Media Coaching for Executives

It could be a crisis situation that brings you rapid and vast attention or a corporate announcement or press conference. You could be acting in your own commercial or giving an interview. You could be arguing your case in front of a jury or having a political debate. But the way you work with media will affect how you and your message are received.

The Internet is a global visual communication tool. Television sets are used for entertainment, education, infomercials, employee and client communications, training, documentaries, college courses, community meetings, and so much more. If you have not yet been on a screen, you likely will be.

Academy Media Training is built on our experience of over 20 years in the media business. We have been coaching and training celebrities, executives, attorneys, politicians, and other professionals to appear confident and speak persuasively on-camera for over two decades.

You may have the best message out there but you have to get that message across to be effective. You need every edge you can get, in this highly competitive environment.

Academy Specialists will work with you to develop the presence, appearance, communication skills, and goals of a "persuasive communicator". You will see immediate, positive results from focused attention, guidance, and practice.

Who should be coached?

Television or Radio Interviewees
Anyone Representing the Corp.
Heads of Non-profits
Athletes
Authors
CEOs
CFOs
Community leaders
Military Leaders
Corporate Executives
Media Relations Personnel
Public Relations Personnel
Attorneys
Doctors
Politicians
Sales Professionals
Newscasters
Actors

Attorneys/Politicians

You can't afford to make a mistake. Competition is fierce. This is your career. People are more discerning when it comes to buying into the issues you are promoting. You must have the skills necessary to make an immediate and effective connection.

Executives

You’ve spent years training and working to get where you are — the Corporate Office. You have developed a successful corporate strategy, an effective management team, and strong business relationships. Your presence is in demand inside and outside of the corporation. Public speaking has become a regular practice. You must present a confident, positive impression wherever you speak while letting your own personality shine through.

Medical Profession

There is an ever-increasing demand for quality doctors who can provide medical information on television. Whether you want to improve your bedside manner or become a medical broadcaster, you've come to the right place. We concentrate on developing medical broadcasters, but the skills are effective in improving overall communication skills, bedside manner, communicating bad news, lectures and book tours. AAFT Coaching Specialists work one on one to develop and enhance skills and techniques.

We will help you make the impression on the public and attain your goals. How do we do it? The Academy’s unique knowledge of presentation and communication skills will give you or your company the advantage you need to meet your objectives.

Sessions are tailored to the criteria of each client and cover a wide variety of performance techniques. Clients rehearse in a comfortable environment, view results with a trained professional and immediately see positive results.

Private Coaching

Individual training sessions are available in our Honolulu digital studio classrooms, at your station, or at a location of your choice. Sessions are customized to the needs of each client and cover a wide variety of performance techniques.

Group Coaching

When two to five individuals in a location could benefit from the same coaching topic, it is economically advantageous to coach a group.

Participants work with a Coaching Specialist and each other, learning the tools and techniques for improved performance.

Corporate Workshops

Workshops last one to two days and are meticulously tailored to the criteria of each client. Academy workshops concentrate on developing specific skills. Clients rehearse techniques in a comfortable environment and then view results with a trained professional. Participants see immediate, positive results.

Areas of focus:

Credibility
Confidence Building
Audition Techniques
Appearing Relaxed and Composed
Body Language
Voice and Diction
Camera Techniques
Script Analysis
Message Strategy
Personal Image
Performance Anxiety
TelePrompTer /"Cold reading" skills
Effective Use of Visual Aids
Public Speaking Techniques
Engaging the Jury
Preparation for Media Interviews
Press Conferences
Persuasive Speaking

Scott Rogers

Head Instructor

Scott served as Acting Coach for 20th Century Fox Studios under a 3-year, exclusive contract, coaching actors for film and television projects. This past year he served as Acting Coach on the soon-to-be-released feature film “Princess Ka`iulani” starring Barry Pepper, Will Patton, and Q’orianka Kilcher. Scott has coached principal actors, for more than 3000 hours on the sets of motion pictures and national television shows. He has produced, cast, and/or directed more than 100 professional productions and written, directed, and produced dozens of TV commercials. He was the full-time, on-set, Acting Coach for the TV series North Shore and was previously the Acting Coach for the hit TV show Baywatch.

In the mid-1980s Scott began to get hired by actors, studios, and production companies to Coach/Produce/Direct hundreds of working actors, including: Donna Mills (Knotts Landing), Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue), Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Pat Morita (Karate Kid), Brooke Burns (Dog Eat Dog), Dominic Purcell (Prison Break), Charles Grodin, Catherine Oxenberg, Susan Blakesley, Richard Kline, Vincent Gardenia, Charles Grodin, Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, John Astin, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Ted Lange (Love Boat), Denver Pyle (Dukes of Hazard), Timothy Bottoms, Tony Bennett & many others.

In 1994, after living and working in Los Angeles for more than 25 years, Scott moved to Hawai`i with his wife, Jeanne, in order to raise their (soon to be) two children in a safe and sane environment. They opened The Academy in 2000, to train actors for film and television. Scott's students include series-regulars on shows like LOST North Shore, and Baywatch and actors appearing in: Indiana Jones & the Crystal Skull, 50 First Dates, ER, Pearl Harbor, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Rundown, Tears of the Sun, Blue Crush, Lilo & Stich, and many more. Scott still serves as acting coach on many of the film and television projects that shoot in the islands (some $200 million worth of production shoots here, each year).

Scott is a 30+ year member of Actors Equity Association, AFTRA and the Screen Actors Guild (now SAG-AFTRA), where he sits on the National Board of Directors. He was the national Co-Chair of the SAG Conservatory Committee, which provides training for SAG actors nationwide. He's taught acting to hundreds of actors, in classes all over the world. He has auditioned more than 15,000 actors for various productions and his students appear on TV, Film, & on Broadway, daily.

Jeanne Rogers

Director of Youth Education

A New York actress, Jeanne was trained at the world renowned Neighborhood Playhouse in N.Y.C., where she studied under legendary acting teacher, Sanford Meisner.

A professional actress for over 30 years and a member of SAG, AFTRA, and Equity, Jeanne has performed in leading roles opposite many well-known actors such as Nick Nolte, Don Johnson. Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Ted Lange, Terry Quinn, and Margaret Hamilton. In Honolulu, she has guest starred on TV shows such as LOST, been featured in movies such as Into the Blue II and You May Not Kiss the Bride, and recently played the role of Alice in The Honeymooners opposite Pat Sajak and Joe Moore, at the Hawaii Theatre.

Jeanne also has extensive experience teaching children's drama classes on a regular basis at Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Temple Emanu-el and the non-profit Free Arts Clinic in Los Angeles. For the past 6 years Jeanne has taught drama at the Honolulu Waldorf High School in Kahala, where she has directed more than a dozen plays.

Theo Coumbis

Acting Teacher

Theo has worked for over 25 years in film, television and theatre as a professional actor. He is a member of SAG and AFTRA and has guest starred in shows such as LOST, HAWAII FIVE-O, OFF THE MAP, BAYWATCH, NORTH SHORE, FANTASY ISLAND and many others. He was also featured in movies such as INTO THE BLUE 2, YOU MAY NOT KISS THE BRIDE, TESTAMENTS and most recently was the lead in the HIFF short The ROUND UP.

His work with children in drama includes: Callidus (Expressive Arts and Education), The Alliance for Drama Education and Kids Gym USA (LA). He also worked on independent movie productions as an acting coach, casting director, co-producer, writer and director.

Theo has a Diploma in Performing Arts from WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts). His work in film, television and theatre has taken him to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the USA.

James McCarthy

Acting Teacher, Media Coach

James earned a Masters in Education from Harvard University, with a special emphasis in training individuals for performance. James' innovative approach to media training and public speaking has earned praise from college presidients, internationally recognized scientists and civic leaders. He has significant teaching experience at every level of the educational system, and was a co-founder of Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia. James has extensive television, stage, writing, directng and composing credits.

He's currently featured opposite Kiefer Sutherland, in the film "To End All Wars". James has taught drama to children throughout Oahu under the artist-in residence program for the D.O.E. He has also taught acting to adults and teens for many years. James can currently be seen starring with Keifer Sutherland in the feature film To End All Wars.