Happy New Year! We are looking forward to a year of good vibrations-- our 'BeSpoke Speaks' podcast is going to have much improved sound quality in 2020 thanks to these Christmas gifts.
Have you checked out our podcast yet? You can find it on iTunes or on BuzzSprout at this link: http://www.buzzsprout.com/271932
Every episode also exists on our website in mp3 form at www.bespoke-communication.com.
If you are interested in easy and practical ways to be a better communicator, have a listen and let us know what you think.
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Are you a kid or a kid at heart? Are you a voice teacher who works with kids?
In the 5th episode of season 2 of our podcast, "BeSpoke Speaks", our dear friend Lindsay Carretero, a Voice Coach from Jupiter, Florida, offers an amazing voice and body warm up for kids or for those of us who are kids at heart. It's structured so that voice teachers and coaches working with kids can literally plug in a device in the classroom and play the sequence, or kids can practice the sequence at home in their own time. There is some partner work involved, so feel free to do this sequence with a friend, but don't worry if you're on your own. Enjoy, share with all the kids you know, and let us know how it went in the comments below!
You can find this episode on our website in mp3 form or in podcast form by searching for "BeSpoke Speaks" on iTunes or on BuzzSprout at this link:
http://www.buzzsprout.com/271932
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Want to know what directors want from actors vocally?
In Episode 4 of Season 2 of our 'BeSpoke Speaks' podcast, Christine talks to her friend and colleague, Janette Smith.
Janette is a freelance director and actor trainer, and has a lot of interesting thoughts about what she's looking for from actors vocally. Here she is photoboothing it with Christine & other ArtsEd colleagues at last year's Grad Ball. You know when someone wears a stylish hat like that, you should listen to them.
This episode is especially relevant for actors who are in training or who are thinking about training, but is also useful for all professionals! Themes that come up are:
- actors need to know their instruments: how to use them and what their limits are.
- There is nothing worse for the audience than hearing actors hurting themselves. Audiences don’t like watching someone hurt themselves-- it takes them out of the story.
- The difference between ease and relaxation.
- Actors need to be more aware of how much an audience listens-- that they absorb sounds of words as well as meaning, and that listening to live actors means audiences can feel, as well as hear their voices.
- Actors have to be multi-skilled. This job takes a lot of craft.
- Directors have to work in a very different way with unskilled actors than trained actors who understand their body and voice.
You can find this episode on iTunes by searching for 'BeSpoke Speaks', on our website (link in bio), or on BuzzSprout at this link:
www.buzzsprout.com/271932
Share this episode with anyone you think might be interested and, if you enjoyed it, please leave us a rating and review on iTunes!
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