The Speaker Education Elementary Book has been recognized as a standard work in German speaker training for over three decades, both nationally and internationally. It is based on a dialog-oriented approach to speaker education. Any mechanistic speaking techniques are decisively rejected. Following an in-depth examination of the functions of the speech organs, practical exercise complexes are introduced. Its proven methodological tips and rich, varied exercises aim to optimize speech breathing, voice production, and particularly articulation (training for standard pronunciation). The dominant complex of articulation provides information on the classification and categorization of sounds, co-articulation, intonation, and phonostylistics. It vividly describes the formation of sounds, thoroughly addresses articulation errors, and discusses regional deviations from pronunciation standards.