In The Company of Creatives

Charlotte Wells

In The Company of Creatives is a podcast about creativity in all its wonderful forms. Through interviews with inspiring creatives – writers, artists, musicians, creative entrepreneurs – we’ll learn about their lives and their work, their creative process – to find out how to live more creatively, overcome obstacles that so often inhibit us – from imposter syndrome to fear of failure, from procrastination to perfectionism. Hosted by Charlotte Wells, a creative coach and writer based in the UK, the podcast explores ways to put creativity firmly in the centre stage of daily life.

Episodes

  1. 09/16/2022

    Exploring Your Voice with Nic Redman

    Episode #6 “A lot of us take our voice for granted. We only realise how powerful and  important it is when we lose it. Which is why I try to get out as much as possible so people understand their voices." Today, I’m speaking to Nicola Redman. Nic is a voice and accent coach who works with narrators, podcasters and actors – “voice users”, as she calls them – helping them reach their speaking, recording and performance goals.  On top of having recorded voiceovers, she has also taught at some of the top drama schools & theatres across the UK. Nic hosts the Voice Coach Podcast, co-hosts The Voice Over Social Podcast and she runs the Voice and Accent Hub on Facebook. She’s originally from Northern Ireland and is now based in Cumbria.  I wanted to speak to Nic because as creatives, we’re often expected to talk about our work quite naturally  – with ease and confidence. We should be able to stand up in public and just blurt something out. But for most of us, that’s not the way it is. Our voice won’t come out the way we’d like it to – it cracks, it doesn’t sound quite right or maybe our accent is off. We feel self-conscious and lose confidence.  Speaking with impact doesn’t come easily for most of us. So it’s helpful to understand how the vocal system works so we can learn to play our instrument more fluently. And today I’m speaking to someone who teaches just that.   She shared her thoughts on:  How the vocal system works How to look after your voice How to find your authentic voice Links mentioned in the episode: Nic's website Nic's Instagram Account Nic's Facebook Group The Voice Coach Podcast The Voice Over Social Podcast For more detailed episode notes, go to my website Curativity.me

    34 min
  2. 07/29/2022

    Home and Away with Jessica Mudditt

    Episode #2 “The impulse I get to put pen to paper, is something that I think the readers may have not seen much of and that really tickled my fancy when I first saw it.” Today, I’m speaking to Jessica Mudditt.  Jessica is an Australian journalist and author based in Sydney. Her articles have been published by the BBC, The Economist Intelligence Unit, GQ and Marie Claire, among others. She worked as a journalist in England, Bangladesh and Myanmar, before returning home in 2016.  She recently published “Our Home in Myanmar”, her debut memoir about her four years living in Yangon in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.  I asked her about her writing process and it was fascinating to hear how she managed to build a life as a foreigner and operate as a journalist in one of the most politically closed countries in the world, while her editor was in jail. We talked about how what started out as a light read about living in a country as it opened up, became more of a historic depiction of the few short years of democracy from 2012 to 2016. In this interview, I ask Jessica about how she uses place for inspiration, how she grounds herself in foreign places and what it’s like to be living in her home country again. She shared her thoughts on:  How being away from home helps sharpen your lensHow to frame rejection and look for the right home for your ideasHow to find your creative path How to approach pitching as a freelance journalistHow to learn from editorsYou can find Jessica's work here, as well as the books she mentioned in the interview: Our Home in Myanmar by Jessica MuddittFinding George Orwell in Burma: Amazon.co.uk: Larkin, Emma ...From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo ThweJessica Mudditt's websiteJessica's Twitter Account Jessica's Facebook AccountJessica's Instagram AccountFor more detailed episode notes, go to my website Curativity.me

    38 min
5
out of 5
2 Ratings

About

In The Company of Creatives is a podcast about creativity in all its wonderful forms. Through interviews with inspiring creatives – writers, artists, musicians, creative entrepreneurs – we’ll learn about their lives and their work, their creative process – to find out how to live more creatively, overcome obstacles that so often inhibit us – from imposter syndrome to fear of failure, from procrastination to perfectionism. Hosted by Charlotte Wells, a creative coach and writer based in the UK, the podcast explores ways to put creativity firmly in the centre stage of daily life.