I’ve been prepping panicked actors for last-minute accented roles & castings for the best part of two decades. And, whilst there’s little I love more than providing the salve to your accent stresses, I wasn’t far into my career before I found myself asking…
Wouldn’t it be better if you didn’t have to get stressed at all?!
Wouldn’t it be better if you were equipped with a trusted approach to acting in an accent before the requests even hit your inbox?
What if those last minute accent requests filled you with excitement rather than dread?
Seeking the answers to those questions is how my signature, three phase approach came to be...
EMPOWER > EMBODY > CONNECT distills years of experience and a borderline obsession with acting & accents into…
…a trusted, reliable approach that you can use time & time again, character after character, accent after accent.
“I’m genuinely awestruck by this programme. A pitch-perfect blend of masterclasses and workshops. This has been the most interesting, fruitful & FUN approach to tackling an accent I have encountered so far and will, without doubt, form the basis of all my accent work going forward. Now, instead of viewing another accent with fear and trepidation, I feel free to approach it with curiosity and play.”
Who it’s For
This is for you if…
You’re a curious, creative and driven performer, committed to telling great stories, doing your characters justice and making a difference in the world through your art.
You’ve worked hard on your craft, trust your instincts & know how to bring a truthful, nuanced, authentic performance to the table.
All your trusted acting processes seem to stop working entirely when you throw an accent into the mix. They bring you into your head & leave you wondering if you’re able to act at all. It’s disconnecting & derailing.
You always feel like you’re ‘winging it’ with accents - getting the gist but without fully understanding what you’re doing or being specific enough to sound authentic.
You’re turning down castings or missing out on opportunities that you know you’d be perfect for… ‘If only I had that accent stuff down…’
You’re ready to take the time to understand how accents work & ensure you have a clear, trusted process for approaching acting in one.
You’re looking for someone to help you take the seemingly mammoth task of approaching a new accent & transform it into easily do-able, bite-sized chunks.
You’re looking for a flexible mix of self paced independent learning, group workshops, expert 1:1 support & community encouragement, structured & delivered in a way that feels creative, spacious & supportive.
“After leaving drama school I always felt daunted by accent work when a quick turnaround was involved. Since working with Maeve, I’ve discovered a process which is not only quicker to the mark but much more practical, specific, fun and freeing! It’s out of your head and into your body. I now feel so excited to continue exploring accent work in a way that simply doesn’t get taught at drama school and by other accent coaches.”
So, how does it work?
When it comes to accents, the best thing any actor can do is EMPOWER themselves with the mindset, knowledge, tools and strategies for approaching, understanding and unpicking them. The EMPOWER phase sets you up with those foundational necessities.
Next, we EMBODY. This phase is about working to find the most effective ways to get the sounds, shapes and patterns of a new accent into your muscle memory - so they feel familiar and comfortable enough to use to express yourself. EMBODY is the antidote to being in your head!
The final phase exists because being able to do an accent is one thing and acting in one is something different entirely. CONNECT is about working together to find the best way to integrate all this accent stuff with your acting stuff. It's about ensuring you have the process and tools needed to stay CONNECTED whilst sounding consistent - even in those emotional moments.
Your EMPOWER > EMBODY > CONNECT Journey
You can start with just the first phase…
EMPOWER
The foundations for acting in an accent with freedom & ease.
Six modules designed to equip you with the mindset, tools and strategies for approaching, understanding and unpicking a new accent.
Need accents to work for you as an actor? You need to start thinking about them like an actor! Thinking like a phonetician isn’t going to serve you here - in your head much?! This is character work! It’s not about getting it ‘right,’ it’s about finding that which is true.
EMPOWER will move you from obsessing over the accent to getting curious about the voice of the character.
Successful mastery of a new accent is about closing the gap between your own accent the character’s. But how can you break down, analyse and embrace the differences if you don’t have a grasp of the different elements that make up an accent in the first place?
In EMPOWER I’ll walk you through each of the four essential elements of accent analysis: pronunciation, posture, prosody & people so you’re in a good place to start analysing for yourself.
How can you possibly close the gap between the target accent & your own without understanding your own accent to begin with?
In EMPOWER I’ll guide you through unpicking the features of your accent so you can more easily compare it to any you’re trying to learn.
Only by allowing yourself space & time to get familiar with the tools & processes for approaching accents, will you feel truly free to do so creatively & instinctively. Because, when it comes to acting in an accent, embodied knowledge trumps the cerebral kind any day of the week.
EMPOWER won’t just give a set of tools & processes for approaching accents - it’ll also gift you the chance to test drive and fine tune your relationship with them - so you’re used to working with them practically & physically.
empower
A flexible mix of self & group paced learning - adaptable to suit you,
+ my support at every step along the way.
Purchase just the programme itself
or bundle up with 1:1 coaching hours….
EMPOWER
Programme Only
The foundations for acting in an accent with freedom & ease
Instant access to all the recorded trainings & resources
Get EMPOWERed at your own pace. Binge straight away, or move through slowly & methodically – whatever works best for your brain and schedule! It’s all yours for life.
Monthly Telegram check-ins with me (from now until March 27 - end of live round)
I’ll keep you on track, ensure you’re feeling supported & all your questions are answered.
Next live round of EMPOWER
Join me & a group of your fellow actors as we work through EMPOWER together.
Starting October & spread over six months, the live round includes:
Live Group Coaching Sessions on Zoom - we’ll explore together
Telegram Community - support, encourage & learn from each other between classes
Telegram Q&As - pick my brain & stay in support & action between classes
Class Replay Recordings - catch up if you miss a class
Investment: £1500
Super Early Bird Offer: £1000
or 6 monthLy payments of £166.67
Add some 1:1 coaching time with me
BOLT-ON ZOOM 1:1s
BOLT-ON POWER HOURS
£225 EACH
these can be incorporated into your monthly payments
subject to availability
ENQUIRE ON APPLICATION
Want more 1:1 support from me?
EMPOWER 1:1 Bundle
GET My full support on your EMPOWER journey!
The EMPOWER Programme + Six x 1:1 Coaching Sessions
Lifetime access to all EMPOWER trainings & resources
Monthly Telegram check-ins with me (from now until March 27 - end of live round)
A place on the next live round of EMPOWER:
Live group coaching
Telegram community
Telegram Q&A
PLUS six x 1:1 coaching sessions
Investment: £2625
Super Early Bird Offer: £2125
or 6 monthly payments of £354.17
“Maeve is the most wonderful dialect coach I’ve had the pleasure of working with. The programme has given so much more confidence when acting in accent, trusting that I know have a hefty toolbox to help me find my way. Before we began, I was starting to believe that maybe I just can’t do accents. That idea has been firmly placed in the bin and I now approach this work with such an improved mindset!”
Or commit to all three phases right away…
EMPOWER > EMBODY > CONNECT
Once you’ve empowered yourself with the understanding of how accents work, it’s time to get your body on board and, of course, connect it all to your acting!
Commit to the full three phases now to ensure you complete the journey by getting strategies up your sleeve for:
EMBODYing & gaining ownership of all the features you’ll learn to uncover in EMPOWER
communicating through those features - so you can be sure to reach for them instead of your own - even in those emotional moments!
staying CONNECTED whilst sounding consistent
EMPOWER > EMBODY > CONNECT
Programme Only
Everything you need to act in an accent with freedom & ease
That’s everything that comes with EMPOWER…
Lifetime access to all EMPOWER trainings & resources
A place on the next live round of EMPOWER (starts Sept/ Oct 26)
EMPOWER Telegram community & Q+As
PLUS
Lifetime access to all EMBODY > CONNECT Trainings & Resources
A place on the next live round of EMBODY > CONNECT (Spring / Summer 27)
Monthly Telegram check-ins with me (from now until July 27 - end of live round)
EMBODY > CONNECT Telegram Community & Q+As
Investment: £2000
Super Early Bird Offer: £1500
10 monthly payments of £150
Add some 1:1 coaching time with me
BOLT-ON ZOOM 1:1s
BOLT-ON POWER HOURS
£225 EACH
these can be incorporated into your monthly payments
subject to availability
ENQUIRE ON APPLICATION
EMPOWER EMBODY CONNECT 1:1 Bundles
Full Programme + Six 1:1s
The full EMPOWER > EMBODY > CONNECT Programme
+ 6 x 1:1 Coaching Sessions
Investment: £3125
Super Early Bird Offer: £2625
10 monthly payment sof £262.50
Full Programme + Twelve 1:1s
The full EMPOWER > EMBODY > CONNECT Programme
+ 12 x 1:1 Coaching Sessions
Investment: £4250
Super Early Bird Offer: £3750
10 monthly payments of £375
“Maeve has completely transformed the way I think about accents—and
acting in general. I’ve achieved things with Maeve that I never imagined possible. I no longer shy away from projects that used to intimidate me. Instead, I approach them with a clear structure, a strong process, and a new sense of trust in myself.”
just to be clear…
This isn’t about learning just one accent & that’s it.
Nor is it about giving you a cookie cutter approach.
Or a deep dive into phonetics.
What it IS about is empowering you with the mindset shift, understanding, tools, skills, processes and self belief that will serve you in your approach to acting in accents for your entire career.
I’ll share what you need to know and understand to start shaping your OWN process for approaching accents. One that works for YOU. And I’ll hold your hand and be your guide on the side as you do so.
We’ll keep your ultimate goal of ACTING in mind throughout. No getting lost in unnecessary theory. I’m not here to train wannabe phoneticians. I AM here for a curiosity led, character driven approach.
“Maeve creates a loving, compassionate and playful artists’ space where mistakes are not only allowed but embraced and redefined as part of a process. I’ve transformed my approach to voice and accent work since knowing Maeve. I’ve gone from being disempowered to embracing every challenge with an open and joyful heart.”
