FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

"Mend your speech a little, lest you may mar your fortunes."  --Wm. Shakespeare

Let Cheryl be your voice & speech coach.  Look over the info. below and then give Cheryl a call at 612-210-9754 for a FREE, 15-minute Communication Consultation, to find out what's right for you.

What is Spoken Voice Training?
At the turn of the last century, this training would have been called elocution lessons.  If you've seen THE KING'S SPEECH, or MY FAIR LADY, you'll know what that is. Though the word, elocution, may have gone out of style, the need for clear speech and a rich tone has never been greater because of our reliance upon telephones, our many business meetings and presentations, and the importance of making a great vocal impression (38% of first impression is voice/speech) when we finally do score "face time" with clients, prospective employers or the person across the table at a speed dating event. The ability to speak well yields many benefits such as: connection, clarity, credibility, and confidence.

You can learn to play the instrument you were born in (YOU!), releasing your unique voice healthily and beautifully, without stress, strain, nasality.

Spoken Voice Training includes:

• Overcoming Nerves
• Healthy Voice Production: Releasing a pleasing vocal tone
• Standard American Pronunciation
• Diction and Articulation
• Projection (volume)
• Expressiveness and Flexibility

Deliverable in weekly, 50-minute, individual lessons. Call to sign up for a Summer Private Lessons Discount Package, OR...

Voice & Speech Fundamentals Class
(Get all the basics!)

Number of classes: Six 2-hour classes
When: Tuesday Evenings, 6:30—8:30, July 12—August 16, 2011
Where: JOULE, 1200 Washington Ave., S.,2^nd floor, Minneapolis, MN
Cost:  $250.00 – B. VOCAL Workbook included

Why not learn how to really play that instrument you were born in? A fun, basic, spoken voice class for everyone: actors, performers, broadcasters, singers, speakers, presenters, trainers, teachers, leaders, anyone who speaks!, covering: Awareness and Confidence, Warm-ups and Breath Support, Healthy Voice Production for Projection and Resonance, Diction and Articulation, Standard American Pronunciation, Projection, Flexibility and Expression. Come and let it out! No previous training or experience needed.  612-210-9754

Communication Skills

"Making your unknown known is the important thing." -- Georgia O'Keefe

B. VOCAL offers one-on-one coaching to make you a more effective communicator in person or on camera.  You'll learn techniques to overcome nervousness, discover your purpose and connect with your audience, delivering your message to keep them interested and engaged.

Forget the Sell--Just be Yourself. This means we'll work from the inside out, giving you simple, doable methods to feel comfortable and confident as the unique person you are. With this training, you won't have to pretend you're someone else; you'll learn to shine on your own and make the most of every connection opportunity.

Coaching uses a digital camcorder to help you see yourself as others really see you, involving you as your own wise guide as you learn:

• body language, gesture, & eye contact

• energy focus & connection

• delivering content so others can receive it

• eliciting positive response

• the inner language of success

Accent Modification

If you are foreign-born, speak and write English, but find that Americans seem to have trouble understanding you, B. VOCAL provides a unique service to help you overcome many of the barriers you face when trying to communicate socially and in the workplace.  Cheryl won't just tell you what to do, she'll show you how.

Weekly, individual lessons or workshops for your small group.

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