Karena Franceska

Find Your Voice and Get Ahead in Business

// May 19th, 2009 // No Comments » // coaching

Ok, so here’s the scene… your boss ‘asks’ you to present findings / projections / sales pitch to some particularly important people. Rabbit in the headlights moment, s/he smiles supportively and with a quick squeeze of the elbow tells you “You’ll be fine”.

Now you are left with a sense of dread and foreboding. It’s not that you don’t know your stuff, its not that you aren’t well prepared.. it is that you know, just know that you are going to blush/sweat/shake and generally look out of control!

The biggest obstacle to delivering a good presentation is how your body and brain are communicating. It’s a great machine the body and over the course of evolution has helped you to survive everything from stampeding Mammoths to treks across the desert, all thanks to the magic that is your Autonomic Nervous System… responsible for fight or flight response. The trick is to have strategies in place that will control whether you run or stand your ground. Either option is best adopted with some grace and dignity.. so no headless chicken moments! So how do you gain this control, increase the efficiency of using that adrenaline in a positive and constructive way rather than let it rule you? Well, strategies that are grounded in performance art techniques frequently share a psychological base and as such can be used to enhance confident performance and rapport with an audience.

Your workshop / one to one session would be delivered by Karena Serdecka (aka Karena Franceska) who is a professional Actor, Musician, Director and Vocal/Acting/Singing Coach. Karena focuses on working with physical techniques to increase vocal and breath control. Karena has also specialised and lectures in psychology and applies much of her psychological knowledge base to increase confidence, assertiveness and sense of control.

Call Karena now on 07854743890 and let her assist you and your staff to really find their voice and get a head in business.

Work Starts on New Album

// May 17th, 2009 // No Comments » // music

Hi all..
New Album Coming Up!

As I stare out of my window on a cold, blustery Monday, watching the rain and wind dance the fandango round my bamboo, a sense of relief washes over me. I am at the final stages of preparing my new songs for my album Flowermouse which I am due to start recording this Summer.

It’s a little like Mark Ronson meets Amy Winehouse, invites Joni Mitchell for drinks but sleeps with any willing member from Foo fighters!…. There’s a touch of Magic Alex in the mix too .. only we do it better!! ;D .. only kidding guys.

I am so excited about laying these tracks down, some of them are a remix of earlier releases, but with a much higher energy treatment to them… wish me luck.. I will keep you posted.

Your Chance to Be on Film!

// May 16th, 2009 // No Comments » // acting

The Academy is working with Soaring Eagle Productions on a project exploring the changing identity of the North East through the eyes of teenagers growing up in this region.
We are looking for young/new talent to get involved with this exciting film project with the view to entering film festivals and TV networks with our social commentary on teenagers experiences today.