Voice, speech and communication
Do you want to have clearer speech? Or perhaps you want to learn how to get your point across more effectively? Our part-time courses in voice, speech and communication will help you to communicate with confidence.
Or view our Communication skills for business courses, perfect if you wish to improve any aspect of speaking in public - pitching, teaching, collaborating, even storytelling!
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Poetry reading group: voicing the greats
Course Date: Tue 10 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetEnjoy summer afternoons reading aloud a selection of poetry from Blake to Hughes in a friendly, informal and supportive environment.Full fee: £139.00Senior fee: £111.00Concession: £85.00 -
Debating: intensive
Course Date: Sat 21 Jul 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn to deliver well reasoned, clear and persuasive arguments, and to think more quickly, respond to new ideas and others’ questions. This fun, lively class will allow you to develop a range of valuable communication skills.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £36.00 -
Combining voice and pilates
Course Date: Sun 29 Jul 2018 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis innovative course shows you how to integrate modified Pilates movements with voice training (IPVT) as a holistic approach to voice, starting at breath release and progressing into phonation and resonance. Through this combination you may begin to find a link between body and voice through the core muscles of support.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £89.00Concession: £89.00 -
Use your voice assertively
Course Date: Mon 17 Sep 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDo you want to sound more confident, grounded, self-assured and assertive? Improve your vocal skills through a series of exercises that will support you to become more vocally confident, expressive and dynamic without appearing arrogant.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £169.00Concession: £103.00 -
Reading English literature aloud: 19th century
Course Date: Wed 19 Sep 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCome and enjoy reading aloud short stories and passages from novels by writers including Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, while using your voice to provide narrative and create character.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
The art of negotiating
Course Date: Wed 19 Sep 2018
Location on this date: EC EustonNegotiation is essential in solving problems and reaching your goals. Learn to prepare well and to feel confident using logical and emotional tools to achieve great outcomes.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £60.00 -
Debating: beginners
Course Date: Wed 19 Sep 2018 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: EC EustonDebating requires the ability to speak persuasively in public and, crucially, to respond rapidly to other people’s objections. We will cover the theory and practice of debating, and you will progress quickly in areas of content, strategy and style. A great mental workout. Good spoken English is required.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £66.00 -
Speaking Shakespeare
Course Date: Wed 19 Sep 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWe will discuss and workshop speeches and scenes from The Comedy of Errors and The Tempest. The course contains a visit offsite to Lincoln's Inn Library where Shakespeare's 2nd Folio is preserved. We will discuss and workshop speeches and scenes from 'The Comedy of Errors' and 'The Tempest'. Tutor: Vernon Thompson.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
Voice technique: improvers
Course Date: Thu 20 Sep 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course will support your extended vocal development with a focus on secondary resonance, tonality and extended pitch and range. Open to those who have completed at least one term’s previous vocal training, as well as professionals looking to refresh their skills.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Voice technique: beginners
Course Date: Thu 20 Sep 2018 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetImprove the quality and clarity of your voice through posture, breath capacity and control, articulation, resonance, forward placement and pitch. For anyone who wants to make the most of their voice.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Voice practitioners: masterclass
Course Date: Thu 20 Sep 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetYou will explore through practical exercises the basic methodology of two leading voice practitioners as selected by the tutor, themselves a Voice expert, and thus establish the best process for your own development.
This term: Rodenburg: The Right to Speak and Carey: Vocal Arts Workbook.Full fee: £89.00Senior fee: £89.00Concession: £54.00 -
Improve your speaking voice
Course Date: Fri 21 Sep 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCome and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence by improving your communication skills in the workplace. Not for speakers of other languages.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £169.00Concession: £103.00 -
Storytelling for business and pleasure 2
Course Date: Sat 22 Sep 2018 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover the dynamics of telling stories to motivate, articulate and communicate in the workplace, allowing your imagination free range, connecting your voice to your body and using them to express yourself in an organic and interesting way. The ancient art of listening to, sharing and telling stories is as relevant to the business world as to social interaction.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £129.00Concession: £79.00 -
Storytelling for business and pleasure 1
Course Date: Sat 22 Sep 2018 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence, both in the workplace, and in contemporary performance. Come to gain confidence and experience.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £129.00Concession: £79.00 -
Actor's voice: beginners
Course Date: Sun 23 Sep 2018 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetImprove the quality of your voice and standard of speech; relaxation and alignment; breath capacity/control; articulation, forward placement and expressiveness.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £73.00