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Were you born in Brooklyn? Or the Deep South? Or perhaps even Mexico or Germany? If you have an obvious accent or American regionalism it may be holding you back from booking some of the jobs you would like. Most casting professionals want to ensure that their audience will connect and identify with the voice talent they are hearing, and prefer someone who might sound just like your neighbor, regardless of where the spot will air. A Boston accent might be just fine for a local Massachusetts piece but inappropriate for a high paying national gig. Our resident accent specialist Linda Jones is here to help you deliver in the coveted Standard American, neutral accent.
Are you looking to nail that authentic and natural sounding southern twang, romantic French or Swahili character? Linda can help with that too. If you need a quick brush-up on an accent for an upcoming job or audition or you would like to be fully immersed in the exciting world of American and foreign dialects, her expertise will prove to be invaluable. Why try to get by with just a “passable” Swedish when she can quickly have you sounding like a Stockholm native? Improve your character and animation reads, expand your commercial repertoire, or start expanding into foreign markets.
Develop your skills and receive the type of voice over work you want.
Location: NY - New York City
Coaching Formats: In Studio, Online Checkups, Skype, Telephone
Specialties: Accent and Dialect Acquisition, Accent and Dialect Elimination
To schedule with Linda call 888-321-3343
or email training@edgestudio.com
Linda Jones plays with her words—and will get you playing too! A mimic from a long line of mimics, she started doing 'voices' at the dinner table in childhood, and hasn't been quiet since. With an impressive voice over client list that includes Clairol, American Express, Hewlett Packard and Dow Chemical, she brings her students real-world experience in commercial work, corporate narration, documentary, education, telephony and audio books.
With over 20 years of coaching experience, Linda takes great joy in helping her students cut loose - learning to find not only their own relaxed, authentic voice, but also building on that to discover and expand their natural range and variety. She focuses on strength, precision, ease, and flexibility, allowing her students a base from which to vocally fly. And that feeds her more technical work with vocal production, diction and articulation, accent acquisition and reduction. An award-winning actor in her own right, she also homes in on interpretive techniques, helping her students find their way into a text to deliver excellent interpretive reads with superior technical skill.
Born and bred Concord, Massachusetts (she learned to swim in Walden Pond!), she has coached and performed across the country, from Chicago to San Francisco to New York City. She holds a BFA in Acting from Ithaca College, has run three NYC Marathons (more to come!).
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