How To Learn The English Speech Rhythm One of my favourite things in life is Shakespeare (who uses/used the natural English Speech Rhythm) BUT before you leave :) so many actors massacre it - deliver the 500 years old words without the essential rhythm, destroying your understanding of it and making it sound like gobbledygook. [...]
My Favourite Female Voice My favourite female voice over voice of the moment, isn't actually English - she's American - and I first heard her voice on Julia Cameron's famous and wonderful book - The Artist's Way. This woman - Eliza Foss - has music in her soul and diction that could cut like a [...]
Women and Negotiation Women and negotiation is a very apt topic in this world of current discord. The massacre in Palestine continues to clear the land for the Israelis, who are already registering interest on land parcels and where Isreal is not bombing, they are evicting Palestinians from their homes to appropriate for new Israeli [...]
Genocide in Palestine I'm finding it difficult to think of other things than the mass murder in Palestine. I know I should be writing about voice coaching - but there is a point here - without a voice, without clear speech, without the translators, the journalists, the brave cameramen whether the professional press or the [...]
Is Voice Coaching Worth It? Is Voice Coaching is worth it? Of course I think it is, but that begs the retort - well she would say that wouldn't she?! So, I will explain why I think Voice Coaching IS worth it I had voice coaching at the National Youth Theatre for two years; at [...]
The Madness of English Pronunciation The pronunciation of well spoken English, can seem a little barmy. Seriously. I am indigenous and can trace my family back at least a thousand years on one side and more on the other, but I still think the spelling versus the pronunciation of well spoken English - is extremely [...]
Learning A British Accent by a Lovely Ex-Student :) For learning a British Accent: I have received the most delightful review by a Cambridge post grad and top banker, who explains very well, how I work. Rachel Learning A British Accent Rachel is not like other voice coaches, she is one of a kind. Despite [...]
Zoom Interviews Presentation I recently worked with a young man just out of university, for his Zoom Interviews. He had recently finished university and was applying for his first serious office job in law firms. He was living in another country and so all his initial interviews were on line. We were communicating via WhatsApp [...]
Young People Elocution I love teaching young people elocution and interview techniques for their 11+ or their university interviews, or for general confidence and improved communication skills. It's exciting to watch them blossom with confidence and have fun learning. I used to teach 3yr olds to 18 year olds at a drama school and I [...]
Learn An Accent Is It Difficult To Learn An Accent? The most important thing to remember is, to learn an accent, however bad you think might be at this, it is a matter of internal engineering which you can learn from me ie tongue and jaw positions and obsession :) Obstacles to 'Learn An Accent' [...]