Confidently speaking | LOCAL GOVERNMENT COACHING FOR MAYORS, DEPUTY MAYORS AND COUNCILLORS.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COACHING FOR MAYORS, DEPUTY MAYORS AND COUNCILLORS.

As professional voice-users, Mayors, Deputy-Mayors and Councillors are expected to demonstrate confidence, credibility and presence at all times when appearing in public.

 

Holding responsible positions where they are always on view, they are required to maintain free and open channels of communication with colleagues and the general public, in a large array of communication contexts:  council meetings, surgeries, telephone calls, formal public appearances and functions.

 

They are also expected to present and communicate in a poised and experienced manner in recorded live meetings for podcasts, and interviews on TV and Radio; these demands can challenge even the most experienced and confident public speakers leading to a loss of vocal quality, gravitas, and confidence, as fatigue and nerves take over.

 

Coaching with Confidently Speaking offers local government representatives a wide-range of training modules to enable them to perform at their peak in all conditions. The modules, can be taken either as a stand-alone, or through a blended, personalised training programme.

 

The content and coaching methodology has a proven track record of effectiveness with Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councillors.

  

 

Training modules:

  • Public Speaking Skills
  • Accent-softening
  • Elocution and Speech training
  • Impact and Influence training
  • Non-verbal gestures and eye contact
  • Voice training
  • Confident communication on camera
  • Rapport and Empathy Soft Skills training
  • Minimising nerves and Effective Self-management skills
  • Vocal Health and Voice care

 

Training formats:

  • One-to-one
  • small scale groups
  • Larger group workshops

 

Training duration:

  • One-to-one – Minimum booking: 2 hours for the first session, 1.5 hours thereafter
  • Group – Minimum booking: 3 hours.

 

Training channels and settings:

  • Face-to-face
  • Skype or FaceTime
  • At home Town Hall, or other Council office across the UK (call out fee may apply)
  • At Garden Studios, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ.

PLEASE CONTACT ME ON 07932 440043  OR EMAIL NOW FOR FURTHER INFO

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

  • As a working actor of Iranian origin living in London, Anne has helped me over the last three years. I am fluent in English, but, my Iranian background sometimes influenced my pronunciation. There was a lack of consistency, even in my errors. I was interested in having a more neutral accent - if I wished to apply it. Anne worked with me regularly on the following areas; the lip-rounded vowels, the repositioning of my soft palate, and lateral plosion. As a result of her coaching I am now more consistent and have an increased awareness and control of my accent. I am also able to modify it with greater skill to suit the requirements for varying roles. In addition, Anne has helped me prepare for roles, for example as Osama Bin Laden, for the Omid Djalili BBC1 show, where we worked together to recreate and reproduce the vocal characteristics of a Saudi Arabian accent background. I am very grateful for Anne's kindness and expertise.

    Bijan - Actor

  • I highly recommend the voice and personal leadership coaching programs with Anne. She has helped me with both, and it's made a huge difference for me. My primary aim in seeking voice coaching was to increase my professional impact in business situations through speaking with confidence, being eloquent, and having gravitas. I noticed a difference almost immediately after my first session with Anne, and subsequent sessions took this way beyond my initial expectations. I now feel much more confident and impactful in business meetings, giving presentations and on camera. The personal leadership coaching program has helped me to find more direction and purpose in my life, to enjoy life in general, and to be more positive (and less self-critical!). Before the coaching, I had lacked direction and felt a bit stuck with my life. That has completely changed now, and I feel much happier and more positive about the future. Anne is very skilled at coaching. She is knowledgeable, experienced, patient, and personable. I've really enjoyed the sessions with Anne, and I've gained a lot from it.

    Nicola - Corporate Finance Professional

  • Being a French native speaker, my pronunciation was very poor and I had difficulties to communicating in English with other people, although had been living in England for six years. Anne and I worked together to "clean- up" my accent: the objective was to make my English sounds more neutral and therefore clearer. We focused on the placement of the tongue, correct use of the lips and breathing and practiced text reading as well as tongue twisters. My speech and my voice progressed massively and I feel quite confident now about it. I would like to add that Anne was very supportive during the learning process and I am very pleased about the work we accomplished together. She is a great teacher.

    Francois - Financier

  • I have been using Anne as an accent coach for the last year. She has coached me for a range of accents as varied as Scottish and Croatian in preparation for auditions. I have consistently found Anne to be calming, professional, patient, thorough and most importantly confidence building. I always leave the lesson feeling confident about my accent, the remaining preparation and the audition itself. She also understands time is a huge factor for every actor and is incredibly flexible in lesson scheduling. On calling to arrange, Anne often gives me audio references to use before the lesson helping me feel I can start the groundwork instantly. Her methods are easy to understand and apply. I particularly value the wide range of resources she offers on top of the actual lesson such as regional background and perspective, phonetics lists, audio examples and relevant websites.

    Alice O’Connell - Actress

  • I had never trained as an actress and felt it was important to learn more about using my voice technically and correctly. Anne was recommended to me by a friend who trained with her at drama school and, as my background had been in TV and film, I was particularly interested in learning the correct application of the voice for stage work. My work with Anne was very varied and fun. We always started with a short physical warm-up to release any tensions in the body and encourage the voice to come from a free and unrestrained place. We worked on a large range of material, from Shakespearean text, poetry, prose and also scripts that I had auditions coming up for. The work was always incredibly interesting. I learnt how to serve Shakespearean language correctly by going through to the end of the lines, correct usage of vowels sounds; and obeying the rhyme and rhythm of the piece. Anne has a very clear and varied way of demystifying the abstract principles of voice work. I learnt a great deal about my own vocal tendencies through my accent and habits I had picked up and it was great to take scripts to Anne and experiment with different vocal approaches. I now feel much more grounded and flexible with my voice. I also feel I can confidently and correctly warm-up before a performance and have been working a lot more on stage since working with Anne. Anne is really fun and un-intimidating and I would recommend actors spend some time working with her.'

    Cara Horgan - Actress