it strike the lips?

 

Hold the palm of your hand in front of your face and say vigorously _crash,

dash, whirl, buzz_. Can you feel the forward tones strike against your hand?

Practise until you can. Remember, the only way to get your voice forward is to

_put_ it forward.

 

_How to Develop the Carrying Power of the Voice_

 

It is not necessary to speak loudly in order to be heard at a distance. It is

necessary only to speak correctly. Edith Wynne Matthison's voice will carry in a

whisper throughout a large theater. A paper rustling on the stage of a large

auditorium can be heard distinctly in the furthermost seat in the gallery. If

you will only use your voice correctly, you will not have much difficulty in

being heard. Of course it is always well to address your speech to your furthest

auditors; if they get it, those nearer will have no trouble, but aside from this

obvious suggestion, you must observe these laws of voice production:

 

Remember to apply the principles of ease, openness and forwardness--they are the

prime factors in enabling your voice to be heard at a distance.

 

Do not gaze at the floor as you talk. This habit not only gives the speaker an

amateurish appearance but if the head is hung forward the voice will be directed

towards the ground instead of floating out over the audience.