Posted by Evan on April 11, 2012
in American Movie Co, Celebrities, Educational Information, Evan Brenner Posts, Executive Speech Coach, Executive Speech Coaching, Prompter, Speech Doctor, Speech Prompter, Teleprompter ·
The human voice is like a muscle. To work really well, it should be warmed up. There's nothing magical about the warmup, you basically want to get each part of the anatomy involved in vocal production to get moving before speaking. Good actors know this and are good at warming up their voices. But a good speech coach can guide non-actors through a quick warmup. Here's how it's done.
1) [...]
Posted by Evan on April 11, 2012
in American Movie Co, Educational Information, Evan Brenner Posts, Executive Speech Coach, Executive Speech Coaching, Image Consultant, Speech Doctor, Teleprompter, Teleprompter Software, Telescript ·
Operative words are a vital tool for actors. Basically, they are the most important words in the script and help get the meaning across to audience members. Here's an example for a script from the CEO of Delta Airlines.
"Here at Delta, our primary concern is your safety. Our team is best in the business."
The CEO is likely not trained in public speaking and he may not have even seen the [...]
Martin Short is my pal. . . kinda
Martin Short can only be described as being the "Martin Shortiest" person on the planet!
I'm going to claim it. Martin Short is my pal. My buddy. My compadre. Mi Amigo. And yes, that last one was a Martin Short reference, and if you didn't get it rent the film.
FOR SHAME!
We booked a rather strange gig.
At least it seemed strange at the time of the booking.
Molloy [...]
Eliminating Stress in Public Speaking
By Daria Schabad
Delivering a Public Speech in front of an audience can be a huge stress factor for many individuals and even experienced professionals. It can be very nerve wrecking and intimidating, especially when doing so for the first time and even more so when the language is not our native tongue.
The approach I use in my speech [...]
Can New York Survive Maria Lopez and the Imminent Invasion of the Interrotron?
Doubt it.
Surely, the world, as we know it, will actually end.
But, is that really such a bad thing?
Ok I'm back. You may know me as the charming, charismatic, talented and incandescently luminous, “there once was a girl named”… Maria. (or M.Lo as I hope to be known and worshiped.)
Or not.
But, [...]
Your Executive Speech Coach Makes Technology Work For You.
Gadgets got your goat?
...all of that expensive equipment is there to serve you, not the other way around. A properly-adjusted microphone will be positioned such that you never have to stoop or strain to use it. A well-fitted lavalier microphone will be unobtrusive, so that both you and the audience will forget that you are wearing [...]
Executive Speech Coach
What do you stand for?
In nearly every speaking situation, your first chance to make a good impression will be on your audience's eyes. Body-language matters, and a few minutes spent re-aligning your posture can do more for your physical appearance than many hours invested at the gym. There is nothing unnatural or stiff about “standing up straight.” An actively-aligned [...]
The American Movie Company welcomes Gerritt VanderMeer as the new head of the Executive Speech Coach team.
GERRITT VANDERMEER has been a professional speech coach since 1998. Mr. VanderMeer’s work as a mentor to professional speakers is informed by first-hand experience on-stage and on-camera as a spokesperson, emcee, film, television, commercial, voice-over and theater performer. He has appeared [...]
