What does power sound like? Loud? Brash? Masculine?

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 think powerful people sound, i.e. the wealthy white men who have historically set the standard.

In this witty and warm guide, speech expert Samara Bay, who has worked with the likes of Gal Gadot, Penelope Cruz and Terry Crews, as well as global leaders in business and politics, offers a new approach to asserting your power in all areas of life.

Permission to Speak is packed with expert tips and easy-to-follow exercises, demonstrating that you don't have to speak like the status quo to be taken seriously.

About the Author
Samara Bay is a speaker, author, and coach for Hollywood stars, politicians, business leaders, and creatives. She supports women and marginalized speakers to use their voices to get what they want in the moments that matter, and her work on rethinking the sound of power has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, Slate, CBS Sunday Morning, Create & Cultivate, Jezebel, and MSNBC's Know Your Value. She speaks and runs workshops on voice and power for founders, foundations, women's organizations, universities, and Fortune 500 corporations, and is a sought-after dialect coach for television and film.

Reviews
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



Book Information
ISBN 9780241486399
Author Samara Bay
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Penguin Business
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 286g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 21mm