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ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2021-10-09 12:00 - 2021-10-10 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers
When:
Saturday, October 9, 12pm – 4pm, PST
Sunday, October 10, 12pm – 4pm, PST
Where:
Online via Zoom
Taught by:
Tyler Seiple
www.accentcoachla.com
Price: $225
($150 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)
$90 for repeat registration
Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.
Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.
After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students are able to integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

PROSODY INTENSIVE #1
2021-10-16 08:00 - 2021-10-17 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A Two-Day Online Intensive in Prosody
A 4P Workshop
With Teachers Dawn-Elin Fraser and Tyler Seiple
October 16th-17th, 2021, 8:00am-3:00pm Pacific Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific.
The Prosody Intensive is an exploration of the descriptive and experiential skills of prosodic awareness and embodiment, within the context of Knight-Thompson Speechwork. Open to anyone who has taken Experiencing Accents, this workshop is designed to increase possibilities for perceiving, describing, and performing the various components of speech prosody, including stress, syllabification, pitch, duration, and connectivity. We’ll explore the potential applications of these skills to English in an introductory way, while leaving plenty of room for integration into inhabiting any variety of human communication. Participants of all experience levels are welcome, as we’ll be focusing our work on the basics of prosody through play, curiosity, and experimentation.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

Early Bird Registration at $250 USD is available through August 24, 2021. The full registration fee is $275 USD.
Please note that Experiencing Accents is a prerequisite for this workshop.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on September 4th, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on September 25th, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by October 2nd, 2021. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2021-11-13 12:00 - 2021-11-14 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:
Saturday, November 13, 12pm – 4pm, PST
Sunday, November 14, 12pm – 4pm, PST

Where:
Online via Zoom

Taught by:
Siobhan Doherty
www.speakingofaccents.com

Price: $225

$90 for repeat registration

To Register:

Email Siobhan at speakingofaccents@gmail.com.

Certified Teacher Siobhan Doherty leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing speakingofaccents@gmail.com.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT Australia
2021-11-20 12:00 - 2021-11-21 16:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers
When:
Saturday, November 20, 12pm – 4pm, AEDT
Sunday, November 21, 12pm – 4pm, AEDT
Where:
Online
Taught by:

Simon Masterton & Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Price: $250 AUD
To Register:
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=793747&
Certified Teachers Simon Masterton and Linda Nicholls-Gidley leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.
Space is limited. Register now by visiting this website.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #33 Online
2021-12-11 08:00 - 2021-12-17 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
Registration for EXPERIENCING SPEECH #33 is currently closed. Any available Remaining Balance tickets are for participants who have already registered. Click here to put your name on the waitlist.
An Online Six-Day Workshop in:
the sounds of the world’s languages
the physicality of speech actions
introducing descriptive phonetics
the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech
With Teachers Andrea Caban, Nathan Crocker, & Julie Foh
December 11-17, 2021, 8am-3pm Pacific Time
There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific Time.
December 14th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$850 USD*

ANY Union Members

$850 USD**

Non-members

$950 USD***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
*** If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).

There is also a PART ONE ONLY OPTION for $550 USD ($450 USD with union membership)!
This three-day session (Part One) focuses on:
Awareness and practice of precise articulation action
The physical actions that produce all the sounds of the world’s languages—”Omnish”
Vocal Tract Posture—the articulatory basis for the sounds in accents and languages
This session will also prepare the participant for Part Two, which includes detailed phonetic transcription and an exploration of the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech. (No phonetic transcription will be used in Part One of the workshop.) Email knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com if interested in a PART ONE ONLY OPTION.

Deadlines:

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on October 30th, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 20th, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by November 27th, 2021. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2021-12-11 12:00 - 2021-12-12 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:
Saturday, December 11, 12pm – 4pm, PST
Sunday, December 12, 12pm – 4pm, PST

Where:
Online via Zoom

Taught by:
Tyler Seiple
www.accentcoachla.com

Price: $225
($150 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)

$90 for repeat registration

To Register: Email Tyler at accentcoachla@gmail.com or visit here for more information.

Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.

After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students are able to integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #34 Online from Australia
2021-12-12 12:00 - 2021-12-18 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online, United States
A Six-Day Online Workshop in:
the sounds of the world’s languages
the physicality of speech actions
introducing descriptive phonetics
the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech
With Teachers Simon Masterton & Linda Nicholls-Gidley
December 12-18, 2021, 12:00-7:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
That’s 6:30am-1:30pm in Mumbai and Colombo;
9am-4pm in Singapore, Perth, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, and Hong Kong;
10am-5pm in Seoul and Tokyo;
2-9pm in New Zealand;
1am-8am in London;
8pm-3am in New York.
Time Zone Calculator here.
There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 3:00 to 4:00pm AEDT.
December 15th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$850 USD*

ANY Union Members

$850 USD**

Non-members

$950 USD***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
*** If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).

There is also a PART ONE ONLY OPTION for $500 USD ($400 USD with union membership)!
This three-day session (Part One) focuses on:
Awareness and practice of precise articulation action
The physical actions that produce all the sounds of the world’s languages—”Omnish”
Vocal Tract Posture—the articulatory basis for the sounds in accents and languages
This session will also prepare the participant for Part Two, which includes detailed phonetic transcription and an exploration of the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech. (No phonetic transcription will be used in Part One of the workshop.) Email knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com if interested in a PART ONE ONLY OPTION.

Deadlines:

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on October 31st, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 21st, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by November 28th, 2021. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #17
2021-12-19 08:00 - 2021-12-21 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
December 19th-21st, 2021, 8:00am-3:00pm Pacific Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

Click here for a full description of our Phonetics Intensive workshops. The full registration fee is $450 USD.
Please note that Experiencing Speech is a prerequisite for the Phonetics Intensive.
*If you have already taken the Phonetics Intensive and are interested in re-taking it, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 7th, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 28th, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by December 5th, 2021. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #20 Online
2022-01-03 08:00 - 2022-01-09 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With KTS Co-Director Andrea Caban & Master Teacher Julie Foh
January 3rd-9th, 2022, 8am-3pm Pacific Time.
Daily meal break 11am-12pm Pacific Time.
January 6th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.
Experiencing Speech and Phonetics Intensive are prerequisites for Experiencing Accents.
For more about Knight-Thompson Speechwork, please visit About the Work.

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$850 USD*

ANY Union Members

$850 USD**

Non-members

$950 USD***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
*** If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).
Deadlines:
In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 22, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 13, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by December 20, 2021.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE Australia #2
2022-01-03 12:00 - 2022-01-05 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Certified Teachers Simon Masterton & Linda Nicholls-Gidley
January 3rd-5th, 2021, 12:00-7:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
That’s 6:30am-1:30pm in Mumbai and Colombo;
9am-4pm in Singapore, Perth, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, and Hong Kong;
10am-5pm in Seoul and Tokyo;
2-9pm in New Zealand;
1am-8am in London;
8pm-3am in New York.
Time Zone Calculator here.
There will be a daily meal break from 3:00 to 4:00pm AEDT.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

Click here for a full description of our Phonetics Intensive workshops. The full registration fee is $450 USD.
Please note that Experiencing Speech is a prerequisite for the Phonetics Intensive.
*If you have already taken the Phonetics Intensive and are interested in re-taking it, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 22nd, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 13th, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by December 20th, 2021. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS Australia Online
2022-01-07 12:00 - 2022-01-13 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online, United States
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With Teachers Simon Masterton & Linda Nicholls-Gidley
January 7th-13th, 2022, 12pm-7pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
That’s 6:30am-1:30pm in Mumbai and Colombo;
9am-4pm in Singapore, Perth, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, and Hong Kong;
10am-5pm in Seoul and Tokyo;
2-9pm in New Zealand;
1am-8am in London;
8pm-3am in New York.
Time Zone Calculator here.
There will be a daily meal break from 3:00 to 4:00pm AEDT.
January 10th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.
Experiencing Speech and the Phonetics Intensive are prerequisites for Experiencing Accents.
For more about Knight-Thompson Speechwork, please visit About the Work.

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$850 USD*

ANY Union Members

$850 USD**

Non-members

$950 USD***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
*** If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).
Deadlines:
In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 26, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 17, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by December 24, 2021.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-01-15 12:00 - 2022-01-16 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, January 15, 12pm – 4pm, PSTSunday, January 16, 12pm – 4pm, PST

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Tyler Seiplewww.accentcoachla.com

Price: $250($175 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Tyler at accentcoachla@gmail.com or visit here for more information.

Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.

After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students are able to integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

KTS Webinar #35: Lexical Set Strategies
2022-01-29 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Greetings, Speechworkers!

The 35th KTS Webinar is open for registration! Join three recent graduates of KTS Teacher Certification #7 for a deeper exploration of J.C. Wells’ Lexical Sets on Saturday, January 29th at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT.

Eric Armstrong, Christopher Lakewood and Jude McSpadden will discuss the benefits and challenges of the Lexical Sets for the actor and the coach. With 27 sets and 62 sub-sets, and a vast array of splits and mergers, they can be overwhelming to coach/teacher and client/student alike! Through demonstration and a little bit of play, Jude, Chris and Eric will propose some strategies to learn and teach the Lexical Sets effectively, such as diagnostics, songs, emojis, colour coding, minimal pairs, rhyming, mind maps and visuals.

Registration for this webinar will be $10 to cover hosting costs. This webinar will be recorded, so if you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience.

To convert this meeting to your time zone, click here.

Register here!

Registrants will receive Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the event. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed.

Session Agreements:

From Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”Speak from the ITake Care of YourselfSpeak and Listen in DraftRespect the Agenda, but Hold it LightlyAll Truths are ValidWhat is learned, leaves. What is shared, stays.

If you have any questions about this space, please contact ktswebinars@gmail.com.

Eric Armstrong teaches voice, speech, accents, and text in the Acting program at York University in Toronto; he has taught full-time in universities for 27 years in the US and Canada. His professional practice focuses on accent coaching/design, with numerous credits on award-winning theatre, television and film productions, including designing the Belter accent for Prime Video’s The Expanse. He has presented frequently at the annual VASTA conference and published articles and reviews in the Voice and Speech Review. He was the co-host (with Phil Thompson) of Glossonomia: Conversations on the Sounds of Speech. His research interests lie in the pedagogy of accent training for diverse populations. He is working on an Open Educational Resource (aka “book”) on using Wells’ Lexical Sets for Accents.

Chris Lakewood is a London based accent modification and dialect coach who has a private coaching practice and teaches at various drama schools. He is currently teaching accents and phonetics at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and at Mountview Academy. He has previously worked at ALRA (North and South) and Millennium Performing Arts. Production coaching at LAMDA includes Miss Julie by Amy Ng and King Charles III by Mike Bartlett. In addition to his coaching he works as an actor and since training at LAMDA has worked for BBC1, BBC3, Netflix, Apple, Amazon and recently filmed a recurring role on ‘Masters of the Air’ produced by Spielberg and Tom Hanks. You can find out more about Chris and his work on his website: https://www.lakewoodamdc.co.uk/

Jude McSpadden is a Belfast based voice and dialect coach. She has over 25 years experience teaching and training actors in voice, speech and accent both nationally and internationally. She has taught and coached in several settings: Drama school, Theatre, Film and TV. Jude initially trained as an actor at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and later gained an MA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Jude has spent years studying, mastering, performing and coaching numerous accents. Her extensive work with phonetic transcription has led her to developing illustrations and animations to help visualise the articulatory gestures required to acquire new pronunciation patterns.

PRONUNCIATION INTENSIVE #2
2022-02-04 08:00 - 2022-02-06 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Lexical Sets
A 4P Workshop
With KTS Teachers Siobhan Doherty & Tyler Seiple
February 4th-6th, 2022, 8:00am-3:00pm Pacific Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific.
The Pronunciation Intensive is an exploration of the philosophy, structure, and usage of J.C. Wells’ lexical sets within the context of Knight-Thompson Speechwork. Open to anyone who has taken Experiencing Accents, this workshop is designed to further familiarize participants with the application of the lexical sets to accent work and to tackle ambiguities around their use through play, practice, and community skill-building. Participants of all experience levels are welcome, from those seeking to expand their teaching strategies as well as those wanting to deepen their own understanding of how to use the lexical sets.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

Early Bird Registration at $350 USD is available through December 14th, 2021. The full registration fee is $400 USD.
Please note that Experiencing Accents is a prerequisite for this workshop.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 24th, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on January 14th, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by January 21st, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-02-12 12:00 - 2022-02-13 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, February 12, 12pm – 4pm, PSTSunday, February 13, 12pm – 4pm, PST

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Tyler Seiplewww.accentcoachla.com

Price: $250($175 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Tyler at accentcoachla@gmail.com or visit here for more information.

Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.

After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students will integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

Webinar #36: The 4 “P”s
2022-02-26 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Greetings, Speechworkers!

The 36th KTS Webinar is open for registration! Join KTS Teachers Katie Cunningham and Siobhan Doherty for an introduction to the 4 “P”s of Experiencing Accents on Saturday, February 26th at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT.

For folks curious about Knight-Thompson Speechwork, this webinar will cover the concepts of The 4 “P”s that create the framework of KTS pedagogy: People, Posture, Prosody, and Pronunciation. With some experiential exercises, we’ll examine each P, including how they interact with each other to support a panlingual approach to accent work.

Registration for this webinar will be $10 to cover hosting costs. This webinar will be recorded, so if you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience.

To convert this meeting to your time zone, click here.

Registrants will receive Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the event. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed.

Session Agreements:

From Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”Speak from the ITake Care of YourselfSpeak and Listen in DraftRespect the Agenda, but Hold it LightlyAll Truths are ValidWhat is learned, leaves. What is shared, stays.

If you have any questions about this space, please contact ktswebinars@gmail.com.

Siobhan Doherty (she/her) is Voice and Speech Faculty at Hussian College and The Art of Acting Studio, the Stella Adler studio in LA. She coaches accents and dialects through her company, Speaking of Accents. As a performer, Siobhan has worked with Utah Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Rep, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, PCPA, Loose Canon Collective, and Berkeley Repertory Theater. Siobhan has produced numerous commercials, industrials, and award-winning webseries. As a director, Siobhan works in theater and film exploring perceptions of gender through comedy, movement, and voice. Recent work includes The Boatman, Metamorphoses, Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Orlando, and the digital sketch team DAME Sketch Comedy. Siobhan is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and she holds a BA in Theater and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine.

Katie Cunningham (she/her) is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork and an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. As an actor, she has appeared on a host of stages in New York and across the country as well as in film and television. Recent voice, text, and dialect coaching includes River & Rail Theatre; Southwest Shakespeare Company; and multiple productions at Clarence Brown Theatre. Her work has been published in the Voice and Speech Review, The Conversation, and the International Dialects of English Archive. In addition to a graduate certificate in vocology from the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at Lamar University, Katie holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association since 2010, SAG-AFTRA, VASTA, and PAVA (Pan-American Vocology Association). www.katiecunningham.com

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-03-12 12:00 - 2022-03-13 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, March 12, 12pm – 4pm, PSTSunday, March 13, 12pm – 4pm, PST

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Siobhan Dohertywww.speakingofaccents.com

Price: $250

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Siobhan at speakingofaccents@gmail.com.

Certified Teacher Siobhan Doherty leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing speakingofaccents@gmail.com.

Webinar #37: The Next Phase: Supporting students and clients living with and recovering from Covid
2022-03-27 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The 37th KTS Webinar is open for registration! Join Andrea Lewis and Ann Marie Pollard for ‘The Next Phase: supporting students and clients living with long covid and recovering from COVID.” On Sunday 27th March at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT.

Andrea Lewis will be sharing her own experiences with long covid, and they will be discussing different possible symptoms and providing strategies, exercises and resources to help support individuals with their recovery. In addition, they will be introducing ongoing best practices to help reduce the risk of covid in classrooms.

Registration for this webinar will be $10 to cover hosting costs. This webinar will be recorded, so if you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience.

To convert this meeting to your time zone, click here.

Registrants will receive Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the event. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed.

Session Agreements:

From Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”Speak from the ITake Care of YourselfSpeak and Listen in DraftRespect the Agenda, but Hold it LightlyAll Truths are ValidWhat is learned, leaves. What is shared, stays.

If you have any questions about this space, please contact ktswebinars@gmail.com.

Andrea Lewis is the Senior Voice Tutor at Mountview and voice coach for Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre. She has worked extensively in UK drama schools and theatre and runs her own coaching practice as a Voice & Dialect coach. Due to her own experience with long covid, she has made this topic her area of research and interest to further support herself and her students and clients.

Ann Marie Pollard is a voice and movement coach based in Lincoln, Nebraska. Ann Marie serves as the Resident Voice, Text, and Dialect Coach for the Nebraska Repertory Theatre and as an Assistant Professor of Practice in Voice, Movement, and Acting at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She enjoys working one to one both online and in her home studio and recently has been particularly interested in how voice work can bring stability and ease to clients undergoing physical therapy.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #35
2022-03-28 09:00 - 2022-04-03 16:00 (Europe/London) | RADA, 16 Chenies Street, London, WC1E 7PA, United Kingdom
A Six-Day Workshop in:
the sounds of the world’s languages
the physicality of speech actions
introducing descriptive phonetics
the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech
March 28 – April 3, 2022, 9am-4pm British Summer Time
Daily meal break 12-1pm BST
London, England
March 31st will be a day off.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.
***With the recent discovery and quick spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Knight-Thompson Speechwork has made the following plan for our upcoming in-person workshops in March and April of 2022:
If, one week before the workshops begin on March 28, 2022, we are unable to travel from California to the UK and/or RADA is unable to host the workshops in person, we will transfer them to the online format, changing the times so that they begin in the afternoon and go into the evening UK time.
But, if we are able to hold the workshops in person, we will require both proof of vaccination and masking, and we will adhere to any testing policies RADA has in place at the time. ***

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$850 USD*

ANY Union Members

$850 USD**

Non-members

$950 USD***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
*** If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).

There is also a PART ONE ONLY OPTION for $550 USD ($450 USD with union membership)!
This three-day session (Part One) focuses on:
Awareness and practice of precise articulation action
The physical actions that produce all the sounds of the world’s languages—”Omnish”
Vocal Tract Posture—the articulatory basis for the sounds in accents and languages
This session will also prepare the participant for Part Two, which includes detailed phonetic transcription and an exploration of the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech. (No phonetic transcription will be used in Part One of the workshop.) Email knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com if interested in a PART ONE ONLY OPTION.

Deadlines:

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on February 14th, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 7th, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by March 14th, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #18
2022-04-06 09:00 - 2022-04-08 16:00 (Europe/London) | RADA, 18 Chenies Street, London, United Kingdom
A Three-Day Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
April 6th-8th, 2022, 9:00am-4:00pm British Summer Time
There will be a daily meal break 12-1pm BST.
London, England

Click here for a full description of our Phonetics Intensive workshops. The full registration fee is $450 USD.
Please note that Experiencing Speech is a prerequisite for the Phonetics Intensive.
***With the recent discovery and quick spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Knight-Thompson Speechwork has made the following plan for our upcoming in-person workshops in March and April of 2022:
If, one week before the workshops begin on March 28, 2022, we are unable to travel from California to the UK and/or RADA is unable to host the workshops in person, we will transfer them to the online format, changing the times so that they begin in the afternoon and go into the evening UK time.
But, if we are able to hold the workshops in person, we will require both proof of vaccination and masking, and we will adhere to any testing policies RADA has in place at the time. ***
*If you have already taken the Phonetics Intensive and are interested in re-taking it, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on February 23rd, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 16th, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by March 23rd, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #21
2022-04-11 09:00 - 2022-04-24 22:00 (Europe/London) | RADA, 18 Chenies Street, London, United Kingdom
A SIX-DAY WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
Part One: April 11th-13th, 2022, 9am-4pm British Summer Time, London, England. Meal break 12-1pm.
Part Two: April 22nd-24th, 2022, 3pm-10pm British Summer Time, online. Meal break 6-7pm.
April 14th-21st will be days off. Part One will happen in-person in London. Part Two will happen online.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.
Experiencing Speech and Phonetics Intensive are prerequisites for Experiencing Accents.
For more about Knight-Thompson Speechwork, please visit About the Work.
***With the recent discovery and quick spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Knight-Thompson Speechwork has made the following plan for our upcoming in-person workshops in March and April of 2022:
If, one week before the workshops begin on March 28, 2022, we are unable to travel from California to the UK and/or RADA is unable to host the workshops in person, we will transfer them to the online format, changing the times so that they begin in the afternoon and go into the evening UK time.
But, if we are able to hold the workshops in person, we will require both proof of vaccination and masking, and we will adhere to any testing policies RADA has in place at the time. ***

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$850 USD*

ANY Union Members

$850 USD**

Non-members

$950 USD***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
*** If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).
Deadlines:
In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on February 28, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 21, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by March 28, 2022.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

Webinar #38: Dialects on Set
2022-04-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Production coaches Tré Cotten, Eliza Simpson, Erik Singer, and Erin Nicole Washington will share their personal experiences on set as well as best practices for working with TV, Film, Streaming, and Video Game production. On Saturday April 30th at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT.

Registration for this webinar will be $10. This webinar will be recorded, so if you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience.

To convert this meeting to your time zone, click here.

Registrants will receive Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the event. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed.

Session Agreements:

From Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”Speak from the ITake Care of YourselfSpeak and Listen in DraftRespect the Agenda, but Hold it LightlyAll Truths are ValidWhat is learned, leaves. What is shared, stays.

If you have any questions about this space, please contact ktswebinars@gmail.com.

Tré Cotten is a published and internationally award-winning artist and educator from Clayton, North Carolina. He holds a BA in Theatre (Performance) from UNC-Wilmington along with an MFA in Acting from The University of Washington-School of Drama. Mr. Cotten has been featured in The NY and LA Times for his work as Dialect Coach on Regina King’s, One Night in Miami along with recognition for his work with Leslie Odom Jr.’s Academy Award Nominated performance as the legendary Sam Cooke. Film/Television: He is Dialect Coach on the Canadian debut of CBC & BET’s period drama, The Porter; Amazon’s upcomingThe Peripheral. He is currently in production as Acting and Dialect Coach on, The Exorcist, trilogy directed by David Gordon Green. Theatre/Stage: Mr. Cotten is also set to be Voice and Dialect Coach at The Shaw Festival’s Canadian Premier of August Wilson’s, Gem of the Ocean, set to run August of 2022. His goal as an artist and educator is to connect cultures around the world in the arts through authentic storytelling.

Eliza Simpson: As a speech and dialect coach Eliza has worked in film and TV productions on Netflix, Hulu, & Apple TV. Her most recent studio credits include prep for Focus Features’ “Blue Bayou” and Warner Bros’ “Fantastic Beasts 3.” She is currently post-production for an unnamed project with Ubisoft games. Eliza is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson speechwork and a head coach & brand ambassador for BoldVoice.com

Erik Singer is a dialect coach for film and television. Recent work includes Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, Barry Levinson’s The Survivor, Rodrigo García’s Raymond and Ray, and Netflix’s Slumberland, all due out this year. His Webby award-winning videos for Wired discussing accent work in films and language and accent variety more generally have been viewed over seventy million times.

Erin Nicole Washington is an actor and a dialect coach for actors in TV & film.

She holds a BFA from SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory, an MFA from Harvard/ART in Acting and have taught at Voice & Speech at Purchase and Columbia College LA. She has coached American & international actors including Regina King, Amirah Vann and projects for Disney & the theme parks, CW, Hulu & Netflix. In addition to coaching television & film, she has prepared clients for Broadway & LA theater, televised award shows and business presentations, academic talks and tech pitches. When she is not dancing with dialects, or traveling around the globe performing & training, she is completing her Alexander Technique certification.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #36 Online
2022-05-14 08:00 - 2022-05-20 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
An Online Six-Day Workshop in:
the sounds of the world’s languages
the physicality of speech actions
introducing descriptive phonetics
the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Julie Foh
May 14-20, 2022, 8am-3pm Pacific Time
There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific Time.
May 17th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$850 USD*

ANY Union Members

$850 USD**

Non-members

$950 USD***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
*** If you’re interested in repeating an “Experiencing…” workshop that you’ve already taken, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you and provide you with a discount code for 1/2 off the full price of the workshop (discounts cannot be combined).

There is also a PART ONE ONLY OPTION for $550 USD ($450 USD with union membership)!
This three-day session (Part One) focuses on:
Awareness and practice of precise articulation action
The physical actions that produce all the sounds of the world’s languages—”Omnish”
Vocal Tract Posture—the articulatory basis for the sounds in accents and languages
This session will also prepare the participant for Part Two, which includes detailed phonetic transcription and an exploration of the skills of adjusting linguistic detail in speech. (No phonetic transcription will be used in Part One of the workshop.) Email knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com if interested in a PART ONE ONLY OPTION.

Deadlines:

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $200 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on April 2, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on April 23, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by April 30, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-05-14 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, May 14, 9am – 1pm & 2pm – 6pm PST

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Tyler Seiplewww.accentcoachla.com

Price: $250($175 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Tyler at accentcoachla@gmail.com or visit here for more information.

Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com, or by visiting here for more information.

After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students will integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

Webinar #39: The Neuro-Inclusive Pedagogical Approach - the Why and the How
2022-05-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Voice, text, and dialect coaches Salvatore Sorce and Katherine Heath will discuss neurodivergence and offer strategies to work towards a Neuro-Inclusive practice. In this webinar, participants will gain an understanding of specific areas of neurodivergence; identify particular characteristics one might see in a neuro-divergent student; and embrace a neuro-inclusive pedagogical approach. Attendees will be asked to engage in a short Q&A and share findings.

On Saturday May 21st at 11am PST/2pm EST/7pm GMT.

Registration for this webinar will be $10. This webinar will be recorded, so if you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience.

To convert this meeting to your time zone, click here.

Registrants will receive Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the event. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed.

Session Agreements:

From Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”Speak from the ITake Care of YourselfSpeak and Listen in DraftRespect the Agenda, but Hold it LightlyAll Truths are ValidWhat is learned, leaves. What is shared, stays.

If you have any questions about this space, please contact ktswebinars@gmail.com.

Salvatore Sorce and Katherine Heath are Voice, Text and Dialect coaches working across UK drama schools, and the theatre, television and film industry. Salvatore and Katherine originally trained as actors at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art respectively before working extensively in the industry. They met at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama where they both studied on the MA and MFA programme in Voice Studies. Each chose to research teaching strategies for the neurodiverse (Dyslexia/ Dyspraxia/ AD(H)D) professional actor and acting student and made this their dissertation focus. Both practitioners have now embedded their research into their practice to aid the marginalised learner in voice, accent and acting work.

PHONETICS ON-RAMP #2
2022-05-24 08:00 - 2022-05-25 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A Two-Day Online Not-So-Intensive in Phonetic Transcription Play
With KTS Master Teacher Andrea Caban
May 24th-25th, 2022, 8:00am-2:30/3:00pm Pacific Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 11:00am to 11:30 or 12:00pm Pacific.
The Phonetics On-Ramp is a shame-free, beginner’s guide to learning and teaching phonetics through play, gesture, and community skill-building. Open to anyone who has taken Experiencing Speech, this workshop is designed to fit between Experiencing Speech and the Phonetics Intensive for those who consider themselves novice phonetics users, and at anytime for more advanced users interested in investigating new teaching strategies for phonetics in a KTS-inspired arc of speech and accent training.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

The full registration fee is $400 USD.
Please note that Experiencing Speech is a prerequisite for this workshop.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on April 11th, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on May 2nd, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by May 2nd, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #19
2022-05-31 08:00 - 2022-06-02 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
May 31st – June 2nd, 2022, 8:00am-3:00pm Pacific Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

Click here for a full description of our Phonetics Intensive workshops. The full registration fee is $450 USD.
Please note that Experiencing Speech is a prerequisite for the Phonetics Intensive.
*If you have already taken the Phonetics Intensive and are interested in re-taking it, add your name to the “re-taker” waitlist here. We will contact you two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to let you know if there is space for you.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on April 19th, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on May 10th, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by May 17th, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-06-11 09:00 - 2022-06-12 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, June 11, 9am – 1pm, PSTSunday, June 12, 9am – 1pm, PST

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Tyler Seiplewww.accentcoachla.com

Price: $250($175 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Tyler at accentcoachla@gmail.com, or visit Tyler’s website for more information.

Master Teacher Tyler Seiple leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing accentcoachla@gmail.com.

After the Actor’s Accent Toolkit, students are invited to take shorter classes with Tyler in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of the Toolkit, students will integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found on Tyler’s website.

POSTURE INTENSIVE #2
2022-07-08 08:00 - 2022-07-10 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Oral Posture
A 4P Workshop
With KTS Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
July 8th-10th, 2022, 8:00am-3:00pm Pacific Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific.
The Posture Intensive is an exploration of oral (or vocal tract) posture within the context of Knight-Thompson Speechwork’s approach to accent acquisition. Open to anyone who has taken Experiencing Accents, this workshop is designed to further familiarize participants with the identification of habitual configurations and movements of vocal tract muscles within accents and the integration of those habitual configurations and movements into accent work through play, practice, and community skill-building. Participants of all experience levels are welcome, from those seeking to expand their teaching strategies as well as those wanting to deepen their own understanding of how to use posture in accent performance.
This course will be online only. All documents and audio materials will be shared through an online platform. All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.

The full registration fee is $400 USD.
Please note that the Phonetics Intensive is a prerequisite for this workshop.

Deadlines

In order to plan effectively for these workshops, it’s important to have a clear sense of the commitment of potential participants. For that reason we ask for a deposit of $100 USD to secure your place in the workshop. This is due six weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on May 27th, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on June 17th, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by June 24th, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-07-09 12:00 - 2022-07-10 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, July 9, 12pm – 4pm, PSTSunday, July 10, 12pm – 4pm, PST

Where:Online via Zoom

Taught by:Siobhan Dohertywww.speakingofaccents.com

Price: $250

$100 for repeat registration

To register: Email Siobhan at speakingofaccents@gmail.com.

Certified Teacher Siobhan Doherty leads an introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for performers and public speakers. This eight-hour workshop focuses on understanding what accents are and the skills needed to develop them. With a tailored blend of discussion, exercises, and context-building, students walk away with an understanding of the muscles that shape speech, the patterns that make up accents, and the tools they need to adopt any accent. It also introduces a more helpful, KTS-based approach to the idea of “Accent Reduction,” getting to the same result without shame or guilt.

Space is limited. Register now by emailing speakingofaccents@gmail.com.
