VOICE COACH
To communicate your ideas or presentations clearly is the difference between being effective in any workplace and, ultimately, getting the job or not. The importance of communicating effectively in any situation cannot be stressed enough.
Having trained with Stewart Pearce, world-renowned voice coach at the Webber Douglas Academy, my approach is based on solid voice training backed by over 30 years of experience in film, TV, theatre, and musical theatre, including playing a lead in the West End. I have also voiced hundreds of top brand campaigns, many of which have won international and national awards, as well as numerous documentaries, animations, and corporate reads. I am able to teach voice having successfully applied it across various mediums. I also voice fiction audiobooks and animations, playing multiple characters, as well as informational nonfiction and narration-based audiobooks.
We look at breathing, resonance, projection, and generally building your confidence when you are called to speak in public or even simply over the phone. My approach is very much to work with the individual’s needs and abilities—to find your voice, which will authentically help you communicate with confidence.
I also ran my own company for voice artists and actors for eight years and was involved in training artists for voice in studio. I have led many workshops for corporate events in the UK and South Africa, training groups or individuals across various professions.
The key is clarity, confidence, and authenticity. Through continued exercise and focusing on your specific needs, I can—and have—transformed people with anxiety related to public speaking, or difficulties speaking clearly, into confident and charismatic communicators.
I also instruct on how to create diverse and layered characters—male, female, and fantasy animals such as ogres and dragons—in fantasy fiction as a voice actor when approaching multi-character fictional audiobooks. The goal is to make them believable so that the listener enters their world, and of course, to keep an audience engaged and entertained in these long-form audiobooks.
MASTERY OF VOICE WORKSHOP
(A rough outline of the workshop, but is generally tailored to suit the company or individuals needs)
The following is a very simple example of a 2 day Mastery of voice workshop. The course is very much dictated by participants skill level and their requirements. The content can be customised for your specific corporate needs.
Content
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Two days
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Three/ four hours per day
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10 to 12 people
DAY ONE
A talk on voice for theatre, film/ tv, advertising on social media and of course in the corporate world. People’s perceptions and then the reality of creating effective and dynamic speeches or talks for any medium. We look at the importance of intention and word stress.
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Vocal breathing exercise
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Vocal Resonance exercise
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Articulation exercises
Then we show how these exercises directly relate to communicating by pairing participants. We use speeches or improvised conversation. We look at the dynamics speech and the personality of delivery.
We Talk about preparing to learn text for the next day and what is required.
DAY TWO
A text or speech should be learned and performed.
Then we examine individuals in relation to different areas of resonance and specific areas to work on or look at.
A closer look into how the exercises relate to the presented pieces and a look at intention, presentation and clarity. And of course, most importantly perhaps, whether it’s interesting or not?
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