A Windrush Generation Poem The Windrush Generation were the folks from the Commonwealth who were invited to come and live and work in Britain after World War II, but the very first group of people came from the island of Jamaica, in 1948, on a large ship called the Empire Windrush. 1027 passengers (and some [...]
Public Speaking Check List Here is a Public Speaking Check List that will give you a framework of strategies to work through... People often phone me in a panic, regarding their imminent public speaking event and cry, "It's in three days! Please help!" Then they might say, " I have one hour to work [...]
Online Voice Lessons I'm a big fan of Online Voice Lessons - to be honest I think they are much better value for the student and a lot more fun. Online Voice Lessons are better value because you receive a film of the entire lesson to replay as many times as you need to absorb [...]
Accent Change Accent Change is not hard to do - at all. Seriously. If you are naturally musical you probably find it relatively easy, but if you are not, you need someone like me, who can reverse engineer what I do instinctively and then explain to you, what you are currently doing and the physical changes [...]
Gravitas & Authority Voice Coaching Gravitas & Authority Voice Coaching is based on me teaching you how to allow your body to use your breath unimpeded, so that it can resonate through your pharynx, from your chest chamber and fill the mouth cavity. If you wish your voice to have gravitas and authority, your voice [...]
Why I think Skype Voice Coaching is the best! When I suggest trying Skype voice coaching most people think I am trying to fob them off with a lesser experience. I'm not and here's why. You receive better value with Skype Voice Coaching as your receive more tuition Skype voice coaching is more intense. When you travel [...]
Accents, Voice Coaching and the BBC World Service The BBC World Service contacted me this morning, regarding accents and voice coaching, for an interview about a wonderful new film opening on March 1st. Everyone has heard of Chiwetel Ejiofor and will be aware of his universally acknowledged acting ability - remember 12 Years A Slave? [...]
Improving Your Speech Improving your speech and so the accent in which you pronounce your words in English, is not about being disloyal to your region of birth, upbringing, friends or family Wherever you are from, there is an optimum way to deliver the language of English, so that all your words can be heard [...]
British Accent For learning a British Accent: I have just received the most delightful review by a Cambridge post grad and top banker, whom explains very well, how I work. Rachel is not like other voice coaches, she is one of a kind. Despite having lived, studied and worked in the UK for a long time, I [...]
My name, Rachel Preece The Voice Geek, came about after watching 'The Big Bang' - have you ever watched this? It's a hilarious tv program about some geeks and their funny social behaviours and I completely fell in love with the Aspergers character, Sheldon. I felt an affinity with Sheldon. Being a bit of a [...]