The question often arises: ‘do strong women having deeper voices?’I’ve found over the 20 years or so that I’ve been coaching women that this is
A consummate display of the design and technical staging available at the Lyttelton, National Theatre, London. I loved the opening with the family banter and
Aspiration is a strong desire to fulfill a worldly or personal dream it is linked with the act of using your breath. Aspirate is a
A client tells me she’s just seen a TV show about accents and discrimination in professions. I didn’t see the programme, but it doesn’t surprise
In Tinuke Craig’s great production of August Wilson’s classic play, Jitney at the Old Vic earlier this year, the script is written in an American
The Advertising Standards Authority has taken action against Innocent drinks, Oatly and Aqua Pura so far this year, for not being able to substantiate their
Why are we so sensitive about accents in films? Is it because some film critics pounce on anything that they can be critical about? Well,
The Human Voice is Almodóva’s first film in English. Inspired by Jean Cocteau and Roberto Rossellini, it is visually surrreal and audibly very real. Almodóva’s
Roy Hart Earlier this year I had a trauma that left me with severe pain in my muscles and joints. Pain killers didn’t help much
In the Penguin Book of Modern Speeches, there is a speech given by Donald Trump in 2017 to Congress, after his first tumultuous 5 weeks
Frances coaches in Speaking English Clearly, Voice and Presentation, Interview Skills and Delivering Speeches.
