Shakespeare and Opera infused Speech Training

Description

Get taught by a professional theater actor on how to use your voice to enthral the listener.

Sound has a big influence on our being

It can calm us down, make us stressed, happy or sad and even bring back memories. If this is true, then have you ever considered how much the sound of your voice influences your communication? You could use it for exactly the same purposes as listed above, use it to enthral the listening party and maybe even heighten the probability of them saying ‘yes’ to what you’re saying or what you’re asking of them.

How can you obtain this soothing sound, even in front of a large audience?

Workshop or train the abilities of your voice

This training will very specifically focus on training your voice. The aim is to learn to speak in a way which is not alike but very close to singing, making it possible to reach out to the furthest row, without becoming harsh. This factor, combined with a clear articulation and a good breath support, will empower you to become the persuasive speaker you always wanted to be.

A full 12 hour training (spread out over several sessions) will teach you how to:

• support your voice with a good breath,
• focus sound in several resonating parts of your body,
• emphasise words and parts of phrases in several ways,
• make your voice resonate with the space you are in
• raise the volume of your voice without straining.

In a workshop, a few of these elements can be covered. And all elements can and will be practised in applicable (simulated) situations.

A useful workshop/training, in which you will have lot's of fun, beautiful insights and get to know each other on the intimate level of your voice.

About Gerben

Through years of training with Shakespeare experts and opera singers, I've embodied the vocal skills that help me capture peoples attention in the first instant, appeal to them in sound and make my self audible in the most difficult situations. Through more than 10 years of training I have perfected the exercises which helped me, to even more effective, creative and joyful exercises to help you become the speaker you always wanted to be.

Benefits

• increased engagement through speech
• increased vocal awareness
• increased audibility (volume, diction, articulation and clarity through emphasis)
• several techniques to emphasise on a word, part of a sentence or section of your speech
• reduced strain in the vocal chords
• a large set of simple exercises to keep working on your voice
• confidence in speaking (also in front of an audience)
• a discovery of the ability of your voice
• team relationship-building through interactive exercises
• unique experience

Additional Experience Info

Workshops will be charged per session.

In case of a multiple session training there will be homework involved. Next to a charge per session, there will be an extra fee per participant for the homework that needs to be reviewed.

I can also teach you on an individual level, through coaching, which will be charged per session with an added travel fee.