Professional Development

Emma’s Professional Development

Emma’s Professional Development over the last four years includes both academic and technical training. This learning is an important part of Emma’s ongoing development as a Performance Coach.

2020 Breaking Bad Habits Kadampa Meditation Centre. Wellington. (Wellington).
2020 Headless content: wrapping your heads and hands around large training content libraries. Matt Armstrong. New Zealand Association for Training and Development. (Wellington).
2019 How we Create and Deliver Content. Amanda Pickett. Career Development Association of New Zealand Wellington Branch (Wellington).
2019 Evaluating Learning Effectiveness. Bridie Morell. New Zealand Association for Training and Development. (Wellington).
2019 Self-Esteem. Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington. (Wellington).
2019 Engaging Learners Through Drama. Drama New Zealand National Conference. Drama New Zealand. (Wellington).
2019 Hearing from Learners. New Zealand Association for Training and Development. (Wellington).
2019 Bertolt Brecht, Drama New Zealand Wellington Branch. (Wellington).
2019 Art of Acceptance, Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington. (Wellington).
2019 Choosing the Right Technology, Marie Smith. New Zealand Association for Training and Development. (Wellington.
2019 The Path of Happiness. Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington. (Wellington).
2019 CV/Profile Online Tools, Career Development Association of New Zealand Wellington Branch (Wellington).
2019 Letting go of the Past, Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington (Wellington)
2019 Strong, Resilent, Creative: Drama New Zealand National Conference. Drama New Zealand. (Christchurch).
2019 Dealing with Difficult People, Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington. (Wellington).
2019 Ethical and Effective use of Digital Communication. Career Development Association of New Zealand (Wellington).
2019 Te Reo Māori: Level 1, Introduction. Te Atakohu O’Sullivan. Ministry of Education (Wellington).
2019 How to Transform Your Life. Gen Kelsang Rabten. Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington (Wellington).
2019 The WILD Tour. Calvin Coyles. Wild Success (Wellington).
2019 Overcoming Anxiety, Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington (Wellington).
2019 Living in The Moment, Kadampa Meditation Centre Wellington (Wellington).
2019 Inner Strength, Kadampa Meditation Centre Sydney (Sydney).
2018/2019 Enrichment Teacher, Ascham Holiday Academy, Ascham School. (Sydney.
2018 Speech and Drama Teacher (full time), Ascham School (Sydney).
2018 Attention and Awareness. Professor Lea Waters. Ascham School (Sydney).
2018 American Accent Course. National Institute of Dramatic Art, Open Programme (Sydney).
2018 Strengths, Visible Wellbeing. Professor Lea Waters. Ascham School (Sydney).
2018 Emotional Management, Visible Wellbeing. Professor Lea Waters Ascham School (Sydney).
2018 Maori Language Workshop. Ministry of Education (Wellington).
2018 Managing Personalities in the Training Room. New Zealand Association for Training and Development (Wellington).
2018 Summer of Tech. Ruth McDavitt. Career Development Association of New Zealand (Wellington).
2017 Associate Trinity College London, Teaching Communication Skills (Practical) Distinction. Trinity College London (Wellington).
2017 Associate Trinity College London, Communication Skills Public Speaking. Trinity College London (Wellington).
2017 Lobsters Contemporary Dance Masterclass. Lobsters (Wellington).
2017 WOW: Speech Communication Association National Conference. Speech Communication Association (Wellington).
2017 Principles of De-Escalation: Newtown Union Health Service (Wellington).
2017 All Aboard: Drama New Zealand National Conference (Dunedin).
2016 What do Recruiters and Human Resources Managers want? Guide to finding jobs in today’s environment. Career Development Association New Zealand (Wellington).
2016 Going Beyond: Speech Communication Association National Conference (Blenheim). Elected and nominated as Council Member.
2016 Practical Stress Management. Dr Suzanne Henwood. Grow (Wellington).
2016 Meet Me At The River: Drama New Zealand National Conference (Wellington).
2016 Grounding, Mindfulness and Meditation Course. George Packard. Wellbeings (Wellington).
2016 Puppet Play. Robert Dil. St Mark’s Church School (Wellington).
2016 How to Succeed At: Interviews. The University of Sheffield. FutureLearn (Wellington).
2015 Presence, Performance and PACANZ in Palmy: Speech Communication Association National Conference (Palmerston North). Received Special Conference Accolade Trophy.
2015 Emerging Filmmakers Workshop. Park Road Post Production. The Miramar Events Trust (Wellington).
2015 Your Career; It’s all about you, isn’t it? Brian Carson. Career Development Association New Zealand (Wellington).
2015 Thinking About Success. Dr. David Keane. New Zealand Association for Training and Development (Wellington).
2015 Confidence: The Magic Formula To Your Inner Lion and Yoga, Business and Following Your Heart. Michelle Dalley, Leanne Babcock and Maria Gorham. Essentially Coaching (Wellington).
2015 Bard Boosters: Acting Shakespeare. KC Kelly. Victoria University Continuing Education (Wellington).
2015 The Trainer as Coach: Using Story, Analogy, Metaphor. Michelle Dalley and Leanne Babcock. New Zealand Association for Training and Development (Wellington).
2015 Drama and Performance; Text for Authentic Performance, – Inside the words, understanding your instincts. Vicki-Marie Buchanan. Trinity College London (Wellington).
2015 The Interview Game. Dr. Ewa Kusmierczyk. Career Development Association New Zealand (Wellington).
2014 Clown Camp. Lisa Brickell and Zack McCracken. Aio Wira Retreat Centre (Auckland).
2014 Storytelling Masterclass. Deb Filler (Wellington).
2014 Seeing Voices, Acting and the development of Shakespeare’s Verse. Shakespeare Globe New Zealand (Wellington).
2014 Whakaako: Learning with each other. Drama New Zealand National Conference (Christchurch).
2014 Word Play 2014. Trinity College London (Christchurch).
2013 Voice for Life, Estill Voice Training. Speech Communication Association. Jon Hunter (Christchurch).
2013 Word Play 2013. Trinity College London (Christchurch).
2013 Finding Our Voice. Speech Communication Association National Conference (Auckland).