While everyone has a voice， not every voice is one that gets attention-a personal weakness that is often overlooked. Most people are unaware that their voices account for one-third of the total impression they make on others （the other factors are appearance and message）。
Througho9ut Voice power， Renee Grant-Williams， who has worked with U.S. senators， recording stars， business executives and sales professionals， shares her techniques for improving the quality of your voice. She writes that these techniques can help you train your voice to maximize your effectiveness in any form of speaking-speeches， sales presentations， and even telephone and voice mail messages， She believes that anyone can learn to improve the tone and resonance of tone and resonance of his or her voice to make presentations more dynamic， powerful and successful.
Step one： learning to breathe.
The path to a rich， full and commanding voice begins with the most basic of skills： breathing. With each intake of breath， air is forced over our vocal cords， which then vibrate to produce a ton. All of our speech comes from these tones. Listen to your own breathing and those of others around you-you'll hear shallow breathers， chest-heavers， gaspers and so forth.
Some voice instructors will tell you to breathe only through your nose or only through your mouth， but Grant-Williams writes that the important thing is to do what is most comfortable or natural for you.
She explains that where you stash the air you breathed in is key. Most often， people find that they breathe into their chests so that their shoulders get filled up. But remember the diaphragm-that's below the lungs （and therefore below the shoulders and chest?。?BR> Word
Account for （phr v） to form the total of
Train （v） to prepare someone for an activity by learning skills or by mental or physical exercise
Resonance （n） sound quality that is clear and loud
Vocal cords （n phr pl） a pair of folds at the upper end of the throat whose edges move quickly backwards and forwards and produce sound when air from the lungs moves over them.
Vibrate （v） to shake slightly and quickly in a way that is normally felt rather felt rather than seen or heard
Stash （v） to store or hike something， especially a large amount
Diaphragm （n） the muscle which separates the chest from the lower part of the body
Througho9ut Voice power， Renee Grant-Williams， who has worked with U.S. senators， recording stars， business executives and sales professionals， shares her techniques for improving the quality of your voice. She writes that these techniques can help you train your voice to maximize your effectiveness in any form of speaking-speeches， sales presentations， and even telephone and voice mail messages， She believes that anyone can learn to improve the tone and resonance of tone and resonance of his or her voice to make presentations more dynamic， powerful and successful.
Step one： learning to breathe.
The path to a rich， full and commanding voice begins with the most basic of skills： breathing. With each intake of breath， air is forced over our vocal cords， which then vibrate to produce a ton. All of our speech comes from these tones. Listen to your own breathing and those of others around you-you'll hear shallow breathers， chest-heavers， gaspers and so forth.
Some voice instructors will tell you to breathe only through your nose or only through your mouth， but Grant-Williams writes that the important thing is to do what is most comfortable or natural for you.
She explains that where you stash the air you breathed in is key. Most often， people find that they breathe into their chests so that their shoulders get filled up. But remember the diaphragm-that's below the lungs （and therefore below the shoulders and chest?。?BR> Word
Account for （phr v） to form the total of
Train （v） to prepare someone for an activity by learning skills or by mental or physical exercise
Resonance （n） sound quality that is clear and loud
Vocal cords （n phr pl） a pair of folds at the upper end of the throat whose edges move quickly backwards and forwards and produce sound when air from the lungs moves over them.
Vibrate （v） to shake slightly and quickly in a way that is normally felt rather felt rather than seen or heard
Stash （v） to store or hike something， especially a large amount
Diaphragm （n） the muscle which separates the chest from the lower part of the body