Performance Coaching

Spoken word performance coaching helps individuals develop their unique voice, confidence, and stage presence to effectively express their message. It’s tailored to each person's style, goals, and audience, whether they are actors, poets, storytellers, motivational speakers, or individuals seeking to improve public speaking skills.

Actors

Bringing a Director’s Ear to Narration

Narrating without a director can be a lonely business, requiring actors to juggle multiple roles—narrator, director, and technician. As more performers record from makeshift booths at home, having an additional ear to provide real-time feedback becomes invaluable. Analyzing and refining performance technique to achieve dynamic delivery, ensures a fully realized and authentic performance.

May offers Zoom directing services for the entire length of an audiobook or assists in the early stages of preparation to ensure the right tone, pacing, and emotional depth from the start. For those seeking immediate feedback after a recording session, she provides a Director’s Quality Control (QC)—evaluating performance consistency, character voices, text accuracy, and pronunciation.

For in-studio recordings, May offers a trained director’s perspective to refine your performance. While sound engineers handle technical aspects, they may not provide guidance on artistic choices. By reviewing the script in advance and joining sessions via Zoom, May brings a director’s insight, helping you deliver a nuanced, polished, and compelling narration.

Who Else Benefits from Performance Coaching

  • Newcomers to Public Speaking, Motivational & Public Figures – Strengthening presence, storytelling, and audience connection.

  • Business & Corporate Presenters – Enhancing clarity, persuasion, and confidence in professional settings.

  • Storytellers & Authors – Bringing narratives to life with the right pacing and character dynamics.

  • Podcasters & Broadcasters – Developing a strong vocal presence and expressive tone.

Key Aspects of Performance Coaching

  • Voice Training – Enhancing clarity, projection, tone, and articulation 

  • Stage Presence –  Building confidence, movement, and engagement with the audience. 

  •  Storytelling & Expression – Strengthening emotional depth, pacing, and authenticity to captivate listeners.

  • Overcoming Fear – Strategies to manage anxiety and speak with conviction, authority, and ease.

  • Personalized Feedback – Tailored guidance to refine delivery, diction, and overall performance.

Read what award-winning authors and actors have to say about the impact of performance coaching