Centre Stage

Lessons from Actors on the Art of Charisma

Jeannette Nelson

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Cornerstone Press
22 September 2024

Theatre direction & production; Communication studies; Business communication & presentation; Popular psychology

A practical guide to better public speaking, from Britain's foremost voice coach.

'The theatre stars' voice guru' Daily Mail

Every time you deliver a speech, give a presentation, or simply tell a good story, you are taking centre stage. Here, one of the world's leading voice coaches introduces the simple exercises that great actors use to hold people's attention - and reveals how anyone speaking in public can use them.

Drawing on 25 years working at the National Theatre in London, Jeannette Nelson explains-

How to warm up your voice and body before a big speech. How learning to breathe deeply can improve your clarity and pace. How to divide a script into individual 'thoughts' so it flows more naturally. How to adapt your delivery to suit any environment, be it a 1,000-seater auditorium or an intimate Zoom meeting.

Along the way, she recounts stories from leading actors that pull back the curtain on how they learnt to own the room, and how you can too. If all the world's a stage, this book will turn you into its lead actor.

By: Jeannette Nelson
Imprint: Cornerstone Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 194g
ISBN: 9781847943354
ISBN 10: 1847943357
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 22 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeannette Nelson is one of the world's leading voice coaches. In the course of over a decade as Head of Voice at the National Theatre, she was responsible for ensuring that everyone who took the stage at Britain's leading theatre was communicating clearly and charismatically. Along the way, she worked with some of the greatest actors of our time - from Al Pacino to Benedict Cumberbatch to Juliette Binoche - on some of their most notable roles across stage, film and TV. Nelson's first book, The Voice Exercise Book (2015), has become the go-to guide for actors looking for exercises to help improve their vocal clarity. 'Jeannette's knowledge is astonishing and her approach so gentle and effective' Derren Brown

Reviews for Centre Stage: Lessons from Actors on the Art of Charisma

I owe Jeannette a huge debt of thanks. She was recommended as the best in the business, and has worked with me for years on my one-man shows. Her knowledge is astonishing and her approach so gentle and effective. * Derren Brown * Jeannette makes the world of voice production endlessly fascinating and endlessly fun. It’s not just her encyclopaedic knowledge of the mechanics – it’s the clarity with which she expresses her ideas and the simplicity and ease with which she gets results. There is no one better. * Rory Kinnear * Jeannette taught me so much . . . By the time I came to perform I felt I had enormous flexibility in my voice and could persuade anyone to do anything! * Sophie Okonedo *