4 Week On-Air Hosting & TV Anchor Class with Patricia Stark, TV Host and MediaImageCoach.com

Thursday, May 24, 2012, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Cable television, Internet and Podcasts have opened tons of opportunities for actors. Could you host your own show? Work in the news? You'll work with authentic Host & Anchor scripts and get a basic overview of the industry including situations and environments you will encounter. Traditional and cutting edge Host skills will be the focus. Patricia will cover interview techniques as well as drills for on-camera improvs and Teleprompter. This class is full of industry resources, contacts, and tips! 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 ***Each week your work will be recorded as a digital file. Within one week you will receive an email with the file to watch and view your work.*** "Pat's hosting class was such a pleasure! She is giving, creative, nurturing and very professional! She has a way of invoking confidence and making you want to push yourself to give more and do the best you can. I'm so grateful for that. It was a comfortable place to work and I learned so much about the business of hosting, auditioning, how to package myself and so many more valuable tips. Thank you Pat, you rock!" -Krista Watterworth, Host of HGTV's Save My Bath "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 "First of all, let me tell you how much I enjoyed your on-air hosting class at Actors Connection. The amount of information, practical advice, on-camera time, and stories from your experiences made for an extremely useful class. I appreciate how you give constructive criticism, without being afraid to tell us what we're doing wrong. You gave me many ideas and resources that will be invaluable!" -Merrie Nell Spence "It was a pleasure taking your class. Your style of teaching was warm and friendly and full of positive details on the inner workings of the business. My time spent listening to your fresh approach in class has opened up new avenues of opportunity. I now consider you a mentor and you will always be a part of the resume of my life." -Peter Austin Noto "I just had an audition for HP with a teleprompter. Thanks to AC and Patricia I was well prepared!" -David Sasse

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.