Jeffrey Jacobi a Juilliard-trained voice coach shows how anyone can gain a competitive edge by fully utilizing his or her natural speaking qualities. This book will guide readers step by step through self- tests exercises and sample speeches that will help them to develop a strong clear authoritative voice that projects an aura of power confidence and persuasiveness; overcome common speech problems like poor enunciation rapid-fire speech monotonous delivery and a nervous shaky sound; diminish accents; and eliminate other distracting and self-defeating speech problems that can often determine success or failure in business.