Exclusive Member Benefits
Advance your career and make an impact in the world of voice!
Whether you join VASTA to network, present your research, seek grant funding, connect with an interest group, or attend a conference, we are excited to welcome you to the VASTA community!
Free Online Access to the Voice and Speech Review Journal:
- Members receive FREE online access to VASTA's yearly scholarly journal, the Voice and Speech Review (VSR), and a discounted rate of $10 for a physical, mailed copy of the journal. The VSR journal is $169 USD / year for non-VASTA members.
- Members have the opportunity to publish a paper in the Voice and Speech Review journal.
- Members may receive additional research support and guidance in publishing and writing.
Find A Voice Pro Listing:
- Members are able to create a listing for themselves and/or their business in VASTA's Find A Voice Pro Directory. The directory is VASTA's public directory, comprised of hundreds of voice and speech professionals from around the world. The Find A Voice Pro Directory allows voice and speech professionals to be identified and contacted for opportunities by anyone searching for a voice specialist.
Member Discounts:
- Free access to all virtual VASTA events (15-24 each year)
- 30% off all Routledge Press online book orders
- $100 off VASTA's annual conference
- Member discounts from partner organizations (updated monthly!)
Complimentary Online Journal Access:
- The VASTA Voice, VASTA's quarterly member Newsletter
- Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (TDPT)
- Research in Drama Education (RIDE)
Professional Development Awards & Grants:
Annual Conference Awards & Grants:
Virtual Events & Recorded Trainings:
VASTA has more than 24 virtual events throughout the year, hosted by our amazing committees and officers. In addition, members have access to VASTA's dozens of recorded trainings workshops, and events.
Examples of Virtual/Recorded Events:
- Creating online courses
- Fundamentals in running your own business
- Finding your core coaching demographic
- How to utilize publishing for your business
- Creating clear and compassion contracts
- Balancing academia and coaching
- Moving from coaching artists to coaching corporate clients
- Coaching politicians, lawyers, and people in the medical field
- Using the Zoom platform for online coaching
- Utilizing LinkedIn to maximize your exposure and create social credibility
- How to network with local organizations to gain clients
Pedagogical & Academic Resources:
- Promotion and Tenure Resources: Benefit from the documents gathered and created by VASTA members around promotion and tenure for voice and speech professionals in academia.
- Pedagogical Resources: Learn from and use the pedagogical resources sourced by VASTA members from all over the world.
- VASTA's Links Library: Over 100 useful links to an incredible array of resources, websites, guides, and more.
- IPA Fonts: step-by-step instructions for writing in IPA on your computer.
Other Member Perks:
- Opportunity to present papers, workshops, lectures, etc. at VASTA's Annual Conference.
- Access to VASTA's Document Library
- Build community and connect with voice professionals from around the globe
- Improve the visibility and prestige of your profession through a dynamic organization that shares your commitment to quality voice and speech training
- A voice and vote at VASTA's business meetings
- Ask questions about medical voice problems, anatomy & physiology, voice care, etc. from the VASTA MD.
Timely information about exciting worldwide workshops and conferences with subjects like:
- Speech and Accents/Dialects
- Musical theatre
- Radio & TV techniques
- Shakespeare
- Singing
- Voice & speech sciences
- Corporate voice and speech techniques
- Media and other professional voice users
Interested in becoming a member?