YOU'RE INVITED TO
Speak Up!
MAY 5-30, LIVE ONLINE
A 4-week live assertiveness group programme for women helping you speak with confidence, set clear boundaries and get the respect your deserve.
If you work with Isobel, you will walk out of there empowered.
There's such little guidance out there for creatives, but Isobel gave me the tools and space to realise what's possible.
- Caoimhe O'Carroll
Tired of being "easy to work with" while your needs get ignored?
You’re not imagining it. In studios, rehearsal rooms, green rooms, meetings—women in music are often expected to be accommodating, agreeable, and easy-going.
The result? Underpaid gigs. Creative input dismissed. Burnout. Silence where your power should be.
It’s time to change that.
Speak Up! is a practical, supportive live group programme for women in music who want to:
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Set clear boundaries without guilt
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Communicate confidently in difficult conversations
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Say no without spiralling
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Ask for what they need and actually get it
And the best part? You don’t have to become someone you’re not. You’ll learn how to be assertive in your own voice, with kindness and confidence.
I was feeling so under confident with what I was trying to achieve in my music.
But Isobel's holistic, empowering and nurturing approach is really special and left me feeling energised, confident, capable, and it's completely transformed my view of the coming year.
- Ellie Laycock
What You’ll Learn
Across 4 live workshops, you’ll build the clarity, courage and skills to:
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Spot and stop passive or people-pleasing habits
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Use assertive language that’s both clear and kind
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Hold your ground in professional situations
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Ask for higher fees, better conditions, and creative respect
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Bounce back from hard conversations with calm and confidence
Isobel Anderson
Founder & Director of Girls Twiddling Knobs, Isobel has 5+ years experience coaching women in music.
Denise Devenish
A qualified, experienced counsellor, Denise has a specialist knowledge of working with musicians.
Meet Your Facilitators
Here's how the 4 weeks breaks down
ON ENROLMENT
The Speak Up! Community is OPEN 🎉
Connect with your fellow Speak Up! students inside the closed, pop up Facebook Group and get excited for the 4 weeks ahead. This is where you can share insights as we work through the programme and feel connected to other women who get it.
Login to your Speak Up! Programme Hub
This is where all the workshop replays will be saved for you to access after the programme, as well as your bonus resources too.
WEEK 1
Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm BST
Workshop #1: Understanding Assertiveness
Inside, you'll learn what assertiveness is, how it differs from aggression and why it's more tangible than confidence. You'll also learn how to spot your passive people-pleasing habits and how these might be hurting your music career.
WEEK 1 PRACTICAL
Complete your Speak Up! handbook & identify your patterns
WEEK 2
Tuesday, May 13th, 7pm BST
Workshop #2: Assertive Communication
Use assertive language that’s both clear and kind to get comfortable sharing needs, drawing boundaries and handling pushback. With practical small group role play, you'll be able to hold your ground in professional situations.
WEEK 2 PRACTICAL
Create your assertive communication playbook
WEEK 3
Tuesday, May 20th, 7pm BST
Workshop #3: Holding Space For The Emotional Sticky Stuff with Denise Devenish
While this programme doesn't offer any type of group or individual therapy, there will likely be some emotional bits that get stirred up. This session gives you the space to explore this with a professional trained counsellor with a track record working with musicians.
WEEK 3 PRACTICAL
Reflect on the emotions you're feeling around displaying assertiveness
WEEK 4
Tuesday, May 20th, 7pm BST
Workshop #3: Assertiveness For Success
Learn how to use assertiveness to reach towards your career goals. Ask for higher fees, better working conditions, and creative respect, and bounce back from hard conversations with calm and confidence.
Friday, May 23rd, 5pm BST
The Speak Up! Community is Archived
You'll still be able to watch the workshop replays inside your Speak Up! course hub.
That means when you join Speak Up! you'll get access to:
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4 x 2-hour live Zoom sessions (Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 27 – 7–9pm BST)
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Replays available via Kajabi if you can’t make it live
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Access to a private Facebook group for community support
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Practical tools and scripts you can use right away
BONUS #2
(£97 Value)
📅 Assertiveness Pocket Mentor
Stay gently on track with one-click calendar reminders, reflection cues, and affirming nudges throughout the course.
BONUS #3
(£97 Value)
💸 The Fee Raiser Formula: Ask for More, Get More
Learn how to negotiate higher fees without apology. Includes ready-to-use email templates and mindset tips to help you ask for what you deserve.
BONUS #5
(£97 Value)
🤝 The Speak Up! Exclusive Members Community
Stay supported and connected on your assertiveness journey with a private, pop up community of women who just get it.
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Is this programme actually live?It certainly is! We'll be engrossed in all things field recordings for four jam-packed weeks, face-to-face, LIVE on Zoom!
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I'm totally new to field recording. Is this programme for me?Absolutely! We'll be starting from the ground up so no prior field recording experience is necessary. Plus, there'll be lots of time to ask questions and get support from me and your fellow students, even while you're carrying out the practical exercises I set you along the way.
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What equipment will I need to take part?I've purposely designed this programme so that even if you've only got access to a smartphone and some earbuds, you'll be able to start your field recording journey. It will also be helpful to have some recording software, and this can even just be something free like Garageband on your phone. You can also download my FREE 5 point equipment checklist to Start Recording With Your Smartphone before the retreat so you're all prepped to hit record when we meet.
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I'm already field recording - will I learn anything new here?If you're already making field recordings you LOVE and you're happy working away on your own, this field recording programme *may* not be right for you. On the other hand, if you'd like to deepen your field recording technique and learn to manipulate your recordings in new and interesting ways with a Dr in Sonic Arts and a community of other women, then the Art of Field Recording is still for you!
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I'm a total music tech beginner - will I be able to keep up?This programme is paced at a beginner-intermediate level and every effort will be made to accommodate a variety of technical levels, where reasonably possible. However, it's advised that you are at the very least able to open up your recording software and import an audio file. I'll walk you through everything else, step-by-step... by step!
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What happens if I can't make the live calls?The main trainings will be delivered as Live workshops, every Thursday that the programme is Live (July 1-26) While all the workshops will be recorded and saved inside your Art of Field Recording hub and the Facebook community to watch back later, this programme has been designed to be experienced live, as you'll benefit from putting everything you learn into action during the four weeks with me and your fellow students on hand to support you. Of course, if you can't join live but would still like to join and access the replays later on, that's all good. But the BEST experience will be live :)
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Will I get hands-on time recording? And will I be supported doing so?Yes! A big emphasis of this programme is not just learning the techniques I'm sharing but actually putting them into action by venturing out into the field, capturing the sounds around you and doing amazing things with them inside your recording software. I'll be on hand inside the Art of Field Recording Facebook Community, Mon-Thurs, 10am-5pm BST to answer any questions and help trouble shoot tech issues while you're doing the practical exercises between the workshops, so you'll have top-level support honing your field recording craft. If you want even more Live support from me, you can upgrade your Art of Field Recording experience and join the Listening Circle. More information on this will be available at checkout.
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I can't make these dates - Will this programme be running again?Yes, I'm planning on running more Art of Field Recording programmes online and an in-person field recording retreat, however dates and details are still TBC.. Therefore, this may be the only chance to join me inside the AoFR in 2024.
Before, I was surrounded by male musicians who told me what to do. After working with Isobel, I have complete ownership over my music and I feel like the sky's the limit!
- MARIANNE BAL
I’ve lived the silence.
I know what it’s like to shrink in rooms I deserved to fill—to over-explain, undercharge, or stay quiet when something didn’t feel right. In music, we’re often taught that being easy-going is the only way forward.
But I’ve learned that your voice—clear, boundaried, unapologetic—isn’t a problem. It’s a power.
This Live, interactive group programme is here to help you reclaim it. Not by changing who you are, but by coming home to yourself.
You don’t need permission to take up space. You already belong here.
So, are you ready to Speak Up!?
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