Jane Daly

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35 years as a professional actress in television, film, stage and voice-over with an outstanding resume working with top studios, directors, producers and talent.

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15 years as a professional teacher with excellent organizational, promotional and communication skills. Calm and empathetic troubleshooter and mentor to young professionals in both the entertainment industry and education. Polished evaluation and assessment skills. High energy motivator and public speaker.

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BFA - Theatre - University of Miami - Magna Cum Laude - Dean's List

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Literature and Literary Criticism Expert -The Great Books Foundation

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Ahmanson Foundation Grant Recipient -Teacher Training, Compton, CA

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Disney Teacher of the Year 2002 Coach - Personal instructional technique coach to Jason Unger named "Disney Foundation Teacher of the Year 2002"

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Academic Performance Index Increase - API's in Compton, CA. improved over 50% directly related to my two year intensive teacher training, evaluation and classroom demonstration.

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Television, film, stage and commercial acting career spanning 35 years. Currently signed with major talent agency and continue to work regularly in all fields.

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Owner of the Village Actors Studio for 15 years. Teaching at all levels of development, talent assessment, vocal coaching, auditioning technique and various show business related courses. Private coach especially known for pre-audition coaching with a high rate of success for young working professionals.

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Compton Unified School District - 2001 and 2002 Independent Contractor
hired by CUSD and funded by grants from the Ahmanson Foundation to train current teachers in communication and presentation skills related to the classroom. Designed a comprehensive Instructional Technique course and staff development program aimed at improving teaching skills and student performance in this under performing, low income, high-risk district.

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Course Designer - Have designed and taught over 15 major courses including
"Advanced Acting with Improvisation", "The Art of Auditioning", "The Business of Show Business", "Presentation Skills for Corporate Executives", "Training The Trainer" and "Teach The Teacher."

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Seminar Leader - Jane Daly Consulting and McRae & Co. Led and designed 2 and 3 day corporate training seminars. Train the Trainer specialist. High-level technology clients: Oracle, Qualcomm, City of Los Angeles.

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Compton Unified School District - In 2000, developed a new Summer Reading Program for Compton High Schools. Instructed and mentored new and experienced teachers in communication techniques in the classroom. Demonstrated teaching techniques in classroom and interacted with students and teachers.

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Professional Reading Group Leader - 10 years Reading Group organizer and leader for The City of Redondo Beach local women's clubs, Chadwick School and the American Association of University Women.

Buckets Lowery, my acting teacher, director, mentor and friend at the University of Miami, often told me to listen to what all the directors and coaches and acting teachers were saying and then sift it through my own lens and take only what was right for me. That is still my philosophy today now that I have been acting professionally for 35 years and teaching and coaching for over 15 years.
From the start I let my students know that acting, like any creative process, cannot really be taught but each unique gift, can be nurtured to a higher level. I provide a variety of techniques, including the famous Meisner technique. I use techniques that require the actor to immediately respond and not sensor first. Most young actors think too much.

I teach my students how to access that part of themselves which is truly their inner reality and to examine it, closely. I ask them to not allow self-delusion. They must see themselves clearly in order to portray anyone else with truthfulness. Resources that they can use in their own way and their own style to allow for the best possible use of all their natural gifts are provided by me in a safe and private environment. No one is ever in danger of being exposed in my classes. The classroom, stage, is a safe place to try everything and anything. What happens in my class stays in my class. I expect integrity from my actors and support of each other's unique talents, efforts and styles.

Improvisation is the key to learning how dialogue should sound. I make extensive use of the tape recorder and video recorder. The specifics of how I utilize them stays with me for now. The voice and its uses are explored to the fullest extent. No one will leave my class not understanding and using variety in: volume, pace, intensity, pauses, pitch changes, inflections, enunciation and energy. I have designed a number of exercises in these areas that I currently use in my Acting classes and also in my Teacher Training seminars for the public school system here in Los Angeles.

Accessing the inner creative voice and allowing it freedom is at the base of the art of acting. In this regard I am still quite attached to Stanislavsky. Since I have been in Hollywood for 24 years, I have learned much about the importance of being able to step back outside the character and into your own life. It is counter productive as an artist to try and "be" the character 24-hours-a-day. You needn't be drunk all day to work "as if" you were drunk. I feel it is incumbent upon me as a professional and mentor to young minds and spirits to firmly teach that true artistry comes from a calm, clear and open mind. Not one clouded by drugs or alcohol. I expect this understanding from my students.

I teach with humor. I encourage all my acting students to learn to laugh at themselves with a joy for their efforts. Hollywood, New York—they are difficult places and you must know how to be calm and trust your inner voice. There is no rejection; there is only a different choice.

On the flip side of that coin, I spare no one when it comes to the reality of the success or lack thereof of his or her performance. I teach students to come from their deepest places and with gusto. As my mentor used to say, "If you're going to ---- up, ---- up BIG!" Learn to take constructive criticism and take it well. To paraphrase Tom Hanks in A League Of Their Own, "There's no crying in acting. There's No Crying In Acting!"

I draw my teaching methods from many sources however it is my years of experience as an actor and my own passionate voice that comes through in my teaching methods. I have, as my mentor suggested, sifted all the information and input from many sources and many years. Filtering it all through my own lens I have created an exciting, vital, current and effective teaching method of my own.


	•	35 years as a professional actress in television, film, stage and voice-over with an outstanding resume working with top studios, directors, producers and talent.
	•	15 years as a professional teacher with excellent organizational, promotional and communication skills. Calm and empathetic troubleshooter and mentor to young professionals in both the entertainment industry and education. Polished evaluation and assessment skills. High energy motivator and public speaker.

	•	BFA - Theatre - University of Miami - Magna Cum Laude - Dean's List
	•	Literature and Literary Criticism Expert -The Great Books Foundation
	•	Ahmanson Foundation Grant Recipient -Teacher Training, Compton, CA
	•	Disney Teacher of the Year 2002 Coach - Personal instructional technique coach to Jason Unger named "Disney Foundation Teacher of the Year 2002"
	•	Academic Performance Index Increase - API's in Compton, CA. improved over 50% directly related to my two year intensive teacher training, evaluation and classroom demonstration.

	•	Television, film, stage and commercial acting career spanning 35 years. Currently signed with major talent agency and continue to work regularly in all fields.
	•	Owner of the Village Actors Studio for 15 years. Teaching at all levels of development, talent assessment, vocal coaching, auditioning technique and various show business related courses. Private coach especially known for pre-audition coaching with a high rate of success for young working professionals.
	•	Compton Unified School District - 2001 and 2002 Independent Contractor hired by CUSD and funded by grants from the Ahmanson Foundation to train current teachers in communication and presentation skills related to the classroom. Designed a comprehensive Instructional Technique course and staff development program aimed at improving teaching skills and student performance in this under performing, low income, high-risk district.
	•	Course Designer - Have designed and taught over 15 major courses including "Advanced Acting with Improvisation", "The Art of Auditioning", "The Business of Show Business", "Presentation Skills for Corporate Executives", "Training The Trainer" and "Teach The Teacher."
	•	Seminar Leader - Jane Daly Consulting and McRae & Co. Led and designed 2 and 3 day corporate training seminars. Train the Trainer specialist. High-level technology clients: Oracle, Qualcomm, City of Los Angeles.
	•	Compton Unified School District - In 2000, developed a new Summer Reading Program for Compton High Schools. Instructed and mentored new and experienced teachers in communication techniques in the classroom. Demonstrated teaching techniques in classroom and interacted with students and teachers.
	•	Professional Reading Group Leader - 10 years Reading Group organizer and leader for The City of Redondo Beach local women's clubs, Chadwick School and the American Association of University Women.