VICTOR AHIPENEBPHTY (Physiotherapy), Certificate 4 in Business, ranked Podcast on Itunes in 6 Different Countries, No.1 Amazon Best Selling Author, TEDx Speaker & ASB Public Speaking

Victor has helped people leverage technology, spread their message and have a greater impact in their professional lives. The on-line world has allowed him and countless others to position themselves and grow into markets they could never have imagined. For Victor, this started with a simple Podcast. This one show led him on a whirlwind journey and has changed his life. Going into it he had no following, no broadcasting experience and no idea where to start. Victor was no different to any of us. Join him in Havelock North as he shares 'The Power of Podcasting' and see how these fast-growing trends can benefit you and help you reach your peak.

TELLING STORIES AND LIVING TO TELL THE TALE!Mary Kippenberger has been a storyteller for the past 25 years. She works globally with her husband Peter Charlton-Jones, daughter Kate Charlton-Jones and Kate’s husband, Danny Priestley. (Rhubarb!)

Using voice, characterization, costumes and story drama, Rhubarb’s aim is that every participating actor feels noticed, a star and that the audience has fun seeing their own up on the stage, fun without devices!.

Mary runs workshops for teacher’s, edu-

cators and foster parents that encourage risk taking with oral storytelling. Letting the books go, feeling creative freedom

while still being in total control! Get prepared for your interactive workshop SCA – you will reach a higher peak!

Walking the walk

and doing the talk

Rhubarb

DEL COSTELLOBA, LTCL, LSB Public Speaking, Dip Prof Speaking, CertTESOL, RTSCA, Speech NZ Examiner.

An education entrepreneur, Del Costello has been a specialist public speaking and communication coach since 2006. Her business was a finalist in the 2011 Westpac Manawatu Business Awards, 2011 Wellington Regional Her Business Awards and she is a four times recipient of the Deirdre Snedden International Education Trust.

Del pursues her vision of inspiring confidence and imagination in everyone she connects with.

A published author, Del is currently completing her Master’s in Education with an e-learning endorsement and has a special interest in supporting people to develop and maintain their workplace relationships and communication skills in a tech world. Committed to the industry, she is a member and previous national council representative of the Speech Communication Association of NZ (Inc) and a Cognition Education associate.

Her work is focussed on developing industry standards, providing professional development for teachers nationwide and promoting communication skills.

Del’s session will explore "Oral Language and CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) - what the research tells us?"

Inspiring confidence

TRINITY COLLEGE OFLONDON PRESENTATION

Teacher in Role: Opening new worlds for ourselves and our learners

Dr Viv Aitken is in training to join the international panel of Trinity examiners.

Her career has included professional theatre (Gate Theatre, Dublin), teaching English and Performing Arts (Christchurch), working in Applied Theatre (Everyday Theatre Company), running a drama group for intellectually disabled adults (IDEA drama, Hamilton) and twenty years as a lecturer and researcher in drama and education (Waikato University, EIT and Massey).

These days Viv works as a Ministry of Education accredited consultant providing professional development in schools across the country including in the arts and curriculum integration.

A particular passion is Heathcote's cross-curricula drama-based inquiry approach Mantle of the Expert.

Viv has authored over 30 peer reviewed articles, book chapters and books including Connecting Curriculum, Linking Learning published by NZCER. She is convenor of the website www.mantleoftheexpert.co.nz

In this interactive workshop, Viv will explore possibilities for using Teacher in Role (TiR) in the speech and drama class.

For those new to TiR, the workshop will offer step-by-step advice for how to get started, while those already familiar with TiR strategies will gain new ways to theorise and extend their practice by experimenting with different status positions.

Opening

new worlds

AMY ATKINS

Amy Atkins is fundamentally a feminist

She is a writer, creative performance artist, and qualified As-sociate Speech and Drama teacher. A Bachelor of Arts was not enough—Amy is currently furthering her studies with a Diploma in Applied Management.

As a menstrual activist she organises menstrual product collec-tion events for Bloody Good Period and is in conversation with Principals from the lower North Island to bring her feminist comedy Period to high school students!

Feminist Theatre for Youth

The 70th Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre for youth and by youth was dominated by fairy tales of yesteryear—outdated and misogynistic.

We must explore new stories and ways to engage youth in femi-nist dialogue.

How do we prepare the next generation of actors, public figures, and employees for equality and equity through theatre? Amy takes a look back at 50 performances—and looks forward to creating theatre for youth by youth that is fundamentally femi-nist.

Offering youth the space to explore theatre for social change is not unrealistic—it’s a necessity, it’s essential for the here and now.

Amy will present and perform ‘PERIOD’.

Not just for women.

Period. is a situational skit comedy designed for 9-years and up. Join Karla as she experiences her very first period and every men-struator’s worst nightmares… blood floods! Rouge pads! Tampons! PMS! Grab your blood plugs, dust off the surfboards, its leak week. All menstruators and non-menstruators are bloody welcome to join this taboo crushing conversation.

This show contains no sexual representations or profanity just lots of blood, a giant anatomically correct vulva, and every menstrual malfunction, ever!

This is sure to blow you all OFF THE PEAK!

RUTH CROFT Founder of Captivate Coaching, Ruth is a registered teacher with the Voice Communication Association NZ. She is passionate about helping people to speak better so they can have greater confidence, connect and inspire and make a difference in their world.

She has over 20 years’ experience as a primary school teacher, including speech and drama teaching. She trained in voice as part of a two year Diploma in Performing Arts. In 2017, A Deirdre Snedden scholarship allowed her to undertake further professional development in Linklater Voice Technique. This involved participating in workshops in Brisbane and then at the Linklater Voice Centre in Orkney, Scotland. Although Ruth is not a designated Linklater Voice Teacher, the Linklater philosophy of freeing the natural voice underpins all her work with her clients.Good Vibrations - Freeing the Hidden Power of Your VoiceA two part session

A. A seminar discussing the human voice, how it works and the impact it has on one's listeners. This has implications for teacher's voices. Ruth will cover what stops one's voice being effective with particular emphasis on psychophysical blocks which underpins Linklater Voice Philosophy.

B. Work the Teacher’s VoiceA practical, physical vocal workout/warm up session to start the day. Although not all my exercises are "Linklater' ones, they are rooted in Linklater philosophy. We will have fun freeing the body of tension, connecting with our breath and awakening reso-nance.

Wear loose comfy clothing.

Relax

Claire Marsh (right) FTCL(S&D), FSNZ (PS), Dip Prof Spkg Snz FSCA, DANZSB, ANZDA, SNZ Examiner, Acc Adj SCAClaire’s passion for creativity is at the heart of all her work.

She works across New Zealand and in London as teacher, business trainer, voice coach, director and both examiner and adjudicator in speech and drama. She has specialist expertise in theatre, oratory and public speaking, poetry, communication and creativity.

Claire is Voice Coach and tutor in Communication at the Holy Cross Catholic Seminary and the Missionary Sisters of the So-ciety of Mary Inter-provincial Novitiate in Ponsonby, Auckland.

Claire Marsh and Pauline Prendergast’s session will cover ASB Performance in Public Speaking. They will relate to Module two of that examination - giving an informative speech or demonstration. They will also look at how this links into the NCEA English syllabus.

Pauline Prendergast, (left) Vice-Chair of Speech NZ, has been teaching speech and drama for over 30 years. She holds a LTCL with Trinity College and a LSB in Public Speaking with Speech New Zealand.

Pauline is an accredited examiner with Speech NZ and a trained primary school teacher. She is actively involved with Hutt Repertory Theatre in both directing and acting.

She trains the readers in her church community and adjudicates at speech competitions and drama festivals

Gabrielle Thurston and Ashleigh Gulliver will be leading a session on how the study of NZ literature required in the ASB Speech and Drama examination can overlap with studies in English and Drama for year 12 and 13 students.

Ashleigh Gulliver (left) is a secondary school teacher specialis-ing in English and Drama.

She has always had a passion for Speech and Drama and joined Speech New Zealand as a Trustee in 2009.

After spending five years with the Board, Ashleigh left New Zealand and spent time living and working in both the United Kingdom and China.

Following her return to New Zealand Ashleigh has settled in Auckland and returned to the Board. She hopes to build a strong future for Speech New Zealand in secondary schools around the country.

Gabrielle Thurston, (right) Chairman of Speech New Zea-land, is a teacher of Speech and Drama holding Fellowship status FTCL with Trinity College Guildhall London. LSB (Public Speaking) and ASB (Speech and Drama) with Speech New Zealand.Gabrielle holds a Teaching Diploma and is currently HOD Drama and mentor for Scholarship students at John Paul Col-lege (Years 7 – 13) in Rotorua where she has taught for many years. Instrumental in establishing their nationally recognised Drama Department in 1996 she currently teaches Drama NCEA Levels 2, 3 and Scholarship and has marked NCEA Drama