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ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2021-05-08 12:00 - 2021-05-09 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers
When:
Saturday, May 8, 12pm – 4pm, PDT
Sunday, May 9, 12pm – 4pm, PDT
Where:
Online via Zoom
Taught by:
Tyler Seiple
www.accentcoachla.com
Price: $225
($150 for members of Stuart Rogers’ Studios)
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 #31: A Brave Space
2021-04-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
FREE
Saturday, April 17, 2021
12:00 pm PDT / 3:00 pm EDT
To convert this meeting to your timezone, please visit: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
This webinar is for self-identified White voice and speech trainers and professionals to discuss, brainstorm, and problem-solve ways of bringing inclusive and anti-racist practices into their work. This space will be held by KTS Teachers Erik Singer and Kristi Dana. With 90 minutes reserved, we invite our fellow voice and speech enthusiasts of all backgrounds to join in brave conversations about identity-conscious approaches to voice and speech training in a space where we won’t rely on the emotional labor of BIPOC voices to educate us. Utilizing the communication guidelines for a Brave Space designed by AWARE-LA (Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere), we invite attendees to submit questions for discussion to ktswebinars@gmail.com. These questions will be anonymously added to the “Ask It Basket” and then posited to the group as discussion prompts. This webinar will NOT be recorded.
Session Agreements:

From Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”

Speak from the I
Take Care of Yourself
Speak and Listen in Draft
Respect the Agenda, but Hold it Lightly
All Truths are Valid
What is learned, leaves. What is shared, stays.

From AWARE-LA

Own your intentions and your impacts
Recognize your privileges
Actively listen

Additional Agreements

Call in, don’t call out

If you have any questions about this space, please contact ktswebinars@gmail.com.
Kristi Dana is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Speech in the Division of Theatre at Southern Methodist University. She is a Certified teacher of mVm Miller Voice Method ® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and holds a Certificate of Completion from the Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA). As Director of mVm, she oversees its teacher certification program. Her research on “Vocal Transparency” focuses on the integration of the mVm Miller Voice Method and Michael Chekhov Acting Technique. Kristi is an active member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA), serving on the Board of Directors (2018 – 2021). She is an Equity actor and works regularly as a performer in Dallas, Texas. Recent credits include Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly at Kitchen Dog Theater, Red Chariot by Gordon Dahlquist at Undermain Theatre, and so go the ghosts of mexico, part 3, by Matthew Paul Olmos at Undermain Theatre. Previous faculty appointments include Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors, Penn State University, Brooklyn College/CUNY, and Long Island University/Post.
Erik Singer is a dialect coach for film and television. Recent work includes Terminator: Dark Fate, Barry Levinson’s Harry Haft, starring Ben Foster, Disney’s live-action Mulan, Sia’s debut feature Music, and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic. His Webby award-winning videos for Wired discussing accent work in films have been viewed over sixty million times.

There is no registration fee for this meeting. Future webinars will have a $10 registration fee to cover hosting costs.
In order to maintain the safety and privacy of the attendees of this webinar, we will not record this meeting. All other webinars are recorded, so, if you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience!
Once a month, every member of the KTS community is invited to connect, collaborate, and share all things KTS related. If you have taken Experiencing Speech or have been introduced to fundamental Experiencing Speech practices, or if you are interested in this aspect of the work, this webinar is for you! Your KTS questions, solutions, phobias, phenomena, details, observations, obsessions, and fancies are all invited to the conversation. Our aim for the Webinar Series is to keep us connected on a regular basis, sustain our KTS conversations, and strengthen our growing KTS community.
Our webinars were inspired by VASTA’s forum on “Things that Work.”
Wanna Lead a Webinar?
We welcome volunteer facilitators and lead presenters for our monthly webinars. Is there a topic you would like to research and/or share your experience on? Would this be a useful line item on your CV? Contact the KTS Webinar Series organizers Adi Cabral and Amani Dorn at ktswebinars@gmail.com or submit an application to schedule you as a KTS webinar facilitator.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #17 Online
2021-04-16 14:00 - 2021-04-25 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online, United States
Registration for EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #17 is currently closed. Click here to put your name on the waitlist.
A SIX-DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With Master Teacher Andrea Caban & Certified Teacher Julie Foh
April 16th-18th & 23rd-25th, 2021, 6am-1pm Pacific Time / 2-9pm British Summer Time.
Daily meal break 9-10am Pacific / 5-6pm BST.
April 19th-22nd will be days off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
See below to register, put down a deposit, or pay in full. 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

$800 USD*

ANY Union Members

$800 USD**

Non-members

$900 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 March 5, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 26, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by April 2, 2021.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #15
2021-04-09 14:00 - 2021-04-11 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online, United States
Registration for PHONETICS INTENSIVE #15 is currently closed. Click here to put your name on the waitlist.
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With KTS Co-Director Andrea Caban and Certified Teacher Tyler Seiple
April 9th-11th, 2021, 6am-1pm Pacific Time / 2-9pm British Summer Time.
There will be a daily meal break from 9:00 to 10:00am Pacific / 5:00 to 6:00pm BST.
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.
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 February 26th, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 19th, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by March 26th, 2021. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE Australia #2
2021-04-09 12:00 - 2021-04-11 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Certified Teachers Simon Masterton & Linda Nicholls-Gidley
April 9th-11th, 2021, 12:00-7:00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
That’s 7:30am-2:30pm in Mumbai and Colombo;
10am-5pm in Singapore, Perth, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, and Hong Kong;
11am-6pm in Seoul and Tokyo;
2-9pm in New Zealand;
3am-10am in London;
10pm-5am in New York.
Time Zone Calculator here.
There will be a daily meal break from 3:00 to 4:00pm AEST.
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 $400 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. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 19th, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by March 26th, 2020. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2021-04-03 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers
When:
Friday, April 3, 9am – 1pm & 2pm – 6pm PST

Where:
Online via Zoom
Taught by:
Siobhan Doherty
www.speakingofaccents.com
Price: $225
$90 for repeat registration
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.

KTS Webinar #30: Voicing Intimate Sounds
2021-03-27 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
Saturday, March 27, 2021
2:00 pm PST / 5:00 pm EST
To convert this meeting to your timezone, please visit: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
Please join us on Saturday, March 27, at 2:00 p.m. PST for our third webinar of 2021, “Voicing Intimate Sounds” hosted by Ryan O’Shea (KTS-Certified) and Rachel Finley.
In this webinar, our presenters will discuss techniques for helping actors explore the voicing of intimate sounds. Using principles and practices from Intimacy Coordination, Fitzmaurice Voicework, and other trauma-informed modalities, the presenters will give practical tools for titrating the performers’ experience from private exploration to public performance.
Ongoing Session Agreements (from Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”)

Speak from the I
Take Care of Yourself
Speak and Listen in Draft
Respect the Agenda but Hold it Lightly
All Truths are Valid
What’s Learned Leaves, What’s Shared Stays

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

Ryan O’Shea (she/her) is a Los Angeles-based voice and speech teacher, Certified in Knight-Thompson Speechwork and Fitzmaurice Voicework. Ryan has worked with everyone from performers to professional athletes and entrepreneurs of various backgrounds on voice, accents, on-camera presence, and the intersections in between. Ryan is the creator and host of the podcast, “Speaking Of…Conversations on Voice, Speech, and Identity with Ryan O’Shea.” You can find more about Ryan at www.voiceandspeechwithryan.com/.

Rachel Finley, an Assistant Professor of Acting with a specialty in Voice and Speech at Arizona State University, is certified in Fitzmaurice Voicework. Ms. Finley is a member of the board of Intimacy Coordinators of Color, a core collaborator in the founding of The Blueprint Artist, a BIPOC focused actor training organization, and an active accent coach, intimacy coordinator, director, and actor.

The Registration fee is $10 to cover hosting costs.
All webinars are recorded. If you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience!
Once a month, every member of the KTS community is invited to connect, collaborate, and share all things KTS related. If you have taken Experiencing Speech or have been introduced to fundamental Experiencing Speech practices, or if you are interested in this aspect of the work, this webinar is for you! Your KTS questions, solutions, phobias, phenomena, details, observations, obsessions, and fancies are all invited to the conversation. Our aim for the Webinar Series is to keep us connected on a regular basis, sustain our KTS conversations, and strengthen our growing KTS community.
Our webinars were inspired by VASTA’s forum on “Things that Work.”
Wanna Lead a Webinar?
We welcome volunteer facilitators and lead presenters for our monthly webinars. Is there a topic you would like to research and/or share your experience on? Would this be a useful line item on your CV? Contact the KTS Webinar Series organizers Adi Cabral and Amani Dorn at ktswebinars@gmail.com or submit an application to schedule you as a KTS webinar facilitator.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #30 Online
2021-03-27 06:00 - 2021-04-02 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
Registration for EXPERIENCING SPEECH #30 is currently closed. Click here to put your name on the waitlist.
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 Master Teacher Andrea Caban & Certified Teacher Julie Foh
March 27th-April 2nd, 2021, 6am-1pm Pacific Time / 1-8pm GMT.
There will be an hour-long daily meal break from 9 to 10am Pacific / 4-5pm GMT.
March 30th 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

$800 USD*

ANY Union Members

$800 USD**

Non-members

$900 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 February 13th, 2021. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on March 6th, 2021. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by March 13th, 2021. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2021-03-06 12:00 - 2021-03-07 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers
When:
Saturday, March 6, 12pm – 4pm, PST
Sunday, March 7, 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
Certified Teacher Tyler Seiple leads a series of Knight-Thompson Speechwork workshops 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 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 #29: Approaches to Teaching Foreign Language Accents
2021-02-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
Saturday, February 27, 2021
5:00 pm PST / 8:00 pm EST
To convert this meeting to your timezone, please visit: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
Please join us on Saturday, February 27, at 5:00 p.m. PST for our second webinar of 2021, “Approaches to Teaching Foreign Language Accents” hosted by Eliza Simpson (KTS-Certified), Jack Wallace, and Yusef Seevers.
In this webinar, our presenters will detail some of the techniques that they have found successful while coaching foreign language accents (both white and non-white). The presenters will each invite a bi-lingual actor/coach to interview and ask them about their experiences. They will then examine the techniques used in the industry while prioritizing the honest experience of each artist. The presenters will chat openly and honestly about their own blunders, seeking to de-stigmatize dialogue around mistakes and facilitate further discussion on how to avoid them.
Ongoing Session Agreements (from Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”)

Speak from the I
Take Care of Yourself
Speak and Listen in Draft
Respect the Agenda but Hold it Lightly
All Truths are Valid
What’s Learned Leaves, What’s Shared Stays

If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact ktswebinars@gmail.com.
Eliza Simpson‘s recent dialect coach credits include Netflix’s Tall Girl, the upcoming sequel to Fantastic Beasts, and Justin Chon’s new film Blue Bayou with Alicia Vikander. Eliza is a dialect coach for production and private clients, as well as a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork. She coaches performers from across the globe for film, TV, stage, voiceover, spokes-modeling, and corporate events. Eliza is a proud graduate of Rutgers University and a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association. When she’s not on set or at rehearsal, she works in conjunction with acting conservatories like HB Studios, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYU, Rutgers, and the New School to assist actors in mastering accent skills. www.dialectsnow.com
Accent Coach Jack Wallace is a professional dialect coach from England, currently based in Los Angeles who specializes in authentic accent preparation for actors and presenters. Jack is an in-demand accents expert for news outlets such as CNN, Entertainment Tonight!, Insider and Buzzfeed. (His appearances with Buzzfeed have garnered over 8.5 million views.) Jack’s clients have appeared in: Never Have I Ever, 13 Reasons Why, The Mandalorian, Westworld, Young Sheldon, Queen Sugar, Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, Big Little Lies, and many others. Formally trained at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in Professional Voice Practice, Jack draws from a strong technical knowledge of voice and speech and combines this with simple, tangible steps to help any actor arrive on set with a fully integrated, authentic accent perfect for their role.
Yusef Seevers is a Detroit native, currently a Resident Artist at PCPA in California, and happy to be working in arts and wellness education. After receiving an MFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University, he harvested a passion for teaching and creating work that necessitates change in the voice and body. He works as a facilitator, choreographer, voice coach, meditation guide, and actor. He has over 20 years of experience in west African dance and teaches movement and voice at youth shelters and to at-risk communities all over the country, especially in this virtual teaching revolution. Some of his recent and favorite acting credits include; Will Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, Algernon in Importance of Being Earnest, Fredrick Douglass in The Agitators, Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, and Belize in Angels in America. For more updates and collaboration opportunities, you can connect with him on IG via @blackbassclef or LinkedIn.
The Registration fee is $10 to cover hosting costs.
All webinars are recorded. If you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience!
Once a month, every member of the KTS community is invited to connect, collaborate, and share all things KTS related. If you have taken Experiencing Speech or have been introduced to fundamental Experiencing Speech practices, or if you are interested in this aspect of the work, this webinar is for you! Your KTS questions, solutions, phobias, phenomena, details, observations, obsessions, and fancies are all invited to the conversation. Our aim for the Webinar Series is to keep us connected on a regular basis, sustain our KTS conversations, and strengthen our growing KTS community.
Our webinars were inspired by VASTA’s forum on “Things that Work.”
Wanna Lead a Webinar?
We welcome volunteer facilitators and lead presenters for our monthly webinars. Is there a topic you would like to research and/or share your experience on? Would this be a useful line item on your CV? Contact the KTS Webinar Series organizers Adi Cabral and Amani Dorn at ktswebinars@gmail.com or submit an application to schedule you as a KTS webinar facilitator.

ACTOR'S ACCENT TOOLKIT
2021-02-19 13:00 - 2021-02-20 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
ACTOR’S ACCENT TOOLKIT:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers
When:
Friday, February 19, 1pm – 5pm, PST
Saturday, February 20, 1pm – 5pm, 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
Certified Teacher Tyler Seiple leads a series of Knight-Thompson Speechwork workshops 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 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 #28: BIPOC Affinity Space
2021-01-30 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
FREE
Saturday, January 30, 2021
2:00 pm PST / 5:00 pm EST
To convert this meeting to your timezone, please visit: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/
A BIPOC-only space for self-identified Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. This space will be held by Amani Dorn and Adi Cabral. With 90 minutes reserved, we invite our fellow voice and speech enthusiasts of all backgrounds to join in a conversation about this year’s webinar offerings, consider what the industry of voice and speech can do to support the needs of BIPOC voices, and dance and gurn together in a space that exclusively centers BIPOC voices. This is not a space for white allies. We acknowledge the intersectional demographics of a BIPOC affinity space and acknowledge that this time together will also hold space for queerness, disability justice, gender, and class/wealth inequities.

Beginning Session Agreements (from Nicole Brewer’s “Anti-Racist Theatre”)

Speak from the I
Take Care of Yourself
Speak and Listen in Draft
Respect the Agenda but Hold it Lightly
All Truths are Valid
What is learned, leaves. What is shared, stays.

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

Adi Cabral (they/them) is a voice and dialect coach, actor, director, and intimacy choreographer. Cabral has coached professionally at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities (CO), the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (MO), New Repertory Theatre (MA), and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (NY). Adriano is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork and Fitzmaurice Voicework and is a certified Master Reiki Healer and Teacher. They currently serve as Assistant Professor of Voice and Movement at the University of Nevada, Reno where their research focuses on training methods for the LGBTQ+ Identified actor. Cabral is the co-author of the text Here’s How to Teach Voice and Communication Skills to Transgender Women and is serving this season as the Voice Coach for TEDxCambridge. For more information, please visit www.adriano-cabral.com.

Amani Dorn (she/her) recently relocated to Atlanta after 2 years as a Resident Artist at PCPA Theatrefest and is now pursuing dialect coaching full-time. She is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork. Following receiving her MFA in Acting from U.C. Irvine, Amani worked all over the country as an actor, teacher, and occasionally stunt performer. Prior to joining PCPA, she taught various subjects in acting at U.C. Irvine, New York Film Academy, and in outreach programs for Cal Shakes as well as private and semi-private coaching. Some of her recent acting credits include: Dionne in Hair (The Mountain Play), Intisar in Veils (The Pear Theatre), Storm in Marvel Universe Live! (Nat’l Tour), Trix in The Drowsy Chaperone (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), The Woman in The Trial of Dedan Kimathi (U.C. Irvine), and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (New Swan Shakespeare Festival). For more information, please visit www.amanidorndialects.com.
There is no registration fee for this meeting. Future webinars will have a $10 registration fee to cover hosting costs.
In order to maintain the safety and privacy of the attendees of this webinar, we will not record this meeting. All other webinars are recorded, so, if you can’t attend live, you can still register and watch at your convenience!
Once a month, every member of the KTS community is invited to connect, collaborate, and share all things KTS related. If you have taken Experiencing Speech or have been introduced to fundamental Experiencing Speech practices, or if you are interested in this aspect of the work, this webinar is for you! Your KTS questions, solutions, phobias, phenomena, details, observations, obsessions, and fancies are all invited to the conversation. Our aim for the Webinar Series is to keep us connected on a regular basis, sustain our KTS conversations, and strengthen our growing KTS community.
Our webinars were inspired by VASTA’s forum on “Things that Work.”
Wanna Lead a Webinar?
We welcome volunteer facilitators and lead presenters for our monthly webinars. Is there a topic you would like to research and/or share your experience with? Would this be a useful line item on your CV? Contact the KTS Webinar Series organizers Adi Cabral and Amani Dorn at ktswebinars@gmail.com to schedule you as a KTS webinar facilitator.

BUILDING THE ACCENT SKILL for Performers, ONLINE
2021-01-16 12:00 - 2021-01-17 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
Building the Accent Skill:
An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speechwork for Performers
When:
Saturday, January 16, 12pm – 4pm, PST
Sunday, January 17, 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
Certified Teacher Tyler Seiple leads a series of Knight-Thompson Speechwork workshops for performers and public speakers (in association with Stuart Rogers’ Studios in Los Angeles). 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 Building the Accent Skill, students are invited to take shorter classes in a wide and expanding variety of accents. Using the foundation of Building the Accent Skill, students are able to integrate target accents in less time and with a clear process. Upcoming accent classes can be found here.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE Australia
2021-01-12 12:00 - 2021-01-14 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online, United States
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With Certified Teachers Simon Masterton & Linda Nicholls-Gidley
January 12th-14th, 2021, 12:00-7:00pm Australian Eastern Standard 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 AEST.
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.
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 December 1st, 2020. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 22nd, 2020. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by December 29th, 2020. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING SPEECH #29 Online from Australia
2021-01-04 12:00 - 2021-01-10 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
January 4-10, 2021, 12:00-7:00pm Australian Eastern Standard 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 AEST.
January 7th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
Click here for a full description of the workshop.
“[The KTS Teachers] were fantastic in leading the Online Version of Experiencing Speech. Both were brilliant in understanding our needs, as well as filling in any “gaps” we might have felt we would have missed from an in-person version. [They] covered all the bases of what we would have and could have wanted from an in-person workshop. As a bonus, by watching how they managed challenges, I learned how to effectively and easily teach online! Having all of our sessions recorded and accessible forever is an incredible gift, and I know I will be returning to it often to re-learn and make sure the nutrients of the sessions really sink in. I will be recommending KTS online or otherwise to anyone who might be interested in something like this. “
– Lydia Flock, London, England

Workshop Costs:

VASTA Members

$800 USD*

ANY Union Members

$800 USD**

Non-members

$900 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 November 23rd, 2020. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 14th, 2020. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by December 21st, 2020. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #16 Online
2021-01-02 08:00 - 2021-01-08 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Registration for EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #16 is currently closed. The waitlist for this workshop is full. Please see future workshop offerings for upcoming opportunities, including EXPERIENCING ACCENTS #17.
A SIX-DAY WORKSHOP IN THE SKILLS OF ACCENT ACQUISITION
With Teachers Andrea Caban & Tyler Seiple
January 2nd-9th, 2021, 8am-3pm Pacific Time.
Daily meal break 11am-12pm Pacific.
January 5th will be a day off.
All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants.
See below to register, put down a deposit, or pay in full. 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

$800*

ANY Union Members

$800**

Non-members

$900***

* Use the code “vasta” when checking out.
** Use the code “unionpride” when checking out.
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, 2020. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on December 12, 2020. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 if you inform us by December 19, 2020.
After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.

PHONETICS INTENSIVE #14
2020-12-21 08:00 - 2020-12-23 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, United States
Registration for PHONETICS INTENSIVE #14 is currently closed. The waitlist for this workshop is full. Please see future workshop offerings for upcoming opportunities, including PHONETICS INTENSIVE Australia, PHONETICS INTENSIVE #15, and PHONETICS INTENSIVE #16.
A Three-Day Online Intensive in Phonetic Transcription
With KTS Master Teacher Andrea Caban and Certified KTS Teacher Tyler Seiple
The course will run December 21st to December 23rd, 2020, 8am-3pm Pacific Time. There will be a daily meal break from 11am to 12pm (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.

Please note that Experiencing Speech is a prerequisite for the Phonetics Intensive.
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 9th, 2020. The full payment is due three weeks prior to the start of the workshop, on November 30th, 2020. If your plans change, and you are unable to attend, we will refund any payment less $75 USD if you inform us by December 7th, 2020. After that date, however, no refunds are possible. Please plan accordingly.
