Everyone has known the feeling of being present. Babies and toddlers live there almost constantly. Great performers work in this state. Great athletes win in it. Great teachers teach in it. Every great communicator speaks from this place. It is when fully present that we do our best work and make ou[...]

F.M. Alexander developed the Alexander Technique of movement in the early 20th century. Combining vocal clarity and body movement, Alexander developed a performance coaching method that is used by dancers, actors, singers, etc. In "The Actor and the Alexander Technique," Kelly McEvenue writes the fi[...]

This bestselling book by one of the world's foremost voice and acting coaches is a classic in its field. Practical, passionate and inspiring, it teaches how to sue the voice fully and expressively, without fear and in any situation. "Even a short experience of working with Patsy Rodenburg brings str[...]

Beginning with what every first-year acting student faces in class and ending with what leading professional actors must achieve every night on the three stages of the Royal National Theatre, Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated work as one of the world's foremost voice and acting coaches is fully revealed [...]

Patsy Rodenburg is the leading acting coach in the UK (she has worked with Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett). Patsy has discovered the principles of speech in theatre apply extremely effectively when transferred into the workplace. Do you want to be more persuasive? Do you w[...]

Rodenburg tackles one of the most difficult acting jobs--speaking Shakespeare's words both as they were meant to be spoken and in a dramatic way. She teaches actors dramatic resonance, breathing, and placement to show how to bring famous characters to life.[...]