Curious about how I coach the American accent? Have a listen to this episode, which is an interview and mini accent-coaching session with Alistair Nwachukwu. Alistair is a UK-based actor and a recent LAMDA graduate who has been working with me on voice, acting and accents privately for some time. In this episode, we talk about his process for learning the American accent. Themes that come up are:  learning an accent is like learning a dance. You have to learn the steps first. We talk...

In case you haven't noticed, I have recently released my first online video course, The General American Accent Course Pack for Brits. In this episode, I talk about the inspiration behind the making of this course and what the course entails.  Designed to be like a digital book/online course/ accent coach in your pocket, the course has over 3 hours of content and is broken down into 59 (short and easily digestible) videos that cover everything you need to know to authentically own a General...

This episode is part of a series where I talk with actors I’ve worked with about how they incorporate voice work into their craft. Georgina Onuorah is a London-based actress, singer and dancer. Her professional debut was playing Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at the National Theatre and she is currently the alternate Cinderella in the West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella . She graduated from ArtsEd in 2020, where I was one of her voice and speech teachers. During our...

This episode is part of a series where I talk with actors I’ve worked with about their voices and how they incorporate voice work into their craft. In this episode, I talk with Sam Buchanan.  Sam is a 23-year old actor from Kent, England. He graduated from ArtsEd's BA Acting program in 2019, which is where we met. I was one of Sam’s voice teachers there. He has appeared on “EastEnders”, is currently shooting a new global thriller for Amazon called “The Power” and a new BBC3 series called...

This episode is part of a series where I talk with actors I’ve worked with about how they incorporate voice work into their craft. In this episode, I talk with @willedgerton. Will is an actor originally from Wigan, who trained at ArtsEducational Schools London. He is currently in rehearsals to make his professional debut playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet at the Globe this summer, directed by Ola Ince.  Will and I start by talking about his experience with adapting vocally to working in a...

On the podcast, I've been doing a series on the ‘authentic’ voice— what does it mean to have an authentic voice? How do you find it? Where I’ve landed so far is that being an authentic communicator is not so much about a certain type of sound but about a feeling— how does it feel to you when you are communicating? Connected to your experience? Connected to the experience of who you’re talking to? This can be extremely difficult, because society doesn’t exactly help us to be this kind of...

The authentic voice: how would you define it? This is the tiny, not at all philosophical topic I tackle in Season 3, Episode 4 of "Voice what Matters: the Podcast": ‘The Authentic Voice: Part 2’.  In Part 1, I talked about what the word ‘authenticity’ means and what issues that throws up about how to find your own authentic voice.  In this episode, I look at some useful and not useful questions to ask yourself if you are curious about communicating authentically. The big theme that comes up...

This is an exploration of the buzzword 'authenticity' and what it means to have an authentic voice

An announcement about the future of BeSpoke

This is a voice warm up for podcasters or anyone communicating virtually.

A conversation about vocal pitfalls facing podcasters and tips to help

A body and voice warm up for Zoom or any kind of virtual communication

A 30-Minute Mind/Body/Voice Warm up

Learn about how excess physical tension impacts your voice

Learn about why mindfulness is relevant to voice and communication training

Learn why the way you breathe is crucial to how you speak

Learn some tips for communicating virtually in this age of Covid-19

In this episode, we explore deeper sociological issues around masculinity, and how trying to sound masculine might be impacting and even impeding your vocal expression.

Strategies for setting rituals to help you feel more at ease in your communication

An orientation and embodiment practice to connect with your enjoyment of the present moment

An orientation and embodiment practice to help you come into the present moment with more ease

An orientation practice to stay present and at ease in the current moment

Learn how Organic Intelligence(r) can help you become more present in your communication

A practical sequence for practicing embodied listening