That is my annoying ex-wife’s.   - I sure hope that’s Decaf!   - I don’t care that little Billy is going to his concert tonight…I’ll get fired if this ringtone goes off in the office.   - They’re making me name that tune before they’ll transfer me to the help desk.    - I feel like I’m on a reality TV show called “So You Think You Can Hold?” Visit the website of Dan Rosandich to see how he can create custom cartoons for your special project, book, newsletter, website, T-Shirt and more. ...Tags: It’s time for the July Cartoon Caption Contest results. 

It felt like having my garage band give a concert next door to U2. If I had my way,  every teacher on the planet would take two courses: First, an acting course, the only star in the academic firmament capable of teaching people how to manipulate their bodies and voices i to project information. Second, a cognitive neuroscience course, one that teaches people how the brain learns, so teachers can understand that such projections follow specific rules of engagement. ...Tags: Two weeks ago I spoke at the same event as John Medina , author of Brain rules , where his post lecture book signing line was at least ten times longer than mine. It

So the actor protects his voice by doing exercises to strengthen it, by warming it up before using it on stage and by learning breathing techniques to maximize its projection and tone. Just as a football player or a violinist warms up muscles before engaging them in the game or the concert, so should a speaker warm up the muscles required for speaking before a presentation. Breathing from One of the actor's most precious tools is his voice. Unless he's in a Marcel Marceau retrospective, without his voice he will miss an entire dimension of communicating with the audience.