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Scott is the founder of the mVm Miller Voice Method® and through decades of field and scientific research has developed a transformational and repeatable way to embody presence and empathy for peak performances that sustain both the audience’s and speaker’s attention. Having spent forty-five years as a coach, trainer and teacher, Scott blends a lifetime of exceptional experience into his work with others. His diverse life paths include two sports at the professional level, a law degree from George Washington University, clerking at DC’s Public Defender Service, time as a producer, actor, director, a trainer of lead teachers, husband, father of three and training in counseling and holistic practices. He has been, for the last twenty years, a Professor at NYU Tisch’s Graduate Acting Program, considered one of the elite training programs in the world. These differing experiences and the approaches they provide have tempered a professional approach that is both accessible and specific. Scott has trained a wide range of professionals from Boardroom Executives and Managers at Fortune 500 companies to Oscar/Tony/Emmy Award winners/nominees to Olympic athletes to news anchors to the unheralded individuals simply seeking improvement and fulfillment. Scott has been received in corporations, theaters, law firms, sets, recording studios and workshops around the world training groups, teams and individuals from over fifty countries. His work is geared toward those who seek to discover, embody and/or sustain peak performance in their chosen lives.

Kristi Dana is an Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech at Southern Methodist University. She is the Director of mVm Miller Voice Method, an mVm faculty member and a certified teacher of the work. Kristi is also on faculty for the Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA) and holds a Certificate of Completion from the organization. Additionally, Kristi is a Certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork teacher. Her action research is detailed in the Voice and Speech Review article “Unearthing ‘Vocal Transparency’: The Integration of the Miller Voice Method and Michael Chekhov Technique.” Kristi is an Equity actor and most recently worked at Dallas’ Kitchen Dog Theater and Undermain Theatre. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College, CUNY, an MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College, and an BA in Theatre Arts from Penn State University. She is married to a guy named Steve and spoils a dog named Izzy.