My 9-year-old daughter has been attending speech and drama classes at Newson Academy for the past three years. She loves coming to the classes. I've seen her confidence and self-esteem really grow. She's naturally a quiet child but she now speaks up in class and people constantly remark on how well spoken she is. I'm sure this is a direct result of her attending classes at Newson Academy.

I can't say enough about Newson Academy and Joanne. After months of searching for the right teacher, I decided to go with Joanne and it was the best decision I have made. I was really nervous during our first lesson but Joanne put me at ease and made me feel comfortable. She encourages you too try new things and make mistakes and learn from them and for me that has been a huge part of my progression because it is great to have that freedom. Joanne's knowledge, advice and support has been second to none. If you are looking at starting out or are further along in your training or career I would highly recommend Joanne and Newson Academy. I couldn't recommend it enough.

My son really enjoyed his LAMDA and drama lessons with Miss Jo.

His speech, confidence and projection skills have improved so much since attending the classes.

You can always hear him when he is chosen for parts in his school productions, whereas a lot of his classmates cannot be heard which I feel is all due to the skills learned from Miss Jo.

When I first started with Joanne, I had little knowledge of Drama. She gave me direction, and understanding. Joanne makes learning enjoyable and easy, her teaching methods are creative and practical.

When I first started with Joanne, I had little knowledge of Drama. She gave me direction, and understanding. Joanne makes learning enjoyable and easy, her teaching methods are creative and practical.

Joanne came into our school to give an afternoon workshop. This was a huge success, with Joanne encouraging full participation from all our students. Indeed, so successful and productive was the drama input, we have decided to expand our courses, and working in collaboration with Joanne, will run several more drama programmes. We feel the benefits in confidence; self belief and fluency are immense.

JoAnne has been a great encouragement and support to me. Since she has been my Public Speaking coach, I have experienced the benefits of her excellent guidance and training.  I am a regular contributor on the radio and have recently been elected as a Councillor. I found her particularly helpful in developing techniques to use the voice with greater impact. For example, I was recently asked to speak at a church which streams its services. After the service I was told the audience had quadrupled as I was speaking!