Summertime here in the Great Northwest...time to head for the hills? Well, it won't be long! The summer keeps us outside more and makes it harder to concentrate on a lot of work - like keeping our blog at Communication Steroids populated with new material. Maybe you folks in Australia and New Zealand can't relate because winter just started!

Roger and I did manage to put together a new podcast, a new take on one of our favorite topics - using your voice. Everyone's voice is unique. It's a special instrument that you'll use all your life. You should spend some time on making the best of the voice you have. Listen to our podcast - follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/comster, have a great week and we'll check you out again next week.

===> Our Latest Podcast: Using Your Voice

It's a topic we've covered before, but not quite the same way. Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon and Roger Pike discuss the importance of learning to use your voice, much like you would learn to play a music instrument. After all, your voice is your own personal instrument - you should learn how to get the most out of it!

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===> Trivia Test:

Who was the first African American actress to win an Oscar?

1. Halle Barry
2. Ruby Dee
3. Hattie McDaniel
4. Angela Bassett

[Answer below...!]

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===> Word of the Week: "Dilapidated" (adj)

reduced to ruin, in need of repair; fallen into partial ruin due to neglect or misuse

"In college I lived in a dilapidated apartment house that was razed a year after I graduated."

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Who was the first African American actress to win an Oscar?

1. Halle Barry
2. Ruby Dee
3. Hattie McDaniel
4. Angela Bassett

[Answer]

3. Hattie McDaniel: She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind".

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