Abstract

Transform your voice and everything will start to fall into place!

This book, which teaches a unique method learned by 50,000 people, is not simply a "book on improving your voice." By refining your voice, you can take responsibility for your life again from the age of 60 onwards. It is a practical guide to simultaneously restart your health, social participation, and relationships.

◎Key points of this book:
- The trump card for the second half of life is your "voice"
- Your voice is your "invisible resume"
- The starting point of a good voice is "breathing"
- Regulate your breathing and project your voice forward
- Move your facial muscles with facial stretches
- Retrain your body to recognize vowel shapes
- Seven articulation exercises to control your voice freely
- Add expressiveness to your voice and use it effectively

A voice trainer who has spread vocalization and speaking skills to 50,000 people clearly explains the various effects of "voice refinement" and how to train them!

Your voice is not only a form of self-expression but also an important tool that serves as a bridge for communication. Although the human voice is used from birth to death, only a limited number of people have the awareness and habits to refine and maintain it.

When humans speak, they use the muscles of their throat and tongue, as well as the facial muscles around their mouths. Therefore, if you do nothing as you age, your muscles will gradually weaken, your articulation will worsen, and your voice will become harder to understand.

However, by refining your voice through proper breathing and vocalization techniques and maintaining good physical condition, your voice will continue to improve even as you age. Voice refinement is not just about improving your speaking and vocalization skills; it also contributes to anti-aging, improved immunity, and enhanced swallowing function, leading to improved health. Furthermore, it can lead to improved communication skills, mental health, and ultimately, a higher quality of life (QOL).

Author’s Information

Voice trainer. Representative Director of Voice Creation Sucré Co., Ltd. Representative Director of the Japan Voice Polishing Promotion Association. Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature.

Lived in the UK, Canada, Malaysia, and France for 13 years due to her husband's overseas assignments. After returning to Japan, she enrolled in an announcement school at the age of 40, starting from scratch in the world of voice. Based on her own trial and error and field experience, she became convinced that "voice has the power to change lives" and developed her own unique method, the "Voice Polishing® Method," which integrates breathing, vocalization, and bodily functions. To date, she has addressed the voice concerns of over 50,000 people and her method has been adopted in a wide range of fields, including corporations, sports teams, educational institutions, local governments, and elderly care prevention. Based on the idea that "voice is a trump card in the second half of life," she is engaged in training instructors and promoting the method throughout Japan. Author of "22 Lessons to Polish Your Voice So People Will Listen to You!" (Shuwa System).