Coaching
Your Business is as Unique as You are
Emily's coaching helps audiobook narrators take their careers to the next level. She's committed to helping each of her clients craft powerful performances, learn important business essentials and create effective solutions that speak to their individual struggles. Emily doesn't have a one size fits all coaching program, but rather designs a unique plan to work with you on what you need right now.
Emily works with narrators of all levels, from those doing their very first audiobook to narrators looking to become full time or work with publishers for the first time to award winning narrators trying to reclaim power over their lives.
Emily started on ACX and understands the struggles that new narrators entering the industry face now. Emily was a full time narrator working solely on ACX before she ever worked with a publisher. After deciding she wanted to move to mainstream publishing, she successfully transitioned from all indie clients to working only for publishers over the course of one calendar year. She has been working as a full time narrator for over a decade and has narrated over 500 audiobooks for Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Dreamscape, Blackstone, Brilliance, Tantor, Audible, and many more.
Inspired by her theatrical background, including her BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, her time at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and her studies in performing for film and television at Stuart Rogers Studios in Los Angeles, Emily has created a unique method for engaging authentically with the text and bringing dynamic characters to life. Her approach can be used for any book, character, or genre, as evidenced by her widely varied career in many genres.
If you're not sure Emily is the right coach for you, feel free to set up a free fifteen minute intro session.
Business Topics:
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How to create an efficient and effective business plan that gets you where you want to go
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How and when a narrator should approach mainstream publishers
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How to make your passion your full time job
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Creating an efficient and sustainable workflow
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Marketing tools (website, social media, business cards, etc)
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Networking strategies
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Time management
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Basic financial know-how
Performance Topics:
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Creating authentic and powerful performances that leap off the page
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Getting in touch with your unique, inner voice
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Text analysis to bring each moment to Life
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Maintaining focus in the booth
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Living the story: how to let the moment play you
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Creating dynamic characters of all genders
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Audition and Project Specific Coaching
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Vocal Health
Winona Own
Audiobook Narrator
Professional, fun, easy to talk to and a priceless asset to helping me build my business as an audiobook narrator. She takes the time during our coaching sessions to focus on my goals, and to give me real solutions that I can put into reality. I am so beyond happy that I have her as a business coach and consider her coaching to be one of the best things I have done for my career. Thank you Emily!
Nicol Zanzarella
Multiple Earphones Award Winning Narrator
Working with Emily is like sitting down with a friend and hashing out a great plan for moving forward - Uncovering certain things you couldn’t see yourself, or reframing ideas in a way that you can finally allow. She is a talented and accomplished artist, with the business acumen to match. I highly recommend spending some time talking with her, whether you just need that extra push, or have long term goals to work on.
Sarah Puckett
Multiple Independent Audiobook Awards winning Narrator & owner of Pink Flamingo Productions
I cannot say enough good things about her direction! If you are wanting to make this a sustainable career, it is always a smart decision to reach out to those who have done so and learn from their wisdom. In the 2 sessions I have had so far, I am already so much more free with my time, I feel more confident in my business structure and am excited about what is coming in 2020! I have a long way to go, but she is walking me through it and I am so thankful!!
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James Anderson Foster
Multiple SOVAS and Earphones Awards Winning and Audie Nominated Narrator
Whether you’re starting out or a seasoned veteran in the audiobook industry, you can always up your game by working with a good coach, and one of the best I’ve worked with has been Emily Lawrence. From acting and performance to business and industry help, the scope of her knowledge and skill in passing it on to others is exceptional.
Nicol Zanzarella
Multiple Earphones Award Winning Narrator
Working with Emily is like sitting down with a friend and hashing out a great plan for moving forward - Uncovering certain things you couldn’t see yourself, or reframing ideas in a way that you can finally allow. She is a talented and accomplished artist, with the business acumen to match. I highly recommend spending some time talking with her, whether you just need that extra push, or have long term goals to work on.
Emily brings her wealth of experience into the coaching arena. Her coaching in both the business side and the performance side of the industry is top notch and has helped me make a leap to the next level in both respects! She’s got great tips for running your business, whether you’re a novice or a veteran, from branding and website review and marketing, to building and maintaining your clientele, to improving your personal workflow and how you handle the day-to-day stuff. And as a veteran narrator she offers insightful and actionable tips and direction for the performance side of what we do. If you’re looking to improve any aspect of your career, I cannot recommend Emily’s coaching highly enough, no matter what you’re looking for
