Improving Our “Signals” and “Beings”

This is a review of Renee Grant-Williams’ Voice Power: Using Your Voice to Captivate, Persuade, and Command Attention.

Have you ever wondered why some people can grab people’s attention and make them listen to their every word? If your voice isn’t as powerful as you want it to be, you can learn to make it resonate with a powerful clarity. Renee Grant-Williams will show you how in Voice Power.

Having worked with celebrities and singers such as Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and The Dixie Chicks, Grant-Williams has established herself as an authority on improving the human voice. You don’t need to be a singer or even a public speaker to improve your voice - having a better voice will help you whenever you say a word. Whether you’re disciplining children, motivating employees, seducing a partner, or teaching a workshop, a better voice helps get your point across and make it stick.

Voice Power isn’t about getting you to speak loudly. In fact, volume was mentioned rarely in the book. It is more about creating the support and resonance for a commanding voice that comes with little effort. The basis behind the book is good breathing. When we were babies, we naturally breathed well. We lost good breathing habits when we were taught to puff-out our chest and hold our heads high – two techniques that bring tension into a voice. The breathing techniques will have you relaxing, improving your balance, reducing stress, minimizing muscular tension, and improving your voice.

Using powerful consonants where you elongate important consonants is yet another powerful piece of advice that goes against common knowledge of elongating vowels. Saying “Ssstop it nnnowww” is more powerful than “Stooop it nooow”. I think you’ll find many things clicking in your mind, that previously didn’t make sense or proves other advice wrong, with the author’s simple and effective teachings in the book.

Other central techniques in the book include silence, rhythm, and volume. Grant-Williams describes a musical beat to speaking that is extremely valuable – especially for when you prepare a speech. Elvis Presley’s singing technique, posture, and body positioning is used to demonstrate and breakdown a beautiful sounding voice.

The last section in the book deals with voice care. Getting enough water, eating well, exercising, using a humidifier to keep the air moist are a few of the tips shared by the author. The author also discusses some common problems with unhealthy voices such as reflux and nodes to ensure you don’t have a health ailment limiting your speaking abilities.

Overall, it is a great book on powering-up your voice and making it sound richer. I found myself pulling many pieces of advice and techniques from it. Make your voice count because it has so much power in making a good impression on others. Make your voice an asset that shows you’re a confident and powerful by getting a copy of Voice Power. You can grab your copy from Amazon by clicking here today.

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