Accent and the Class Struggle
In the nineties I worked with a BAFTA award winning director who was originally from Wood Green. His father had been a local workman
In the nineties I worked with a BAFTA award winning director who was originally from Wood Green. His father had been a local workman
Students often laugh when I bang on about allowing the thought that you’ve chosen to say, into your breath. Most of us think of
I’ve been speaking to people from Scandinavia about their perception of Mrs Thatcher, who became Baroness Thatcher, and her public profile. Most of them
There’s a lot said and written about how to influence people. If influence is not to be confused with control or “speaking your mind”, which
Anthony Hopkins’ performance as Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock has met with some derision. A few reviewers said that his performance was “mannered” and “false”. Some
Spent an evening at the Sheik Zayed Theatre for the “Comedy as Commentary” part of the LSE’s Litfest with Gareth Edwards, John Finnemore, John Morton
Another great joy of working with voice and speech, is learning about the voices and speech patterns that people find soothing, stimulating, beautiful or
Good Presentations and Sales’ Pitches can be like Dances – you learn the steps, get the rhythm and let yourself go. Fandango – smooth in
There was a time when we had a swear box and had to put in a £1 for every time we swore. At certain times
Dave Calhoun interviewed Daniel Day Lewis about his role as Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. There’s been a lot of talk about the voice he
Frances coaches in Speaking English Clearly, Voice and Presentation, Interview Skills and Delivering Speeches.