Hi THERE, I’m MICHELLE CHRISTINA DANIELS (RICHARDS)
THE PERFORMANCE COACH
With a warm, engaging and practical style I centre my clients to work in a way that works for them. I use a bespoke toolbox of experience and knowledge from the world of theatre and business to specialise in transformational coaching to help individuals and groups improve their communication and confidence.
Specialisms include: vocal and physical impact, confidence and communication, exploring the stories we subconsciously tell ourselves, leadership development and executive presence, presentation skills, interview skills, public speaking, managing anxiety and nerves, having courageous conversations. Audition preparation and repertoire work.
I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a member of the Association of Coaching with certifications in NLP Coaching and Professional Leadership Coaching.
With a background in musical theatre as a performer signed to London Agents Keddie Scott and then as a theatre Director and Choreographer, I have spent years exploring how we express ourselves and what holds us back.
I have also founded and grown three very successful businesses in performing arts training, entertainment and events. I have a QTS in Secondary Drama and English, developed and co-authored on an international GCSE in Performing Arts for the WJEC, became an international Examiner in Higher Education in Performing Arts and established a London Academy of Dramatic Art (LAMDA) Private Examination Centre in Communication and Performance courses in Cardiff.
Business skills include: employing and managing a wide variety of professional teams, creating strategic vision and direction, building policy, managing and growing large customer bases, pitching for investment with external partners and managing budgets, partnering with a major retail company creating bespoke in house events for their clients, developing branding and marketing campaigns and managing transformation, behaviour change and growth.
My career training and experience in the world of performing arts and business has created a truly unique toolbox of techniques and knowledge that lend themselves to aiding many of the challenges we face communicating effectively in every day life and business. Now I work with clients, run coaching programs and workshops supporting you to step up and communicate better - whether on stage, in meetings or on podcasts.
My Approach
My Coaching draws on a powerful toolbox of techniques from Theatre and Television based on Breath and Posture, Voice and Body Language, Mindset and Storytelling. I handpick from this box based on your needs. These techniques improve resilience and build confidence. They equip you with the tools you need to shed limiting behaviours and beliefs and become a better more confident and authentic communicator. You will then be able to present not only the best version of you, but also be able to better understand others around you in a way that meets the challenges of newer post pandemic expectations and priorities both in the public and private sectors and within the performance industry
How are you telling your story?
It may be that you need to improve your public speaking skills, or you need to pitch a big idea, launch your start up, get that new job, go for that promotion, perhaps you need to communicate more effectively as part of your job, lead a team and don’t know how to make a difference to employee engagement, perhaps you wish to bring about culture change, communicate effectively at an Executive level, create sustainable behaviour change in your workplace. You might be an actor / presenter needing to hone some skills. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more, or have a creative project you want to share with the world. Perhaps you just want to improve your confidence and communication for you.
Whether you are a Corporate Company, an Individual, an Actor/Presenter, an Executive or a Higher Ed Institution, I can definitely help!