Permission to Speak

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What does power sound like? Loud? Brash? Masculine? Well, it's time to change that.

In this warm and witty manual, foremost Hollywood voice coach Samara Bay offers a compelling approach to asserting your power in all arenas of life. And it's not what you think. Packed with expert tips, easy-to-follow exercises, eye-opening research and anecdotes, Permission to Speak is designed to liberate and inspire even the most tentative of public speakers.

Here's the truth: if you're a woman, a person of colour, an immigrant or queer, there's often dissonance between how you speak and how we collectively think powerful people should speak. We're encouraged to chase the standard set by the wealthy white men who've historically been in charge - while trying to 'be authentic' at the same time! It doesn't make sense.

PERMISSION TO SPEAK is the solution. Moving deftly from the fundamentals of breath, pitch and tone to the musicality of storytelling, the art of emotion and why exactly you've picked up the habits you have, Samara Bay explodes what we think we know about our voices and how they should sound, and gets to the very heart of what they can be.

©2023 Samara Bay (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

No-one knows more about voice than Samara Bay. This is a brilliant user-friendly guide to speaking up. I love it.
Viv Groskop, author of How to Own the Room
Infinitely practical and full of golden nuggets of insight you can take away and use immediately. It's a gem of a book.
Caroline Goyder, author of Gravitas
A totally beguiling and richly informative primer for anyone who struggles to say what they think out loud.
Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
I love this book - funny, surprising, stirring, and so important! What a beautiful accomplishment and gift to put into the world.
Rachel McAdams
Women, people of color, and other historically excluded folks are taught not to be too big, too loud, too demanding, or too ambitious. This book gives you permission to speak up - and command the room.
Rachel Rodgers, author of We Should All Be Millionaires
Permission to Speak is bursting with charm and originality, clear-eyed critiques, and gentle nudges, like the greatest business bestie in your ear, whispering the courage you need to speak up and take over.
Carolyn Childers, co-founder and CEO of Chief, and Lindsay Kaplan, co-founder and chief brand officer of Chief
Samara's brilliant expertise helps us understand that when we find our permission to speak, we are able to step into our full power as women. She encourages us to abandon our formed habits that are almost always serving someone else, and shows us what it means to use our narratives to be the heroes that change the way we are heard in the world.
Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play
Speech coach Bay helps women more effectively use their voices in this savvy debut... Bay's tone is spirited and encouraging, and there's no shortage of takeaways for curious readers. Anyone looking to sharpen their speaking skills will want to give this a go.
Publishers Weekly
Bay makes her book debut with an encouraging, practical guide to public speaking for women... Audiences respond to strength and warmth, and the author consistently reveals her own warmth toward her readers... A generous companion for building confidence.
Kirkus
Bay-the speech coach who's helped Ruth Negga, Gal Gadot, and other perfect their dialects on film-offers an empowering take on public speaking.
Vanity Fair

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