate and back of the tongue......Page 82 Consonant exercises......Page 83 Exercises for general agility of the organs of speech......Page 84 Note to Teachers......Page 88 This work aims to give clear guidance to good pronunciation and is written in an accessible form. It explains common problems - what causes them, what are the correct sound formations - and then provides tested practical exercises to bring about the improvement required. Dealing with the most common problems, this book gives guidance to good pronunciation and is written in an easily accessible form. The reader quickly understands a problem, its cause and then is referred to tested, practical exercises