What is PANAcademy?

PANAcademy offers continuing education courses for narrators at subsidized rates. These member-exclusive classes are offered by industry professionals and change with the needs of our members. Bookmark this page for a comprehensive slate of courses coming in Fall 2023.

Winter 2023 classes

Accents 2: Cockney

Robin Miles

January 23-February 13, six sessions

This 6-session conservatory level class helps actors master the major characteristics (musical, rhythmic, kinesthetic, and changes of vowel and consonant sounds) that make up the British accent commonly known as Cockney.

Audiobook Preparation

Dawn Harvey

January 26

This course guides participants in the use of a spreadsheet containing all of the information necessary to fully research and prepare story flow, characters, pronunciations, queries to rights holders and producers, workflow, finished hours, and anything else you want to add.

Studio Tech Talk

Byron Wagner

February 1

This class and Q&A will provide an introduction to the practical aspects of creating and using a home studio for audiobook recording.

Headliner Tutorial

Emily Ellet

February 3

In this 30-minute session, Emily Ellet will walk you through the incredibly simple and free Headliner app that many narrators use to produce marketing videos of their book covers with their narration playing over, often called “audiograms.”

Character Creation for Audiobooks: Exploring Archetypes and More

Chris Ciulla

February 4

This course will discuss what audiobook narrators need to explore to create real characters in imaginary circumstances for long-form auditory storytelling.

Feldenkrais Lessons

Suzanne Toren

February 6-March 16, six sessions

The Feldenkrais Method uses gentle movements and directed attention to: increase ease and range of motion; improve breathing and stamina; improve comfort in sitting and narrating for long hours; decrease/eliminate pain; improve self-use in all aspects of daily life.

Pomodoro Course

Veronica Giguere

February 28

This 60-minute webinar will introduce you to the Pomodoro Technique of time management and the structuring of tasks to minimize interruptions.

Previous classes

Stacey Glemboski • Building a Portfolio of Royalty Shares

Dawn Harvey • Audiobook Preparation

Carol Monda • Subtext: Water from the Well

Erin Moon • Casting Your Audiobook: How to Play All the Parts

Robin Miles • Accents 1: Received Pronunciation (RP)

Suzanne Toren • Feldenkrais Lessons