"Sitting behind the anchor desk, your voice is the most important tool you have in telling the story and reaching the audience. Dr. Utterback showed me how to make the most of my voice while remaining true to myself using simple techniques. Her advice is invaluable to anyone in this business." Page Hopkins FOX News Channel "I have seen the results of Ann's work first-hand. The improvement among those who studied with her was remarkable. They not only sounded better on the air, but they felt better about themselves." Michael Freedman, Former General Manager CBS Radio, New York You can now work with Dr. Utterback or one of her Associates profiled below. Services include: PERSONAL VOICE CONSULTATIONS FEATURE... Individual Coaching and Vocal Evaluation Vocal Health and Stress Assessment Individually Designed Vocal Exercises TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS INCLUDE... Audio and/or Video Tape Evaluations Development of a Personal Vocal Exercise Plan Telephone Follow-Ups to Insure Progress The option of a conference call with your news director The option of a conference call with your speech pathologist The option of a written evaluation STRESS REDUCTION CONSULTATIONS FEATURE... Confidential Stress Evaluation Guidelines for Coping With Stress Recommendations for Managing Stress to Improve Performance GROUP AND LECTURE WORK INVOLVES... Small Group and Staff Workshops Lectures to Larger Audiences. ASSOCIATES: DAVE CUPP Find Your Focus Tune Your Tone Sell Your Story Bloated scripts, nasal voices and dull delivery drive listeners and viewers to their remote controls – where your competition is just a flick of the finger away. If your newscasters need to write tighter, sound more professional and be more compelling on-air, a workshop by Dave Cupp can help. For more than 25 years Dave not only ran the award-winning news department at WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia but also served as a primary news anchor. He can help the members of your news team, whatever their needs. Writing Better Interviewing Better Breathing Better Sounding Better Looking Better Marking Copy Better Working Better With Or Without A Teleprompter Connecting Better With Your Audience CATHY RUNNELS Breath is the foundation Voice is the sound Articulation shapes sound     into words The three elements of breathing, voicing and articulation must work in perfect synchrony in order to produce a clear message. Upper chest breathing, poor voice focus, mis-articulation of sounds may limit communication by diverting attention away from the message. Once diverted, the impact of the message is lost and attention to the broadcaster and possibly the station is jeopardized. Cathy Runnels, President of Accent On Speech, is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and compliments Ann S. Utterback & Associates with her expertise in articulation, oral-motor functioning and voice analysis. Ms. Runnels received her masters degree at Syracuse University. Her practice is based in the Washington, D.C. metroplex. Ms. Runnels can help the members of your news team in the following areas; Breathing diaphragmatically Determining vocal focus Modifying regional dialects and foreign accents Sounding Conversational Adjusting reading/speaking pace Improving vocal energy Other vocal, speech, communication areas DR. SADHANA NAYAK Mumbai, India There is no such thing as the perfect broadcast voice. It is all a matter of learning to use your voice, breath and body in a way that allows you to deliver your message in a conversational and relaxed yet authoritative and clear manner, which sounds 'uniquely you'- qualities that the audience identifies in broadcasters they love and trust. Yes! How you use your voice, breath and body decides whether your audience will listen to your words or just switch off. Dr. Sadhana Nayak is a vocal arts medicine specialist & voice performance consultant, with a multifaceted background in the field of voice and performance psychology. She has been a Visiting Fellow in 'Care of the Professional Voice' at The American Institute for Voice & Ear Research in Philadelphia. She has trained and treated vocal performers and professionals in the media and entertainment industry. Dr. Nayak has written widely on the voice and health related topics. Visit her website at www.drsadhananayak.com to read some of her writings. Dr. Nayak offers one-on-one and personalized small group voice coaching on an ongoing basis in her office in Mumbai, India. For those who cannot see her in her office, she offers telephonic consultations and voice coaching. She also offers in-house seminars and workshops for news networks, television and radio stations, theater groups, film units, educational institutions, business, corporations and other organizations all over Asia and Europe. She can help the members of your team in the following areas; Connecting the breath to voice and speech Developing vocal power, dynamic range & expressiveness, Improving vocal energy and focus Developing voice delivery skills Sounding conversational Speaking effectively and effortlessly Reducing an undesirable accent Enhancing on-camera presence Reducing vocal fatigue & strain Correcting vocal faults Restoring a damaged or injured voice Managing performance stress/relaxing under pressure Ann S. Utterback, Ph.D. | Ann@AVoiceDoc.com | (301) 922-3022