“Cheryl shares actors’ trade secrets for vocal clarity, variety and projection. Combining these with tips for positive self-talk and mental preparation, this program for speakers offers effective ways to create compelling presentations."
Ann Atkey, Organizational Consultant
We’ve all rolled our eyes at ham acting just as we’ve all been bored by a droning, dry business presentation.
The premise of the program is that, just as the actor’s emotions without the confines of plot and structure
are meaningless, facts and ideas are best conveyed with colour, power, and conviction.
In the field of communication/presentation, art and business each need to borrow aspects of the other to have the desired impact. Balance is the goal.
is the program that takes the skill set of the actor and applies it to communication of information and/or ideas in any arena.
CHERYL MACINNIS
Cheryl has created the
Cheryl has been a professional actor for over 35 years. She studied acting at the Ryerson University Theatre department under the guidance of such instructors
as Iris MacGregor Bannerman, Mel Tuck, Raymond Clark, Sue Cox, and Basya Hunter.
She has performed diverse roles in many styles – drama, comedy, and musicals – across Canada. This past December, Cheryl was the narrator in "December Diaries" at the Jane Mallett Theatre. Some of her television roles include the caustic make-up woman in Deb McGrath and Colin Mochrie’s “Getting Along Famously”and the woman exploited for her ability to cry on cue in Ken Finkleman’s iconic parody “More Tears”. Commercial work has also been a mainstay. Most recently, Cheryl could be seen as the painting grandmother for RBC and the mom overwhelmed by Christmas gifts from her rivalrous daughters for Winner’s/Marshall’s.
Through various personal interests and for many years, Cheryl has spoken extensively to audiences of all sizes.
by re-envisioning the actor's training tools and adapting them to the professional
needs of the business community.
Effective communication is the common requirement for success in all fields of professional endeavour.
program of presentation and communication