Intensify the impact of face-to-face communication through inspiring narratives, spoken with an authentic voice
“Every great communicator speaks from a place of presence”
Patsy Rodenburg OBE, Emeritus Head of Voice, Royal Shakespeare Company
Our vision is to enable our clients to carry a powerful narrative, speaking with presence and clarity to inspire any audience.
We teach the Rodenburg™ Presence, Voice and Speech techniques developed by the world-renowned voice and presence coach Patsy Rodenburg OBE, Emeritus Head of Voice, Royal Shakespeare Company, and our work is rooted in a deep understanding of professional and business environments.
Aidan Elliott, Kilke John and Lisa Walden founded YourVoice after amassing over 60 years’ combined communications experience working both within and as external consultants to brands, Government and major UK and international businesses – from PepsiCo to HSBC.
We live and work in environments where communication has become a constant, noisy, fast-paced and often overwhelming stream.
And whilst AI has a role to play in the creation of messages and narratives, and is profoundly changing the way we connect, it cannot replicate the unique quality of human connection.
When an individual speaks with presence and clarity, they connect with an audience and something special happens; they build trust. This forms the basis for a leader’s communication to influence, inspire and instigate change.
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An effective voice is fully supported by enough breath to enable the thought to be communicated.
Breath is the product of a body that is free of unnecessary tension – because tension reduces the quality of the voice.
That’s why we have a series of unique techniques that:
Expand and control the amount of breath taken
Remove tension
Ensure the voice is audible and clear
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What’s the story? Translating strategies into conversations
We start with the narrative – what the speaker wants the audience to know and feel. And we ask: ‘So what?’ Why should people listen to the message, what’s in it for them?
We work with clients on a speech or presentation, using proven story-telling techniques – some of which are over two thousand years-old – to ensure a message is heard, is persuasive, and that it incites a reaction.
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An audience hears, trusts and connects with a message when a speaker harnesses the full power of presence, body, breath and voice.
At the same time, the speaker must speak authentically – believing in, rather than just speaking their lines.
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Human Presence is a universal quality we all have, but is often locked away in our bodies and breath.
We equip clients to use their presence to powerfully interact with an audience - whether speaking on stage, in a boardroom, team meeting or online.
Sharpen your voice skills for critical moments
Working with us - our offer
Leadership Impact Diagnostic - organisations
Execution Diagnostic - individuals
Development Package - a set of options clients choose from, covering a fixed number of days to deliver one or a combination of:
one-on-one sessions for Executives
keynote speech support for events
team workshops
We help teams and individuals prepare for
keynote speeches
vision / strategy communication
transformation briefings
brand / product launches
pitches and presentations
team and one-on-one meetings
YourVoice coaches
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Aidan is a Patsy Rodenburg Associate (PRA). He has 30-plus years’ experience of creating presentations, facilitating meetings and coaching speakers in a wide range of settings, including public consultations for the UK government and large-scale corporate meetings for leading international brands such as PepsiCo Inc. and Sony Group Corporation.
Aidan also works in the educational field. He runs a successful YouTube channel specialising in literature and classic texts (Dr Aidan), with 42,000+ subscribers and more than 7 million views in 126 countries.
As a guest facilitator at The All England Club, he teaches young people – up to Masters level - about how Wimbledon maintains its position as the most prestigious tennis championship in the world.
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Kilke is a Patsy Rodenburg Associate (PRA). She is an internationally experienced performer, coach and facilitator, with over 20 years’ experience working across both the artistic and corporate sectors.
Kilke’s extensive international performance career spans appearances on stage in the West End, Europe and across the Americas, as well as on screen internationally. She is also an established voiceover artist with over 20 years’ experience working across global markets.
Alongside her performance career, Kilke works internationally with professionals and business leaders across a range of business sectors, supporting them to develop their skills in presence and communication, particularly in high-pressure environments.
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Lisa is a Patsy Rodenburg Associate in training. She has over 30 years’ experience advising UK and global corporations on transformation communications, with her role often including coaching CEOs and Senior leaders to prepare for key speeches.
After holding senior internal positions, including Communications Director for Lloyds Banking Group during the 2009 financial crash and acquisition of HBoS, Lisa returned to consultancy in 2010, specialising in stakeholder and employee communication for M&A and transformation. She has supported companies such as HSBC in Hong Kong and London and led change communication programmes in BP and AVIVA.
For 5 years she also mentored the NSPCC Corporate Partnerships team on pitch presentation.