Course Information

Increase your influence in communication; A different and creative approach to business communication; theater techniques to increase your impact.

This 7-session course will be an immersive and in-depth experience with different theatrical techniques.  These approaches will strengthen your communication and increase your influence with the various stakeholders you encounter. It will also significantly improve your presentations, and meetings and will give you valuable insights so you will feel more confident in challenging conversations and situations. You will discover the powerful and playful tools of the theater that can directly increase your impact. These techniques and tools are directly applicable in your work environment (and private life too).

Course Outline

  • Session 1: STANISLAVSKI THEATER SYSTEM

  • Session 2: VOICE 

  • Session 3: IMPROV

  • Session 4: STORYTELLING & POETRY 

  • Session 5: SCENARIOS (case-work) 

  • Session 6: INTEGRATION & GAME 

  • Session 7: ONLINE ELEMENT

PRICE/FEE

A fee of 1247 euros (excluding 21% VAT/BTW) is due 2 weeks before the course start date.

This fee includes 7 workshops of 2,5 hours, coffee and tea and soft drinks, facility, assignments and reading material.  

The cancellation policy is:

·        Cancel 4 weeks before the course; 100% refund

·        Cancel 3 weeks before the course: 80% refund

·        Cancel 2 weeks before the course: 50% refund

·        Cancel 1 week before the course: 0% refund

The invoice will be sent before the course, and payment is due in full.  

LOCATION WORKSHOPS:

The location of the workshops is:

·        Polanentheater, Dijkstra Zaal

·        Polanenstraat 174, 1013 WC Amsterdam

(for more information: https://polanentheater.nl/)

DATES OF THE COURSE:

OCTOBER: 18 & 25

NOVEMBER: 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

YOUR THEATER FOR BUSINESS INSTRUCTORS

Ida van de Lagemaat

Ida van de Lagemaat is a trainer, coach and trainingsactor. She teaches the Stanislavski system. Besides teaching she works as an actrice in business and health courses and as a stage-director. She also has a background as a manager in the health-care sector.

The main influence in her work is the system from the Russian Actor and Director of the Moscow Theatre, Constantin Stanislavski. His scientific approach of acting led to his system, which is now the source of inspiration in all her work.

She has her own company, Improduct, a combination of ‘improvisation’ and ‘products’ and everything she does and teaches is related to being ‘in the moment’. Contact is the key to really be present as in connected, curious and attentive, and is therefore one of the basics in her courses.

She also developed an expertise in working online, both as trainer/teacher and as actrice. She uses her skills to help organizations in how they can benefit from a high-quality online performance of contributors, on any level in the organization.

Amanda Wolzak

Amanda Wolzak studied German and Sociology at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London and the Free University of Berlin. During this period she regularly performed in German and English productions and discovered that her passion lay in theater. After her degree she completed a Post-Graduate course at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She obtained a distinction from the Advanced Course in Speech and Drama and that launched an acting and theatre career in Britain.

In 1989 she moved to The Netherlands and works as an acting teacher, director, actor, trainer – specializing in communication and presentation trainings and as a voice-over artist for radio, corporate films, educational programs, film and TV.

 

“The diversity of my work continues to fascinate and challenge me. What I enjoy and love about it, is that it incorporates all facets of theatre practice. It has enabled me to work with people from all over the globe and help them tap into their creative potential, thus finding ways to release the potential performer in us all.“

 

Amanda is bi-lingual, English and Dutch

Antonie T. Knoppers

Antonie T. Knoppers is a trainer, coach, facilitator, guest speaker and actor. He is teaching as an adjunct faculty member at the Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University) for the MBA, EMBA, and Executive Education departments. He is also a Guest Faculty Member at Nyenrode University and the University of Maastricht. He holds a Master’s degree in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University (Summa Cum Laude). He also holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of San Diego/Old Globe Theatre. He works with a broad range of international and national corporations on leadership and personal development. Besides Presence training, Antonie’s company D&A Trainingen also gives a variety of other training such as communication skills, team-coaching, storytelling and presentation skills training. In addition, he coaches senior leaders and C-suite level managers on presentation and presence. He is half Dutch, and half American, and has lived and worked in many different countries.

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