Voice Training

Course details

What is Voice Training?

Your voice not only conveys your message – it can say a great deal about you. Like it or not, people make judgments based on the way you communicate; in short, your professional success will depend on your speaking skills. Our Voice Training programme is designed for both native and non-native speakers of English. The training can focus on very specific aims and can help you to:

• speak with greater authority and vocal presence
• overcome an ‘accent barrier’
• improve your articulation to avoid ambiguity 

Who's it for?

Find out if this course is suitable for your needs 

Voice Training is for anyone who needs to be a successful communicator but who feels that one or more aspects of their vocal delivery prevent them fully achieving this.

People from a wide range of professions have taken Voice Training, including:

• Executives
• Politicians
• Lawyers
• Sales personnel
• Consultants
• Doctors
• Academics
• Call centre staff

... and many others

Course content

The areas that you can expect to cover during a typical course

Voice Training teaches you new sounds and speech habits. A typical session involves work on:

• breathing and posture
• tongue position when speaking
• mouth muscularity
• ability to reproduce and recognize RP* sounds

(*RP stands for ‘Received Pronunciation’. It is the term used for the standard British non-regional accent.)

The above involves relaxation exercises, vocal drills and work-outs. Attention will be paid not only to accent, but also to rhythm, stress and intonation patterns.