Aura whisper is the bomb you can see which dragur will pop from coffins etc, you can even see enemies a whole level down from you in a dungeon. Has a really quick cooldown with the talos amulet too, I keep it up most of the time

The point of the variety of Shouts is so that every build would have certain ones beneficial to it. I use them all except for the animal control ones as I play a Jack-of-all-trades (however, this jack is the best at everything, not just average)

shouldn't this be in the spoiler section as well you don't even start out knowing what shouts you can potentialy get.?

Animal Allegiance - Used it once.
Aura Whisper - No need for it. If let my enemies know that I'm here to destroy them.
Become Ethereal - I use this to Jump off mountains when i normally could not. also useful in escaping bad guys who are overwhelming me.
Call Dragon - Worthless.
Call of Valor - Worthless. would have been good to have this one near the beginning of the game.
Clear Skies - Fun.
Disarm - I love doing this to bandits.
Dismay - Never use it.
Dragonrend - This is scorpions GET OVER HERE for dragons. Aint so badass when you cant fly huh?!
Elemental Fury - Since you cannot use it with an enchanted weapon, it gets not use.
Fire Breath - Not only does it burn them, but it knocks their socks off. wish all destruction spells did this without needing that stupid stagger perk.
Frost Breath - Fun for the whole family.
Ice Form - fun but not all that useful to me.
Kyne's Peace - One thing I love is there are bears that will be sleeping on the road, thinking they own it. and I am thinking of the many ways i am going to mutilate this animal for getting in my way. If it decides to attack me of course...I have rode by bears and not had them attack me at all. But if they do, I usually slice them to pieces with my axe. But when i don't I use this shout if i dont feel like dispatching them for their arrogance. also bandits love to release the hounds on you from time to time, useful here too.
Marked for Death - Just fun.
Slow Time - When you have all three words to this, its just plain unfair.
Storm Call - This one is great for those times when you have a bunch of bad guys to fight and you are out on the open. Good against all manner of terrestrial scum. pisses dragons off too, especially Most useful when you don't have Dragonrend cause they cant dodge the wrath of Zeus Or whoever the heck is in charge of lightning in the ES mythos.
Throw Voice - Useful when you want to get the drop on a dragon priest.
Unrelenting Force - This is the default shout. This is the shout I use more than any other shout.
Whirlwind Sprint - Very useful against those god damned mages who like to back off while burning you...they cannot get away fast enough when you use this. also goo for going up mountains if you do it right.

Fire breath is pretty useful, actually, in the right situation.

You know all that oil on the ground? If you're not a mage, you can use firebreath to trigger it without changing your gear. It's pretty handy. Other than that, I agree with the TC - Ice Form is handy. If I'm being attacked by muliple mages, ice form one, take out the other, then return to finish the job. Elemental Fury is great while you have no enchantments, too. Even if you're powergaming, you won't have any enchantments on your gear until you train your skills up enough so that they'll be decent. Throwing Elemental Fury on a Daedric Battleaxe is actually crazy handy. I'm actually considering making a third axe specifically for it.

Unrelenting Force, always. I wiped out all of the Forsworn leaders in one swoop by tossing them off one of the upper ridges in Markath, when they where about to attack the city (coming from the mine). Including some Markath guards...hehe.

Storm Call is awesome too, and actually kind of useful when you are -really- outnumbered.

But i wish Fire Breath could be able to one-shot enemies. At least a friggin wolf, come on.

I love Skyrim, I am the Brian Blessed of Skyrim.

Animal Allegiance - I don't like killing animals, I'm such a softy, I use it quite a lot.
Aura Whisper - Useful when going into a new area.
Become Ethereal - Forget to use it when I really need it.
Call Dragon - Haven't got it to work so far, guess it's busy doing other dragony things, the ironing or whatever.
Call of Valor - Use it occasionally, very useful in a tough fight.
Clear Skies - Use a lot, can't stand wandering around in bad weather.
Disarm - Haven't got it to work yet.
Dismay - Haven't got.
Dragonrend - Obviously use.
Elemental Fury - Don't use it.
Fire Breath - Ever popular, not many things like being on fire.
Frost Breath - Likewise but less used.
Ice Form - Very useful if confronted by several strong enemies in a bunch.
Kyne's Peace - Never use this.
Marked for Death - Ditto
Slow Time - Silly but it feels a bit of a cheat.
Storm Call - Fun but ultimately too slow
Throw Voice - Haven't got
Unrelenting Force - What's more fun than chucking enemies off cliffs - chucking them off cliffs when they're on fire.
Whirlwind Sprint - Very useful at times, also when you're overburdened and want to get from the Whiterun gate to your front door.

how far along are you on the main quest?

as for me the ones i like were marked for death for my assassin versing dragons or bosses or when i just plain up and fail at sneaking

also like unrelenting force because i like watching things fly off cliffs

then there's ethereal which is fun for jumping off high places

ice form i use occasionally

i use call dragon and/or storm when im raiding a fortress and have to kill a bunch of dudes out in the open

aura whisper was occasionally useful for my assassin for sneaking around without being detected or just getting in a good spot to backstab someone

slow time is useful for my mage because some guys just move too fast for me to get a good hit in while thy are moving and they seem to be constantly moving, like the priestys, so it slows them down so i can aim better and maybe stagger them.

call of valor, not much use for my because i already have lydia or whatever follower i end up getting after she dies

throw voice was never needed because my assassin was pretty good at sneaking

whirlwind sprint was good just for time saving, when i didnt inadvertently shout myself over an edge of course.

clear skies helps when the weather is just getting annoying

never used animal allegiance, kyne's peace, fire/frost breath, disarm, dismay, or elemental fury yet.

Only just finished it and haven't tried it since. I will give it a go next time I see a dragon.

Ice Form has come in handy, as has Fus Ro Dah. I use fire/frost breath for hunting or taking out wolves. I will make HUGE use of Dragonrend when I find it. Become Ethereal could be useful but I haven't found myself in a situation where I need it yet. Marked for Death is an awesome shout to use in conjunction with Berserk Rage. :hubbahubba:

How is Berserk Rage? Orcs have been in my top races because of that 50 point boost to attributes. How does it work in Skyrim? If it's amazing I might finally try them instead of those defensive Btons. Always have been a Breton, but their magic defence isn't nearly as amazing as it used to be.

i have every shout all words, 16 to unlock and i only use Dragonrend i use it since i dont like standing under dragons getting hit while they dont land
i use become ethereal to jump of mountions and fire breath for looks none are worth using just fun and unneeded