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One of the best dialect coaches I’ve had the pleasure of working with

I loved how approachable the course was

I loved how approachable the course was and writing everything down phonetically really helped. Thank you!

Standard British Accent Course

I can testify to the effort Sarah put into helping me in the course. I was about to give up on the course due to hearing difficulties, but Sarah decided to provide a way to help me overcome my challenges. I am better off now and feel good about what I’ve learned from her class. A good teacher is someone who won’t give up on you.

American and Jersey Accents

Sarah was immediately helpful in my approach to numerous accents associated with my role. She is a credible source of knowledge who understands the importance of discussing an accents authenticity, foundation and delivery.

A great experience

It was a great experience working with Sarah learning a southern American accent. She is very engaged, super professional and fun to work with. I highly recommend her!

Friendly, Fun and Approachable Method

Sarah has a friendly, fun and approachable method for learning a new accent. She is patient, but quick to correct to ensure you get the most out of your session. It is also tailored for you needs and not a ‘one size fits all’.

Highly recommend British Accent Challenge

I have really enjoyed Sarah Valentine’s British accent course. I have an upcoming play where I need to master the accent and this course helped me immensely. Highly recommend it – its easy to follow, learn, understand and the homework really helps you grow. Go on give it a go!!

British DIY Accent Course

Doing this course was deeply useful and a fun journey to embark on. Sarah makes the learning both accessible and retainable.

Sarah is an amazing coach.

Sarah is an amazing coach. I learned a lot about the nuanced muscle movements and tiny details about the French accent during her 10 day course. I can’t wait to take another one.

I enjoyed the course very much, thank you. 

Hi Sarah,

10/10 General Tom Thumb “The Greatest Showman”

Sarah is a phenomenal accent coach and is also incredibly fun and very easy to talk to.

She is honest, and upfront about where your skill level is and she gives great acting advice and insight.

Highly recommend Sarah, for anyone

Cockney DIY course

I do theater as a form of therapy for anxiety and PTSD. I was forcing myself out of my comfort zone and found that I LOVE to act. I want more parts, but I can’t afford instructors. Sarah’s challenges were on sale, so while I am a bit strapped for bees (wink wink), I could get some of the DIY courses right now. Cockney and RP are two courses I feel that I really need, but I’m also working on West Country. I’m wanting to go for an audition that will require me to perform five different British accents, so I’m doing what I can now and I’m definitely going to come back for her RP course. That would put me at 4.

Fun, informative and very user-friendly format.

Thank you Sarah for this opportunity, I have now successfully completed the 10 day DIY American accent course. You did an excellent job of setting it out in a fun, informative and very user-friendly format while catering to all learning styles.

This was the third course I’ve participated in

Sarah is awesome at her craft, as usual. This was the third course I’ve participated in. Her videos are amazing and are an outstanding method for hearing and, in particular, viewing the spoken accent. I’ve learned so much from this course — now I’m ready to apply my lessons when needed. Good job Sarah — well done, teacher!

Highly recommend – Standard British DIY course

A great starter to accents. Lots of materials to get you going at your own pace. Highly recommend. Would hire Sarah if I got an accent part.

American DIY Course gave me more confidence

21 Day British RP Accent Challenge for voice over artists

For me, the best part of Sarah’s 21 day British RP accent challenge is that all of the students ended up sounding incredibly natural. No “put on” British accents here!

I would recommend Sarah Valentine wholeheartedly for UK accents

I worked one-on-one with Sarah who went over and above with her attention to detail. I would recommend her wholeheartedly for UK accents.

I have already recommended this course to fellow friends!

10 Day American Accent Challenge – Sarah Valentine is very friendly, approachable and professional. She delivered helpful individual feedback throughout the course, and encouraged everyone equally along the way. I enjoyed this course and have learnt some great tips to develop this accent as a skill. I have already recommended this course to fellow friends!

10 day American accent course is a lot of fun

I’ve just completed the 10 day American accent course. It’s been a lot of fun. The techniques were easy to follow and the strategies were amazing. I feel so much more confident to audition with this on my resume. Sarah gives you constructive feedback every step of the way. It would be nice to do another accent soon.

I highly recommend it for young actors who feel insecure in their voice.

10 Day British RP Accent Challenge
This course was super helpful as an actor.
I highly recommend it for young actors who feel insecure in their voice. It helped give me the confidence to use my voice and different ways and it definitely helped me with my diction! Sarah is amazing and super helpful.

Couldn’t recommend this course more highly!

I really loved Sarah’s way of teaching!

I thoroughly enjoyed this accent course and found myself learning new skills towards the american accent as the lessons went on.
I really loved Sarah’s way of teaching and i felt like my accent definitely got better since starting the course.
Thank you so much Sarah!!!
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I loved that the US accent suddenly became “learnable”

I did the 10 day Standard US accent and I loved how specific and tangible the information, instruction and practice was.  Sarah isolates and clarifies particular sounds and explains how to make them.  The work is incremental; starting with single sounds, then words, then sentences and then a whole text.  The feedback is clear and redirects the student to particular sounds and intonation that need work.  I loved that the US accent suddenly became “learnable” .  I am definitely going to do more courses with Sarah.

American Accent Practise

Not only does this course help you form the sounds needed for the accent it also trains your ear to hear the accent and the daily practice really helps cement the accent into your body and mind!

The Valentine Method works!

Her honest feedback is invaluable – 10 day American Accent Challenge

Learn the American accent with Sarah Valentine

Sarah is an Amazing Teach

Sarah is an amazing teacher.  I wish I had discovered these classes years ago.  I will continue to take Sarah’s courses.  I love getting to see other students work as well.  Very inspiring.

I now feel extremely confident in the accent!

Sarah is attentive, friendly and makes you feel comfortable as she takes you through her 21 day British RP accent challenge. I now feel extremely confident in the accent!

10 Day British RP & Standard American

Having already taken the 10 day Standard American Course with Sarah I jumped straight into British RP. As a Brit with a noticeable regional accent I wanted to prove to myself I could sound authentic without being over the top. Sarah’s unique style and delivery made learning easy and fun and helped me gain confidence in the process.

I always felt like my work was being appreciated. 

I love all of Sarah’s positive feedback and encouragement throughout the course. There were lots of suggestions for improvements, but I always felt like my work was being appreciated.

Highly recommend!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 Day British RP.

I highly recommend Sarah’s courses.

I highly recommend Sarah’s courses. Her feedback on my work was quick and helpful. The structure of her course makes the learning part fun.

It has been an awesome and exhilarating 10 days.

10 Day American Accent Challenge

It has been an awesome and exhilarating 10 days. I am so happy I did this course. Now I can clearly hear when I make the wrong sound and am able to correct myself. I was never able to do that before. Thank you so much, Sarah!

The perfect teacher…..

This is the 2nd course I have done with Sarah. She  is so supportive and encouraging – the perfect teacher. I love the daily practice and personal feedback which  is so key to improving. Thanks once again.

What a great fun course!

What a great fun course! Sarah your videos were really helpful, particularly for certain vowel sounds I sometimes find tricky. You’ve really boosted my confidence with the accent! Thank you 🙂

Great Sessions.

Great sessions and built every day to the final monologue very worthwhile and I enjoyed it.

Yasemin Kafali

I absolutely enjoyed the RP accent course with Sarah Valentine because she is able to simplify the learning process which makes it so much easier and it’s very liberating!

Thanks a million!

Sandra Lucas – short

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.

Jarred Blakiston

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.

Arlene

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.

Mani Singh Saini

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.

Ravi Narayan

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.

Anna Jullienne

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.

Sophia Huybens

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.

Anna Julienne, Actress

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.
In fact daunted would probably be the understatement of the century!

However, Sarah soon came to the rescue and with her help the whole process was far easier than I had anticipated. She broke down every line with me and her support filled me with the confidence I needed.

I would definitely call on her again should the situation arise.