Amanda Quaid is a speech & dialect coach in New York City. She teaches dialects to actors for auditions and performances, and she also specializes in "accent reduction," helping performers, corporate clients, and others improve their English diction so they can speak clearly and confidently.

Students come to her with a variety of interests. Some wish to work long-term to develop better speech and diction for stage and film, some wish to master a dialect for an audition or expand their dialect repertoire, and some wish to work on their speech simply to learn about themselves, improve their self-confidence, or become more effective in the workplace. Whatever your focus, Amanda works based on your goals, experience, and time constraints. She teaches both in person and, if needed, over the phone or on internet video via iChat.

FALL CLASSES NOW ON!

HB STUDIO / Thursday 10am: Accents & Dialects: An introduction to some of the most frequently used accents and dialects for actors
HB STUDIO / Friday 10am: Speech I: Introduction to Vowel Sounds
HB STUDIO / Friday 2:30pm: Speech II: Consonants and Special Topics in Accent Reduction
ACTEEN / Saturdays: Speech & Voice for Young Performers