Tailored, practical, specific skills training to increase your speaking confidence, influence and impact.
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For real, this is the most fun I have ever had in a training program at work.
Thank you for your time and for all of the knowledge you shared.
Thank you for your time and for all of the knowledge you shared.
Kirk J, Senior Manager, Chicago
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A huge thank you to you for your excellent teaching. I learnt so many new techniques that I am excited to implement.
What I enjoyed most was you created a safe environment to be uncomfortable - which will ultimately help us to feel comfortable in environments that might not feel so safe, like the courtroom.
You have great energy and your passion for what you do really shines through.
What I enjoyed most was you created a safe environment to be uncomfortable - which will ultimately help us to feel comfortable in environments that might not feel so safe, like the courtroom.
You have great energy and your passion for what you do really shines through.
Felicity, Barrister, Australia
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Rebecca DuMaine is a lucky find for anyone looking for help with dialects, accent reduction, and opening up your voice’s potential.
She gave me the confidence to speak in front of a crowded room, whether it be giving a speech or performing on stage.
She gave me the confidence to speak in front of a crowded room, whether it be giving a speech or performing on stage.
Rae Kofsky, Executive, San Fransisco
Biography
Biography
Rebecca is Professor of Voice and Speech, an international voice teacher for business professionals and a professional jazz singer.
Rebecca has a rare skill set as a designated Linklater Voice teacher, an accent, dialect and speech coach and is on the frontline as a performer as both an actor and professional jazz singer and recording artist.
She has a BA in Drama from Duke University and an MFA in Acting from Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts. She spent many years acting in New York City and regionally throughout the United States, on stage and on the small screen.
Alongside her work as a performer, Rebecca trained with and was certified by Master Voice teacher Kirstin Linklater in 2003. This accreditation is akin to a Doctorate with a 5 year apprenticeship training towards certification with Kristin. Rebecca is 1 of 400 people in the world who holds this accreditation.
Rebecca rediscovered her love of jazz and has dedicated the last eleven years to recording and performing with a trio and currently has six albums on the Summit Records label. You can find her albums on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, amazon and on her website: www.rebeccadumaine.com.
Rebecca has taught Voice and Speech at NYU, Rutgers University, SUNY Purchase, Pace University, The Maggie Flanigan and Bill Esper Studios and in the graduate acting programs at Columbia and The Actors Studio, where she designed the speech curriculum.
She is currently Professor of voice and speech, on-camera audition and dialects in the BFA and MFA programs at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and has a flourishing private practice. Rebecca has worked with actors and business professionals in accent reduction work, dialect acquisition and mastery and has prepared numerous actors for graduate school, on-camera and stage auditions.
Rebecca regularly teaches business professionals and is on the faculty of performance coaches for the Australia Bar Association’s annual advocacy program for in court lawyers. Rebecca has voice and dialect coached theatre productions in NYC and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Our Individual Coaching Process
Our Individual Coaching Process
Rebecca leads the Individual Voice Coaching Practice at Cornell Voice. Over 20 years, we have honed our individual coaching with the following approach:
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Assess Your Needs
We start with a briefing from you and your manager (if relevant) about your needs and desired outcomes and design a plan with you for your coaching program.
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Individual Sessions
Sessions are run online via Zoom for 1 hour each. Program length can range from 1 - 8 hours based on need. Sessions are typically run weekly.
Debrief with Stakeholders
Where relevant, we can debrief your progress with you and your manager and assist with a plan for ongoing practice and support.
Tailored Content
Tailored Content
Cornell Voice Individual Coaching anchors practical skills based learning into your real time speaking events ensuring relevance and immediate application. Your sessions may cover:
Cornell Voice Individual Coaching anchors practical skills based learning into your real time speaking events ensuring relevance and immediate application. Your sessions may cover:
A Voice Diagnostic
Why your voice matters and how it works
Personal voice assessment
The story of your voice from birth to adult
The 4 steps to unlocking your influential voice
The relationship between voice, power, authority, agency and authenticity
Vocal Presence at the Table
Understanding executive presence
What gravitas feels and sounds like
The first principles of presence - where to start
Emdodying physical and vocal presence
Being compelling: Make your audience stop and listen
The Power of Breath
The natural rhythm of the breath in speaking
The diaphragm and why everyone talks about it
Unhelpful shallow breathing
Do you hold your breath? Why and how
The most potent moment of speaking
Taming Nerves and Gaining Control
Understand the function of nerves
Stay in control under pressure
Make wiser choices when speaking under pressure
Techniques to manage your nerves
Change your relationship with your audience
Enriching Vocal Quality
Access and develop your vocal range
Unlock hidden parts of your voice
Find dominant vocal patterns that compromise your voice
Commit to your voice so you can be heard
Stay committed to your voice in the spotlight
Realizing the Power in Words
Understand eloquence
The revealing heritage of our words
The antidote to fillers – ums, ahs etc
Have the audience hanging on your every word
Lift your words off the page to make your ideas live
Managing Positional Dynamics
Learn what happens behind words and why people speak
Cutting in, holding court, managing push back
Learn how to navigate power tactics and keep you voice in the meeting
Learn how to work with emotions
Being a significant voice as an introvert in an extrovert business culture
Designing your Message
Learn the our 5 step methodology to design your message for engagement
Hook in your audience right from the start
Keep your audience with you while you are speaking
Managing interruptions
Developing potency and rhetoric for engagement and connection
speak@cornellvoice.com
Level 34, 126 Philip St, Sydney NSW 2000, 126 Phillip St Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia
speak@cornellvoice.com
Level 34, 126 Philip St, Sydney NSW 2000, 126 Phillip St Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia