Finding Your Speaking Voice
There is a deep vulnerability in sharing not only your work, but also your voice and allowing yourself to open up your awareness to how you are making sound and how you are being heard. Consider this workshop a safe space to sound like YOU! Embrace your full voice—it is eager to share what you have to say! During this introduction to finding your true speaking voice, we will explore range and stamina through breathing exercises, vocal warm-ups, and cold readings as well as navigate confident self-introductions. We will address common erroneous tendencies, staple practices and extend individual guidance during spotlight presentations. I encourage you to share a 1-2 minute portion of pros or poetry you have written that you are proud of, or an external piece you simply love. By the end of our short time together, you will have a foundation to continue building upon the strength of your personal vocality and confidence to present your power!
Alicia has a B. A. in voice from Westminster College of the Arts and an M. A. in ethnomusicology from Boston University. She is a multidisciplinary freelance performance artist having thrived as a writer, actor, singer-songwriter, pianist, and private vocal and piano instructor. Her current projects include a multimedia one-woman show relating to mental health and a non-fiction book analyzing the critiques of critics, as well as her own critiques of TV and film. A linguist and wordsmith, Alicia revels in the sounds of voices and art of languages.