Home     FAQ     Coaching     Biography     Corporate ▼     Contact     Testimonials     Links      

Voice Coaching and Speech Training for Business Professionals 

 

So many of us are self-conscious about our voices. We worry about the way we speak, communicate with others and express our opinions and desires.   

 

Ask people what they fear most in life and it is not altogether surprising that many claim

"speaking in public" is their greatest fear of all!  Fundamentally that fear comes from the knowledge that, when we speak, the listener makes immediate judgments about us from our voice alone. Assumptions can be made about our class, skills, education, our authority, competence, achievements, breadth of knowledge; even the validity of what we are saying.

 

 

Gillian McAuley provides powerful, effective One-to-One Voice Coaching in a relaxed, friendly, trusting environment. She also provides bespoke, in-house Corporate Voice Training, Presentation Skills Training and Communication Skills Training in a number of very specialised areas. She is also a highly experienced Accent Coach / Dialect Coach and can provide expert, sensitive help with Accent Reduction and Accent Softening.

 

 

Gillian can help anyone seeking to significantly improve their voice and their verbal / non-verbal impact in relation to their working lives, their career development and their social / inter-personal relationships. Gillian's highly specialised knowledge of the human voice, her extensive teaching experience and the depth of her dedication to her clients' progress sets her apart from other voice coaches. Whoever you are and whatever your Voice Training needs, Gillian can help.

If you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions please Contact Gillian to see how she can help you to improve your vocal impact skills:  
  • Are you concerned that your voice lacks authority and does not do justice to your message? 
  • Do you feel that your voice could be improved upon in order to have a more positive impact in the workplace?  
  • Does your job require you to give presentations / deliver persuasive speeches and you need powerful public speaking skills? 
  • Maybe you want to improve the power, range or tonal quality of your voice. 
  • Have you received negative feedback on your voice or communication skills but don't really know how to improve your vocal skills? 
  • Do you worry that voice problems may be impeding your job prospects and would like to improve your vocal image for interviews? 
  • Maybe you have to speak for long periods of time under stressful conditions and worry about voice loss / vocal fatigue. 
  • Do you find that nerves, anxiety and a fear of public speaking have an adverse effect on your voice, in turn making you more nervous? 
  • Have you been asked to make a wedding speech but worry that inexperience or "stage fright" may ruin your performance? 
  • Maybe you worry that a heavy accent makes it hard for people to understand you. 
  • Maybe you speak English as a second language and want to improve your fluency, Business English or conversational skills. 
  • Are you a Manager whose staff would benefit from vocal training / public speaking coaching but need help identifying areas for improvement? 

 

Careful, considered voice work with an experienced voice coach can make a real difference to these and a whole range of other concerns.

 

Voice coaching can benefit a wide spectrum of people - CEOs, MDs, senior executives & managers; politicians; lawyers; magistrates; IT professionals;   customer service agents & call centre staffconsultants & trainers; medical professionals; actors; journalists; sports & media personalities; sales-people; teachers & lecturersclergy; school-leavers and graduates attending interviews. Anyone, in fact, who needs to make themselves heard!

 

Gillian aims to be entirely inclusive in her vocal coaching practices and she endeavours to help as many people as possible. Please take a look at her Testimonials page to see the wide range of clients she has helped and the various areas of Speech Training and Communication Skills Coaching she can offer. Please also feel free to contact Gillian for friendly, no obligation advice on any voice, speech and presentation issues.

  Please contact Gillian McAuley for further information or to discuss your training needs.

Telephone: 07879 402 409                        Email: Gillian@VoiceMattersCoaching.com