Acting for Non-Actors: Team-Building, Communication and Safe Risk-Taking

Have you ever been curious what makes an actor effective? Why do your favorite actors capture your attention and make time fly by? Our workshops borrows on our 40 years of collective acting experience to help you develop powerful presence and creativity by well-known acting techniques. Think on your feet and have fun as you engage in plenty of practice in a non-threatening environment.

You’ll practice traditional acting techniques that will help you explore new presentation styles as you work to enhance and develop your “stage”presence. Benefits of these techniques include:

Experimenting with new possibilities
Improvisation techniques for thinking on your feet
Playing different roles to meet the needs of different interpersonal styles
Projecting desired images and perceptions
Relaxing and letting go
Stage presence
Tricks for releasing tension
Make ad hoc speaking easier
Generating genuine interest in your topic
Be more persuasive
Sound more decisive
Enhance animated delivery and showmanship
Create audience excitement and be more assertive

Hear What Our Clients Are Saying

You are an amazing teacher, Richard. I have been at Microsoft almost 18 years, 15 as a full time employee. What I loved about your approach. It was multi-disciplinary – you brought in biology, physics, psychology, theater, music, business, communication. You were not only a credible intellect, but you insisted on results. I felt truly enriched and enlightened. Amazing!

Regional Manager Microsoft

Mr. Klees sat in Seattle and I in St. Louis. I shared my presentation overview doc with Richard and then we launched into a great coaching session on everything from proper use of PowerPoint, the conference deck template resources, suggested stage usage, attire, speaking attributes, physical presence, image projection, etc. Mr. Klees was an insightful mentor and I found the coaching session to be very effective.

Program Manager Microsoft

There is hardly no presentation that I do without using your tips, without remembering what you shared to me. You made a difference to me as a professional, and perhaps as a person.

Pierre Bijouia Hewlett Packer, Technical Director

Want to thank you again for your feedback. it was absolutely excellent cannot tell you how helpful that was. Your help and guidance is invaluable. Your tips and techniques help contribute to delivering powerful and moving presentations. You are the Communication Doctor!

Robert Vettor Senior Technical Consultant