- What kind of experience do you have?
I have been teaching now for ten years and thrive on working with my clients to remove the fear or confusion surrounding a subject and finding the joy and confidence to tackle it head on.
I currently work at various drama schools around London: Mountview, ALRA, Identity and Millenium. I teach a variety of subjects here from Political Speeches to Accent and Dialect to Sight Reading and Practical Voice. When I am not working at these schools, I do warm ups for the cast of Matilda in the West End, I teach Voice for Business classes at City Academy and do 1-2-1 classes with my private clients.
- Do you have an up-to-date DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service, formerly CRB) Certificate?
Up-to-date DBS.
- Do you belong to any professional organisations?
VASTA
Equity
I am a highly enthusiastic and diligent tutor, a fully qualified Voice Coach specialising in Public Speaking, Accent Adjustment, Articulation, Vocal Health and Voice for Theatre and Film. Here to help for confidence, clarity & communication skills.
- Which subject(s) do you teach?
Practical Voice/Vocal Health
Public Speaking, Communication & Presentation Skills
Accent & Dialect/Accent Reduction
Voice for TV and Theatre
Acting
- Tell me about your qualifications.
MA Voice Studies at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (2016)
2.1 English and Drama Bachelor of the Arts (2009)
- How much do you charge?
£50 per hour
- Where do you teach?
I teach online or at home (in Croydon).
- When are you available?
Evenings: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs
Weekends: Sat and Sun
- Which ages and levels do you teach?
16 - adult
- Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.
Can do a 15 minute free get-to-know you before any arrangements are made.
Payment details decided on confirmation of lessons.
• MA Voice Studies at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
• BA English and Drama at University of Birmingham
• Up to date DBS
• Equity and VASTA Member
TEACHING
MOUNTVIEW | SEP 17 - PRESENT
· Working with the BA and Post-Graduate Acting, Musical Theatre and Acting-Musicianship Courses teaching Practical Voice, Articulation, Political Speeches, Sight Reading, Phonetics and RP.
· Voice support on 3rd year and PG shows.
· Sitting on BA MT audition panel with the Head of Acting.
MILLENIUM PERFORMING ARTS | SEP 16 - PRESENT
· Teaching and Designing a 3-year practical voice and accent course.
· Head of 2nd year, one-to-one tutorials with each year group (aged 18-22) confidence building and monologue work.
PRIVATE CLIENTS | JAN 16 - PRESENT
· Teaching a variety of professionals on a one-to-one basis.
· Accent softening, presentation skills, vocal confidence, elocution/diction work, breath support.
CITY ACADEMY | OCT 16 - PRESENT
· Teaching 4-6 Week Evening Voice for Business and Communication Skills open courses. Teaching Public Speaking and Gravitas day courses.
IDENTITY SCHOOL OF ACTING | JAN 18 – JUL 2018
· Teaching on the part-time acting courses, working on practical voice, articulation and accents.
ALRA | SEP 17 – JUL 2018
· Working with the Foundation and Post-Graduate Acting courses.
· Understanding their process, introducing Linklater skills.
THE ADVOCACY ACADEMY | SEP 17
· Coaching public speaking for young activists from South London for their lobbying speeches in Parliament.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL | JUL 17 – AUG 17
· Warming up the adult and child casts prior to the shows.
LAMDA SUMMER SCHOOL | AUG 17
· 1 Day Introduction to Voice for the Summer School.
OLD VIC SUMMER SCHOOL | JUL 17
· 90-minute Introduction to Voice for the Summer School.
CENTRE PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE | SEP 16 – JUN 17
· Teaching and Designing a 3-year practical voice and accent course.
· One-to-one audition technique coaching with all students in the school.
COACHING
BRASS THE MUSICAL | BENJAMIN TILL | THE GRANT | OCT 18
· Leeds and Coventry circa 1919 accent coaching.
PERICLES | JOHN WARD | THE BUSSEY BUILDING | OCT 18
· RP and Articulation coaching.
MPA 3RD YR SHOWCASE | NIGEL WEST | BATHWAY THEATRE | JUL 18
· General American accent coaching.
TENDER NAPALM & RADIANT VERMIN | PALOMA OAKENFOLD | ALRA SOUTH | JUL 18
· Articulation, Projection and Cockney accent coaching.
THE PAJAMA GAME | CRESSIDA CARRE | GREENWICH THEATRE | JUL 18
· General American accent coaching.
9-5 THE MUSICAL | CHARLIE WESTENRA | GREENWICH THEATRE | JUL 18
· Texas and General American accent coaching.
TRENCHES & PARLOUR GAMES | KIRSTIE DAVIS | THE BRIDEWELL | JUN 18
· Group voicing, Overlapping and Articulation coaching.
LOVE & INFORMATION | ROBYN WINFIELD-SMITH | THE PLEASANCE | JUN 18
· Glaswegian, Scouse, RP and N.Ireland accent coaching.
AS YOU LIKE IT | JANE MORIARTY | MOUNTVIEW | APR 18
· RP, Articulation and Clarity, Shakespearian Text coaching.
THE TEMPEST | OLIVER SENTON | MOUNTVIEW | APR 18
· RP, Articulation and Clarity, Shakespearian Text coaching.
MPA 3RD YR SHOWCASE | NIGEL WEST | BATHWAY THEATRE | JUL 17
· General American and RP accent coaching.
Perfect! Jessica is a great tutor. She is very knowledgeable and enjoys to teach people. Every class is fun and I learn a lot!
David is a great student. He works hard in classes and outside of classes, is never late to our Skype sessions and has improved his ability to communicate and soften his accent over the last few months.
Perfect! Jessica is a first class top of the range accomplished teacher. She is results focused and tailors her teaching sessions to the specific needs of the student. She achieved wonderful results in a short time helping my Thai wife soften her Thai English pronunciation thus making her better understood in a social conversation locally. The secret of her success, my guess, is her starting point of making the student feel relaxed and most at ease before and during each session. She deserves and has my unreserved highest recommendation. Michael
Michael and Sandra are a lovely couple. Sandra has been coming to me for private lessons to soften her Thai accent. She is doing well and Michael has been helping her practice during the weeks.
Perfect! I really enjoy my online lessons with Jessica, full of energy and smile
Jessica have been great at tailoring the lessons to my need and it has helped me with my personal goals and life
Siti is a great student, working hard at trying to reduce her accent and find some more vocal expression. She is bubbly and bright and reliable.
Jessica is an enormously accomplished dialect and voice coach who has helped me with a great deal of specialist accent work. I have found her delightful, and professional, and so full of joy for her subject matter that the lessons fly by. With Jessica's help, I have secured a number of callbacks specifically that I know I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. I can't recommend Jessica enough!
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Jess is an exceptional communicator and invaluable presentation tutor. We've done a number of pre-important-presentation-sessions and they have been absolutely invaluable. Jess doesn't just tell you what a good presentation should be, she's able to deeply empathise with youraudience, identify faux pas, help shape structure for understanding and teach delivery for impact. I would highly recommend Jess to any one who is about to do an important presentation and I look forward to working with her i
Jessica Tobert is not only completely inspirational, she makes you feel completely safe to explore and push oneself through the rather intimate journey of vocal self discovery. This links seamlessly into text work.
Jessica has helped me greatly in preparation with audition speeches, and I came away with vocal exercises and warm ups, that aide me with my day to day life as a jobbing actress. I highly recommend her as one of the most down to earth vocal coaches I've had the pleasure to work with.
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