In Hollywood, the right accent paired with the right actor equals movie and TV magic. But what if an actor doesn’t naturally have the perfect accent for a character? Imagine Captain Jack Sparrow with Johnny Depp’s south Florida drawl or Batman with Christian Bale’s Welsh accent. The performance experience just wouldn’t be the same.

Hollywood knows this and often employs voice coaches to teach its biggest stars the nuances of a requested dialect. Two in demand U.K. coaches are Penny Dyer and her business partner, Gwyneth Strong, also a dialect coach and one of Britain’s most well-known actors.

On your show, Strong will share the techniques taught to top stars that will help anyone learn a new accent. Now, within minutes, your audience can create Sean Connery’s gruff Scottish dialect or the Queen of England’s clipped staccato!

Strong will entertain your audience by answering questions in character using various British and American accents. She’ll also demonstrate:

• Why and how the accents differ from region to region.

• How creating a character makes learning more successful.

• What leading actors, known for their on-camera dialect mastery, might sound like in real life.

CREDENTIALS: Gwyneth Strong, a British TV and film star, has written and recorded the Access Accents series with British voice coach Penny Dyer, renown for her work with Helen Mirren, Cate Blanchett and Reese Witherspoon. Their instructional audiobook CDs covers both British and American dialects.

AVAILABILITY: Nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Janna Rademacher, (651) 592-1688 (MN); anna.rademacher@comcast.net