Elocution Coaching
How's your Vocal Presence? You want your voice to express your authentic self and effectively deliver any message, to anyone, in any situation or venue, in-person or online. Vocal elements are roughly 38% of your overall Presence impression, but if you didn’t get a degree in theatre, you probably didn't receive any practical training in how to physically play the unique, vocal instrument you were born with, or how to articulate and pronounce words clearly to communicate with confidence.
Voice & Speech (Elocution) Coaching typically covers:
- Volume/Projection without strain (live or via mic)
- Breath Support and Energy
- Rich, authentic Tone and Pitch
- Diction/Articulation
- American English Pronunciations (Accent/Dialect/Region Free)
- Intonation and Inflection for Expression and Meaning
Voice and Speech coaching is essential for public speaking and is similar to learning to play a musical instrument or gaining an athletic skill. It takes time, regular lessons and deep practice to effect lasting change that becomes second nature in the body, so your voice will respond easily to your desire and intention to be clear and expressive. AND… change will begin with the new awareness gained in your first session.
Drawing from the methods of Arthur Lessac, Kristin Linklater, and from a lifetime of professional performance, educator experience, stage directing and continuous learning, Cheryl Moore Brinkley created the BVocal techniques to help you become the best speaker you can be.
Seeking Accent Modification or Accent Reduction? Tired of being misunderstood when you speak English?
Instead of trying to "fix" a speaker, Cheryl's theatre based methods involve body and brain in learning to play new accents: American. She will show you the practical HOW to place and move tongue, lips and jaw to physically produce key American vowels and consonants, and use vocal inflection for meaning. For fluent ESL/EFL speakers or those seeking to soften a regional dialect or change pronunciations within American English.
Cheryl is TESOL certified.
A Word About Elocution, the Art of Speaking Well...
el·o·cu·tion
[el-uh-KYOO-shuhn]
noun
Did you know? There are relatively few elocution teachers in the U.S. and Cheryl Moore Brinkley is an expert in this essential aspect of presence and performance.
1. The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized.
2. A style or manner of speaking, especially in public.
[Middle English elocucioun, from Latin ēlocūtiō, ēlocūtiōn-, from ēlocūtus, past participle of ēloquī, to speak out : ē-, ex-, ex- + loquī, to speak.]
el·o·quence
noun
1. the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.
2. eloquent language or discourse: a flow of eloquence.
el·o·quent
adjective
1. having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.
2. characterized by forceful and appropriate expression: an eloquent speech.
3. movingly expressive.
Sources: Answers.com, Dictionary.com
“Mend your speech a little, lest you may mar your fortune.” – Wm. Shakespeare, King Lear
"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with a deeper meaning." --Maya Angelou