Naomi Joy Todd
Voice and Dialect Coach,
2nd Language Learning
“It was a joy working with Naomi – she can pivot effortlessly between the macro and the micro, always bringing an understanding of psychology to dialect training – vital for building a character. She brings such commitment and passion to what she does – you feel inspired when you’re working with her.”
–Felicity Jones (On the Basis of Sex)
“Naomi’s approach is thorough, vigilant and fastidious without being tedious. The number of nuanced notes given with scalpel-precision were astounding and only ever given in a thoughtful and bolstering way. Naomi was able to be flexible in her approach, tailoring the process on what felt like an individual basis, a mix of phonetics, speech, analysis and a huge sense of play. The creative freedom during the process and attention to performance and character allowed me to create a fully formed character voice in the end. Naomi’s trust and belief in me became quickly reciprocated. Her manner was personable, approachable and her teaching style was collaborative, fun and in short, brilliant.”
–Billy Howle (The Serpent)
Naomi is a voice, dialect and language coach from Oregon. Recent credits include The Last of Us with Bella Ramsey, Andor with Diego Luna, Deadpool & Wolverine with Dafne Keen and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again with Lily James. Naomi has a strong foundation in linguistics, teaching English as a Second Language, and loves researching and learning about obscure (or even made up!) accents and languages. She lives on a houseboat in London with her ever-growing collection of plants, and loves to kayak around the Thames.
