ABOUT TARA
I help entrepreneurs and actors find their authentic communication style.
What do I mean when I say that?
Authenticity is a way of communicating with others that is inherently your own - and not a cookie cutter replica of what we have been led to believe is a good speaker.
As an award winning actor/director and theater professor, I saw a need to help people find their voice so that they could effectively communicate their ideas to others, both onstage, onset and online.
So often we let our fears and habits hold us back from being the communicators we wish we could be - and can be.
What is often needed is someone to help guide us to make stronger choices, and to get rid of habits and thought processes that are stopping us from getting what we want.
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As an actor, and director, I understand what it feels like to be in front of an audience.
As a college professor, I know what it's like to stand before a room full of students and how to effectively communicate so that all types of learners get the points that I am making.
And that's when I began to realize that whether you're on a Zoom call, prepping for an online interview, or in front of a room full of auditors, standing in front of people and speaking can be one of the most vulnerable experiences that many of us ever face.
Why? Because we feel alone, as if no one can understand the terrifying fear that we are going through.
And I get it.
In fact you'd be surprised to learn that most of us (including actors and teachers) feel the same way.
But I'm going to let you in on a little secret: what sets them apart is that they have ways of reframing their fear so that they know that the bigger goal is to get their ideas across, and in the case of actors, to keep the story moving.
And that's where I come in.
As someone who has worked with coaches, entrepreneurs, and actors I can point out things you many not be aware of, and help you reframe those limiting beliefs holding you back; so that you can become the communicator that you have always wanted to be.
Education:
BA - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
MFA - The National Theater Conservatory - Denver, CO
Awards:
3 time BATCC Award Nominee
2 Time Dean Good Award Recipient
Best of the Bohemian Award for Directing
Teaching:
Guest Lecturer - SFSU
Associate Professor - Contra Costa College
Associate Professor - Los Medanos College
