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We need to communicate every day, with a variety of personality types and for a variety of reasons. Perhaps public speaking fills you with dread, or English is not your native language. Maybe you’re really good at engineering or programming, but team management or networking present a challenge. Are you a musician who got cast in a film but don’t know how to act? Are you a teacher who wants to deepen your ability to engage an audience? Are you a sales rep, who has to lead regular meetings?

I’ll work with you in the privacy of your home or office, to put the polish on an important presentation, practice effective communication skills, and find your voice in a way that feels comfortable, powerful, and true to your personality.

Dan Hoyle is an actor and writer whose brand of Journalistic Theater has been hailed as "riveting, funny and poignant" (New York Times) and "hilarious, moving and very necessary" (Salon). His solo shows BORDER PEOPLE, EACH AND EVERY THING, THE REAL AMERICANS, and TINGS DEY HAPPEN have toured the country and overseas including The Public Theater, Culture Project, Baltimore Center Stage, Berkeley Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Mosaic Theater Company (D.C.), Portland Center Stage, Playmakers Rep, Painted Bride (Philly), The Park in Kolkata, India, the Samuel Beckett Theater in Dublin, Ireland, Taliesin in Swansea, Wales, and a five city tour of Nigeria.

Hoyle has been recognized with many awards, including the Will Glickman, Prize of Hope, BATCC, and multiple TBA awards. He holds a double degree in Performance Studies and History from Northwestern University and was a Fulbright Scholar in Nigeria in 2005-2006.

He has been an artist-in-residence at Columbia University, Trinity College, Dublin, and Santa Clara University. He has taught master classes, led workshops, and performed at numerous colleges around the country including Stanford, Brown, Colombia, NYU, and University of Calgary. He lives in Oakland with his wife, an art teacher in East Bay public schools, and their two children.