title: Effects of voice enhancement technology and relaxing music on the frequency of imagery among break dancers.
abstract: A device was developed in 2008 by Hypnoke International Ltd. for use by performance consultants and hypnotherapists. It enhances a practitioner's voice and blocks out auditory distractions while delivering imagery inductions, thereby increasing their effectiveness. This study examined  the impact of voice-enhancement technology and relaxing music on the frequency of imagery experienced by a sample of elite British break dancers (N = 20; mean age = 26.5 years, SD = 1.5 years). An imagery script was administered to participants under four conditions: voice enhancement with  music, voice enhancement only, a music-only control, and a no-voice-enhancement-and-no-music control. Frequency of imagery was assessed using the Sport Imagery Questionnaire. There was a higher incidence of imagery in the voice enhancement with music, voice enhancement only, and music-only  conditions when compared to the no-voice-enhancement-and-no-music control. The key finding was that imagery was most frequent when voice enhancement was combined with music in a complementary manner. Thus, it is concluded that the use of voice enhancement technology can improve the efficacy  of relaxation and imagery training for break dancers, and potentially, dancers in general.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Education, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK. costas.karageorghis@brunel.ac.uk
authors.forename: Costas I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Karageorghis
authors.forename: Danielle L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: David-Lee
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Priest
mesh_terms: D003615:Dancing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009146:Music; D012063:Relaxation / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014831:Voice; D055815:Young Adult