TELEPROMPTER INTENSIVE with Patricia Stark, TV Host and MediaImageCoach.com

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 6pm ET / 3pm PT

This intensive is a fantastic way to get HANDS-ON training with professional Teleprompter equipment and learn a special skill that is invaluable for those interested in TV hosting, anchoring and filmed industrials. You'll learn: -How to read a Teleprompter without sounding like you're reading -How to "own" the words -Conversational vs. Presentational -Basic Technical Aspects -Facial Expressions -Cadence & Timing -Dealing with long format scripts, live broadcast news, and cold reads -Finding "The Zone" All participants will also receive a copy of Patricia's TELEPROMPTER TRAINING DVD which includes her 9 Laws of Teleprompter along with sample teleprompter reads for practice at home. A $50 value! ***Your scene will be recorded as a digital file. Within one week after this intensive, you will receive an email with the file to watch and view your work.*** A former Connecticut 10 O'clock News Anchor and former Miss New York, Patricia currently hosts several national and regional television programs airing in the U.S. and Canada. She's appeared in numerous TV commercials and hundreds of corporations have hired Patricia as a spokesperson for their corporate training and promotional videos. She is also one of New York's most sought after Media Trainers working with on-air guest experts who regularly appear on the Today Show, Fox News, The Nate Berkus Show and CBS. Her Hosting clients can be seen on HGTV, Fuse, TLC/Discovery, Plum TV, and MTV just to name a few. Space is limited to 12 actors "Thank you for such a great class! It was exactly what I was looking for. I called my husband right after and I was so excited about it, he said, 'It sounds like you just saw Tony Robbins!' I am really looking forward to your hosting class, and I'm so glad I decided to take both of your classes!" -Kimberly Austin "Just a note to let you know how much I enjoyed meeting you and taking this intensive-I miss it already! You have so much energy and are so generous with your time, feedback and resources! I've been raving about the class to everybody!" -Jami Simon "Patricia's Teleprompter Intensive was informative, professional and fun. She has the skill, talent and kindness I one day hope to possess." -Sylvia Raso "I took the Teleprompter Intensive and loved it! I enjoyed it because you gave us helpful tips on what to do or not to do and I appreciate you keeping the class size small which made a HUGE difference!" -With Lacroix "I just had an audition for HP with a teleprompter. Thanks to AC and Patricia I was well prepared!" -David Sasse "Throughout my year as Miss New York, I have been introduced to so many incredible opportunities; Actors Connection was definitely one. The Teleprompter Intensive and On-Air Hosting classes I took with Patricia Stark have sparked an interest and began a foundation for me in lifestyle broadcasting. I am so thankful and look forward to many more classes!" -Claire Buffie, Miss New York 2010, Top 12 Finalist at Miss America 2011

Patricia Stark

Patricia Stark is a Certified Personal & Executive Coach (CPEC of the CaPP Institute -Coaching & Positive Psychology) & a Certified Body Language Trainer (Body Language Institute Washington DC) and holds certificates in Eclectic Cognitive Behavior Therapy & Visualization/Guided Imagery (LIU). She heads Patricia Stark Communications and specializes in helping clients build their Calmfidence® in interviews, on-camera, and in daily life with tangible strategies for powerful communication skills, mastering self talk, and stress & anxiety relievers used by the pros.

Patricia has extensive experience as a health & medical news anchor, radio interview host, and appears regularly as a TV guest expert on the topics of communication and confidence. Her new book “Calmfidence: How to Trust Yourself, Tame Your Inner Critic, and Shine in Any Spotlight” is recently published by Sounds True/MacMillan Publishing.

With over 20 years of first-hand experience in front of the camera and on stage, Patricia is one of the few trainers in the country who has worked extensively in front of the camera in both broadcast and corporate media.  Patricia has appeared in over 2000 Fortune 500 corporate media productions in just about every sector of industry as a moderator, trainer, host and corporate spokesperson, and has anchored national and international news.  She is a member of SAG/AFTRA and has appeared in numerous television commercials and programs and held a recurring role on Law & Order Criminal Intent.