Canadian Dialect November 25, 2012Many Canadian dialect speakers sound no different from other North American English speakers. There is a stereotypical Canadian dialect, but the reality is that most Canadians don't have a Canadian accent.... Read more
New Orleans Actors November 24, 2012 New Orleans actors have experienced a lot of change over the last ten years - though many of them haven't been there through all of it. A lot of New Orleans... Read more
Steel Magnolias Accents November 23, 2012It can be difficult for an actor or director to decide what to do with Steel Magnolias accents just based upon what's in the script. There's actually quite a bit more... Read more
RP Accent Course November 19, 2012It's not uncommon for me to get an inquiry about an RP accent course, whether online or in person. Standard British and some form of General American are the two... Read more
Texan Dialect November 18, 2012 It's a big ol' state, so there are variations in the Texan dialect and there are arguments to be had, but Texan dialects got a whole lot what's shared, too. Origins... Read more
Cockney Accent November 16, 2012 A Cockney accent can mean a few different things... It depends on how specific you're being. A True Cockney Accent Technically, a true Cockney accent can only be spoken by a... Read more
Speak Southern November 14, 2012 "They should speak Southern." That's the response I got from a director yesterday in response to an inquiry I'd made about accents for a musical I'm doing pre-production work on. ... Read more
Received Pronunciation History November 12, 2012Received Pronunciation - commonly called RP or Standard British - is the accent most people mean when they say that they want to learn a British accent. RP can be... Read more
Flat-A Sound November 6, 2012More on the concept of “flat” with regards to voice and accents. Commenting on a question about the “Flat-A” sound and why even good speakers from NPR who have a... Read more
How to Speak with Thick Vocal Folds (Chest Resonance) November 6, 2012Recently I shared a vlog post about how to speak with thick vocal folds (as opposed to thin vocal folds) which increases chest resonance. A follow-up question on the YouTube video asked if... Read more
