GC-VOICEST, BJ/BA (Writing & Drama), GDTL, ATCL, LDPA, PRA (Patsy Rodenburg Associate), Professional Member of PSA (Professional Speakers Australia)
Katrina Roberts (Simply Speech) is a qualified and highly experienced voice, speech and public speaking trainer, specialising in the coaching of performers, leaders and professional communicators. She holds several post-graduate qualifications in voice studies, speech training, public speaking and teaching. Since launching her own business in 2019, she has worked with hundreds of professional voice users including performers, doctors, corporate executives, entrepreneurs and public faces: anyone and everyone who needs to speak with genuine impact.
With over twelve years of experience coaching communicators in various corporate, educational and theatrical settings, Katrina’s teaching history is extensive and diverse. She’s the principal Voice and Speech Lecturer at JMC Academy in Brisbane teaching within the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Acting) stream, Voice Specialist educator for NIDA Open, and a reputable adjudicator of speech, drama and public speaking. She taught speech and drama at All Hallows’ School for over twelve years, with a number of her students receiving the highest marks in Queensland for their speech, performance, voice and communication examination performances. In 2023, she completed an intensive two-year training course with Patsy Rodenburg OBE – master voice coach to the world’s greatest actors and top-level corporate leaders. Katrina is now one of a select handful of Patsy Rodenburg Associates working in Australia.
Beyond her teaching credits, Katrina is an accomplished and award-winning public speaker and long-standing member of the Toastmasters International community. As of 2024, she’s qualified as a Professional Member of PSA – Professional Speakers Australia: a national organisation representing the nation’s leading professional speakers.