I contacted Sarah when faced with the daunting task of auditioning in a Scottish accent, something I’d not done before, nor ever really prepared for. Spending an hour’s coaching with her assuaged many of the fears and anxiety I had around the accent, and filled me with the confidence I needed to actually go in the room and put forward something worthwhile to the casting director.

~ Jarred Blakiston

Patient and Friendly

I highly recommend Sarah she is meticulous in correcting every sound word and phrase. Lesson by skype works very well. Her patience and friendly approach made learning enjoyable, even the pronunciations I was struggling with. Sarah helped me with the standard American accent, really looking forward to working with her again.

~ Jaine Kirtley

Incredibly Talented

Sarah is patient, methodical and within an hour she was able to pinpoint my trouble spots and help to make my American accent flawless. She is an incredibly talented lady being able to pull out so many accents and do them perfectly. I will most definitely work with her again.

~ Sandra Lucas

Filled me with confidence

I was very daunted when I was told two weeks before shooting that my character on Underbelly was no longer a Kiwi and now had a strong Lancashire accent. Sarah broke down every line with me and her support filled me with the confidence I needed.

~ Anna Jullienne

So impressed with her range of Accents.

Sarah was warm, friendly and bloody helpful in enabling me to get the hang of a Scottish accent. Her approach was simple to follow and I left knowing I had all I needed to do the job. I was also impressed with the range of other regional UK accents she is fluent in and thoroughly recommend her.

~ Matthew Chamberlain

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Happy Clients

Sarah is patient, methodical and within an hour she was able to pinpoint my trouble spots and help to make my American accent flawless. She is an incredibly talented lady being able to pull out so many accents and do them perfectly. I will most definitely work with her again.

Sandra Lucas

I contacted Sarah when faced with the daunting task of auditioning in a Scottish accent, something I’d not done before, nor ever really prepared for. Spending an hour’s coaching with her assuaged many of the fears and anxiety I had around the accent, and filled me with the confidence I needed to actually go in the room and put forward something worthwhile to the casting director.

Jarred Blakiston

I was quite nervous to meet Sarah for my accent session but she soon put me at ease and gave me confidence to learn an American accent. I look forward to further sessions with Sarah as I trust her expertise to perfect my accent.

Arlene Meder

I have never taken accent coaching before and it was my first time. It was so easy to understand what Sarah taught me as she was helping me not only just learn but live the accent too. I was late to the class so she spent extra time with me without charging me extra. It was a great experience sitting and learning from her.

Mani Singh Saini

Sarah is amazing and dedicated to her job! She taught me things in an hour no other teacher had taught me. Highly recommended, she is so lovely!

Beatrice Tan

Sarah made me feel at ease and was very professional. Your one-hour session has really helped me break though with my accent struggle. I will definitely come back for more, I highly recommend Sarah.

Ravi Narayan

A great coach not only for improving my accent, but also for my acting skills. Highly recommended for an intense session I had. Thanks again!

Marty

I was very daunted when I was told two weeks before shooting that my character on Underbelly was no longer a Kiwi and now had a strong Lancashire accent. Sarah broke down every line with me and her support filled me with the confidence I needed.

Anna Jullienne

I found Sarah an absolute pleasure to work with. She put all my nerves to ease and her patience, composure and professionalism was of a high standard.

Marius Botha

I had never learnt an accent before and was worried I would not be able to master it in time. In the few hours we spent together Sarah was able to teach me the tools necessary to learn an accent and also help prepare me for my audition.

Sophia Huybens

I contacted Sarah as I had an audition requiring a Scottish accent and I was finding it very difficult. Her great teaching style and expertise saw my accent improve dramatically. I went into the audition room much more confident, thanks to Sarah.

Chelsea Tobin

Sarah Valentine

About

I am an expert in teaching dialects and accents. I’m available for coaching and can teach you how to sound authentic.

I can help you learn all the skills you need to improve your accent and sound pitch perfect.

Speaking with a different accent or dialect can be quite daunting but my methods allow the you to feel comfortable so that you can relax into the role and sound like a local.

I coach Actors for Acting, Dialect and Accents in the Film and TV industry and my accents include all UK, European and Standard American.

I have worked in the Film and Television industry since 1989. I currently work as an Actor, an Agent, and a Dialect Coach.

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Highly Recommended

I contacted Sarah as I had an audition requiring a Scottish accent and I was finding it very difficult. Sarah was very generous and at very short notice was able to work with me on the accent and script.

Her great teaching style and expertise saw my accent improve dramatically. I went into the audition room much more confident thanks to her.

Due to my enjoyment of and the effectiveness of her coaching, I went to her again to up-skill in the Irish and Standard American accents.

I would highly recommend Sarah to anyone.

~ Chelsea Tobin

Accent Guru

Sarah is friendly, fun, down-to-earth, professional, and an accent guru.

She helped me with a New Zealand accent for a national TVC campaign for a major brand. I had never really done an NZ accent, so I was quite nervous about it.

Not only did Sarah help me nail the accent, she also put me at ease and gave me confidence that I needed to relax during the performance.

The Skype sessions worked perfectly, and she often did extra preparation for me outside the sessions.

I would highly recommend her and plan to use her services in the future.

~ Rob Harding

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Happy Clients

Sarah is patient, methodical and within an hour she was able to pinpoint my trouble spots and help to make my American accent flawless. She is an incredibly talented lady being able to pull out so many accents and do them perfectly. I will most definitely work with her again.

Sandra Lucas

I contacted Sarah when faced with the daunting task of auditioning in a Scottish accent, something I’d not done before, nor ever really prepared for. Spending an hour’s coaching with her assuaged many of the fears and anxiety I had around the accent, and filled me with the confidence I needed to actually go in the room and put forward something worthwhile to the casting director.

Jarred Blakiston

I was quite nervous to meet Sarah for my accent session but she soon put me at ease and gave me confidence to learn an American accent. I look forward to further sessions with Sarah as I trust her expertise to perfect my accent.

Arlene Meder

I have never taken accent coaching before and it was my first time. It was so easy to understand what Sarah taught me as she was helping me not only just learn but live the accent too. I was late to the class so she spent extra time with me without charging me extra. It was a great experience sitting and learning from her.

Mani Singh Saini

Sarah is amazing and dedicated to her job! She taught me things in an hour no other teacher had taught me. Highly recommended, she is so lovely!

Beatrice Tan

Sarah made me feel at ease and was very professional. Your one-hour session has really helped me break though with my accent struggle. I will definitely come back for more, I highly recommend Sarah.

Ravi Narayan

A great coach not only for improving my accent, but also for my acting skills. Highly recommended for an intense session I had. Thanks again!

Marty

I was very daunted when I was told two weeks before shooting that my character on Underbelly was no longer a Kiwi and now had a strong Lancashire accent. Sarah broke down every line with me and her support filled me with the confidence I needed.

Anna Jullienne

I found Sarah an absolute pleasure to work with. She put all my nerves to ease and her patience, composure and professionalism was of a high standard.

Marius Botha

I had never learnt an accent before and was worried I would not be able to master it in time. In the few hours we spent together Sarah was able to teach me the tools necessary to learn an accent and also help prepare me for my audition.

Sophia Huybens

I contacted Sarah as I had an audition requiring a Scottish accent and I was finding it very difficult. Her great teaching style and expertise saw my accent improve dramatically. I went into the audition room much more confident, thanks to Sarah.

Chelsea Tobin