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Stage is my first love. So are public speaking and acting in the theater. No I have never worked for theatre, but I do watch plays and have learned some great voicing and storytelling techniques from the theatre. Here are some commonalities between theatre and public speaking.  1️⃣ Talking to People: Both involve talking to a group of people. In public speaking, you share ideas or information with an audience. In theatre, you act out a story for the audience. 2️⃣ Being Clear: You need to speak clearly so people understand you. This means using clear words and a good voice tone in public speaking. In theatre, it's about speaking clearly so everyone in the audience can follow the story. 3️⃣ Practice, Practice, Practice: Both need lots of practice. Public speakers rehearse their speeches, and theatre actors practice their lines and movements.  4️⃣ Dealing with Nerves: You might feel nervous speaking in public or performing on stage. Learning ways to calm nerves helps in both situations.  5️⃣ Being Flexible: Sometimes things don't go as planned. Both public speakers and actors need to adapt to changes quickly, like if the audience reacts unexpectedly or has a technical issue. 6️⃣ Telling Stories: Both involve telling stories. Public speakers use stories to explain things, while actors use stories to entertain and make people feel emotions. 7️⃣ Learning from Feedback: It's important to listen to advice. Both public speakers and actors can improve by listening to feedback from others. These simple similarities show how public speaking and working in theatre involve communicating with people, practicing, staying calm under pressure, being adaptable, telling stories, and learning from others. Here's a picture of what I learned while rehearsing from a powerful storytelling session where I learned voice modulation and theatre presence. I'd love to hear about any theatre lessons you've learned. #worldtheatreday #communicationskills #publicspeaking #linkedinforcreators #linkedinlearning

Theatre and public speaking are more connected than you might think. Happy World Theatre Day! 🎭 Voice Control: Actors spend years honing their vocal techniques. They learn how to project their voices, enunciate clearly, and vary their pitch. These same techniques are essential for captivating an audience during a presentation. Body Language Bonanza: Stage presence is everything in theatre. Actors understand how to use their bodies to convey emotions and connect with the audience. Public speakers can learn from this by practicing good posture, using gestures effectively, and making eye contact to command attention. Storytelling Spotlight: come on, theatre is all about storytelling! Actors must captivate the audience with a narrative, making them feel invested in the characters and plot. Public speaking is similar; you need to craft a compelling story around your message to keep your listeners engaged. Calming nerves: Performing in front of a live audience can be nerve-wracking, but actors learn to manage their stage fright and channel their nervous energy into a powerful performance. These techniques for calming nerves and projecting confidence are invaluable for anyone facing a public speaking challenge. You want to improve your public speaking skills? Join a community theatre group! In Luxembourg you can do it in all possible languages! Find a public speaking workshop: Many workshops incorporate theatre techniques to help people overcome their fear of public speaking. Practice, practice, practice: Rehearse your presentation out loud, paying attention to your voice and body language. 👉 World Theatre Day was initiated in 1962 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) as a day to pay respect to and celebrate the beauty, creativity, hard work and artistry that goes into all of the aspects of theatre production. And it was meant to remind people about the great power that theatre can bring about, whether it is celebrated locally or globally. #publicspeakingskills #publicspeakingadvice #publicspeaking #theatre

Check out my latest blog interview for Central Florida Vocal Arts & Opera del Sol featuring the topic of taking lessons from performing arts experiences and applying them to other aspects of your life. Give it a read!

I have been saying this forever, the skills you acquire in theatre set you apart from the crowd! Here are a few callouts that I've learned transitioning into the Marketing / Finance Industry: 1. Effective Communication: 💬 Just like the stage, the marketing and finance industries demand clear and compelling communication. Theatre teaches us to articulate thoughts crisply, convey emotions, and engage audiences. This translates perfectly to marketing and finance, where explaining complex concepts with simplicity is key. Whether you're presenting marketing and investment strategies or breaking down social media data, the ability to captivate your audience with eloquent and relatable communication is pure gold. 2. Adaptability under Pressure: 🎭🌪️ Theatre actors thrive amidst unpredictable circumstances – forgotten lines, last-minute changes, and technical glitches. Similarly, the finance world is no stranger to volatility and surprises. Theatre cultivates the resilience needed to stay composed under pressure, make split-second decisions, and adapt to unforeseen scenarios. This invaluable skill keeps you ahead of the curve, enabling you to navigate market fluctuations with a steady hand. 3. Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: ❤️🤝 Theatre is a masterclass in understanding diverse characters and their motivations, fostering empathy. In finance, building strong client relationships and understanding their needs is paramount. Theatre-trained individuals bring a heightened emotional intelligence to the table, enhancing their ability to connect with clients on a deeper level. This skill not only fosters trust but also leads to better marketing solutions tailored to individual goals. Thank you, former WICKED on Broadway castmate Carla 👩🏼💻 Stickler, for bringing to my attention!

Theatre mixed with SEL? 🎭 Theatre education can offer an avenue for community-building and community engagement, great ways to support overall student well-being and growth. Empathy, listening skills, public speaking, critical thinking, and collaboration among other skills learned in theatre help students build strengths that enhance both their personal and academic careers. Read CASELs article 🔗

Where are all my theatre people?! In this article titled “Grown-Up Theatre Kids Run the World”, the author states that “we walk among you”. My good friend, Kendall, shared this article from the NYT with me and I can’t stop thinking about it. As a theatre director for eight years and a performer since age three, I have both felt and seen the impact of theatre. Whether onstage or off, theatre artists possess a unique and powerful skill set: ✨ Project Management - there’s nothing like the deadline of opening night. No matter what conflicts arise in the process, we adapt and embrace the beauty that comes from the pressure. ✨ Communication under stressful circumstances - creative differences can be challenging but it’s the skillful collaboration that cultivates the most impactful results. ✨ Innovation - the needs of every production are drastically different challenging us daily to learn new technologies and push the boundaries of what’s possible. ✨ Empathy and understanding for the human condition - we’ve walked miles in shoes that look nothing like ours, we understand the power of appreciating differences and the importance of self-reflection. We tell stories of the voices that need to be heard. From all this and so much more, we gain a community that bonds us for a lifetime. In addition to the trailblazers listed in the article, I personally know theatre artists that are thriving as teachers, psychologists, music therapists, social media managers, real estate agents, photographers, accountants, learning and development consultants, client success managers, product managers, project managers, people operations specialists - just to name a few. At the end of each school year, I always said to my students and now I pass this message along to all theatre kids here on LinkedIn, “No matter where life takes you, you will always have a home in the theatre.” #transitioningteacher #theatrekids #peopleoperations #learninganddevelopment #community

I had a humiliating experience auditioning for Juilliard Drama school when I was 27 I sat opposite the auditors and the Director of the School said, “So you studied English and Art History in College, were a dancer, a teacher, and now you want to be an actor.” I felt so belittled. Yes, I had done some different things.  Yet, they had all been intentional and to me they all made sense. But, I was so intimidated and scared, I had no response. I was so rattled by the entire experience that I cried through my whole monologue audition.  (It was a comedic monologue!) Imagine what that guy would say to me now? “So you were a dancer, a teacher, an actor, a Jewish educator, and now you coach? You coach mindset, performance, communication, leadership, emotions?  You coach CEO’s, business owners, parents, and family businesses? You’re all over the place!” Yes.  And no. If you try to label everything and anything I’ve ever done, I have done a lot of disparate things. It’s true that if you visit the University the things I’ve studied, mastered or done in my life are all housed in different buildings: The humanities building (I majored in English and Art History) The education building (I have a masters in Education) The art museum (My masters is for teaching in and with museums)  The performing arts building (I have extensive training in Theater, Voice and Dance.)  The business building (I now work and have developed some expertise in Business!) Are all in separate places. But, I have always been doing the same thing:  Developing my voice  so that I could connect, impact and and uplift others. And helping others to find and use their voices as well. ********************** Put my communication skills to the test. If I can't help you with a difficult conversation or decision in 30 minutes, I will give you your money back. (𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 5 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘋𝘔 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 5 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴.) #communicatewithimpact #difficultconversations #multipassionate #multipotentialite (Photo below was taken in tech rehearsal for The Full Monty)

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This is the kind of training videos I want to include in my training as an instructional designer. Not some paper doll video mess 😫 we need some Rescue 911 quality reenactments 😂. Some thing that’s gonna get the workers attention and get them talking! Make it like a soap opera. Hire local actors or get students studying acting and film to intern. #instructionaldesign #instructionalvideo #trainingvideo #corporatetraining

Q: Why do you feel that most training for actors is, as you put it, evil and worthless? "Well, because it is, in my opinion. One of the reasons the profession of acting is so overcrowded, and so impossible for so many to navigate, is that so many are allowed to congregate within it when they have no legitimate right to be there. By legitimate right, I mean, of course, talent. They may have a human right--hell, they may even have a civil right--to call themselves actors and audition and continue their dream, but if they do not have the talent and if they have not yet earned some patronage, they should continue their pursuits on the amateur level and allow more room for those who have a future in the art." Q: But who decides if they have the talent? "It is decided quite early if you have the talent. I'm talking about actors here, right? Okay. First of all, you are probably the star of your high school: Plays are being crafted around you. That's a clue. Then you elevate to the next level, which is college or a good acting school, where respected people are confirming what you may have already come to suspect. If you do not have this patronage, I think I'm safe in saying that you will not have a career in the theatre. If you are terribly attractive, you may have something of a career in films or television, but the looks will only take you so far. "But I want to elaborate on the term good acting school. There are a lot of horrible acting schools, staffed by people no one has ever heard of and no one respects. They are merely earning fees for the school and for their survival. Of course they will tell anyone with a valid checking account that they have a future in the theatre. I do not mean one should honor their opinions. I cannot imagine the level of chicanery that is involved in having those who have yet to establish themselves as artists in the theatre hoping to teach others to be one. This is insanity, but the buses and the trains disgorge thousands of young hopefuls every year who believe they have the talent, and so they put down good money toward bad training. " -Elia Kazan/Interview with James Grissom/1993 #actors #acting #film #theatre Link: https://lnkd.in/dQWWeCci