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Presentation Skills London & Brighton - voice coaching exercise Sonnet XVIII

2009-02-12T17:27:41+01:00

Presentation Skills London & Brighton - voice coaching exercise Sonnet XVIII

Recite this sonnet regularly. There are exactly ten syllables per line. Remember what one of the original functions of a punctuation mark was? To tell us where to breathe…

Ten syllables and a breath will guide you toward a BBC newsreader pace of delivery. A pace that is very easy for just about everybody to assimilate easily. By regulating speech and breath it will also begin to have a calming effect not just on you but also on your listeners. Translate the sense of the sonnet pace into your everyday speech and into your presentation delivery. I’ll say a little bit about the interpretation and meaning of Sonnet XVIII in another post…

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

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Presentation Skills London and Brighton Voice, Presentation, Confidence coaching & workshops

2009-02-12T16:54:04+01:00

Voice, Presentation, Confidence training, coaching & workshops - London & Brighton Low cost, high quality presentation skills coaching.

Confidence, voice & presence coaching with Alan Mars

     Practical presentation and communication coaching
     Structuring your thoughts and words.
     Building rapport with your audience
     Thinking on your feet
      Formal and informal
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Confidence Coaching 3

2009-02-05T01:15:11+01:00

The cast of final term drama students are reciting in unison. At least that is the idea. The sound is flat and ragged. Stressed or disengaged expressions are plain to see on the performers faces. Strain and slump in the postures. Tomorrow is an important evening for everyone’s future. An audience of theatrical agents. Careers could be made… or fizzle out before they start. You can almost see the thought bubbles - “Why do final rehearsals so often end up like this?”

What is happening here? Anxiety? Yes, in varying degrees from person to person. Tiredness and a feeling of not being quite equal to the task? The final term has been a long haul. Conflict of priorities? Time devoted to the ensemble piece is time subtracted from the all important solo slot. Despite the fact that the ensemble pieces are like the rich dark velvet that shows off the individual pieces of jewellery to best effect.

What to do? A good old fashioned motivational speech and then push on? It can work wonders… but not today, not now. The director decides...(more)

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Confidence Coaching 2

2009-02-05T00:53:03+01:00

Festina Lente - Hasten Slowly

A potential student approaches a famous Japanese sword master asking for instruction.

The student asks how long it will take for him to achieve mastery in swordwork…

“It will take ten years for you to become competent in the basic skills” the master replied.

“What if I study twice as hard?” ....(more)

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Confidence Coaching 1

2009-02-04T22:21:42+01:00

No! You may not call me a “Confidence Guru!” Absolutely not!” - Alan.

“But “Guru” is an extremely respectable term in media circles!” - Television producer.

“That’s as may be but my fellow regulars at the Red Lion will take the… will mock me mercilessly if they hear!” - Alan

“How about “Confidence Coach” then?” - television producer.

“Ok” sigh…

“Ok then” sigh… “Let me introduce you to the “datees” in the Green Room”

I’d been asked by a television production company to help coach some members of the public for live television. It was a dating programme. Interestingly most of the participants were in their late forties or early fifties. The usual participants were in their teens and twenties.

The “datees” would say a bit about their life, their loves, hates and hobbies directly to camera. We sat at a cocktail bar where everyone had to deliver a chat-up line and come up with an appropriate and, hopefully, humorous response. And, oh yes, we all had to strut our stuff down the catwalk (steady tiger!)Nerve wracking, of course, especially if you are not used to being in the limelight.

I taught the participants some basic centering techniques. I’ll say a bit more about the background to some of these techniques in the near future:

Place your attention in your... (read more)

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Presentation Confidence course dates for London and Brighton & Hove

2009-01-17T00:11:54+01:00

London Brighton Hove Confidence Tips Presentation Audition Skills Alexander Technique Singing coaching workshop

LONDON WORKSHOPS

Confidence Tricks, Voice & Presentation Skills
Reliable confidence is based on the repeated practice of surprisingly simple procedures.
Experience Alive Relaxation, Energy & Flow during presentations, auditions, meetings, solos or any challenging situations.
Individual coaching within a group setting.

Course dates:-
Friday 2nd October, 6.45pm - 9.15pm, £30
Saturday 31st October, 11.00am - 5.00pm, £55
Venue:-
Movingartsbase, 134 Liverpool Road, Islington, London, N1 1LA
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Brighton & Hove Workshops

Confidence Tricks, Voice & Presentation Skills
Reliable confidence is based on the repeated practice of surprisingly simple procedures.
Experience Alive Relaxation, Energy & Flow during presentations, auditions, meetings, solos or any challenging situations.
Individual coaching within a group setting.

Course dates:-
Monday 7th September, 7.00pm - 9.15pm, £20
Sunday 11th October, 11.00am - 4.00pm, £45
Venue:-
26 Ventnor Villas, Hove, BN3 3DE
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Voice, Singing & the Alexander Technique
Learn some simple and effective ways to use your voice with greater ease and power.
Experiment with simple vocal and breathing exercises.
Explore the anatomy of confidence.
Sing some beautiful group songs and rounds.
Wrap your mouth around a rich language text!
Everyone is welcome to this workshop - especially confirmed "non-singers"!

Course dates:-
Sunday 20th September, 11am - 4.30pm.£40.
Venue - The Brunswick
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Sunday 25th October, 11am - 5pm.£45.
Venue - Evolution
Please book directly with Evolution for this workshop - Evolution booking

Alexander Technique - Moving through life with greater ease?
Improve posture. Reduce stress, strain and pain.
Alleviate conditions associated with undue tension or poor posture
Prevent movement difficulties, joint and muscle problems, back, neck or shoulder pain
Improve breathing and vocal quality. More here

Course dates:-
Evening intro Wednesday 23rd September, 7pm - 9.15pm. £15.
Introductory day on Saturday 10th October, 12pm - 5pm. £40.
Evening intro Wednesday 28th October, 7pm - 9.15pm. £15.
Venue:-
26 Ventnor Villas, Hove, BN3 3DE
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Alan Mars - who is he & what is his background?

BOOKING:

Alan Mars Flat 1 26 Ventnor Villas Hove BN3 3DE
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Phone Alan on 01273 747 289 or 07930 323 057

To secure a place on a course please send a deposit of one third of the full course fee.
Please note that the fees above are for individuals paying their own fees. Business and invoiced rates are double the individual rate.

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