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EXPERIENCING SPEECH #38
2023-03-27 09:00 - 2023-04-02 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mountview Drama School, 120 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JT, 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
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
March 27 – April 2, 2023, 9am-4pm British Summer Time
Daily meal break 12-1pm BST
March 30th will be a day off.
London, England
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 February 13, 2023. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 6, 2023. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by March 13, 2023. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

KTS Webinar #43: Creating and Coaching Conlangs and Conlects
2023-03-26 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London)
Conlangs (constructed languages) and Conlects (constructed dialects) appear to be here to stay in the mediated universes of fantasy, space opera, and science fiction. Our panel— Keith Higinbotham, Marina Tyndall, Marion Déprez, and Eric Armstrong—discusses their experiences of creating, designing, coaching, and team-coaching languages and accents built-to-order. They’ll address the challenges of building a language/lect that no one has ever heard before, with sounds that may be unfamiliar in the mouths of the actors and point out some of the pitfalls they’ve tried to avoid along the route. Even made-up accents live in a cultural context, so they’ll share their thoughts on how to deal with the on- and offset “politics” of how best to position our work. Together, our coaches will explore strategies for counteracting, and sometimes embracing, the gravitational pull of the familiar while trying to boldly go where no language/accent has gone before. (Cue the theremin music!)

On Sunday, 26th of March at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT.

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

Registration for this webinar will be $10. Registration will close 24 hours prior to the event and participants will then receive Zoom link information. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed.

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

Eric Armstrong is Chair of the Department of Theatre & Performance at Toronto’s York University, where teaches voice, speech, accents, and text in the Acting & Performance program; he has taught full-time in universities for 29 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 and coaching the Belter accent and language for Prime Video’s The Expanse. His Open Educational Resource, Lexical Sets for Actors bit.ly/lexsets4actorsis available for FREE to support your teaching and coaching.

Keith Higinbotham is a freelance accent and voice coach with an MFA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama where his thesis explored accent creation for fantasy worlds. Keith regularly teaches at some of London’s leading drama schools whilst running a successful private coaching business. He has provided accent and dialect coaching on a number of stage shows and has begun his foray into the world of TV. Alongside accent coaching, Keith is a voice and movement director for video games and is currently working on a AAA project.

Marina Tyndall is a freelance voice and dialect coach based in London and trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Recent TV coaching projects include Star Wars: Andor, Killing Eve, Interview With The Vampire,Line of Duty, This England, Gangs of London, and Honour. Film projects include Murder On The Orient Express, Tenet, Rogue One, Firebrand, Death On The Nile, The Rhythm Section, A Haunting In Venice (2024), Inferno, Mindhorn, and Burnt.

Marion Déprez is an experienced teacher and became a French language coach for the film industry. A graduate in French from the university of La Sorbonne, Paris IV, she worked for over 10 years teaching French as a foreign language, specialising in pronunciation. Déprez’s work for films comprises of coaching actors in acting in French. She also translates lines in realistic conversational French (or historically accurate) and provides alternative versions with suitable phonetics to specific actors. Marion moved to the UK in 2005 to complete a Master I and a diploma from La Sorbonne in French as a foreign language. She then trained in London as a performer and director in Jacques Lecoq School of Physical Theatre and started a career as an actress/ director and a French teacher. She has designed a pronunciation course for Sussex University and is developing an online French pronunciation course.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2023-03-11 12:00 - 2023-03-12 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, March 11, 12pm – 4pm, PacificSunday, March 12, 12pm – 4pm, Pacific

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.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2023-02-11 09:00 - 2023-02-12 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, February 11, 9am – 1pm, PacificSunday, February 12, 9am – 1pm, Pacific

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.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2023-01-14 12:00 - 2023-01-15 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, January 14, 12pm – 4pm, PacificSunday, January 15, 12pm – 4pm, Pacific

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.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #23 Online
2023-01-02 08:00 - 2023-01-08 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Julie Foh
January 2nd-8th, 2023, 8am-3pm Pacific Time.
Daily meal break 11am-12pm Pacific Time.
January 5th 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 21, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 12, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by December 19, 2022.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #20
2022-12-19 08:00 - 2022-12-21 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Master Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
December 19th-21st, 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 November 7th, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 28th, 2022. 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, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-12-11 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Sunday, December 11, 9am – 1pm & 2pm – 6pm, 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.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #37 Online
2022-12-10 08:00 - 2022-12-16 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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 10-16, 2022, 8am-3pm Pacific Time
There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 11:00am to 12:00pm Pacific Time.
December 13th 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 29, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 19, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by November 26, 2022. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

KTS Webinar #42: A Panel Discussion on Coaching Global Majority Accents and Dialects
2022-12-03 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join Gurkiran Kaur, Jacqueline Springfield, and Josh F. S. Moser as they share about their experiences as coaches of Global Majority dialects.

On Saturday 3rd of December at 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT.

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

Registration for this webinar will be $10. Registration will close 24 hours prior to the event and participants will then receive Zoom link information. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed.

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

Gurkiran Kaur (she/her) is a voice, accent and dialect coach from London. She received her BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London before training as an actor at The Bridge Theatre Training Company. She has an MA in Voice Studies from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and is part of Freelancers Make Theatre Work’s Dawn Chorus collective. Gurkiran works at a number of drama schools and with private and corporate clients. Since June 2021, Gurkiran has coached over 20 productions. She is part of The Voice And Speech Teaching Associations’ EduCore Leadership Team and serves as a Junior Board Member.

Coaching credits include Extinct (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Queens of Sheba (Soho Theatre), NW Trilogy (The Kiln), How To Save The Planet When You’re A Young Carer And Broke (Boundless Theatre), Best of Enemies (The Young Vic & Headlong), Red Pitch (Bush Theatre), Lotus Beauty (Hampstead Theatre/Tamasha Theatre), Henry VIII (Shakespeare’s Globe), Offside (Futures Theatre), Marvin’s Binocular’s (The Unicorn), Favour (Bush Theatre), The Climbers (Theatre By The Lake), Chasing Hares (The Young Vic & Uncut), Finding Home (Curve Theatre), The P Word (Bush Theatre), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Noel Coward Theatre), Silence Donmar Warehouse & Tara Theatre), A Dead Body In Taos (Fuel Theatre), I Wonder If (Young Vic) and Good Karma Hospital for Tiger Aspect Productions.

Jacqueline Springfield (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Acting and Co-Coordinator of the Acting Concentration in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Kennesaw State University. Jacqueline holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from the

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and is a certified Associate Instructor

of Fitzmaurice Voicework and an Associate Editor of the International Dialects of English

Archive. Teaching credits include: The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NY), The Black Arts Institute at Stella Adler, New York Film Academy, Brooklyn College, Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts, Montclair State University, University at Albany, Wildwind Performance Lab at Texas Tech, The Kennedy Center, and The American College Theatre Festival. Her professional dialect coaching credits include: True Colors Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Ensemble Studio Theatre, American Players Theatre and Pittsburgh Playhouse. TV performance credits include: The Good Cop (Netflix); First Wives Clubs (BET+) and Law and Order SVU (NBC). Theater performance credits include: Cherry Lane Studio Theatre, 13th Street Repertory Theatre, Negro Ensemble Theatre, Nashville Repertory Theatre, and Triad Stage. Professional Memberships: Actors’ Equity Association (AEA); Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA); Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA); and Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE).

Josh “J” Feliciano-Sanchez Moser (they/them) is an NYC based actor, educator, and voice/dialect specialist. Josh is a Certified Teacher of both Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight Thompson Speechwork, with an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design.

Some of Josh’s coaching work includes: Profile Theatre, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, Brown U/Trinity Repertory, CNN’s Harry Enten, Savannah Stage Company, Savannah Shakes, Garden of Voices, and others. They are the co-author of the article Strategies for Guiding Actors’ Accent and Linguistic Needs in the 21st Century, which provides strategies for coaching multi-cultural and multi-lingual actors. J is an Assistant Professor in Kean University’s Theatre Conservatory, as well as a Senior Consultant for the Strictly Speaking Group. Additional teaching experience includes: Brown University/Trinity Repertory MFA Interim head of Voice and Speech from 2019 – 2022; HB Studios; The American Academy of Dramatic Arts; the La MaMa ETC/Trinity College Performing Arts Semester; City College of New York; SCAD; PACE; and others. They are a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association, the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors, the Voice and Speech Trainers Association, and a Resident Artist Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. For more, please visit www.JoshFSMoser.com.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-11-12 12:00 - 2022-11-13 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, November 12, 12pm – 4pm, PSTSunday, November 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.

KTS Webinar #41: Ask For it; It's Not Personal: Negotiating For Your Labor
2022-11-05 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Whether you’re booking your first on-set gig, landing that tenure track job, or getting set up with new clients, always remember that EVERYTHING is negotiable. In this webinar for professionals in vocal design/production/performance, Amy Chaffee and Adi Cabral guide you through some basics of self-employment, including setting terms of service, countering offers, “deliverables,” boundaries and expectations, accountability and accounting, billing, and (re)negotiation of terms.

On Saturday 5th November at 10am PST/1pm EST/5pm GMT.

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

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

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

Amy Chaffee, Dialect/Voice Designer. Recent Dialect/Voice Design: Theatre: Pantomime (Crescent City Stage), Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (Tulane University) The Play That Goes Wrong (Le Petit Theatre), Circe (Hydrama Theatre Centre, Ydra, Greece); Recent Feature Film: Red, Right Hand; Recent Television: Seasons 1 and 2 Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (AMC), Interview With The Vampire (AMC), “In From The Cold” (Netflix), seasons 1-4 of Barry(HBO) and “True Lies” (NBC/Peacock.) Recent acting appearances on-screen: “Why Women Kill” (Peacock) and “Interview With the Vampire.” (AMC). She will be appearing in 2023 in “Bob Dumkee’s Farm” at Northern Sky Theatre, Fish Creek, WI.

Amy has taught or performed on 6 continents. She is an Associate Professor Voice and Acting at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, and a Certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice VoiceworkTM . BFA-New York University-Tisch School of the Arts; MFA- Old Globe Theatre/University of San Diego.

Adi Cabral (they/them) is a dialect coach, intimacy director, actor, and Associate Professor of Voice and Movement at the University of Nevada, Reno. Adi has worked with theatrical companies around the world including the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities (CO, USA), Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (MO, USA), Southwest Shakespeare Company (AZ, USA), Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (NV, USA), New Repertory Theatre (MA, USA), Central Square Theatre (MA, USA), Stella Adler Studio of Acting (NY, USA), Hangar Theatre Company (NY, USA), Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company (TX, USA), New Hazlett Theater (PA, USA), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland), and Darlinghurst Theatre Company (Australia). They are a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork and Fitzmaurice Voicework. For more information, please visit www.AdiCabral.com.

KTS Webinar #40: Free Intro to Knight-Thompson Speechwork
2022-10-09 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The 40th KTS webinar is open for registration!

If you’re curious about KTS, have had a taste of the work and want more, or want to refresh your relationship to it, please join us! Elisa and Lottie will outline some fundamental principles (perhaps) of this approach to speech and accent training and will lead participants through some introductory explorations of the physical actions of speech sounds.

On Sunday 9th October 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMTTo convert this meeting to your time zone, click here.

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

Elisa Gonzales is voice and dialect coach, writer, and actor based in Amherst, MA. She is the Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Elisa holds a BFA in Acting from Emerson College, an MFA in Theatre Performance from Arizona State University, and is a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association), ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education), and the Dramatists Guild. www.elisagonzales.com

Lottie Williams-Burrell is a London based voice and dialect coach and is Joint Head of Voice at Mountview. Recent film and TV credits include Gran Turismo, The Outrun, Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose and Count Abdulla.

Lottie has coached on many theatre productions nationwide, including Betrayal and Grease, West End, and frequently preps actors for auditions and roles.

She holds an MA in Professional Voice Practice from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, is a certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork teacher and has a BA in Acting from Mountview. Lottie spent many years in Italy where she coached communication and presentation skills and taught English as a foreign language.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-10-08 12:00 - 2022-10-09 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, October 8, 12pm – 4pm, PSTSunday, October 9, 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.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-09-10 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, September 10, 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.

ACTORS ACCENT TOOLKIT
2022-08-20 12:00 - 2022-08-21 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers

When:Saturday, August 20, 12pm – 4pm, PSTSunday, August 21, 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.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #22 Online
2022-07-19 08:00 - 2022-07-25 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With KTS Master Teachers Julie Foh & Tyler Seiple
July 19th-25th, 2022, 8am-3pm Pacific Time.
Daily meal break 11am-12pm Pacific Time.
July 22nd 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 June 7, 2022. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on June 28, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by July 5, 2022.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

TEACHER CERTIFICATION #8
2022-07-18 10:00 - 2022-08-05 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UC Irvine, United States
Knight-Thompson Speechwork is pleased to announce we will be offering a three-week Teacher Certification program in Knight-Thompson Speechwork in the summer of 2022, July 18-August 5, taught by Co-Directors Phil Thompson & Andrea Caban. The program will be held in person in Irvine, CA (with a possible online hybrid option). Sessions will take place five days a week, Monday through Friday, except the final week which may end on Saturday the 6th, depending on cohort size. Prior to the start of the program on July 18th, there will be 3-4 required webinars and various deliverables, to be scheduled, starting on or around June 1, 2022.
Program Goals
The purpose of the Certification is to make sure that its participants possess:

A thorough understanding of the Knight-Thompson approach to speech training.
A thorough knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet and an ability to use it effectively in teaching.
A thorough understanding of the Knight-Thompson approach to the methodology of accent training.
An ability to productively use research resources for accent acquisition, as well as efficiently learn and effectively model new accents.
A demonstrated ability to teach this material effectively and with full understanding.
A demonstrated ability to use this approach creatively in teaching and coaching.

The emphasis in the Certification program will be on individual development, and all participants will receive substantial individual attention and mentoring. Participation in the Certification program does not guarantee certification: in some cases we may require additional work to demonstrate understanding and teaching skill. Admission to the Teacher Certification Program is open only to participants who have already taken Experiencing Speech, Experiencing Accents and a Phonetics Intensive. Prospective participants in the Teacher Certification Program also must have some experience incorporating this approach in their own teaching or coaching before going on to Certification.
Application Process
Submit your application via this link. Then email an accent breakdown* and a link to an accent modelling sample to knightthompsonspeechwork@gmail.com.
Requirements for Accent Breakdown: include a section for each of the 4Ps as taught in Experiencing Accents; include cut sound samples and phonetic transcription for the Posture section and each of the token sounds in the Pronunciation section. An expanded version of a breakdown from Experiencing Accents coursework is acceptable.
Requirements for Accent Modelling sample: A 2- to 3-minute fully-embodied performance of a memorized text in the accent from your breakdown.
Applications open August 8, 2021 and will close on February 15, 2022. There will be two rounds of application review by the KTS Council. The first review will happen after October 1, 2021, and the second will happen at the close of applications on February 15, 2022.
*KTS acknowledges this accent breakdown is your intellectual property and will be used for application review purposes only.
Please note that application to the Cert does not guarantee admittance.

Program Costs
Upon acceptance, the enrollment fee for the Certification is $3,500 USD. If you are accepted into the program, payment instructions will be provided.

Payment 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 $500 to secure your place in the workshop. This is due upon acceptance into the program. The full payment is due June 1st, 2022. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $100 if you inform us before June 1st, 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.

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
2022-06-11 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.
