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Speaking With Skill: An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speech Work
Dudley Knight
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Description for Speaking With Skill: An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speech Work
Paperback. Speaking with Skill marks a fundamental change in the pedagogy of speech training for actors and speakers. The method employed in this book is already and increasingly being used by instructors on major actor training programs in the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland and the UK. Series: Performance Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, Line art. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
Actors and other professional voice users need to speak clearly and expressively in order to communicate the ideas and emotions of their characters - and themselves. Whatever the native accent of the speaker, this easy communication to the listener must always happen in every moment, onstage, in film or on television; in real life too. This book, an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork, gives speakers the ownership of a vast variety of speech skills and the ability to explore unlimited varieties of speech actions - without imposing a single, unvarying pattern of good speech . The skills ... Read more
Actors and other professional voice users need to speak clearly and expressively in order to communicate the ideas and emotions of their characters - and themselves. Whatever the native accent of the speaker, this easy communication to the listener must always happen in every moment, onstage, in film or on television; in real life too. This book, an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork, gives speakers the ownership of a vast variety of speech skills and the ability to explore unlimited varieties of speech actions - without imposing a single, unvarying pattern of good speech . The skills ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Performance Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408156896
SKU
V9781408156896
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About Dudley Knight
Dudley Knight is Professor Emeritus of Drama at the University of California, Irvine, USA. An award-winning actor and director, he has written - and been written about - extensively in journals and books regarding voice and speech issues. He was Editor-in-Chief of A World of Voice; and has trained many leading voice and speech faculty in major professional theatre programs. ... Read more
Reviews for Speaking With Skill: An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speech Work
Dudley Knight is one of the most respected voice and speech teachers in North America and highly regarded internationally.
Janet Madelle Feindel, Professor of Voice and Alexander, Carnegie Mellon University, and author of The Thought Propels the Sound Knight's clear writing and the accompanying audio files make for an engaging independent learning experience ... I fully expect that Dudley ... Read more
Janet Madelle Feindel, Professor of Voice and Alexander, Carnegie Mellon University, and author of The Thought Propels the Sound Knight's clear writing and the accompanying audio files make for an engaging independent learning experience ... I fully expect that Dudley ... Read more