Brighton Voice Acting

Voice classes

  • Voice Over Coaching - global timezones

    Voice Over Coaching

    1-1 classes in-person or online (global)

    For beginners & working voice artists

    To improve. To practice new genres. To have dedicated sessions tailored specifically for you, with an experienced Voice Actor, Director & Coach

  • General American Accent Coaching in Brighton

    General American

    1-1 classes in-person or online

    For Actors

    To achieve a naturally placed GenAm accent rather than ‘putting on a voice’ with a Brit who works as an American

  • Public Speaking Coaching in Brighton

    Public Speaking Coaching

    Private, in-person classes

    For anyone who speaks in public

    To speak confidently and clearly, creating a genuine connection with your clients and customers. And anyone else!

What we work on

On the mic

  • Demos

    Preparation; set-up; choosing a take, editing

  • Different types of voice over (commercial, corporate, narration, animation, video games, loop groups/ADR)

    How to prepare; requirements; style; choices; standing out; what not to do; when, why and how to use the body to support the voice

  • Mock voice over sessions

    What impresses me as a voice director

    Etiquette & behaviour

    Who’s who (engineer/ director/ performance director/ ad agency/ client) and what they do

  • GenAm4Actors - American Accent coaching (scroll down!)

1hr.

Online or in-person. £55/ £70

Public Speaking

  • Being truthful

    This is when all the conscious and unconscious elements work together and the number one reason why people will listen to you

  • Technical

    Projection; enunciation; rhythms; pace; pitch; tone; pause

  • The Face & Body

    From walking in, to walking out. Standing; sitting; how, when and why to use gestures; balance; breathing; eye-line

  • The Words

    Saying what you mean and feeling what you say.

    Why words matter. Word choices; order; structure, status, intention and subtext.

  • Personal Presentation

    Why and how what you wear matters

    Colours and proportions

    Personal grooming

    Creating a recognisable personal brand

    POA.

Acting classes for everyone

 “100% Reccomended”

 “Wit and warmth”

 “Life Changing”

  • Kim

    “Everything you touch turns to gold. You are my best investment! The lessons you’ve given Cady have really morphed the way she auditions - reflected in the callbacks of late!”

  • Cady (age 11)

    “Alicia is an amazing teacher, a brilliant performer and very knowledgeable. Being her student is one of the best experiences I have had - she’s expanded my acting knowledge and I’ve had so many callbacks after learning from her. She’s fun, kind and amazing!”

  • Madhav

    "I have just had a fantastic first lesson with Alicia and as a professional actor it was exactly what I was looking for. She’s very knowledgeable, easy going and works in a way that is suitable for what you need. Definitely recommend."

  • Neil

    “I shot that scene this afternoon with the US accent. It went well and I was complimented on the accent. My confidence as all due to you so I’m sending a ginormous hug…”

  • Christine

    “Perfect! Alicia is fantastic and my daughter looks forward to every session. Alicia is always professional, encouraging and has a lovely personable approach to the work. She is so generous with her time, really listens to Mia (my daughter) and pays attention to ensure she is getting the most out of the experience. I'd highly, highly recommend her to anyone thinking of working with an acting coach.”

  • Arran

    “My experience so far with Alicia has been extremely informative, very interactive, and enjoyable. She has been able to make the beginning of learning the art of voiceovers smooth, exciting, and engaging. I feel like I am making progress and it is thanks to her responsive and honest style of teaching. She is great at highlighting what works, and pinpointing and explaining what does not. She makes you see how you can get better, then sets you on the path of motivated self-work to make sure there's no spoon-feeding. A worthwhile and enriching time!”

  • Iana

    Alicia is wonderful! Brilliant mentor that guided me in my own journey to my goals. Personally she helped with any questions I might have at the time and I found useful advice on acting approach, self-tapes and techniques. Alicia really helped with changing my mindset and look at things with different perspectives I couldn't think of (or was scared to). Every session I had with Alicia, gave me one of the kind invaluable learning process, that I never received at any acting course or workshop! I’m so lucky and grateful to have the opportunity to learn and grow with Alicia.

  • Terry

    “Alicia was so fun and likeable and really wonderful to spend time with. She also knows her stuff and didn't mince her words when it came to helping me to pinpoint what it was I was really looking for. She helped me to understand what my job is, which I thought I knew but I didn't. She also gives so much of herself and goes above and beyond. I have definitely grown from the experience and would reccomend her to anyone who's stuck in a rut in their career.”

  • Toñi

    “100% (recommended)...these sessions can only be of benefit and make you think outside the box and also open your mind to new thinking and different avenues you never thought about. This is the kind of help I have been needing for a long time. I am glad I found it.”

  • Marissa

    “Alicia's coaching sessions - life changing! Wherever you are in life, she truly helps you to clear away the cobwebs to unearth what's already there. Alicia's honest approach guides you with a sparkle in her eye and a warmth in her heart.”

  • Georgia

    “Alicia's coaching is clear, individualised and straight to the point. She focuses the path to your goals with wit and warmth - I would highly recommend Planet Coaching to anyone looking to progress to the next level in their career.”

  • Vincent

    “Alicia is a personable Coach... she listens carefully and gives tips and tricks... I really appreciate her engagement and especially after finding the right solution. Also important to mention is her extensive knowledge of the film and acting industry, which is of great benefit…”

  • Leonie

    “Alicia has a wonderfully candid and fresh approach to coaching, I found her listening and reframing skills invaluable to help me find clarity when I was feeling particularly lost. I also found the tasks that she set very practical and useful to actually get to the crux of what I want 'Straight to the honey pot' as Alicia would say. Some moments can be confronting, Alicia doesn't shy away from what you might be avoiding or not admitting, I found this incredibly helpful to cut out all the nonsense and grab the blocks right by the balls. No bullshit - just active practical steps to get you back on track. I could not recommend her enough.”

  • Mel

    “I love Alicia's direct & honest approach. She understood the real me from the start & guided me to find the answers myself. After only 4 sessions I can already see the difference her coaching has made. Caring. Supportive. Highly recommended.”

  • Andrew

    “Working with Alicia has given me the opportunity and determination to achieve my goals. One goal in particular was to create a short film based on my life as a sufferer of mental illness. The process was very challenging and demanding. Alicia was able to put me at ease. She cared about me and wanted me to do well. She was always compassionate and approachable. Working together I was able to curate my film. It has now been shot and due to be released. Thank you Alicia!”

  • Jessica

    “Alicia taught me so much in just one session. I am using it DAILY! And after a week I am already feeling much better and more confident in myself. She has a personable and unique approach which is exactly what I needed. Real life tools which I could take away and put into practice.”

  • Andrew

    “I would highly recommend Alicia as a coach. Her directness, can do attitude and hands-on approach inspires me. Her individual work with me has given me a great outlook for my future, further developing me as a performer and person as a whole.”

  • Toñi

    “Approachable, friendly and knowledgeable. I felt listened to, relaxed and very hopeful, even after the very first session. My head was spinning around... But it felt good." "What I found particularly beneficial was the little details that can help you create a connection with an agent, a casting director, in order to make your communication more personal.”

  • Maria

    “Coaching is a big positive I will take from this lockdown, and I feel it has been of great benefit to me. After all, it is through your coaching that I came to my writing project of 2018 again. On a personal level I found you an absolute delight to work with - you are very focussed, positive and encouraging. I have really benefitted from the techniques and guidance you have given me.”

  • Renu

    “Alicia has a naturally person-centred approach. Being an actor, she has a instinctive knowing of our creative industry, which makes working with her a joy. She is warm, kind, and will always hold you to your highest potential - this is something I value greatly about working with Alicia. I knew in my heart that she held me to my best, and believed in me beyond question. The exercises and tools she offered were gently encouraging, and always with my purpose in mind. Her insight and wisdom navigated a shared path to reveal my best and most truthful self. I would recommend Alicia in a heartbeat.”

  • Toñi

    “I couldn't be happier. Thanks so much Alicia, you have given me the tools and the confidence to approach agents. Your relaxed, friendly and approachable manner made it a great experience, as well as your wealth of knowledge. I'm very happy.”

Book a 20 min zoom intro.

This is not a class, it’s an opportunity for us both to decide whether we would like to work together.

Informal & relaxed.

(Oh and it’s free)

Around 250 million people speak with an American accent.

Around 60 million with a British accent.

You do the math.

small American flag hanging from a pole indoors

GENAM4ACTORS

GENERAL AMERICAN FOR ACTORS.

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What we work on

NATURAL SOUND

Creating a natural American accent rather than ‘putting on’ a voice.

We want this placed naturally in your OWN mouth. One size doesn’t fit all.

FEELING LED

We don’t ignore the text (or the context!) we use it to help us create a more authentic sound. Being true to the text and being true to the accent are not separate things.

DON’T THINK, SPEAK

We want to get to a place where the accent is native ie: we don’t think about it, we just do it, naturally. This is particularly important for in-vision tv and film work.

DRILLS

Specific exercises, sentences, individual words and long-form text broken down and repeated in an old-fashioned call and response format (it’s an oldie but a goodie!)

Like a language

We treat these sessions as if we are learning a new language, not just an accent. This ensures we also examine WHY Americans speak this way & helps us when faced with new words and phrases

Naturally placed

Many vocal coaches adapt mouth & tongue movements to create the sound. We aim to place the sound much more naturally, which once mastered, means the acting is your only focus

Rhythm & sound

American musicality, intonation, stress and emphasis, breathing, reduced sounds, linking and connected speech, glides and diphthongs, T-flapping, rhoticity

iN CONVERSATION

Graduating onto full dialogue - both improvised and script led - to observe the stumbling blocks and make corrections when different words are paired next to each other

out In the world

Going out in your accent!

A different kind of Public speaking coach.

Google any public speaking coach, and you will get a website fluent in corporate gobbledegook

(sorry, I know this is your world, but that’s half the problem!)

With a professional actor and voice actor, you get someone who simply focusses on telling the truth.

No gimmicks. No tricks. Just honest expression.

Acting is about being truthful.

And so is public speaking.

You want your audience to listen to you. And people listen to other people when they recognise they are being truthful. They can’t help it! We are drawn to compelling performances because everything points to it being real.

The whole body works with the breath and voice and the words and the environment to create feelings — in yourself and in your audience. It is fluid. It is relaxed. It is real.

It is not a choreography. It is not a ‘do-this-and-it-will-read-like-that’. It is not manufactured. It comes from the most human place: you.

Have I lost you yet? Some of you will be thinking, wanky actor, what does she know. Well… what will you be doing tonight after dinner? You’ll be putting on the telly, watching a box set or movie; you’ll be scrolling content creators who you’ll listen to and buy things from. You’ll be watching truthful performances and you won’t even think about it, because you’re not meant to notice. You’re meant to believe them. And the very best ones, you do believe. Because it’s real.

Real passion. Real confidence. Real engagement. Real connection to the words. Real body language. Real smile (real tears!). Real meaning.

This is why it is so very obvious when our politicians are lying to us (even those we know have had public speaking classes!): because they are lying.

And this is why it’s so annoying when we come across one who we don’t see eye to eye with, but who we can’t help being charmed by. We know, at a gut level, they are being real. They believe what they are saying, so we believe what they are saying.

“But I still don’t like what they have to say!” Sure. I get that. And not everyone will like what you have to say either. You can’t please everyone. This isn’t a magical way of getting everyone to agree with you! It isn’t brainwashing 101 (although that sounds like a great money-maker…).

This is a way to express yourself in the most genuine way possible so people listen.

Who are these classes for?

Anyone who wants to communicate better.

In 1-1 meetings; in group dynamics; in-front of small and large audiences (live and televised) in both prepared and unprepared scenarios.

Anyone who is selling a product, service, or idea and has to talk privately or publicly as part of that process.

In public speaking, your goal isn’t to control how people receive what you are saying. That might work some of the time, but it is not the way that trust is grown. And it is trust that brings returning customers, clients, followers, voters etc etc.

Your goal is to give people the opportunity to choose to listen to you willingly. And this is done by the words coming out of your mouth, matching the gestures your body is making.

Our sessions focus on creating a genuine connection, that is in-the-moment-real. We work towards getting you confident in what you are saying and how you are saying it, so that the ‘public speaking’ bit, (the theatricality of the situation) becomes second nature. Which leaves you relaxed, in control and with an incredible amount of freedom to be yourself from a position of absolute personal mastery.

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Your Coach


Hi. I’m Alicia. I am a working Actress, Voice Over Artist and Voice Director. I have a cv which spans Stage (West End to large-scale commercial shows to small intimate productions); Screen (BBC/ ITV/ Apple TV/ Amazon Prime/ feature films); Voice Over (extensive across all genres) and Directing (including several highly respected video games, plus award-winning AAA cult favourites). Head to the homepage for more info!

I’m an OG Brightonian. I was born in Brighton and after a few early years in Spain attending the International St. Georges School, my family and I returned to the UK.

I went to Brighton College from 8-18 and also trained at K-Bis Theatre School on most evenings and weekends in drama, singing and dance. I worked professionally through the adjacent child-agency at K-Bis.

Because of these two (very, very different) institutions I ended up being a healthy combination of: high achiever with strong social and interpersonal skills who undertook professional creative training from a primary school age. In short, I’m very disciplined, I aim to do my best and I’m really good with people.

I was brought up in a home environment led by two entrepreneurs, where our personal space was our professional space. This gave me really solid commercial experience, and also prepared me for the instability that would follow working in a creative industry (arguably, the hardest in the world).

I have exceptionally strong critical thinking skills, high EQ, and a real-world business background which have not only served me extremely well in understanding fictional people and circumstances, but also in understanding my very real students in our very real world, too.

To my (public school) alma mater’s absolute horror, I shunned both elite and redbrick options for higher education, and instead chose the newly ex-poly, Middlesex University at Trent Park. There I received a 2:1 on their world-renowned Performing Arts degree course.

I still believe strongly in what I believed then: always go with your gut.

The very best use of your time is to get to know yourself at the deepest level possible
— Alicia