Set Your Voice Free: How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want

by Roger Love

By using the classic exercises and the new material in this book, you’ll be able to showcase the best of yourself—your talents, your passion, your originality, your authenticity. The techniques at the heart of the book are the ones I’ve been refining for decades in my work with artists such as John Mayer and Gwen Stefani, as well as with actors such as Reese Witherspoon and Jeff Bridges, who didn’t consider themselves to be singers before they worked with me, and these techniques will give your voice the power and resonance you’ve always wanted. If all you do is focus on these techniques, you’ll be way ahead of almost every other singer or speaker competing for the attention of your audience. But I hope you’ll take advantage of the additional exercises and advice you’ll find in this edition to go beyond simply sounding good. I’d like to plant the seed of the idea that you can use your voice to become a master influencer. The most profound discovery I’ve made in the past fifteen years is this: If you know how to control the pitch, pace, tone, volume, and melody of your voice—the elements that form the core of this book—you can consciously use them to guide the emotions of your listeners and magnify the impact of every communication you have.