Speaking Clearly: Improving Voice and Diction - Softcover

Jeffrey C. Hahner; Martin A. Sokoloff; Sandra L. Salisch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0075573164 ISBN 13: 9780075573166

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College, 1990

Synopsis

A voice and diction handbook, revised and updated throughout for greated voice and diction development and for more effective learning reinforcement. Ways to deal with nervousness and special speech problems are addressed in the appendix and the text includes special sections on regional dialects. This fourth edition features new and expanded classroom drills and exercises that help students master articulation, as well as drawings relating to the speech process enhancing points made in the text. A special audiotape programme is available with this edition.

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffrey C. Hahner is an Associate Professor of Speech Communication Studies at Pace University in New York City. He earned his B.A. in Speech Science at Pace College, an M.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology at New York University, and has had additional graduate studies at New York University. Among the courses he has taught at Pace are Public Speaking, Voice and Diction, Small Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Intercultural Communication. In 1994 he received the Dyson College Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition to teaching, he designs and conducts seminars, workshops, and courses for educational and corporate clients in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Martin A. Sokoloff is a Licensed Psychologist and Speech and Language Pathologist, residing in Cape Cod, Massachusetts after having retired from Pace University in 1987. He is involved in several capacities with the Academy for Lifelong Learning, a program for elderly citizens at Cap Cod Community College, as well as community activities.

Sandra L. Salisch has been a licensed and certified Speech Language Pathologist for over twenty years. In her private practice she specializes in accent reduction and voice therapy. She has taught voice and diction for over 20 years at the university level, while teaching in an undergraduate Speech Pathology and Audiology training program. She has worked as a speech consultant in industry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0075573164
• ISBN 13: 9780075573166
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400