Helpful hints herein are geared to TV watchers and aspirants, but the practical suggestions if followed faithfully, should produce results and make pretty good ventriloquists out of young readers. First, what ventriloquism is and how to achieve it, is fully explained- with reference to origin, physiology, proper breathing and the need to mimic sounds coming from a distance. Once mastered, these techniques are a go-sign to build your own dummy or dummies (types explained) and start in on dialogues.