Coaching: for any profession, any voice, any need

for the stage

As voice & speech coaches for actors, directors, artistic teams and producers, we work with our clients to develop and promote:

  • Presence

  • Audibility

  • Clarity

  • Stamina, and

  • Connection.

Our techniques are rooted in the work developed by Patsy Rodenburg, O.B.E.  We are Patsy Rodenburg Associates (PRAs) — a select cadre of experienced professionals trained by Patsy Rodenburg and specifically given the authority to deliver her proprietary Second Circle voice & speech pedagogy. 

When working with our clients, our focus is primarily on the instrument — the body, breath, voice and speech systems  — required to engage theatre and film audiences and to deliver great texts. (And, sometimes, those not-so-great texts that need to be delivered equally as well.)  And after, or as a part of, establishing the technical foundations of voice & speech craft, we develop company ensembles and assist actors and directors with the intellectual and/or emotional connection to and interpretation of the text.  

 Coaching Clips: Ryder's 1:1 work with actors and other professionals!

for the seminar

As consultants and coaches to leaders and communicators in the commercial space, we leverage our transferrable classical theatre skills, such as:  presence, communication (speaking, language specificity, rhetoric), and leadership to help executives, lawyers, broadcasters, medical providers, negotiators, customer service representatives, etc., develop the tools they need to lead teams, persuade others and advance their causes and careers.

  • Are you a leader?  Do you aspire to be one?  Can you command a room?

  • Are you present?  Can you sustain your presence?  Do you know what it means to be present and to get others to be present with you?

  • Do you speak clearly?  Audibly? Powerfully? And, from a place of a mutual exchange of energy?

  • Do you write clearly (more than 140 characters), with precise language?   

  • Do you have a seat at the table?  Do you even have the skills to get there? 

Our Project And Workshop Services, Include:

  • Executive Coaching

  • Building Ensemble Work Teams

  • Organizing Lines of Communications

  • Helping emerging leaders to “Walk Into Their Power” (especially designed for women leaders)

  • Speech Writing and Presentation Creation & Delivery

  • Technical & Creative Writing (e.g., policies, job descriptions, résumés, and other business collateral)

TESTIMONIALS