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.
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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 [...]
Are you in control?
Nearly everyone experiences some physiological reaction to being in the spotlight. Even veterans who consider themselves immune to stage fright report feeling a surge of adrenaline before facing an audience. Simply the act of imagining oneself speaking to an audience may trigger an involuntary physical response to most people. Often it will begin with a contraction of [...]
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 [...]
