Profile on Diane Radford

My mission is to help you present yourself in a relaxed, confident and convincing way through the art of voice and performance.

Voice and performance training is designed to give you the tools and techniques to help you become an effective performer for public speaking and presentation. 

I foster a fun, creative and supportive environment to encourage you to extend your personal boundaries for the purpose of self-advancement.

See my qualifications, background and experience below as a testament of what I bring to your training.   I have also worked in various administrative and management roles in the public and private sector.


Qualifications:

ATCL – Trinity College London Associate Teacher’s Diploma (Speech & Drama)
LTCL – Trinity College London Licentiate Teacher’s Diploma (Speech & Drama)
FTCL – Trinity College London Fellow Performer’s Diploma (Speech & Drama)
Registered Teacher Speech Communication Association NZ
National Certificate in Business Studies
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
Neurolinguistic Programming Master Practitioner
Pilates Instructor PhysicalMind Institute New York


Awards:

New Zealand Champion Toastmaster (Oral Reading Contest)
New Zealand Champion Theatre Federation One Act Play Festival


Teaching/directing Experience includes:

Private one on one
2002-2011 Voice and Performance Coach to employees from government and business sectors as well as academic institutions and embassies, Private Studio
2002-2011 Children and Teen Speech and Drama Teacher, Private Studio  

Workshop and group courses
2002-2011 Voice & Performance Adult Workshops for Wellington City Council, Community Arts Programme
2002-2011 Children and Teen Speech and Drama Teacher and Production Director, Private Studio  
2007-2010 Voice & Performance workshop trainer to Gym Instructors at Les Mills Extreme Wellington
2009 Communication trainer for an Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Workshop
2008 Voice Coach, Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School
2008 Storytelling Workshop Instructor, Secondary Schools Leadership Course, World Vision
2007 Voice & Performance workshop trainer to Senior Staff, Ministry of Economic Development
1995-2007 Voice Tutor to the Performing Arts Diploma students at the Wellington Performing Arts Centre.
2006 Voice Workshop Trainer for the Wellington City Council Swimming Instructors.
2005 Voice Tutor, New Zealand College of Performing Arts, Whitirea Polytechnic.
2001 Vocal Workshop Trainer for Saatchi & Saatchi
1998-2000 Voice, Diction & Performance Art Workshop Trainer for the Wellington Community Interpreting Services
1999 Voice Tutor for the National Youth Drama School, Hawke’s Bay – voice and movement training with final performance


Professional development training includes:

2009 Jan Bolton Voice Workshop, Toi Whakaari, Wellington
2009 Speech Communication Association (NZ) Inc Professional Development Seminar, Auckland
2008 Core Transformational Dance Workshop with Ingrid Kolle, Pukerua Bay
2007 & 2008 Singing with WOSOSI, Bert van Dijk, Wellington
2007 Introduction to Fitzmaurice Voice Workshop with David Neville of USA, NZ Drama School, Wellington
2006 Clown Workshop, NZ Drama School, Wellington
2006 Gestalt Art & Drama Therapy Workshop
2005 Michael Chekhov Technique training, Wellington & Masterton
2003 Patsy Rodenburg Voice & Directing Masterclasses, Wellington
2001 Roy Hart Voice Training, London
2000 Flamenco Dance with Antonio Vargas (Sydney, Australia), Wellington
2000 Jo Estill Voice Training, NZ Drama School, Wellington
1999 Suzuki Technique with Ana Woolf (Argentina)—a vocal and physical training
1997 Kristen Linklater voice technique with Timothy Douglas of USA, Wellington
1996 Physical Theatre & Roy Hart Voice Training with Bert van Dijk, Wellington
1993 Australian International Theatre Workshop Festival—(Adelaide)
· Butoh Dance with Akaji Maro of Japan
· Impulse Acting with Lindy Davies of Australia
· Voice with Frankie Armstrong of Cardiff, UK
. Augusto Boal forum


Performance Highlights include:

Conferences:

2010 Co-Presenter with Cathy Watson (LLN Specialist) at the ACAL (Australian Council of Adult Literacy) held at Darwin University in September on Embedding LLN in Communications – A Creative Approach.

2003 Co-Presenter with Joe Griffiths, Exit Foundation at the INGENIUM Conference in the Opera House, Hastings on Uncorking your Creativity.

Acting:

2004-2009 Women’s Circus and Wellington Fringe Festival performances.
1992 Kanagawa International Festival of the Arts, Japan
1992 Summer Shakespeare
1991 National Finalist Theatre Federation One Act Play Festival

Singing:

2008 WOSOSI (World Song Singers) Concert at Queen Margaret College, Wellington
2007 WOSOSI (World Song Singers) Concert at Te Papa Marae, Wellington

Physical Theatre:

1997 Dancing the Lagoon, Wellington Fringe Festival: choreography, performance and sculpture (designed a 10 metre fire sculpture) central display in the Wellington lagoon for the production.

Flamenco Dance:

2001 The House of Bernarda Alba (with Wellington’s Desde Sevilla Flamenco group & Australia’s Antonio Vargas of Strictly Ballroom fame) Wellington.