Most people give little thought to their voice – until they have to go to an important meeting, give a presentation, manage a difficult conversation, or listen to a recording of it. Using her experience in audiology, theatre and voice coaching, Lorraine shows how to love our most effective communication tool. She offers tips and techniques to improve diction, projection and pace, and manage the nerves that cause us to ‘um and err’, get tongue tied and go completely blank under pressure.
Views: 325 | Enquiries: 0After initially studying audiology and working in the NHS, Lorraine went on to study and work in performance arts, journalism and public relations.
She is a tutor at the UK Writers College and a member of several professional institutions, including the UK Speechwriters’ Guild, ProCopywriters (the alliance of commercial copywriters), the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).
Her published work includes the stage plays ‘Seven Stages of an Affair’, ‘To Have and to Hold’, ‘Dear Lily’ and ‘Bank Holidays and Other Ways to Kill a Marriage’. She has also published two books, ‘13:22 and Other Short Stories’ and ‘In Praise of Mediocrity’, a collection of articles on writing and communication skills. She is currently in the process of publishing her first novel, 'White Lies and Black Wednesdays' and writing her second.
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