Fran Montignani

Fran Montignani Voice Rehabilitation Specialist helping people recover, rebuild and trust their voice again.

MSc Voice Pathology | 25 years’ experience | Voice recovery, professional voice, singing voice & specialist communication support.

28/09/2026

A small reset before you speak or sing: breathe in gently through your nose, as though you’re smelling something lovely, then begin your phrase.

Try it before your next meeting, conversation or song. How does your voice feel?

21/09/2026

The notes were there. Trust was the missing piece.

Critical comments—even among plenty of positive feedback—can lodge themselves in a singer’s mind.

In this video I talk about a very experienced singer who needed to offload before any vocal techniques could be effective.

Technique matters enormously. But singers also need trust, emotional safety and the freedom to believe that their voice belongs to them.

If your voice has been feeling tight, unreliable or difficult to trust, there is currently one space remaining in my small, supportive Group Voice Rehabilitation programme, beginning this Wednesday.

Five fortnightly sessions in Bournemouth
Wednesdays at 10 am
£100 for the complete programme
Please message me if you would like the details.

More great video production by Lianne Amanda Anderson 💖

One space remaining: Group Voice Rehabilitation ProgrammeWhen your voice becomes tired, uncomfortable or unreliable, it ...
18/09/2026

One space remaining: Group Voice Rehabilitation Programme

When your voice becomes tired, uncomfortable or unreliable, it can feel surprisingly isolating.

It can affect your work, your social life, your family life—and your confidence in situations that once felt straightforward. It can be frightening and frustrating, particularly when other people don’t fully understand what you are experiencing.

My Group Voice Rehabilitation Programme offers a specialist, supportive small-group environment in which we can work on rebuilding vocal comfort, function and confidence together.

There is something particularly positive about working alongside others who understand. You realise that you are not the only one, and you are not failing. You can learn, experiment and make progress without feeling that you have to explain or disguise what is happening with your voice.

This five-session programme begins:

Wednesday 23 September
10am
Maximum of five participants

Dates for online and weekend programmes coming soon...

Put GROUP in the comments if you would like to book the last space, or would like more information.

16/09/2026

Voice feeling a little tight?

Here’s a simple 20-second reset you can try straight away.

I’ll be exploring more ways to help your voice feel freer, healthier and more reliable in my live online webinar this evening at 7:30 pm BST.

Regain & Maintain a Healthy Voice
Details, other dates and book here: https://shorturl.at/3ksQF

14/09/2026

She said, "I know it sounds good, but there are moments when what I intend to do with my voice isn't what comes out."

A voice can sound excellent to the listener—and still not feel fully reliable to the singer.

That doesn’t mean the performance wasn’t good enough.

But, it may be a specific gap between intention and outcome.

What did you want the voice to do? And what did it actually do?

Once you can identify that difference, you have something useful to work with.

This isn’t only about sounding better. It’s about developing a voice you can trust.

My popular Regain & Maintain a Healthy Voice webinars are running again this Autumn. The next one is this Wednesday, 16 September at 7.30pm.

Book your place here: https://shorturl.at/sMSPR

Video production by Lianne Amanda Anderson 💖

If your voice has become tired, strained, unreliable or difficult to trust, you may be wondering what is happening — and...
10/09/2026

If your voice has become tired, strained, unreliable or difficult to trust, you may be wondering what is happening — and where to begin.

Next Wednesday evening, I’ll be holding another live online Regain & Maintain a Healthy Voice session.

Wednesday 16 September
7.30pm–8.30pm
Live online via Zoom

This is a practical introduction to how the voice works, why it can get into difficulty and how you can begin to regain a healthy voice.

There will also be time for questions and general guidance about possible next steps.

I’ve been delivering versions of this session for more than ten years, and it continues to receive such lovely feedback:

“Excellent, engaging session. I went in thinking I understood most of the topic but ended up learning so much more through a brilliantly paced presentation which was expertly presented by Fran. She also answered and explained every question the group had thoroughly and perfectly. It really was a great session.”

Tickets for this popular webinar are available here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1996657108159?aff=oddtdtcreator

Educational and practical support — not a substitute for medical assessment, diagnosis or treatment.

09/09/2026

Should you stop singing when you’re stressed?

Not necessarily. Stress can create tightness around the voice, but with healthy vocal posture and techniques you can keep vocalising in a way that supports your voice and resets healthy habits.

In this video, I demonstrate a few simple semi-occluded vocal tract exercises—or SOVTs—that can help reduce gripping and gently warm up the voice.

If you’d like to understand more about supporting a tired, strained or unreliable voice, my next Regain & Maintain a Healthy Voice online sessions are on Wednesday 16 September at 7.30pm and Friday 25 September at 12.30pm.

Tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/regain-maintain-a-healthy-voice-4862095

Thank you Lianne Amanda Anderson for brilliant video production 💕

Sometimes voice recovery needs more than information or exercises to follow alone.It needs time, specialist guidance and...
04/09/2026

Sometimes voice recovery needs more than information or exercises to follow alone.

It needs time, specialist guidance and the reassurance of working alongside others who understand the emotional impact of a losing trust in the voice.

This autumn, I’m beginning a new in-person Group Voice Rehabilitation programme at my studio in Southbourne.

These sessions are for singers, speakers, teachers, professional voice users—and anyone whose voice has become tired, strained, unreliable or difficult to trust following illness, stress or a period of vocal difficulty.

In a small, supportive group, we will explore what may be affecting your voice and work with gentle, practical exercises to help you rebuild vocal ease, strength and confidence.

With no more than five people in the group, there will be time for individual guidance while also benefiting from the encouragement of working alongside others.

Southbourne (Bournemouth) studio
Wednesdays at 10am
23 September, 7 October, 21 October, 4 November and 18 November
Maximum of five participants
£100 for the complete five-session programme

Places can now be booked here:

https://vocaltuition.book.app/pass

Please choose the Voice Recovery After Illness or Stress Live Group - Autumn 2026 PASS.

If you’re unsure whether the group would be suitable for you, you’re very welcome to send me a message before booking.

01/09/2026

When your voice feels tired or strained, it is natural to try to protect it by whispering.

But whispering can leave the voice feeling dry, irritated and increasingly fatigued.

In this short video, I explain what is happening and offer a simple alternative to help the speaking voice feel cleaner, lighter and easier.

Video production credit: Lianne Amanda Anderson 💕

When I first met Maya, her language had developed significantly following cochlear implantation, but her speech clarity ...
30/08/2026

When I first met Maya, her language had developed significantly following cochlear implantation, but her speech clarity had not progressed in the same way.

Her difficulties were not simply about producing individual sounds. Breath, voice, tongue movement, jaw tension and sensory feedback all needed to work together more efficiently.

Through specialist, highly individualised work involving movement, games, visual resources and adapted voice exercises, Maya has developed clearer speech, greater awareness and growing confidence in her communication. ❤️

Read the full case study (and others) here:
https://www.franmontignani.co.uk/specialist-communication-support/

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