One-to-one Voice and Speech Coaching

When presenting or speaking in meetings, something is missing in your vocal delivery. People ask you to repeat yourself, look confused or seem disengaged.

At best, this is disheartening. At worst, it can lead you to avoid speaking opportunities or even lose deals.

You know what you're talking about. You just need your voice to do your brilliant ideas justice.

You have an idea of what's 'wrong':

• You speak too fast or 'mumble'.

• People ask you to repeat yourself more often than you'd like.

• You think your pronunciation could be clearer.

• If English is not your first language, maybe you have some long-standing questions about pronunciation.

• You often feel like you're running out of breath.

• You would describe your voice as monotone, or you worry that people get bored when you speak.

• Your voice doesn't reach across the room easily and/or the tone feels a bit weak.

• Your voice feels like it doesn't quite reflect the real you.

• You use more filler words and ums/ahs than you'd like.

If you relate to even one of these points, you are not alone.

You may have tried working on this already: YouTube videos, books, public speaking courses that focus more on image and mindset than the voice itself. You may even have had 1:1 coaching sessions that gave you knowledge but not much practical improvement.

What you need now is attentive, practical, personalised guidance that helps YOU access your natural, authentic eloquence (I promise it's in there) in a way that feels new, but right and real.

You're ready to lay the solid foundations for successful speaking, while still sounding like yourself.

Imagine walking into your next meeting knowing you'll get your valuable ideas across in a way that people engage with and follow with ease...making you more likely to leave with the result you wanted.

In my one-to-one programme Successful Speaking, I've helped thousands of people over the years to identify their habits, explore other choices and find their clearest, most confident authentic speaking voice.

• You are ready to build solid, lasting vocal habits that you can rely on in the moment to get your valuable ideas across with ease and impact.

• You have no idea where to start OR what you've tried before hasn't worked in a lasting way.

• You have around 2 hours per week to dedicate to the coaching (1 x 60-minute session + short, daily independent practice sessions and tasks).

We start by defining your goals and carrying out an assessment on a free Clarity Call, and maybe a Kick-Start session.

If you then decide to continue to Successful Speaking, I’ll draw up your personalised plan.

Your plan is 100% a reflection of what you need to work on to move you towards your goals. It might be focused on voice and speech coaching, English pronunciation coaching, or the unique combination of both that works best for you.

Your main coaching takes place over 1-hour Zoom sessions over three months. I recommend weekly sessions, which allows for time to practise in between. You’ll be clearly guided on how to practise, don’t worry!

Between sessions, you have as much WhatsApp contact with me as you need (text or voice note). This helps you get feedback on your practice tasks or another short speech, or even check the pronunciation of a word you aren’t sure of.

You’ll also have access to a comprehensive (and growing!) library of content that I have created to support your learning. Make no mistake, this is NOT a self-study course – I’ll always direct you to the specific sections you need to focus on. What’s more, you’ll have lifelong access to this library once your programme has finished.

The online fee for the ten-session Successful Speaking programme for private individuals is £1250.

A shorter, five-session programme is £695.

For the in-person fee, or if you are a corporate training manager considering training for an employee, please contact me at sonya@vocalchoice.co.uk for a bespoke solution.

• 5 or 10 x 1-hour one-to-one coaching sessions with me

• Contact with me between sessions for feedback, support and guidance

• Lifelong access to a comprehensive content library to refer to when you need

How do I get started?

1. Book your free, 20-minute Clarity Call to define your objectives and build a picture of how to reach them.

2. Optional: Have a Kick-Start session to experience working with me before committing to the programme.

3. Already done 1 and/or 2 and ready to get started with Successful Speaking? Email me at sonya@vocalchoice.co.uk and I'll get you set up!