Experienced Voice, Poetry, Performance and Speech Writing Services including Poetry study and analysis, Wedding Speeches, Corporate Speeches, Landmark Birthdays or Events, Eulogies and Performance sk

I had to write and deliver a father of the bride speech. Having not done any real public speaking before this did fill me with dread but I was determined to get through this and make my daughter proud.
Although Julia helped me in structuring the speech, she didnt take away the things that i wanted to say but added to them and made sure it flowed naturally .
We worked on the techniques for the all important delivery and instilled the confidence in me to go outthere and "perform."
On the day I was able to control the nerves as I was prepared and confident.
The speech went well and I received some incredible feedback.
I couldn't have delivered this without Julia's expert guidance. Thanks Julia.

Julia is an excellent drama coach and is especially talented at bringing shy students out of their shell, weather on their own or in a group!

I've had a very positive experience working with Julia. She offered clear explanations and actionable advice that genuinely enhanced my public speaking. Her thoughtful and practical approach made every session productive, leading to noticeable improvements in my skills.

Thoughout my time working with Julia, I have learned so much about myself both as a performer and as a person. She fosters such a comforting and non-judgemental environment which makes me feel like I can truly explore my characters and performances. She is an incredible teacher and I would highly recommend that anyone who has the opportunity to be taught by her, should do so.

My son has been taking lessons with Julia to improve his conversation skills and grammar, and the progress has been amazing. Julia makes every session practical and engaging. The lessons are always well-prepared and tailored to my son’s school lessons . Highly recommend Julia!

Julia is a highly successful Lamda practitioner. Her teaching and theatrical knowledge are very much appreciated by her students. As her colleague I can recommend her as an experienced tutor.

Julia knows theatre - and what makes good theatre - through and through, and she is a wonderful teacher, immensely experienced in helping her drama students be the best they can be. She has built a lovely, supportive rapport with my daughter, and she gave her excellent feedback and exerted just the right amount of friendly pressure to reach the highest standard in her latest LAMDA examination. She is very kind and generous with my daughter and has given her valuable support with different challenges that have come up at school. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

I have been having voice coaching with Julia McDade for a couple of months. The trigger for starting the sessions was to help my nerves in reading the eulogy at my father’s funeral. I wanted to sound confident, clear and fluent.
This was achieved and more - I felt calmer speaking than ever before and my family told me they were proud of me.
I have continued with the sessions because of the ongoing benefit I can hear in my speech and confidence - people never now need to ask me to repeat things.
I would recommend Julia wholeheartedly for anyone who ever has to speak in any situation, public or not.

Julia is a fantastic voice coach who put me at complete ease. I had to give a work speech and it transformed my vocal skills.

Her communication skills are above and beyond. Would highly recommend.

Julia is knowledgeable and has good mastery of public speaking. She is enthusiastic, engaging and inspires great confidence and technique to her students.

Julia is a brilliant teacher, she work with our two daughters, guiding them gently towards the correct path without imposing any demands. The girls thoroughly enjoy their time with Julia and we can see the impact Julia has had on our children.

I have worked with Julia for over 15 years and could not recommend her enough! Honest, fair trustworthy and a consummate professional always.

I certainly recommend Julia as a coach. Her tailored approach to addressing individual needs, combined with her observant nature and valuable feedback, creates a supportive environment for achieving objectives.

Julia is a really enthusiastic and supportive tutor. Her sessions are well tailored to my children’s needs and they always come away enthused. She has helped their confidence with speaking publicly and performing. They come away feeling like they’ve learned something and had fun and always look forward to their next session with Julia.

Julia has been coaching my son in a drama group for a couple of years. She has helped him to develop his confidence as a speaker and also encouraged him to broaden his interests in theatre.

Julia has worked with my daughter and is a fantastic tutor working with all ages, encouraging her students to reach their potential, working with their confidence whilst helping them to achieve their own personal development.

Julia has helped me massively with my wedding speech. from critiquing and editing my wedding speech with me, to helping me with my presentational skills. Examples including speaking clearly with pauses, also thinking about lowering and raising my pitch. I am infinitely more confident about doing my wedding speech now, thanks to Julia and her public speaking lessons! :)