Courses

We all want to be heard, and we're all scared of speaking up when it matters most: at work, in relationships, and in our families and communities. And that's true even for the savviest of speakers. The good news: you were born with a ready presence and an open voice. It’s in your DNA, a birthright gift for your survival. The challenge: you have almost certainly developed habits, stresses, and tensions that inhibit your fundamental ability to communicate. In this course, we will identify and dissolve such restrictions by applying the same exercises that famed voice and presence coach Patsy Rodenburg has used successfully with Oscar winners, Olympic gold medalists, and global business leaders alike. We will learn to inhabit what she calls “the second circle,” a physical and attitudinal way of being that promotes grounded confidence, ready connection, and easy charisma. With your body, breath, and voice fully present, your communication gains its natural clarity and power. Students will come away from the course noticing profound shifts in how they move and speak in the world.