"Thanks to Doug, my Mandarin audience has grown by 100%. Forget Rosetta Stone, when you need to learn language fast, look no further than Doug."

–– Paul Scheer
"Donny Lawson"
30 Rock (NBC)

Our acting students at Yale have loved working with Doug Honorof for many years. His expertise, keen ear and sense of humor really keep a class energized. I recommend him highly.

–– Barbara Somerville, Associate Professor of Acting, Yale School of Drama (now at SMU)

Doug is just terrific. I learned a huge amount in a just a few days. Doug’s ability to structure complex information and to make it easily available to a large group of people in a very short time is just phenomenal! And then to turn on a dime from one accent to another in the individual work and coach each of us was really helpful. To say nothing of fun, we all laughed a lot!.

–– Patricia Pearson
Actor, San Francisco

Doug's workshops give actors confidence and a distinct edge on the competition. If you're serious about expanding your acting range, you must take his workshops."

–– Elaine Clark, bestselling author of There's Money Where Your Mouth Is, Back Stage Books

I am still amazed and delighted that dialect acquisition can have such a simple, logical method behind it. I ... was able to spice up my roles as various Chinese women by applying what I learned.

–– Ruth Virata
Actor, San Francisco

Kid glove dialect coaching

You love your cast. They are talented, well-trained, reliable -- maybe even famous -- with great instincts and the perfect fit for their parts. But their awkward dialect work is getting in the way of the whole illusion. Region? Wrong. Generation? Off. Social background? Missed. And they are pushing so hard to compensate that you are afraid some might even lose their voices at the 11th hour. Their struggle with dialect isn't just throwing their confidence and taking them out of the moment; some even sound more like 'walking accents' than people, and each is on a different page.

You don't have to lose hope or recast! I'll lend my ear -- and extensive voice recording resources -- to solve your dialect problem quickly and with enough good humor to relieve stress for everyone.

Once I've checked in with the director, your production will get original research and my complete creative attention. In no time, voices will emerge that are truthful, suited to the part, understandable, and meaningful to the audience. Your actors will become so comfortable with their new voices -- and so effortlessly consistent -- that they'll forget they are even doing voices ...even if they have lines in a foreign language!

Posters

Doug Honorof (Yale Ph.D., Linguistics) has over two decades' experience solving speech problems like yours. Click here to download Doug's resume.


Shooting a film? Localizing a commercial? Working up character voices for comedy or voice-overs? Trying to eliminate canned voice habits for broadcast journalism? Singing second-language lyrics? Putting up a play? Need a coach to have a quick listen on short-notice before an audition? Whatever your need, I work at your space around your changing schedule, and can even arange for audio or audio-video check-ups when you are out-of-town!

Phone +1-800-205-8029 to discuss your project and your budget.

    • Broadway World

        August 6, 2008

    • "Special mention must be paid to dialect advisor Doug Honorof who has the actors appear to be authentic Scots."
      –– Charles Shubow
      on Rooms.

    • New York Times

        May 7, 2008

    • "Mr. Parke...pushes through...with boundless energy and a booming voice."
      –– Caryn James
      on Evan Dexter Parke in his Off Broadway role as the ghost of Idi Amin Dada, a performance Doug coached with special attention to North Ugandan dialects and primary source recordings.

    • Los Angeles Times

        March 16, 2008

    • "It was important that the accent was regional and specific...I was totally comfortable." America Ferrera on having worked with Doug on her Barranquilla, Colombia dialect for "Towards Darkness."