Well-respected voice coach and voice analyst, Frances set up F Parkes Associates in 2000 to provide a variety of high quality professional and accessible voice coaching to the business, media and performance worlds. She has worked as a voice and dialect coach for Warner Brothers, Company Pictures, Channel 4, the BBC and Granada Television and as a voice analyst for Endemol. Part of her work includes designing and running courses for directors, managers, teachers and interpreters. She researched and developed the highly successful "Speak English Clearly" programme that has helped so many to attain confidence with clearer communication. She is an exponent of the Grotowski technique which links the voice to different areas of the body and is an invaluable aid to communication in general. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her performance skills and her inter-active communication studies. You can see a business client list on the clients page of this website. Full cv on request. Leonardo Da Vinci European Training, Grotowski Centre, Pontedera, 2002 Voice Training, PGCE 2002 Goldsmiths' College, University of London, MA 1993 Guildhall School of Music and Drama, AGSM 1983 Professional Associations: British Voice Association National Union of Journalists Women in Film and Television Equity