Training actor
playful learning

In short: doing practical exercises with you. You could also call me a practice partner. Perhaps you have already had the experience of learning new skills in a training course and being enthusiastic about applying them later, but it didn’t work out. With a training actor, you can practice during the training in a safe environment, make mistakes, and learn from them. I react directly to the behavior of my counterpart and give ‘hints’ from my role during the exercise so that someone can immediately adjust and gain a direct learning experience. Following the exercise, I give detailed feedback for more insight into the effect of behavior – verbal and nonverbal. This allows you to transfer new skills more easily into your everyday life through experiential learning.

A training actor is a valuable addition to training courses, but I also like to use this method in my individual coaching sessions, depending on your needs, of course. For example, to practice conversations that you find difficult, so that you feel more confident when you actually have to have the conversation.

Professionalism is very important to me. In my work, safety, trust, and enjoyment always have priority. I am open, empathetic, and curious, which makes it easy for me to build trust with people and within the group I work with. I combine intuitive sensitivity with a keen eye, always keeping the learning goal in mind and adjusting where necessary. You can expect honest interest, good structure, and sparkling creativity from me.

Depending on the requirements, I work as a training actor in training courses with various approaches:

– The classic role-playing exercise: After a morning of theory with the trainer, we dive into practicing in the afternoon. Participants sketch situations they want to practice. With my help, we gather enough details to give the scene real depth and make it realistic. After each round, I give detailed feedback. If necessary, we repeat the situation so that participants can end with a positive experience.

– Dynamic: During the training, we immediately incorporate a joint exercise for each topic, in which I move around the group and no one has to come forward, which is very exciting for most people. In the role play, I, for example, demonstrate incorrect behavior to which the participants should react, or I challenge them a little. This allows them to immediately apply the theory in practice and brings the training to life. The situations and approach are agreed in advance with the trainer.

– Directed theater: The group describes a situation, which I act out with the trainer or co-trainer, to illustrate how not to do it. In the second round, I take on the ‘change role’: participants give me stage directions on how to change my behavior, allowing them to immediately see the effect on my counterpart. This variation feels safe for the participants, because no one has to act themselves, but it still has a great learning effect.

– The co-trainer: During the training, we split up the group to practice in smaller groups. In doing so, I have the combined role of trainer and training actor. I build on the theory we have covered and integrate it into experiences and games. The situations and approach are agreed upon with the head trainer in advance.

– In-role acting: The case and approach are discussed in advance, and I remain in my role throughout the exercise. The trainer is responsible for supporting the group and guiding the participants in practicing with me. In between, I give feedback from my role on the effect of the participants’ behavior.