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Sunday 29th June, 2014

My latest international escapade was a wonderful trip to Delhi, India to give a talk at The British Council. My wonderful publishers, Collins have opened a new market, selling to India, and brought me for a visit to celebrate! I spoke at the British Council's gorgeous building in New Delhi, which was live streamed to other Council offices accross India....

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Sunday 27th October, 2013

It's been a while since I've blogged, and here's my excuse: I've never been busier! Term is underway at RADA, and I'm working on quite a few other projects too. One very exciting one has been a trip to Argentina for the British Council last month.

 

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Tuesday 14th May, 2013

I'm very excited to be giving a talk for the British Council on Thursday of this week with my dear colleague and co-author Sarah Shepherd.  The event is about the 'politics of pronunciation, and it's taking place at the British Council HQ on Thursday evening. There's still a chance to register to attend in person, I think. Or if you're not in London you can sign up to watch it via the...

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Thursday 16th August, 2012

It's finally here. Today is official Publication Day for Collins' Work on Your Accent- the book that I wrote with Sarah Shepherd this year. I couldn't be more excited if I tried!

Here's what the book is, and what the book isn't:

What it...

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Monday 18th June, 2012

I love my job. I love helping directors realise their visions of the way characters speak. I love helping actors to transform themselves by taking on a different accent. But there's a big responsibility involved too. When I'm teaching an accent, I'm very aware that what I'm really teaching is a window into someone's identity.

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