About My Work
There’s nothing more fulfilling to me than helping an actor grow. From recording their first demos to becoming a full-time professional, securing a broad base of clients, winning awards, and being heralded in the industry, I’m here to guide that process.
Actors come to me at all stages of their career.
You never outgrow coaching – it’s vital to get honest, supportive feedback from someone who cares about you and wants you to shine your brightest and reach the goals you’re aiming for.
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Have we met yet?
Our first 30-minute consultation is gratis. It includes live delivery of a one-minute piece of your choosing, followed by feedback, direction and a projected training plan.
My style is to design sessions around your personal needs and goals – to meet you “where you are”.
So, where are you now? Where do you want to go? What are your goals? Tell me everything. Let’s get started!
What Actors Say
What I’ve always loved about working with Carol is her multidimensional expertise. She’s a fantastic trained actress with celebrated audiobook work, a lauded director, and a SAG-AFTRA audiobook committee member. I see how her view of craft balances with a rich understanding of the industry, and all of that is platformed on the care she brings to everything as a person. Coaching with her helped me feel more focused and prepared, and I know I can come to her with a variety of growth points and questions.
Carol’s observations and feedback were spot on and delivered in a way that made them easy to recognize, digest, and incorporate into my performance.
The two words Carol brings to mind are rapport and expertise. Not only has she done it all in narration, VO and acting – she shares her wisdom and craft in a manner that makes you feel like the two of you are members of a close-knit family. She’s my honorary sister who helps me narrate better with every coaching session and inspires me to keep working to achieve my goals.
Carol was my very first coach when I began narrating. She answered all of my business questions and was an incredible director who guided me through making stronger choices appropriate to the piece. I felt much more confident after her coaching sessions. And she’s a delightful human being!
It’s simple: if you have a serious interest in audiobook narration, you have to spend time with Carol. Period. She coached me through not only the demo creation process, but insisted that I become a better actor, and would not quit until my acting chops reached a professional level. She’s tough (thankfully), but a joy to work with.
Carol is a fantastic coach who digs into the detail to turn up the dial on a performance from good to great. I leave every coaching session with her feeling energised, confident and empowered as a performer.
I first learned of Carol Monda through an APA (Audiobook Publishers Association) event. After checking out her website & listening to her books, I had a feeling I would love working with her. Her perceptive ear often finds details in my work where I doubted my own instincts or she’ll broaden my perspective to new possibilities. I have appreciated her vast knowledge and experience with different publishers in the business, as well as keeping updated with changes in the industry. These attributes, along with her patience and thoughtfulness in her critiques have made her a valuable coach.
It was clear to me that Carol coaches because she genuinely cares about helping people and seeing them grow in their careers. I recommend having her in your corner!
Carol is an exceptional coach, known for her unwavering patience and dedication to helping actors enhance their skills. With her guidance, she equips her students with the necessary tools to excel in their craft. Personally, I have witnessed the transformative power of her coaching in my narrating endeavors. Carol’s keen eye for detail and insightful feedback are always spot on, allowing me to grow and refine my abilities as an actor. Her expertise and support have been invaluable on my journey towards becoming a more accomplished performer.
Patient and direct; Carol skillfully guides you beyond better, more dynamic reads. She genuinely invests in your growth as an artist, providing her students with a deeper understanding of their unique voice and the craft itself. She is wildly talented, professional, and creative. Carol has been instrumental in building my confidence and ability as a voice actor- Highest recommendations!
I came to Carol as a professional stage and screen actor with very little voice-over experience. She was able to zone in on exactly what I needed to do artistically and as a business to push my voice-over career to the next level. Carol is so good at giving simple directions that make a huge difference in my reads. She gave me the tools, confidence and an actionable to-do list to expand my voice-over career successfully. Not only is she a wonderful teacher, but as a working professional voice-over artist herself, I value her up-to-date knowledge of the industry. I can’t recommend working with her enough!
When I first met Carol, we had an instant rapport. She’s approachable, encouraging, honest and her resume speaks for itself. She has the patience of a saint, she’s generous with her time, and she knows everything there is to know about voice over as an industry, and voice over as an artform.
Set Your Goal & Advance your Career
Take Five!
For greater immersion, you can enroll in my coaching program, Take Five. Choose from an elemental menu covering key elements of voiceover, including:
- Text Analysis and Mapping
- Pacing and Flow
- POV and Character
- Authenticity and Connection
- Tone and Subtext
Or create a blended programme to meet you wherever you are on your voiceover journey. It’s an opportunity to have a run at a collage of concepts and to build on them. It can be considered a springboard for fostering and furthering your own process.
These five one-hour sessions are designed to be completed within five months. **Cupcakes not included.**
Retreats & Workshops
In addition to private coaching, I’ve coached groups of students online and in person at a variety of venues, including VO Mastery, VO Atlanta, Johnny Heller’s Splendiforous Workshops, 8 years of the New England Narrator Retreat, and several classes for Voice Actors of NYC. I’ve also taught extensively for Edge Studio and am currently a faculty member of Global Voice Acting Academy.
