The Seattle Voice Academy specializes in effective communication. We help employees, managers and CEOs increase effectiveness by working on a wide range of public speaking concepts, including how to correctly use microphones; how to read from teleprompter and still sound natural; and how to recapture an audience whose attention may be drifting.
We are a collection of working theatre artists and voice-over professionals. However, our day jobs have centered in corporate America and non-profit management. While we teach theatre techniques, we are grounded in corporate terminology so that it translates effectively.
Most meetings are online these days and for the near future, many conferences, meetings and networking events are online through Zoom and other similar platforms.
We teach best practices for how to set up your mic, lighting and camera so that you look and sound professional. We also teach how to focus when you are not speaking. When you are listening you are still on camera, and most likely observed.
Last, we can focus on how to project professional energy into the camera.
Past Clients include:
- South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce
- IRG Physical Therapy
- UW Library Science Department
- MG2: Global Architecture Design, Strategy & Branding Firm
Dialect work – American dialect adjustment
Professionals who have relocated to America often find themselves challenged at the workplace despite having conversed in English all their lives. One might often encounter the request – “Say that again?!”, leading to confusion and doubt.
Often it takes a bit of time to learn to clarify vowels, practice slight changes to consonants and shift mouth placement.
Clear speech is incredibly important in the workplace. Clear communication is invaluable. Clients hire organizations whose employees communicate with clarity, confidence, and ease.
Often, we are asked how long it takes to make vocal shifts to dialect. Our answer: it depends on how often you practice. As with a new sport, first there is a learning curve, then mastery, after a lot of repetition.
At the Seattle Voice Academy, we can work directly with individuals to support their goals.
