You have talent. Do you have technique?

Joel Froomkin’s unique and incredible 15-week Acting for Audio course is one of the best career investments I’ve made! 

Each week, we learned in-depth techniques related to text analysis and character development through Joel’s detailed lectures and our presentations. He incorporated an interesting variety of exercises designed to stretch our acting muscles and build our skills in delivering the emotional truth of our material. 

In addition to being a polished, highly-sought narrator and winner of 10 AudioFile Earphone Awards, Joel is a patient, funny, kind, and brilliant instructor. He coached each of us in completely personal ways that helped us understand how to improve our performances. His guidance to other students was relevant to my own work. My narration has become much more nuanced as a result of this class, and I look forward to taking an advanced section!

- Karen Commins, NarratorsRoadmap.com

Joel exhales Earphones, yes, AND did you know he's a theater prof (!!); he teaches the context and *why* choices are made. He's got that director-whatever-that-magic-is to both hear what could be better and explain it in a way that gets you there. He's got the goods, my friends. Never mind that I stumble my words just getting to learn from him, but I'd retake the class just to hear his asides. The man is *wonderful*.

- 2024  Audie winner Cindy Kay

Even though I have good instincts and a natural inclination for storytelling, when I started this journey, I had only a cursory knowledge of acting technique and process. To learn, I got private coaching, went to workshops, all that. I’ve strengthened and honed my craft over the years, and I know I’m good at what I do. But, still, I haven’t always known what I was doing, or why I was doing it. I’ve just known that it felt right, and that it worked.

Enter Joel’s Acting for Audio. Joel doesn’t just critique your performances; he also teaches you the language and theory behind acting—why and how those crazy things you do in the booth actually work. Learning this language and theory has brought a new level of clarity to my understanding of my work. It’s allowed me to see connections that I never realized were there. And it’s allowed me to experiment, to play with new-to-me techniques and layer them in ways that have brought greater specificity and nuance to my performances. 

You won’t be coddled, but you won’t be torn down, either. Joel is one of those rare, excellent teachers that gives specific, concrete, actionable critiques. He pinpoints what isn’t working and highlights what is. Even if you need to change your approach to a piece, you'll have an accomplishable game plan for getting where you need to be.         

It’s like I’ve been wandering through this huge “acting forest.” I’ve had plenty of guides show me around and teach me how to survive and even thrive—and I’ll be forever grateful to those guides. But Joel’s class is like someone finally handed me a fucking map. 

- KM Hammond, Audie Nominee

I highly recommend Joel Froomkin's Acting for Audio. Joel's command of acting instruction is right up there with some of the greats: Uta Hagen, Sandford Meisner and Stanislavsky, from whom he draws inspiration and wisdom.  He knows and frequently quotes Stanislavsky, the Godfather of acting, whose philosophy has inspired so many of my own "AHA!" moments.  

Joel's approach to script analysis is so intelligent, detailed and analytical, but also intuitive, so I have found my approach, understanding and feel for finding the actable moments and emotions in manuscripts has been deeply enhanced through his tutelage.  And his direction is spot on. He is always constructive in his approach, never destructive or punitive, so the experience is always one of growth and revelation.  

I absolutely loved working with him, in addition to which, he's a lovely human being. Take this class!

- Robin Siegerman, Earphones Award Winner

Joel's classes are honestly so life changing. Even having been on the voiceover industry for years, I learned so much in his classes. The improvement in my narration, and acting in general, has been incredible. I recommend his classes to everyone wanting to improve their narration skills!

- Michelle Lee, Earphones Award Winner

I'll post my responses to last night's class in my journal, but in the meantime I just wanted to reach out and let you know how much I’m loving the class. We’re only a third of the way in, but it’s already clear you’ve put your heart and soul into designing a comprehensive and thoroughly engaging course. Your passion, knowledge, and genuine care for your students has already had a big impact on me. 

Your lectures are terrific. Listening to them is kind of a masterclass in and of itself on great nonfiction delivery. I was a speechwriter in my former life, so I know how hard it is to keep listeners engaged for 45 minutes straight--let alone an hour or more. But you nail it every time. 

I also love listening to the notes you give, not just to me but to everyone else. It’s clear you genuinely care about making every student better--whether they have tons of acting experience or none. It pushes me to step out of my comfort zone, take risks, listen carefully to your feedback, and do my best to apply your guidance moving forward.

Also, you and Rich work incredibly well together. You guys have made the various components of the Google Classroom easy to interact with. Plus, Zoom glitches notwithstanding (and we’ve all had those), from my perspective the technical “choreography” of the live sessions comes across as first-rate.  

No matter what happens in the rest of the class, I’m positive that I’ll be a better performer than when I started--and that’s enough for me! 

- Sheri Saginor

“When I started narrating audiobooks, I had a spark of a sense for storytelling. I recorded my first few books with no training, and what was missing was an understanding that I could make choices as an artist. I took training with coaches, and most notably studied with superstar narrator and coach Joel Leslie Froomkin who really gave me a full foundation as an actor.”

- Audie-nominated narrator Andre Santana 
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