Confidently There

I equip teams and individuals to more ethically and effectively handle difficult conversations. 

Think:

- understanding power dynamics and knowing how to approach them restoratively
- having the tools to approach the difficult subjects productively, kindly AND feeling ok to do so
- feeling equipped to handle the challenging or toxic relationships so they no longer bug you long after the conversation has finished.


And more simply: 
- calmly navigating conflict
- not fearing confrontation
- saying no without the guilt
- putting ideas across without apology
- speaking up with confidence and ease

My work is kind, evidence-based, psychology-backed and really practical. 

It exclusively promotes and utilises ethical communication strategies promoting equal voice, accountability and integrity at every turn. 

For organisations, my work can help you cultivate an environment that allows all voices to be heard, connection to be prioritised and a culture of challenge and kindness in equal measure upheld. I upskill my clients as communicators to no longer shy away from the tough stuff, but to learn to approach it all without blame or shame, judgement or assumption. This culture shift will not only boost morale and your bottom line, but it is a key equality, diversity and inclusion issue too as it brings all voices to the fore and does away for good with outdated and problematic dominance dynamics.

For individuals, my work equips you to reclaim your sense-of-self in any problematic or toxic working relationships, gives you the tools to know how to respond to any challenging conversation with a restorative approach, and allows YOU to redefine your work-life balance, no longer feeling that it needs to be a binary choice between being respected and being well-liked.

Founder

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Lecturer in Voice 

Audition panelist

Lecturer in Voice

Working predominantly with the Postgraduate students on the MA Musical Theatre and MA Acting for Stage, Screen and Radio, and student actors on the 3 year BA Acting course, in a combination of group classes in vocal technique, text work, combined with accent and dialect work for show support.

Voice Teacher

Freelance / Self-employed

Freelance Voice Coach

Freelance Singing Teacher

Royal Shakespeare Company

Voice, Singing and Dialect coach for this new British musical, written by Sam Kenyon and directed by Erica Whyman, played in the Swan Theatre summer 2018. https://www.rsc.org.uk/miss-littlewood/tickets

Voice, Singing & Dialect coach, Miss Littlewood

BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED

The Oxford School of Drama

I head up the singing work at OSD, working on a balance of precise technique, and bold, creative, truthful Acting through Song with the second years, the postgraduates, and students on the six month intensive Foundation Course.

Head of Singing

National Youth Theatre Wales

The American Musical Theatre Academy - London and New York

Singing Teacher

City Academy Ltd

Urdang Academy

I specialise in supporting values-led organisations and heart-centred leaders to have difficult conversations more often, more ethically, and more effectively. 

It takes difficult conversations and uncomfortable changes when we want to bring about genuine shifts to our culture. Something many people are not professionally equipped for. 

My area of expertise is giving you the tools to handle any challenging situation through open, honest, and rigorous conversations where all parties feel supported and heard. Because when you get that right, everything else follows. 

This helps to fill the gaps between people-first policies and the reality of your day-to-day culture. 

Through quality, active, curious listening and no longer shying away from difficult conversations, you can start aligning behaviours and standards with your big-picture goals. 

All from a PROPERLY human-first approach.

Louisa Clarke

UK Sports Institute

Senior Performance Lifestyle Coach

Pause Play Perform

Personal Development & Performance Lifestyle Coach

Bristol City Football Club

Bristol City Womens Super League Academy Performance Lifestyle Coach

Wales Netball

Celtic Dragons: Performance Lifestyle Coach

Team Wales

Team Wales House Manager / Birmingham 2022

Sport Wales

Relationship Manager

Governance & People Development Officer 

Farscape Development

Programme Manager

Clifton College

Sports Coach at Clifton College Prep School (Hockey, Netball and Cricket) - Part Time hours

Sports Coach

Children's Hospice South West

Senior Fundraising Administrator

Bristol Grammar School

Coach of the U15 A&B Teams for 2015-2016 season

U15 Netball Coach

Personal Development Coach & Mentor | Performance Lifestyle Practitioner

Working with Aquatics GB and the Olympic Swimming World Class programme as a UKSI Senior Performance Lifestyle Coach is my squiggly career dream.  

It’s been over 20 years in the making taking experiences from each wonderful role throughout my career, strengthening my skill set with purposeful learning & development and knowing that to be truly satisfied in my work I need to be true to my values. 

To combine this role, with my own consultancy business Pause Play Perform and be present for my family is a juggling act I embrace. Sprinkled amongst this is an understanding that to be present I need to protect time for me too - I’m by no means perfect at this and lean into my support network to help guide me. 

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Pause Play Perform 

In high performing environments the pace of pursuing ‘better’ is often all consuming so we can become lost and loose connection to who we are beyond this bubble. 

In these fast-paced worlds, it’s easy to overlook the ebb and flow of our thoughts and feelings. 

Time becomes the driver and often engaging in playful experimentation for personal development is limited and seen as a distraction. 

Pause Play Perform captures the essence of what I believe can unlock the brilliance we all possess. 


(Our website is in development 💻 - DM me if you are interested to learn more about the services available through Pause Play Perform) 


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