quoteAs a professional interpreter, my voice is my most valuable asset, and Anna’s coaching has taught me how to control it more than I ever thought possible.unquote


Learning her breathing technique and how to slow down my pace has done wonders for me. Anna helped me create positive impact with my voice.
Claudia Azar,
Interpreter,
WA State and Federal Certified Interpreter

The Brain-Voice Connection™ story


While working as a singing coach in New York City, Anna was approached one day by a Wall Street businessman. He told her he was getting talked over in meetings; he was concerned about his career prospects. Could she help him?

Anna took up the challenge. She applied her singing techniques, augmented with her many years of study around neuroscience research on how the brain influences the voice. She helped her client understand how to project his voice, and taught him voice techniques that made him more confident about speaking out during meetings. As a result, he began contributing more during meetings, and was promoted to the next level. This success provided the ‘Aha!’ moment for the methodology that became The Brain-Voice Connection™.

 

The Brain-Voice Connection team

 

Anna Bernstein, Executive Speech CoachAnna Bernstein
Partner and Founder
Anna’s rich and varied background includes working as a stockbroker at Smith Barney, a professional singing and voice-training coaching, and performing in Off- and Off-Off Broadway shows. Together this provided a solid foundation for working with and training corporate executives, employees, salespeople and those who speak to the media.

 

In 1995, she founded the communications coaching business, Voice Success. Anna later moved to Seattle and in 2003, relaunched her business as The Brain-Voice Connection™.

Laura VanderpoolLaura Vanderpool
Partner
Laura’s background combines over a decade of experience as a strategic communications professional with more than 20 years as a trained vocalist and recording artist. Upon reflection, Laura realized what a huge asset a powerful, polished and confident voice is to an individual and the organization they represent. She decided to use her unique combination of skills to help business people learn to use their voices more powerfully and effectively.

 

As a communications professional, Laura has had the pleasure of working with some of the Northwest’s leading companies and organizations, including LMN, Seneca Group, Puget Sound Energy and Seattle Public Utilities. She joined The Brain-Voice Connection in 2011.