Biebie Productions specialization lies in offering YOU high quality, custom designed training courses to meet all your communication needs under the umbrella of Speech, Personal Development, Corporate Workshops and Acting. We work with clients from all industry levels within the corporate and private sector, thus providing the flexibility for training to be done in-house, in groups and/or on a one-to-one basis. Biebie Productions facilitator: Barbara Barbieri, is passionate, highly skilled and experienced to help you achieve your goals. We pride ourselves in using innovative, effective practical methods and techniques that will change your life forever. We strive to deliver an unparalleled level of excellence in the industry by continuously refining our processes and procedures. Biebie Productions trains winners! Company Strategy • PurposeTo provide expert niche market training in communications. • VisionTo provide quality services that exceeds the expectations of our esteemed customers. • Mission statementTo change one life at a time with the courses I provide. • Core values• We believe in treating our customers with respect and faith• We grow through creativity, invention and innovation.• We integrate honesty, integrity and business ethics into all aspects of our business functioning • Goals• Making my clients goals come true. • Utilizing Skype, Google hangouts and Whatsapp Video within teaching foreigners. Scope of Work There are 4 areas of expertise in Biebie Productions SPEECH: “Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak; and to speak well are two things. There is all the difference when having something to say and HOW to say something the right way.” The various courses devised (below) help you focus on: developing your vocal quality (Elocution); correcting speech impediments; (diction, stuttering, mumbling, cleft palates, nasality, tone faults etc.); and reducing your accent. Learn an Accent or you can delve deeper into being a Radio Presenter; a Voice-Over artist; and/or Public Speaker; all the while still understanding HOW to communicate on all levels (corporate, radio, film, TV, theatre and everyday). The Transgender Voice Development, is a unique service in South Africa where I can train transgender’s who are in the transitioning phase (male – female). Six Speech courses on offer: ELOCUTION/ACCENT REDUCTION = 11 wks @ 1hr p/w VOICE OVER TRAINING = 13 wks @ 1hr p/w RADIO PRESENTING = 13 wks @ 1hr p/w PUBLIC SPEAKING = 13 wks @ 1hr p/w ACCENT TRAINING (AMERICAN, BRITISH, SOUTH AFRICAN) = 11 wks @ 1hr p/w TRANSGENDER VOICE DEVELOPMENT). (It is a one on one session where I mould your voice to establish a more feminine quality, by covering all areas of the voice.) = 13 wks @ 1hr p/w ACTING: WHAT MAKES OUR ACTING COURSES SO DIFFERENT? My main reason for devising these two courses is that I wanted to refine and highlight what actors today are utilizing most when acting, both for film, television and theatre. From all my years of study and working in the field I have found that with careful observation a pattern emerge and these are the skills which I focus on. This process has been feasible, because my students are being featured in local/overseas films, television soaps, and commercials; presenting on television and radio. I also offer onset coaching. Two acting courses on offer: BASIC ACTING = 7lessons X 1.1/2 HRS P/W ADVANCED ACTING = 11lessons X 1.1/2 HRS P/W PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: We grow and develop on a daily basis, thus it is important to understand oneself. The courses in this section will help you develop your Communication Skills and help you focus on Self Awareness and Actualization. I also offer Counselling on various everyday issues: grief, trauma, loss, relationships, career, personal issues, fear etc. I also provide Pageant Training (Interviewing skills for Mr/Miss/Mrs SA, Western Cape, etc.) Four Courses on offer: COMMUNICATION SKILLS = 10 wks @ 1 hr p/w SELF AWARENESS/ACTUALIZATION = 10 wks @ 1hr p/w COUNSELLING SESSIONS = 10 wks @ 1 hr p/w PAGEANT INTERVIEW QUESTION TRAINING = 10 wks @ 1hr p/w CORPORATE WORKSHOPS: I offer various workshops covering all aspects of workplace communications. These workshops can be customized to meet any organisations needs in order to meets its unique specifications and requirements. These workshops provide leaders, executives, managers and teams with the self-knowledge and self-awareness to reach higher levels of effectiveness and results. Biebie Productions has presented these workshops at numerous companies such as: Getsmarter, Paddocks, Pharma Dynamics, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - Regional Office: Western Cape, Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Vodacom, Old Mutual, Earnest and Young, PGWC Service Provider, Standard Bank, Lloyd's Bank and Rennies Foreign Exchange, 10x Investments. WORKSHOP DURATION: 2 days (6 hours per day) OR 6 weekly sessions of 2 hours each Eight Corporate Workshops on offer: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION = 2 Days @ 6hrs p/d LEADERSHIP SKILLS = 2 Days @ 6hrs p/d CORPORATE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PRESENTING = 2 Days @ 6hrs p/d TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE SKILLS = 2 Days @ 6hrs p/d TELESALES SKILLS = 2 Days @ 6hrs p/d TEAM BUILDING = 2 Days @ 6hrs p/d EMAIL ETIQUETTE SKILLS = 3h30m TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE SKILLS = 3hrs