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Michael Winn Johnson has been a teacher, a theatre director and a dialect coach specializing in accent modification for over a decade. His journey started with York University where he earned his Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Film, but his love for art and performance didn't stop there. He then attended Seneca College's prestigious Animation program where he first learned about voice acting. After years of trying his hand at filmmaking, he eventually came back to Ontario, and followed the family profession in teaching. He furthered his training in dialects, creating an easy approach to accent lessons for any of his students. His experiences on and off the stage have taught him a lot about vocal health, safe practice, and performance. Coupled with his career as an English and Dramatic arts educator, these experiences have given him a myriad of applicable knowledge and skills that he now brings into his approach as a dialect coach.
My expertise lies in the different accents of North America and the British Isles (including Irish, Scottish and the myriad of different regional English accents), but I have always had a good ear and a willingness to learn anything related to this kind of work.
If there is a specific accent lesson you need, I am extremely confident I can prepare the necessary lessons, and lend a well-honed ear to get your performance goals to where they need to be.
My experiences in teaching and dramatic arts have taken me all across the Greater Toronto area, including teaching for the Royal Ontario Museum, guest lecturing at the Sears Drama festival and municipalities all across the Durham area.
This teaching acumen, coupled with my experience as an award-winning theatre director is the perfect mix to help you achieve your goals.
"I met Mike when I was a guest on his podcast. We had such an easy rapport that I knew if I ever needed coaching for accents, he’d be my go-to-guy! Cut to a few months later and I had to turn around a voiceover audition very quickly. I reached out to Mike and explained my time table, and he was beyond accommodating! I felt completely comfortable in our session, even when I was struggling to get the accent right. I’ll definitely contact Mike again for more coaching down the road!"
-Susan Eisenberg, Voice Actor
(Justice League, Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
Please feel free to contact me to learn more about how we can work together to help you reach your goals.
Email: mwjdialect@gmail.com or Phone (in the Greater Toronto Area): (905) 626 1900