Overview and Instructor Bio's


Overview

We work with a diverse selection of companies. Whether you are a corporation, college or none profit organization we can help. Each of our training programs are designed to meet your specific needs. Our aim is to guide your employees in communicating more efficiently with each other and your clients.

-Our prices are extremely competitive and designed to be accessible to those with varying budgets.

-We can work with group sizes as small as 10 and as large as 100. Due to the material in our workshops we keep our numbers limited so that we can work in detail with your group. We are happy to work consecutive days to meet the needs of larger groups.

-We can organize our workshop in the setting of your choice. The only thing that is required is a space large enough to work with your group size.

-All our instructors are highlyqualified in facilitating the material in these workshops. We recognize that each workshop is only as good as those who facilitate it.

-When you select Communicating Excellence you are choosing a company with very high standards. It is our professional attitude and attention to detail that lets you know that you are in safe hands.

-Contact us at your convenience so we can customize a workshop that is right for you.


About The Instructors

Gavin Levy

Gavin Levy is currently running workshops throughout the United States. He has spent the past twenty years studying the human condition. He has been certified in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Hypnosis, and Massage Therapy. His unique training allows him to explore both the mental and physical side of human nature. All exercises in his workshops have been designed to meet the specific needs of the business community. Mr. Levy’s approach is to guide and facilitate participants in each workshop as opposed to teaching them. His diverse background in the field of acting allows him to utilize practical, hands on material for every workshop. He instructed for a number of years at the American National Academy in Studio City, California. He also worked alongside Paul Gleason at the Paul G. Gleason Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. He has led guest workshops at a number of organizations including for the Creative Actors Alliance. He has also led master classes including with colleague Paul Gleason for the organization Women In film. His first book 112 Acting Games, was published by Meriwether in 2005. Meriwether also published his second book: Acting Games for Individual Performers. His third book: Reality Driven Monologues, was released in 2008. His latest book: Acting For Love & Money was co-authored with Paul Gleason.

Levy is a native Londoner who came to the United States in 1999. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and is also a graduate of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. From October 1992 through July 1995, Mr. Levy studied theatre at the world renowned Academy Of Live & Recorded Arts. ALRA recognized the need for a new kind of training, one that enabled students to grow into fully-rounded professionals ready to meet the differing challenges of the Stage, Screen and Broadcast industries. Since that time, the ALRA has been training some of the best and brightest in the industry.

Mr.Levy became involved with Theatre in Education and in the Dragon Drama Theatre Company in London. He also wrote scripts for the various workshops, directed plays, and was an instrumental force in after show workshops that were designed to educate students. As an active member of the Dragon Drama Company, Mr. Levy continued to educate students through theatre by teaching them skills through acting and improvisation as well as organizing and coordinating acting workshops.

Gavin Levy has over twenty years of experience, including acting, instructing, directing and writing. Mr. Levy’s desire is to share his knowledge in communicating clearly and breaking down barriers in the work place in ways that adapt to the needs of our modern business culture.


Paul Gleason

Paul G. Gleason has an extraordinary record of achievement in film, television, and theater. He has been working in Hollywood for over fifty-five years. He was fortunate enough to be involved in the golden age of Broadway and television and work alongside Judy Garland, Shirley Temple, Danny Kaye, Jack Benny, Yul Brynner, Jerry Lewis, Carol Burnett, Jackie Gleason, and Ed Sullivan. He also coached and directed Richard Chamberlain, Mary Tyler Moore, John Raitt, Constance Towers, Ed Asner and Academy Award Winners George Chakiris, and Shirley Jones as well as working with Angelica Huston in her father, John Houston's last film the James Joyce novel, The Dead.
Paul G. Gleason was on the selection committee for the United States top artistic grant-giving agency the National Endowment for the Arts, giving grants to some of the most recognized artistsin the world. He was selected by the California Arts Council as artist-in-residence for the State of California. He has run master classes in theater, opera, musical theater, and dance at UCLA, USC, International Artists Center - Tokyo , Japan and London, England. He ran an acting workshop that included Sacha Baron Cohen's character Bruno. Paul narrated Peter and the Wolf with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He directed the first concert of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music at the Hollywood Bowl. He has a published author and also a certified instructor of the Alexander technique. His latest book which is being reviewed for publication is Artistically Speaking: A 365 Day Journey into Unlocking Your Creativity and Imagination. It was co-authored by Gavin Levy.


Tracie Hunter

Tracie Hunter has a unique background in communication skills. Through directing film she is able to work with others and help them learn the skills necessary to interact effectively with one another. Having taught communication skills throughout Europe, Tracie understands the value and necessity of clear communication. Her passion and drive motivates others for clear communication and team building success.