ACTING COACHING
I want my acting coaching sessions to be empowering and enlivening and most of all fun.   I have studied many methods but don’t adhere to one in particular as I believe that can be very limiting.   Sometimes working from the “outside-in” can be a simple and effective approach.  Sometimes inspiring and igniting the performer – working “inside-out” is the way to go.  I can recognize what is “getting in the way” for an actor and help them dispel that haze and really see the character in themselves.
“Nicky coached me on a monologue I was working on for a theatre audition.  Not only did I get a callback from that audition, I was offered the part, and her coaching was key.  I really enjoy Nicky’s coaching style – she has a lot of energy, positivity and communicates her ideas clearly. She is a treasure of talent, knowledge and experience.”  
Michele Dodick

ACTRESS

“One of the things I love about Nicky’s approach to coaching is her innate ability to play in the present.  She works from where the actor is RIGHT NOW as opposed to where they think they SHOULD BE.  Where I arrive at a session feeling paralyzed with self-doubt, I inevitably leave feeling empowered, grounded, and ready to take on the world and all of its auditions.”
Trish Lindstrom

“Once” – Dora Mavor Moore award 2015

MOVEMENT

Often someone’s power is trapped in their body.  This is especially true when they work in a cerebral environment like the business or academic world.  Their bodies sort of fall asleep because they’re not needed.  But the body is where your power, your stamina, your determination are held and if you only ever wake it up for yoga classes or a game of squash – it can fall into a sluggishness at the boardroom table or the classroom.   If you think back to the best teachers you had you’ll probably remember a physical energy they had that was vital and mesmerizing.

I will help you find that vital physical energy in yourself. We may use music that you particularily love and invigorates you. 

 

RATES

Please contact me here to discuss my rates. I hold sessions in my home near Bloor and Bathurst in Toronto, I can come to you, or we can meet over Zoom. For communication skills coaching please contact me through OutLoud Speakers School.