Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials that have been pledged about the work of Stewart Pearce: Master of Voice & Presentation.
PETER CROSS
Managing Director ~ Yellow Door Communications
"There is nothing as empowering, enabling or utterly mobilising as the impassioned voice of a leader"
"The single tragedy of this book is that the reader may never get to hear the author's voice for themselves. I have worked with Stewart for over ten years, have heard even the most reserved or reticent of voices 'sing a bolder and much happier song' through his highly transformational work. I remain utterly convinced that Stewart is one of the world's greatest modern communicators. In this hybrid technological world, Stewart Pearce teaches us to recognize the power of the human voice and how it may achieve a far more dramatic result than our noise filled minds would have us believe."
SHELLEY VON STRUNCKEL
Astrologer,International Journalist and Speaker.
"Many are nervous of speaking, but I've always loved it. Consequently, when I've struggled to make myself heard, I knew it wasn't fear but that something was missing. Then Stewart helped me to find my note ~ my unique sound.
His techniques enabled me to command the attention of a huge room or whisper a confidence audibly amid the din of a party, neither of which was possible before.
Others have commented that I sound more relaxed, more authentic. I am, and not only because I'm no longer straining to be heard, but because there is a luxury in knowing that the voice I'm using is MINE! Ever since meeting with Stewart, I've wished others could benefit from his knowledge and wisdom ~ his heartfelt gift.
Now, THE ALCHEMY OF VOICE makes this possible."
FEONA McEWAN
Group Communications Director of WPP Programmes.
"Stewart is truly inspirational and so beneficial. I felt like a new me at the end of the session!"
"Stewart Pearce is a fantastic coach. It was so refreshing to get a performing arts perspective on business issues."
"Brilliant course with Stewart Pearce. One of the most useful workshops I have ever been to. Positive results applying Stewart's techniques were immediately visible for all to hear and see!"
BUBBLES WHITE
Chair, BT Women's Network.
Stewart Pearce and The Alchemy of Voice. Stewart has been a major creative influence within this BT organization, helping us to transform our beliefs, our values and principally our voices. He has used his unique skill to enchant his audience, and within this we have all felt safe and valued. He has skillfully managed to unlock hidden potential in so many members of our organization, and has provided us with innovative exercises and constructs that have led us to the enhancement of persona, confidence and flair. Stewart has a unique presence and gravitas, drawing all to him. BT Women's Network are privileged and honoured to have had the pleasure of experiencing an unforgettable journey with this masters!"
JANE SWIFT
BT Executive.
"Stewart brings the Muse into the workplace. He transforms lack of confidence into strength, passion and resonance. Stewart has an incredible gift; his magic is one that reaches deep inside all of us to release life potential which transforms our everyday existence. This he encourages and enchants by living totally in the present!"
GAYNOR HODGE
Technical Manager ~ L'Oreal, Golden Ltd, London.
"There I was, a withered heap on the floor. I've just been informed I'll be hosting a Stage Show for an audience of 600 piranhas, ready to gnaw me to the bone at the first trip of my tongue. I'm sweating, I feel sick, my 'tiger of fear' roars and opens its mouth wide.....then ENTER STAGE LEFT STEWART PEARCE….. the most awesome of 'Tiger Tamers'. I stand tall, discover my centre, breathe deeply, find my note. I hold on tightly and ride that tiger. Suddenly the piranhas transform and I feel great. Thanks Stewart, your information is awesome and so are you!"
TERESA HALE
Director of the internationally renowned HALE CLINIC, Writer, Speaker.
"Stewart Pearce is an inspirational force using the medium of sound through voice. He encapsulates the essential qualities of a true Master and Teacher ~ complete selflessness, deep love and compassion. Touched by profound wisdom, Stewart guides his students to experience their true creative potential.
In his book THE ALCHEMY OF VOICE, Stewart shows a wide audience how sound through voice can have a deep influence on our total consciousness, on our lives. Harmonic sound can truly feed our souls and transform our being. Sound is as important as the thoughts we think, the feelings we feel, the food we eat and the air we breath.
Stewart teaches us how to find our note, so that our voice may express true authentic being. This completely transforms how we communicate and allows our voice to become instruments of great healing."
SIMON CALLOW CBE
Actor, Writer and Man of Letters.
"Stewart Pearce totally understands the most important thing about voice; that the meaning it seeks to convey is as much the sound as the sense. The voice has within it deep vibrations that create similar vibrations in the audience. These vibrations are a primal causeway, and can reach the deepest part of the human being.
Only live theatre can offer this particularly profound and direct communication, and only voice can effect it. As Master of Voice, Stewart knows this and shows us with infinite ease how to release and harness this extraordinary power.
What Stewart extols and lives in his teaching could change the theatre of the present into the theatre of the future, an altogether different and more potent medium, and in consequence those who study his methods may become the channels for as yet scarcely untapped powers ~ he is extraordinary!
KATHRYN HUNTER
Award Winning Actress & Theatre Director.
"My experience of working with Stewart is that he truly understands fear - primal fear, mini fear, the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to! Stewart understands that when we are fearful the voice flees from its natural seat in the body, resulting in a disembodied voice, an un-naturally displaced voice.
In helping us to find our natural voice Stewart reminds us to breathe and encourages us to move with breath, to find not only our own authentic signature note, but also ourselves - a sense that we can often lose many times a day.
Stewart knows this and helps us to recognize this about ourselves, joyfully and with humour. "Can I have a cappuccino?" is a favourite test phrase he uses to see if the spirit, your voice has gone walkabout, or not.
Stewart is not only a brilliant voice coach, he is hugely warm hearted, very funny and a truly healing spirit. His insights will bring you joy and light and freedom!"
PATRICK SPOTTISWOODE
Director of Globe Education, Shakespeare's Globe.
"Stewart gives sound to sense. Students and teachers alike leave his sessions transformed, feeling supported and empowered. They no longer strut and fret. They begin to see a glimmer of what this Master teaches, words become more feeling based as expressions of thought and feeling, which signifies everything. They discover that they really can possess the power of great speaking. This book THE ALCHEMY OF VOICE is much awaited and will soon become treasured reading for thousands of people."
PETER KYLE
General Manager, Shakespeare's Globe.
"I have watched with complete admiration the transformative power of Stewart's work with the actors of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
Whether working with relative newcomers to the theatre or with seasoned professionals, his guidance and insight have proven to be inspirational as well as providing a thoroughly practical approach to achieving remarkable results."
BARBARA GAINES
Artistic Director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, USA.
"Stewart Pearce is not only a true Master of Voice, he is a Master of the Heart too. He has an extraordinary ability to connect actors (indeed all people) with their own authentic voice ~ what he calls 'our signature note'~ and the truth that lies within each of our hearts. His propensity to nurture and free the actor's voice is quite breathtaking; he simply knows the sound of the complete intention.
This book is a MUST for anyone interested in any kind of speaking, whether this be public or private, for captains of industry or actors ~ with his outstanding, knowledge and presence Stewart can literally change your life!"
Dr. VLADIMIR MIRODAN FRSA
Director, Drama Centre London
Chairman, Conference of Drama Schools.
"Stewart Pearce is more, much more than just a teacher, he is a true Master of the vocal arts. His extensive technical knowledge of the voice as an instrument is underpinned by a profound wisdom about human nature. This understanding, sought by many yet given to so few, transforms mere teaching into illumined guidance, and technique into the probity of self-knowledge.
A supreme communicator himself, Stewart is that all-too-rare creature: an enabler of the expression of others. I have seen him turn the leaden voices of his students into expressive gold: hesitation turned to authority; shrillness into solemnity; senseless patter into reasoned discourse.
Stewart has had cause to earn gratitude from countless actors, directors and members of the public for the generosity and insight with which he has shared his expertise over several decades of successful practice. A book distilling his experience will make a major contribution to the key field of modern communication."
MARY AVER
SRN, Msc, Intuitive Diagnostician, Healer and Shaman.
"When Stewart speaks through THE ALCHEMY OF VOICE we become transfixed. He teaches us how to be magnetic, through resonance which is carried on waves of pure sound. His work supports the theory of New Physics, which tells us that morphic resonance creates fields of magnetic energy. The principle difference in sound, light and matter is simply one of vibration or resonance.
THE ALCHEMY OF VOICE allows us to experience this resonance, as sound waves are a stream of energy, cleansing and re-energizing the energy field with waves of peaceful light.
The beauty of Stewart's work means that connections are made within each person, so that they may hear the 'song of their soul' and the great heart opens to speak truth and love.
I have known Stewart for many years and it is an honour to know him as friend, as sound teacher, as voice mentor. Anyone who has the good fortune of crossing his path will come away enriched, enlightened and en-loved. Stewart is a true Master and his book is a must at this time as our culture has lost touch with the knowledge that sound is a vehicle for healing."
DI TREVIS
International Theatre Director and Teacher
"Stewart Pearce is among those great voice teachers who realize that the best voice work is not physical at all, but profoundly involved with the actor's deepest feelings.
At the instance of our entry into the world we draw a great breath - ATEM - the ancient word for breath also means life, and what else does our voice represent but the willingness to go on breathing, to go on in the deepest sense, living?
Here is a profound teacher whom I have never heard make a crass judgement about a vocal problem. Stewart is supremely on the side of the actor struggling for expression, looking always for the human being beneath the 'problem'. It is a cliché of the modern day, but his approach has always been, and can only be holistic. At its best, his work opens someone up to a proper experience of their feelings and thus to a more fulfilling experience of life itself ~ his book is a must for all of us."
ANDREW HINDS
Artistic Director ~ CLASSIC STAGE IRELAND
"During the course of Stewart's work with my company I watched one actor after another miraculously 'drop' into their true voices. A rich and palpable connection instantly opened between the actors and their listeners. Moving and astonishing it was to observe. It should also be said that finding their true voice not only transformed and deepened everyone's acting; it transformed and deepened everyone's sense of themselves as human beings. Stewart is the true Alchemist!"
PETER HARRISON
Director of Watkins Books
"This book is by a voice coach who has worked with household names and those in the public eye. He has to be taken seriously in a time when there is much information about sound as a healing modality. This book is a most refreshing change from 'new age' wish-thinking through mantra processes. Here you 'hear' a knowledgeable understanding of what actually works to transform. I am happy to wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who wants to discover themselves through their most potent art: the sound of their own voice."