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Voice & Presentation Skills

 Communicate effectively, connect with your class, and reduce vocal strain. 

Workshops and Presentations

We have an exciting and diverse array of workshops lined up on two campuses this spring.

Clear Speech Intensive: An exploration of vocal techniques to enhance your teaching

 
Dynamic Lecturing 
Wednesday, 29 February, 2012 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Room 7000 | SFU Vancouver
Work with Paul Budra, Associate Dean of FASS, veteran film, TV, and stage actor Bob Frazer, and the TLC's own Sarah Louise Turner, who will share their expertise in helping you create a powerful physical and vocal presence that will allow you to connect meaningfully with any audience. Bring a short presentation to this participatory session. Register here.

Don’t Just Stand There!
Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 1:30 - 3:30 pm | EDB 7610 | SFU Burnaby

A whole-body approach to presentations,  this workshop addresses where we hold tension and what stops us from being truly effective speakers. With Kathryn Ricketts, TLC Educational Consultant. Register here.

Join Sarah Louise Turner for these all-new evening workshops. Registration in all four sessions is encouraged, but not required. 

The distinction between a beginning presenter and an advanced presenter is evident in the way the presenter relates to the space. Discover techniques in “owning the room”, moving with confidence and purpose, filling the space with full sound and using PowerPoint to enhance, rather than dominate your presentations or lectures. When your audience feels at home in the space, your message will have more impact and weight. This session will include opportunities to experiment with these new techniques and give you rich resources to explore once the session is over. Register here.

In this advanced session, we will explore essential techniques to not only capture and hold the attention of your audience, but create a lasting message. Each of these tools will allow you as a presenter to feel more confident, clear and focused in your delivery. 

Register here.

We’ve all been in a classroom or a workshop when things begin to get challenging.  How do you prepare for challenging situations, recover from situations that feel out of control and turn the situation into a learning experience. Register here.

Self-Guided Exercises (PDFs) 

Releasing Sound

Breath Support Made Easy
Articulation
Working with Pace
Working with Resonance
Effective Use of Gesture
What do I do with my Feet?
Tongue Twisters #1
Tongue Twisters #2

Vocal Exercises (Audio) 

Each segment in these audio companions builds on the previous ones, so we encourage you to first listen to them in order. Later on, you can practice specific exercises by picking out the appropriate episode and working within it. 

The Speaker Within Audio Companion

This audio companion consists of a series of vocal exercises based on our introductory workshop, The Speaker Within. This workshop is designed to create more strength, variety and connection to your speaking voice.

The Speaking to be Heard Audio Companion

The sessions in this audio companion build on our intermediate workshop on vocal delivery. 

Video 

A humourous look at what not to do when you're delivering a presentation in class or on camera!

Our Instructors

Sarah Louise Turner is a voice, acting and presentation skills coach who has been with the TLC since 2005. Over the past fifteen years she has taught at a variety of different institutions, including the Vancouver Film School, William Davis Actor’s Studio, Tooba Physical Theatre, and SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts.   With an MFA from Indiana University, she brings her skills as an extremely accomplished performer to all aspects of her work. Her experience as an actor includes performances in Canada and the United States, and has earned her numerous accolades including a Jessie Richardson Award Nomination and lead roles with Bard on the Beach, Stanley Theatre, Touchstone Theatre, and many more.  Most recently, Sarah starred in Richmond Gateway’s Brighton Beach Memoirs alongside the internationally acclaimed Mom’s the Word  creator/star Deb Williams. She serves as president on the board of Pangaea World Arts Theatre. 

Ivana Filipovic has two decades of experience working as a designer/illustrator and architect/archaeologist with prominent European and Canadian scientists on popularizing history and science through exhibitions, TV series, publications and new media. She has been the Manager and Art Director at Simon Fraser University's TLC Media Design Division since January 2006, following her successful career as an award-winning designer in the same unit.