Canadian Dialect
Many Canadian dialect speakers sound no different from other North American English speakers. There is a stereotypical Canadian dialect, but the r... Read more
New Orleans Actors
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 ... Read more
Steel Magnolias Accents
It 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 actual... Read more
RP Accent Course
It'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 Ameri... Read more
Texan Dialect
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 sh... Read more
Cockney Accent
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 acc... Read more
Speak Southern
"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 ... Read more
Received Pronunciation History
Received Pronunciation - commonly called RP or Standard British - is the accent most people mean when they say that they want to learn a British ac... Read more
Flat-A Sound
More 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... Read more
How to Speak with Thick Vocal Folds (Chest Resonance)
Recently 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... Read more
