The Voice of Success: A Woman's Guide to a Powerful and Persuasive Voice

235 Pages·2009·1.04 MB·English

by  Joni Wilson

T
he
VOICE
of
SUCCESS
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T
he
VOICE
of
SUCCESS
A Woman’s Guide to a
Powerful and Persuasive Voice
Joni Wilson
American Management Association
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‘‘Never in the history of this planet has there been a more pivotal
time to be a woman with a strong, persuasive voice!’’ The Voice of
Successisdedicatedtothatwoman.
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Contents
acknowledgments ix
chapter1
‘‘CanWeTalk?’’
AnOverview 1
PartI:EffectiveCommunication:
HowtoUseYourVoicetoGetWhatYouWant 21
chapter2:
DesigningaVoiceThatMeansBusiness
HowtoCreateaPositiveVocalImage 23
chapter3:
‘‘SpeakUp!WeCan’tHearYouintheBack’’
HowtoBecomeaVocalPowerhouse 47
chapter4:
SpeakingChic
HowtoFashionaVoiceTailor-MadeforYourMessage 61
chapter5:
FearandLoathingofPublicSpeaking
HowtoDefeattheJitters 86
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PartII:Speaking‘‘UpCloseandPersonal’’withtheFemaleVoice 101
chapter6:
Your Body,YourBrain,andYourVoice 103
chapter7:
YourVocalPersonality
PhysicalandEmotionalFactorsandWhattoDoAboutThem 119
chapter8:
Health,Hormones,andHeredity 138
PartIII:FallinginLovewithYourVoice 165
chapter9:
TheVoiceofaWinner
PuttingItTogethertoCreatetheVoiceofSuccess 167
chapter10:
SingingYourWaytoaBetterSpeakingVoice 183
appendix 207
index 211
abouttheauthor 221
Acknowledgments
I would like to personally thank my agent Lilly Gharemani, who
firstrecognizedtheneedofavoicebookforwomen.Throughout
the writing process she ‘‘kept the faith’’ and was always there to
encourage and inspire me. Thank you to Ellen Coleman for her
wisdom, insight, and talented editing and to copyeditor Debbie
Posner whose expertise brilliantly pulled it all together. A big
thankyoutoEllenKadin,ExecutiveEditorofAMACOMBooks,
forstanding behindTheVoiceof Success andenabling everywoman
to learn how to create the strong, effective voice she needs to
deliver her message. And a huge thanks to all of the women
throughout the years who have entrusted me with the most im-
portant business asset they possess, their Voices of Success!
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