Public speakers...
Do you know you should be warming up your body and stretching before your presentations?Â
Do you feel like your voice would shake less if you could just get your nerves in check?
Do you wish you knew what to do to shift from a state of fear to a state of confidence?
Join me to learn simple exercises to center your body, voice, and nervous system before your presentations.
The best part? It will only take 5 minutes!Â
LEARN THE SEQUENCE NOW

Hi! My name is Elissa, and Iâm the founder of Voice Body Connection.
Iâve been teaching voice and movement since 2011. I came to this profession out of my own need - when I was 21 years old, I lost my voice due to overuse and abuse. My vocal stamina was shot, and I had to learn how to rebuild both my speaking and singing abilities.
My own healing led me to study many theatre and singing voice methods, as well as yoga & Ayurveda, meditation, anatomy, somatics, Polyvagal Theory, and speech science. Over the years, Iâve become certified in Hatha Yoga (RYT 200), Fitzmaurice VoiceworkÂŽ, and Body-Mind CenteringÂŽ, and earned an MFA in Theatre Voice Pedagogy. Across my experience in these various disciplines, thereâs been a uniting message: Moving our bodies and making sound are two great privileges of being human. Taking time for embodiment and vocalization practices allows us to experience health, joy, and wholeness.

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âIâve come across some of these exercises before and do them regularly, almost daily. But, you are the first person I have found that explains why they work!â
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"Elissa, Iâm glad I discovered your videos! Iâve been conducting training for customer service reps who interact with customers via video - for them facial expressions and vocal quality are of heightened importance, and your videos have been an invaluable source of ideas for training activities. Thanks much!â
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âYou are a grrreat teacher!!! I love your anatomical descriptions of the parts of the tongue and throat during your exercises! Iâm changing my voice thanks to your teachings = MAHALO NUI LOA!!!"
âBlues Gypsy