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"it's not just what you say – it's the way you say it"
'Speak the speech, I pray you,...trippingly on the tongue' Hamlet Sc 2 Act 3.
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"it's not just what you say – it's the way you say it"
'Speak the speech, I pray you,...trippingly on the tongue' Hamlet Sc 2 Act 3.
with a foreword by Dame Judi Dench
A manual for teaching speech and improving literacy through poetry, with accompanying CD
This manual is used as a vehicle for teaching clear and expressive speech. It has been written with primary school teachers in mind in response to the evidence that the standards of speaking and writing have deteriorated to an alarming level.
Associated is the accepted contention that twenty percent of teachers suffer significant problems with their voices, Practising basic vocal exercises found in this manual will alleviate this problem. With your invigorated voice this will help command attention and even inspire students to appreciate more fully the beauty of the English language.
There are many occasions when we all have to get up at some point in our lives to deliver a poem, a short speech or an instruction. Delivering a poem at a funeral is the most taxing. Reading and practising the suggested techniques in this manual will seriously help to quieten your deep anxiety and give strength to your voice.
It will also help those who need to speak in public or read poems aloud.