Dr. Sadhana Nayak - The Vocal Expert

 

Dr. Sadhana Nayak: The Vocal Expert

Dr. Sadhana Nayak is a vocal/voice coach and vocal medicine specialist for professional speakers and vocal artistes. She has achieved international acclaim in the field of vocal medicine and voice coaching. Dr. Sadhana Nayak, as a laryngologist, provides vocal therapy and care for voice impairments and problems. As a voice trainer, she provides vocal training to public speakers, professionals, actors, singers, news anchors, and others. Her clientele includes, among others, Times Television Network, CNBC TV 18, Star Sports, and CLSA India. Her goal as a voice therapist and coach is to offer the best possible voice care to everyone who speaks or sings and to give them the tools they need to unlock the full potential of their voice. She helps strengthen your voice and speech for performance and communication. She considers that a foundation of scientific technique underpins all creative processes and artistic endeavours. A healthy voice must be expressive and lively in order to be used for performance and communication. The goal of her work is to give professional vocalists and performers a solid foundation in vocal health and scientific vocal technique so they may fully harness the power of their voice for expressive and impactful communication and artistic expression. She specialises in providing professional and artistic voice users with training, therapy, clinical care, and medical treatment. Incorporating her training in vocology, mind-body medicine, and Hindustani classical singing with her experience as an E.N.T. surgeon and laryngologist, Dr. Nayak brings a wealth of knowledge, extensive experience, and a holistic approach to her work with clients in India and from all over the world.

Awards Received by Dr. Sadhana Nayak

Dr. Sadhana Nayak has received international and national fellowships and awards. These include the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship awarded by the United States India Education Foundation [USIEF], Commonwealth Fellowship from the British Academic Committee, Hargobind Foundation Medical Fellowship, Dr. RAF Cooper & AOI-E Merck awards from the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and Dr. S. G Joshi Memorial Award for the best dissertation for M.S. [E.N.T].

Selected Scientific Publications by Dr. Sadhana Nayak

• ‘Fitzmaurice Voicework Pilot Study’ Lynn Watson, Sadhana Nayak, Journal of Voice, Vol. 29, No.6 , 2015
• ‘Fitzmaurice Voicework: Theory, Practice, and Related Research’ Lynn Watson, Sadhana Nayak, Voice & Speech Review, Official publication of VASTA [Voice & Speech Trainers Association], Vol. 8, Issue 2, 149-156, July 2014
• ‘Voice Disorders- Current Concepts: Professional Voice Care-A New Subspecialty’, Dr. Sadhana Nayak, Quarterly Medical Review, Vol. 49, April- June 1998

Services

Individual Voice and Speech & Accent Training

Dr. Nayak offers individualized coaching and training tailored to your needs in terms of communication, performance, and aesthetic expression. She assists you in accessing your vocal power and presence, stretching your vocal dynamics for public speaking, singing, and acting, enhancing your professional image, and improving your pronunciation, diction, and accent. She also helps you elevate your presentations and performances. Additionally, she assists you in achieving all of this while maximizing the potential and maintaining the health of your voice. Their one-on-one coaching and training programs include:

• Professional voice coaching
• Leadership vocal presence
• Vocal image training
• Accent neutralization, diction and speech refinement
• Speaker and performer coaching intensive
• Peak performance coaching
• Handling public speaking or performance anxiety
• Online coaching

Online coaching

Dr. Nayak provides one-on-one online sessions, training, and consultations for individual voice, speech, and accent consultations.

The voice clinic and centre

The first clinic in India devoted to the clinical care, treatment, rehabilitation, and enhancement of the professional and artistic voice was Dr. Sadhana Nayak’s voice clinic. She provides the highest standards of care to all voice patients and specialises in the treatment of vocal injuries, disorders and issues that affect singers, actors, speakers and other professional vocalists. She goes above and beyond medical care and rehabilitation to assist them in reaching their voice's full potential in order to meet their demands for performance, professional use, and artistic expression. She was also the first to provide professional and occupational voice users with a curriculum in preventative voice care and vocal education, enabling them to preserve the health of their voices throughout their careers. Vocal nodules and other voice-use related issues are widespread among professional and vocational voice users. Therefore, preventative voice care and vocal health maintenance programs help professional vocalists nurture a vibrant, healthy, and strong voice and limit the prevalence of these issues.

Group training programs

Dr. Sadhana Nayak has led training sessions for corporate organisations, television networks, drama & music departments, film & broadcast journalism schools, communication & speech sciences departments, and educational institutions in India and the United States, ranging from hour-long talks to all-day workshops and teacher certification programs. She is in high demand as a speaker, teacher, and trainer in her area due to her expertise and experience in the subject of voice, as well as her capacity to convey the scientific and aesthetic components of voice in an engaging and useful manner. Their group training programs include:

• Onsite Workshops
• Certification for voice teachers and trainers.