About Us

Learn to speak confidently

1

The Beginning

The Voice Business was founded in 1983 in direct response to the need for specialised voice coaching and presentation skills training in the corporate sector. Since then, the popularity of the courses has seen a continuous upsurge.

2

Developing Nicely

In 1990 courses in Broadcasting, Voice Over and Media Skills were added when all the major TV companies requested presenter training. Shortly after that,Emotional Intelligence became an exciting addition to the already bountiful menu of courses.

3

Future Directions

We're now in the world of the web so Video Conferencing and Webcasting techniques have become the new skills to have under your belt. Match that with Online Training, and you've got the future in your hands. We at The Voice Business are at the cutting edge of this technology. We welcome you to come and explore it for yourself.

Our Trainers are the best in the business

You're in safe hands.

All of our trainers have been selected for their talent and expertise in their particular area of specialisation.

With qualifications such as Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Masters in Communication, Masters in NLP, Masters in Voice and Speech, Masters in Education, Masters in Journalism and Masters in Business Administration, you can be sure you're being taught by someone who knows their stuff and who knows how to teach it!

Our Voice Coaches have trained and qualified with the best of the best. People such as Cicily Berry of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbara Buckmaster, Andrew Jack (reknowned dialect and accent coach for TV and Film) , Rowena Baylos, Jo Estille of the USA and in the UK, at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art LAMDA.

Our Media Coaches are all working professionals involved in either directing or producing Australian film and TV productions, as well as appearing daily in commercial advertising doing voiceovers and corporate narrations.

Our Presentation Coaches have worked for many years with politicians, CEOs and Managers as well as members of the general public, to make sure they know how to present at their best and impress their stakeholders and audiences.

Find Us

Office

Level 3, 66 Berry Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060. We are positioned in the centre of North Sydney, just across the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the CBD (see map) There is ample parking and easy access by bus and train (see below) TAXI - We have a Taxi Rank directly opposite us in Berry Street. Click HERE for Taxi information

Train

Our office is located near NORTH SYDNEY station, on the NORTH SHORE LINE.Exit North Sydney Station. Click HERE for a good map of the Sydney Train System.

Head west on Blue St towards Miller St 90 m
Turn right onto Miller St 450 m
Turn right onto Berry St.
Destination will be on the left 93 m. It's about a 5 minute walk.

Bus

There are many bus routes into North Sydney. Click HERE an for an excellent downloadable pdf containing everything you need to know about North Sydney Buses.

Parking

We are surrounded by parking stations and we recommend you use them, as the North Sydney Traffic Wardens are very good at their job! On-street parking is available, however, the time limits are restrictive. The parking stations you see on the map are the nearest to us. Check out either. Secure Parking or Wilson Parking