🔊 Vocal Confidence

Books that help readers find authority and ease in their speaking voice, overcoming self-consciousness to project presence and authenticity in any setting.

Set Your Voice Free

by Donna Frazier • 1999

Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.

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468

🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breath Work 🎪 Stage Presence 💫 Authentic Expression ✨ Self-Expression

Set Your Voice Free 90%

Ninety-eight percent of people aren't tone-deaf. Your voice just hasn't learned to breathe yet.

by Donna Frazier 1999

3.92

468 ratings

🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breath Work 🎪 Stage Presence 💫 Authentic Expression ✨ Self-Expression

Change Your Voice

by Morton Cooper • 1984

Your voice is an acquired habit. Change the habit, and change how the world hears you.

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101

🎤 Voice Training ⚙️ Vocal Mechanics 🪞 Self-Perception 🫁 Vocal Health 🗣️ Speech Therapy

Change Your Voice 90%

Your voice is an acquired habit. Change the habit, and change how the world hears you.

by Morton Cooper 1984

3.65

101 ratings

🎤 Voice Training ⚙️ Vocal Mechanics 🪞 Self-Perception 🫁 Vocal Health 🗣️ Speech Therapy

Voice Training

by Robert Moore • 2015

A deeper voice in seven days: the breath and resonance training that makes people lean in.

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🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 🧍 Body Language 👑 Status Signaling ♂️ Modern Masculinity

Voice Training 89%

A deeper voice in seven days: the breath and resonance training that makes people lean in.

by Robert Moore 2015

3.56

45 ratings

🎤 Vocal Training 🌬️ Breathing Techniques 🧍 Body Language 👑 Status Signaling ♂️ Modern Masculinity

Speak with Confidence

by Mike Acker • 2022

Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.

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161

🎤 Public Speaking 💪 Confidence Building 📝 Speech Preparation 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 💬 Impromptu Speaking

Speak with Confidence 88%

Self-doubt is self-focus in disguise. A system that turns speaking anxiety into audience service.

by Mike Acker 2022

4.42

161 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💪 Confidence Building 📝 Speech Preparation 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 💬 Impromptu Speaking

Improving Your Storytelling

by Doug Lipman • 1999

Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.

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206

🎤 Oral Storytelling 🧘 Stage Presence 😰 Stage Fright 🗣️ Vocal Expression 👥 Audience Connection

Improving Your Storytelling 88%

Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.

by Doug Lipman 1999

3.59

206 ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 🧘 Stage Presence 😰 Stage Fright 🗣️ Vocal Expression 👥 Audience Connection

Your Voice and How to Use It

by Cicely Berry • 1995

Your voice betrays you under pressure. The physical method for freeing it, from breath to word.

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🎙️ Voice Training 🗣️ Public Speaking 🌬️ Breath Work 🎤 Vocal Technique 🧘 Somatic Practice

Your Voice and How to Use It 88%

Your voice betrays you under pressure. The physical method for freeing it, from breath to word.

by Cicely Berry 1995

4.15

41 ratings

🎙️ Voice Training 🗣️ Public Speaking 🌬️ Breath Work 🎤 Vocal Technique 🧘 Somatic Practice

Well-Spoken Woman

by Christine K. Jahnke • 2011

Voice, posture, message: the three levers that make a room listen when a woman speaks.

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464

🎙️ Public Speaking 🎤 Vocal Technique 🕴️ Body Language ✍️ Message Crafting 📝 Speechwriting

Well-Spoken Woman 88%

Voice, posture, message: the three levers that make a room listen when a woman speaks.

by Christine K. Jahnke 2011

3.69

464 ratings

🎙️ Public Speaking 🎤 Vocal Technique 🕴️ Body Language ✍️ Message Crafting 📝 Speechwriting

Don't Say Um

by Michael Chad Hoeppner • 2025

Filler words are a physical problem. An acting coach's body-first drills for speaking that sticks.

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164

🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 People Skills 🗣️ Voice Training 🌬️ Breath Work ✂️ Conciseness

Don't Say Um 88%

Filler words are a physical problem. An acting coach's body-first drills for speaking that sticks.

by Michael Chad Hoeppner 2025

3.83

164 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🤝 People Skills 🗣️ Voice Training 🌬️ Breath Work ✂️ Conciseness

Speak to Win

by Brian Tracy • 2008

Most stage fright is self-made. The preparation and delivery habits that replace it with command.

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904

🎤 Public Speaking 💪 Confidence Building 🪞 Self-Esteem 🏗️ Speech Structure 🎙️ Vocal Delivery

Speak to Win 88%

Most stage fright is self-made. The preparation and delivery habits that replace it with command.

by Brian Tracy 2008

3.84

904 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💪 Confidence Building 🪞 Self-Esteem 🏗️ Speech Structure 🎙️ Vocal Delivery

Public Speaking for Success

by Dale Carnegie • 2006

Stage confidence isn't personality. It's what happens when preparation meets genuine conviction.

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632

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 👥 Audience Engagement 💬 Persuasion Techniques

Public Speaking for Success 87%

Stage confidence isn't personality. It's what happens when preparation meets genuine conviction.

by Dale Carnegie 2006

3.98

632 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 👥 Audience Engagement 💬 Persuasion Techniques

How to Own the Room

by Viv Groskop • 2018

Confidence, not a flawless script, commands the room. Here is how women build it.

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2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🕴️ Nonverbal Communication 🎭 Stage Presence 🌟 Authentic Leadership

How to Own the Room 87%

Confidence, not a flawless script, commands the room. Here is how women build it.

by Viv Groskop 2018

3.67

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🕴️ Nonverbal Communication 🎭 Stage Presence 🌟 Authentic Leadership

How To Develop Self-Confidence

by Dale Carnegie • 2011

Speak well and a career opens: the preparation, delivery, and mindset that build lasting confidence.

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🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 💬 Communication Skills 💪 Confidence Building 👥 Audience Engagement

How To Develop Self-Confidence 87%

Speak well and a career opens: the preparation, delivery, and mindset that build lasting confidence.

by Dale Carnegie 2011

4.11

8k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 💬 Communication Skills 💪 Confidence Building 👥 Audience Engagement

It's the Way You Say It

by Carol A. Fleming • 2010

Fix the vocal problems you cannot hear: from mumbling and speed to monotone and stage fright.

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599

🗣️ Communication Skills 🎤 Vocal Improvement 🎙️ Public Speaking 🤫 Nonverbal Cues 💼 Professional Communication

It's the Way You Say It 87%

Fix the vocal problems you cannot hear: from mumbling and speed to monotone and stage fright.

by Carol A. Fleming 2010

3.63

599 ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 🎤 Vocal Improvement 🎙️ Public Speaking 🤫 Nonverbal Cues 💼 Professional Communication

Speak with Impact

by Allison Shapira • 2018

Speech anxiety is just unused adrenaline. Redirect it, find your voice, and lead any room.

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227

🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 😰 Overcoming Anxiety ✍️ Speech Writing

Speak with Impact 87%

Speech anxiety is just unused adrenaline. Redirect it, find your voice, and lead any room.

by Allison Shapira 2018

4.02

227 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 🗣️ Vocal Delivery 😰 Overcoming Anxiety ✍️ Speech Writing

The 7 Principles of Public Speaking

by Richard Zeoli • 2008

Your audience wants to be helped, not impressed. Serve them, and stage fright fades.

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362

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Speaking Anxiety 💪 Speaking Confidence 🗣️ Authentic Speaking 📖 Storytelling

The 7 Principles of Public Speaking Summary

The 7 Principles of Public Speaking 87%

Your audience wants to be helped, not impressed. Serve them, and stage fright fades.

by Richard Zeoli 2008

3.68

362 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Speaking Anxiety 💪 Speaking Confidence 🗣️ Authentic Speaking 📖 Storytelling

Transformational Speaking

by Gail Larsen • 2009

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

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157

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

Transformational Speaking 87%

Forget scripts and tricks. Your most powerful talk comes from the life you've already lived.

by Gail Larsen 2009

4.02

157 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🧬 Personal Storytelling 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

Porter sa voix - S'affirmer par la parole (A voix haute)

by Stéphane de Freitas • 2018

Public speaking redefined: no scripts, no performance, just the power of saying what you truly mean.

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🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Rhetoric 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Voice Training 🎭 Stage Presence

Porter sa voix - S'affirmer par la parole (A voix haute) Summary

Porter sa voix - S'affirmer par la parole (A voix haute) 87%

Public speaking redefined: no scripts, no performance, just the power of saying what you truly mean.

by Stéphane de Freitas 2018

3.41

17 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Rhetoric 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Voice Training 🎭 Stage Presence

The Public Speaking Bible; a Survival Guide for Standing on Stage

by Marcus Alexander • 2020

From stage fright to commanding presence: a field manual for every part of the speaking craft.

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876

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 🧍 Body Language 🗣️ Voice Training 👥 Audience Engagement

The Public Speaking Bible; a Survival Guide for Standing on Stage Summary

The Public Speaking Bible; a Survival Guide for Standing on Stage 87%

From stage fright to commanding presence: a field manual for every part of the speaking craft.

by Marcus Alexander 2020

4.39

876 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 🧍 Body Language 🗣️ Voice Training 👥 Audience Engagement

The Confident Choir

by Michael Bonshor • 2017

Seven psychology-backed strategies for turning nervous singers into a self-assured choir.

4.00

🎼 Choral Conducting 🧠 Performance Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🎭 Rehearsal Techniques 🌊 Flow State

The Confident Choir 87%

Seven psychology-backed strategies for turning nervous singers into a self-assured choir.

by Michael Bonshor 2017

4.00

2 ratings

🎼 Choral Conducting 🧠 Performance Psychology 🤐 Nonverbal Communication 🎭 Rehearsal Techniques 🌊 Flow State

The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking

by Dale Carnegie • 1962

The feeling doesn't come first. Action does. Practical steps for speaking so people listen.

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11k+

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 💪 Confidence Building 📖 Storytelling

The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking Summary

The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking 87%

The feeling doesn't come first. Action does. Practical steps for speaking so people listen.

by Dale Carnegie 1962

4.02

11k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 💪 Confidence Building 📖 Storytelling

Public Speaking

by Akash Karia • 2013

Conflict hooks them. Details hold them. A circular close brings them back. The speaker's craft.

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153

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👥 Audience Engagement 🗣️ Vocal Delivery

Public Speaking 87%

Conflict hooks them. Details hold them. A circular close brings them back. The speaker's craft.

by Akash Karia 2013

3.97

153 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👥 Audience Engagement 🗣️ Vocal Delivery

Winning the Room

by Jonathan Pease • 2023

Win the room with trainable skills: voice, story, and the exit that seals the deal.

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🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🕺 Body Language 🗣️ Vocal Presence 💪 Confidence Building

Winning the Room 87%

Win the room with trainable skills: voice, story, and the exit that seals the deal.

by Jonathan Pease 2023

3.67

27 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📖 Storytelling 🕺 Body Language 🗣️ Vocal Presence 💪 Confidence Building

The Inner Game of Music

by Barry Green • 1986

Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.

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4k+

🎻 Music Performance 🧠 Performance Psychology 😰 Performance Anxiety 🌊 Flow State 🏔️ Peak Performance

The Inner Game of Music 87%

Performance equals potential minus interference. For musicians ready to subtract the self-doubt.

by Barry Green 1986

3.95

4k+ ratings

🎻 Music Performance 🧠 Performance Psychology 😰 Performance Anxiety 🌊 Flow State 🏔️ Peak Performance

The Art of Public Speaking

by Dale Carnegie • 1915

Turning amateurs into confident speakers: the classic manual on preparation, voice, and stagecraft.

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6k+

🎤 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😱 Stage Fright 🎵 Vocal Delivery 🕺 Body Language

The Art of Public Speaking 87%

Turning amateurs into confident speakers: the classic manual on preparation, voice, and stagecraft.

by Dale Carnegie 1915

3.90

6k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😱 Stage Fright 🎵 Vocal Delivery 🕺 Body Language

How to Rap

by Paul Edwards • 2009

Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.

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791

🎤 Rap Technique ✍️ Lyric Writing 🎙️ Vocal Performance 🎛️ Studio Recording 🎪 Stage Performance

How to Rap 87%

Craft sharp lyrics, command any beat, and own the stage: the MC's complete toolkit.

by Paul Edwards 2009

3.99

791 ratings

🎤 Rap Technique ✍️ Lyric Writing 🎙️ Vocal Performance 🎛️ Studio Recording 🎪 Stage Performance

Confessions of a Public Speaker

by Scott Berkun • 2009

Great speakers are made in rehearsal, not on stage. The real-world prep that beats perfectionism.

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5k+

🎙️ Public Speaking 😨 Stage Fright 👥 Audience Engagement 📖 Storytelling 🎭 Performance Mindset

Confessions of a Public Speaker 87%

Great speakers are made in rehearsal, not on stage. The real-world prep that beats perfectionism.

by Scott Berkun 2009

3.94

5k+ ratings

🎙️ Public Speaking 😨 Stage Fright 👥 Audience Engagement 📖 Storytelling 🎭 Performance Mindset

Speak With No Fear

by Mike Acker • 2019

Your fear of public speaking isn't the enemy. It's the raw energy your best talks need.

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1k+

🎤 Public Speaking Anxiety 📊 Presentation Skills 🗣 Fear Management 😰 Performance Anxiety 🎧 Audience Connection

Speak With No Fear 87%

Your fear of public speaking isn't the enemy. It's the raw energy your best talks need.

by Mike Acker 2019

3.80

1k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking Anxiety 📊 Presentation Skills 🗣 Fear Management 😰 Performance Anxiety 🎧 Audience Connection

Effortless Mastery

by Kenny Werner • 1996

Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.

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3k+

🎵 Music Performance 😰 Performance Anxiety 🌊 Flow State 🧱 Creative Blocks 🏯 Zen Philosophy

Effortless Mastery 87%

Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.

by Kenny Werner 1996

4.22

3k+ ratings

🎵 Music Performance 😰 Performance Anxiety 🌊 Flow State 🧱 Creative Blocks 🏯 Zen Philosophy

La parole est un sport de combat

by Bertand Périer • 2017

The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.

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310

🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Rhetoric 🕴️ Body Language 🎵 Voice Training 😰 Stage Fright

La parole est un sport de combat Summary

La parole est un sport de combat 87%

The eloquence workout: train your body, voice, and logic until you own the room.

by Bertand Périer 2017

3.65

310 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🏛️ Rhetoric 🕴️ Body Language 🎵 Voice Training 😰 Stage Fright

Steal the Show

by Michael Port • 2015

Apply an actor's toolkit to any speech, pitch, or interview and leave stage fright behind.

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2k+

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 🧠 Performance Psychology 🎭 Acting Techniques 🎲 Improv Skills

Steal the Show 87%

Apply an actor's toolkit to any speech, pitch, or interview and leave stage fright behind.

by Michael Port 2015

3.67

2k+ ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 🧠 Performance Psychology 🎭 Acting Techniques 🎲 Improv Skills

The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking

by Sims Wyeth • 2014

Turn any talk into a leadership moment with preparation, story, and authenticity.

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124

📢 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 📖 Storytelling 🕺 Body Language

The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking Summary

The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking 87%

Turn any talk into a leadership moment with preparation, story, and authenticity.

by Sims Wyeth 2014

3.55

124 ratings

📢 Public Speaking 🖥️ Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright 📖 Storytelling 🕺 Body Language

I Have Something to Say

by John Bowe • 2020

Stage fright isn't shyness. It's self-obsession, and shifting your focus outward is the cure.

4.04

242

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 👂 Listening Skills 👥 Audience Engagement 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

I Have Something to Say 87%

Stage fright isn't shyness. It's self-obsession, and shifting your focus outward is the cure.

by John Bowe 2020

4.04

242 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Stage Fright 👂 Listening Skills 👥 Audience Engagement 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

Public Speaking with Confidence

by Philipp Humm • 2024

Cure stage fright by embarrassing yourself on purpose. A counterintuitive method for fearless talks.

4.43

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Anxiety Management 💪 Confidence Building 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👂 Audience Engagement

Public Speaking with Confidence 86%

Cure stage fright by embarrassing yourself on purpose. A counterintuitive method for fearless talks.

by Philipp Humm 2024

4.43

72 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Anxiety Management 💪 Confidence Building 📖 Storytelling Techniques 👂 Audience Engagement

Freeing the Natural Voice

by Kristin Linklater • 1976

Most voice training adds technique. This one takes away what's blocking the voice you already have.

4.14

678

🎤 Voice Pedagogy 🎭 Actor Training 🌬️ Breath And Voice 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 📖 Text Analysis

Freeing the Natural Voice 86%

Most voice training adds technique. This one takes away what's blocking the voice you already have.

by Kristin Linklater 1976

4.14

678 ratings

🎤 Voice Pedagogy 🎭 Actor Training 🌬️ Breath And Voice 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 📖 Text Analysis

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking

by Dan O'Hair • 2003

Speech anxiety is fuel. Turn it into presence, clarity, and career impact.

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285

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Speech Anxiety 💪 Confidence Building 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking Summary

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking 86%

Speech anxiety is fuel. Turn it into presence, clarity, and career impact.

by Dan O'Hair 2003

3.58

285 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Speech Anxiety 💪 Confidence Building 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric

The Articulate Advocate

by Marsha Hunter • 2009

Nervous energy is raw persuasion material: how to channel it into courtroom command.

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170

⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Performance Anxiety 🧘 Stress Management 🎭 Extemporaneous Speaking

The Articulate Advocate 86%

Nervous energy is raw persuasion material: how to channel it into courtroom command.

by Marsha Hunter 2009

4.08

170 ratings

⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🎤 Public Speaking 😰 Performance Anxiety 🧘 Stress Management 🎭 Extemporaneous Speaking

Gravitas

by Caroline Goyder • 2014

Speak so the room leans in: a voice coach's system for projecting authority without faking it.

3.76

948

🏛️ Executive Presence 🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Voice Training 🖐️ Body Language 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Gravitas 86%

Speak so the room leans in: a voice coach's system for projecting authority without faking it.

by Caroline Goyder 2014

3.76

948 ratings

🏛️ Executive Presence 🎤 Public Speaking 🗣️ Voice Training 🖐️ Body Language 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Instant Confidence

by Paul McKenna • 2006

The mental drills that make confidence automatic, using a brain trick you already practice nightly.

3.61

784

🧠 Confidence Building 🌀 Guided Visualization 🎯 Action Over Perfection 🔄 Reframing Failure 🗣️ Public Speaking

Instant Confidence 86%

The mental drills that make confidence automatic, using a brain trick you already practice nightly.

by Paul McKenna 2006

3.61

784 ratings

🧠 Confidence Building 🌀 Guided Visualization 🎯 Action Over Perfection 🔄 Reframing Failure 🗣️ Public Speaking

Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business

by Dale Carnegie • 1935

Speak before you're ready. The 1935 method for turning stage fright into persuasion.

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235

📢 Public Speaking 📜 Classic Self-Help 💼 Business Communication 🎯 Persuasive Speaking 😰 Overcoming Stage Fright

Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business Summary

Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business 86%

Speak before you're ready. The 1935 method for turning stage fright into persuasion.

by Dale Carnegie 1935

3.87

235 ratings

📢 Public Speaking 📜 Classic Self-Help 💼 Business Communication 🎯 Persuasive Speaking 😰 Overcoming Stage Fright

How to Write One Song

by Jeff Tweedy • 2020

One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.

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7k+

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🎨 Creative Process ✍️ Lyric Writing 🧱 Creative Blocks ⏰ Creative Discipline

How to Write One Song 86%

One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.

by Jeff Tweedy 2020

4.22

7k+ ratings

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🎨 Creative Process ✍️ Lyric Writing 🧱 Creative Blocks ⏰ Creative Discipline

Be More Taylor Swift

by D.K. Publishing • 2022

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

3.89

369

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

Be More Taylor Swift 86%

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

by D.K. Publishing 2022

3.89

369 ratings

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

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3k+

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

How to Tell a Story 86%

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure 🎙️ Public Speaking 🎬 Scene Building

Music Theory Secrets

by Brent Coppenbarger • 2014

94 strategies to turn music theory into something anyone can read, write, and hear.

3.71

🎼 Music Theory 🎤 Sight Singing 👂 Ear Training 🎶 Music Notation 🎹 Chord Theory

Music Theory Secrets 86%

94 strategies to turn music theory into something anyone can read, write, and hear.

by Brent Coppenbarger 2014

3.71

7 ratings

🎼 Music Theory 🎤 Sight Singing 👂 Ear Training 🎶 Music Notation 🎹 Chord Theory

The Art of Voice Acting

by James R. Alburger • 1998

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

4.00

127

🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique 🎭 Character Development 🎧 Audio Production

The Art of Voice Acting 86%

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

by James R. Alburger 1998

4.00

127 ratings

🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique 🎭 Character Development 🎧 Audio Production

Mastering Melody Writing

by Clay Mills • 2021

A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.

4.42

🎵 Songwriting Craft 🎸 Nashville Songwriting 🎣 Hook Mechanics 🗣️ Lyric Prosody 🎨 Musical Intuition

Mastering Melody Writing 86%

A three-note cell begins most hooks; a repeatable system turns it into whole songs.

by Clay Mills 2021

4.42

69 ratings

🎵 Songwriting Craft 🎸 Nashville Songwriting 🎣 Hook Mechanics 🗣️ Lyric Prosody 🎨 Musical Intuition

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition

by Tommy Swindali • 2020

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

2.79

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition Summary

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition 86%

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

by Tommy Swindali 2020

2.79

14 ratings

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software 🔧 Diy Music 🎼 Music Theory

No Fear Speaking

by Joe Yazbeck • 2014

End the nerves. A speaking coach's system for building talks that captivate and convert.

4.67

🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 📖 Business Storytelling 🧲 Influence And Persuasion ✍️ Speechwriting

No Fear Speaking 86%

End the nerves. A speaking coach's system for building talks that captivate and convert.

by Joe Yazbeck 2014

4.67

9 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 🎭 Stage Presence 📖 Business Storytelling 🧲 Influence And Persuasion ✍️ Speechwriting

How to Write a Song that Matters

by Dar Williams • 2022

Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.

4.15

163

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🌱 Creative Process 💡 Finding Inspiration 🎤 Sharing Your Work 🗣️ Creative Mentorship

How to Write a Song that Matters Summary

How to Write a Song that Matters 86%

Poetic attention, a guiding tone, ruthless editing: turn a spark into a song strangers need.

by Dar Williams 2022

4.15

163 ratings

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🌱 Creative Process 💡 Finding Inspiration 🎤 Sharing Your Work 🗣️ Creative Mentorship

The Exceptional Presenter

by Timothy J. Koegel • 2001

Six traits every exceptional presenter shares, and the daily repetitions that make them automatic.

3.67

724

🎙️ Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 🧍 Body Language 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

The Exceptional Presenter 86%

Six traits every exceptional presenter shares, and the daily repetitions that make them automatic.

by Timothy J. Koegel 2001

3.67

724 ratings

🎙️ Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 🧍 Body Language 🎭 Stage Presence 👥 Audience Engagement

How to be Heard

by Julian Treasure • 2017

Your voice is an untuned instrument, and deep listening is the practice that tunes it.

3.65

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🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 👂 Conscious Listening 🎙️ Vocal Presence

How to be Heard 86%

Your voice is an untuned instrument, and deep listening is the practice that tunes it.

by Julian Treasure 2017

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818 ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🎤 Public Speaking 💼 Business Communication 👂 Conscious Listening 🎙️ Vocal Presence

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