Top Tips for Celebrants – 6
10 February 2025
(In these blogs, although I use the word celebrant, the information I share applies to anyone who’s presenting a ceremony of any kind.) Speaking And Singing – Are They the Same Voice? And the answer is… drum roll!… YES YES? So, this could be a brief blog – but it won’t be. The speaking and […]
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22 January 2025
(In these blogs, although I use the word celebrant, the information I share applies to anyone who’s presenting a ceremony of any kind.) In Top Tips for Celebrants – 3, I suggested you record yourself reminiscing about a pleasant memory for a minute or two; and to imagine that you’re sharing this recollection with a […]
Read more →Top Tips for Celebrants – 3
19 January 2025
(In these blogs, although I use the word celebrant, the information I share applies to anyone who’s presenting a ceremony of any kind.) Your Sunday-Best voice. Just about everybody has one. There’s nothing wrong with that as long as it just means you’re being a bit more careful than usual when you speak that way. […]
Read more →Top Tips for Celebrants – 2
14 January 2025
(In these blogs, although I use the word celebrant, the information I share applies to anyone who’s presenting a ceremony of any kind.) Well, fancy meeting you here! If you haven’t looked at Top Tips for Celebrants – 1, there’s a link at the end of this. I’m trying to give these tips a semblance […]
Read more →Celebrant Success
2 October 2024
Not many celebrants or ministers are lucky enough to have professional voice-and-communication coaching as part of their training. I’d have thought that would be a basic part of what they’re taught, but apparently not. Having a pleasant-sounding voice will give you an edge over most of the celebrants (and ministers) working these days. But an […]
Read more →Show and Tell
29 January 2024
I expect the words ‘show and tell’ might take you back to your schooldays. We’d be asked to take something from home to the classroom, and tell the class about it – why we chose it, where we got it from… why someone else may be interested in it. It’s usually associated with younger kids, […]
Read more →It’s the Little Things
14 December 2023
There are some mighty big things you need to be on top of when you’re a celebrant. Here are four, straight off! How you interact with your clients; your creativity so that you can fashion a brilliant ceremony; and your presentation skills. I know what you’re thinking – but I’d divide presentation into your voice […]
Read more →Your Sunday-Best Voice
9 December 2023
Quite a few years ago our younger daughter had a sleepover organised with a friend in town. I was the designated driver. (Not that sort! She was only 10!) We live in a country area, and car cleaning has never been a priority – but that day, ours looked like something out of the Beverly […]
Read more →What I Really Like Doing
28 November 2023
I love my job. Well, jobs, really! I’ve been mad keen on singing since I was a teenager – but that’s for another day. I’m also a voice coach, specialising in working with celebrants and celebrants in training. I have a heck of a lot of suggestions to offer which can help you to considerably […]
Read more →A Tribute to Celebrants
12 March 2023
Celebrants wear several hats. (If you wear 3, is it a hattrick?) They’re a one-(wo)man team. And they can make the difference between an average ceremony and a special one.
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