Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
Founder & Coach

Dasha combines classical drama training, over fifteen years of experience in the advertising business and her knowledge of psychology and neuroscience to create her unique public speaking workshops.

Dasha was an extremely shy child, so it was a great surprise to her and her family when she signed herself up for drama class at the age of 9. Theatre helped her find her voice and unlock her confidence. She trained at Drama Studio London which was followed by several years acting, presenting and producing documentaries. She moved on to have a very successful career in advertising, where she was one of the founders of Hogarth Worldwide and worked with some of the world’s leading brands. But her love of theatre got the better of her and she went back to her roots, becoming a vocal and dialect coach and public speaking trainer. She started Frog Talk in 2016 and started developing her own unique methodology and approach. This led to start her Master of Science in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health at King's College.

Her biggest source of inspiration are her two kids that remind her what unrestrained creativity is and the power of the question "Why?"!"

Jessica Dennis
Coach

After training at East 15 Acting School, Jessica has gone on to work as a professional actor, working primarily in theatre and audio drama. Jessica's ability to 'do voices' led her to teaching other performers how to do the same and evolved into helping non performers find confidence and control in their natural voice. Since starting this work she has found a real passion for working with individuals, helping them learn how to be commanding, engaging and passionate public speakers.