Ep. 9: Mailbag—Listener Questions!

On this episode of Speaking Of… I’m answering listener questions! My boyfriend, Cam, co-hosted with me, serving as the reader of questions (plus he also let me know whether or not I was making sense).

Interview Highlights:

• The most common “cringe-worthy” ticks that detract from a message.

• Why “um” and “uh” might make it more difficult for you to communicate.

• Why people might find some accents easier than others.

• The four pillars of accent work, and how to find specificity in any accent.

• How early-career actors doing Shakespeare might be sabotaging the clarity of their meaning.

• Tools for finding more ease in performing Shakespeare, so that you never need “Shakespeare voice.”

• What it means when something “takes our breath away.”

• How breathing affects actors’ ability to be affected.

Featured on the Show:

• Knight-Thompson Speechwork

• Danielle Brooks as Beatrice in The Public Theatre’s production of Much Ado about Nothing

• My ongoing classes in Voice and Speech