THE HUMAN INSTRUMENT
STANDARD AMERICAN ACCENT WORKSHOP
With Rowena Balos

Book and audio tape for Australian Actors (also available in CD)
$35 (Aus) plus $5 postage and handling
A logical technique to develop a connected standard American Accent.

The exercises require the involvement of the total person--mentally, physically, emotionally, vocally and verbally. When working on an accent, often the connection is broken and the focus is shifted to the sound and not the content; to how you are saying something not what you are saying. It is important to stay connected. Here lies the central focus of my work on accents.

THE JUNGLE OF SOUNDS
A Journey through the Magic of Language
by Rowena Balos and Lyn Kidd

Voice and Speech Book for Children (4 + years)

$25 (US) plus $5 postage and handling

This book gives a step-by step journey into the world of sounds and communication, exploring the beauty, clarity, pleasure, simplicity and ease of the voice and how it forms sounds. It inspires an interest in language and uses fun and imaginative activities, stories, rhymes, tongue twisters, and breathing and physical exercises to build confident self-expression and improve diction.

Though designed for children, it is a fun tool for anyone wanting to communicate more freely. The new habits of communication that are developed will serve and support all speakers throughout their lives.

For teachers, this book goes a long way towards fulfilling many requirements of the school syllabus, including:

Language development 
Large motor development
Memory development 
Self-expression
Social Skills 
Self-esteem
Literacy development 
Critical thinking skills

For parents, it is a wonderful way to have time with children to provide the groundwork for confident communication skills, including: