American Conservatory Theater Announces Professional Development Training Program

Today, American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announced the addition of its Professional Development Training Program to its nationally-acclaimed slate of Conservatory programs. Whether preparing for the next pitch, motivating a team, improving workplace communication, or leading a live presentation, A.C.T.'s Professional Development Training Program gives businesses and personnel the tools needed to engage any audience. Taught by industry professionals from A.C.T.'s Conservatory, the program offers specially designed workshops that utilize core actor-training techniques to provide revolutionary training in the most desired areas of professional growth.

Says Dan Kolodny, Director of Professional Development Training: "Today, more than ever, thought leadership and market studies are discovering the high value of people skills in business and personal success. A.C.T.'s Professional Development Training Program provides a fun, rigorous, and experiential learning method where business groups develop critical interpersonal skills, build stronger teams, and lay the foundation for the next generation of leaders. Our successes at some of the Bay Area's leading corporate environments have shown us the need is there to solidify this program within the broad spectrum of programs offered through A.C.T.'s Conservatory."

A.C.T.'s Professional Development Training program offers a variety of modalities that can be based on the needs of those engaging with the program. All the workshops are founded in acting techniques that utilize the body, voice, and speech to build presence, authenticity, and collaboration. Current workshop modules include:

STORYTELLING & PRESENTATION DELIVERY?
The way you deliver your story affects your believability, persuasiveness, and impact. Learn how to bring body, voice, and speech into powerful alignment so you can connect with any audience, maintain interest, and, most importantly, calm the natural fears associated with public speaking and interactive engagement.

TEAM BUILDING & COLLABORATION
Learn the methods performers use to thrive in the collaborative (and live!) process, including the foundations and benefits of improvisational theater, group innovation, and critical thought. This innovative approach to teamwork explores practices to enhance listening skills and exercises to deepen relationships with peers, bosses, and direct reports.

ACTING FOR THE EXECUTIVE PRESENCE
Popular with all levels of management in beta versions of the Professional Development Training Program, this module invites you to engage in fun and challenging exercises that will help you gain inner confidence and showcase your authentic leadership presence in any professional scenario.

INNOVATION & CREATIVITY?
There are often many solutions to a single problem-but how do you think on your feet andoutside the box to find the right answer? Learn how?to tap into your innovative self, develop a greater awareness of your impulses, and build confidence through creative problem-solving exercises.

Clients during the preliminary phase of A.C.T.'s Professional Development Training Program include Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Cisco, Exploratorium, Google, McKesson, Mozilla, Osterweis Capital Management, SF Jazz Collective, and Yelp.

For more information on A.C.T.'s Professional Development Training Program visit: www.act-sf.org/growth or contact Dan Kolodny, Director of Professional Development Training at dkolodny@act-sf.org or 415-439-2405.

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