My Résumé of Roleplay Work & Workshops

I have set up my own communications skills consultancy with colleague Ian Sanders: ‘Through our extensive work in Learning and Development, we have come to realise that the key to effective human interaction lies in how we ask questions.  We have also found that learning through experience is more robust than any of the more traditional forms of training delivery. We are different because, as workshop leaders, we can take on many roles – not only as facilitators but also as role-players, actors and improvisers. Working in partnership, we move between these roles to illustrate learning points for the group. This illuminates the learning in an unusual way which is both lively and engaging. The flexibility of our skills means that we can adapt to provide the best learning styles for that group. Our versatility also makes us very good value for money.’ Go to www.xperient.co.uk for more details.

Impromptu Interactive Consultancy Associate 2002-2007 as facilitator, deviser and role-player in the private and public sector. I have been developed scenarios for senior management coaching skills training at AstraZeneca in Brussels, facilitated at Barclays Wealth in the City of London, performed at a leadership conference for Vodafone in Dublin and played the role of a Chair of a Strategic Health Authority for the NHS Appointments Commission.

Training in medical communication skills. This has included role play work for student doctors in their examinations at training hospitals. Subject areas: taking a history, bereavement management, depression, drug abuse issues, breaking bad news. At The Royal Free, Charing Cross, St Mary’s Paddington.

Leading Presentation & Communication Skills  course.

Three-year appointment running a workshop on career skills, preparing a CV, obtaining representation, setting realistic objectives etc. For final year students as part of their commercial skills course, under Andrew Viznevski.

Spectrum Drama Projects

Researcher, writer, producer, performer and company member. Project-based work providing educational, corporate and hospitality events for major museums. Projects include interactive educational presentations: Amy Johnson the Aviator at The Science Museum, the 1940s House & Trench Experience at The Imperial War Museum, and the Schools Programme at The Transport Museum, as well as research into the palaeontology of Cyprus for the Natural History Museum leading to a presentation at a special exhibition.