Calgary-based · Working across Canada
Performance skills for real life.
Communication, presentation and sales training for teams, professionals and young people — built on professional acting techniques by actor and communication coach Rae-Ann Dillman-Ferland.
In person in Calgary & southern Alberta · Online anywhere · Travel available
The idea
Actors spend years learning to walk into a room, read it, and make people feel something. That's also a pretty good job description for a sales lead, a new manager, or anyone with a quarterly presentation on Thursday.
We take the tools professional performers rely on — voice, body, listening, intention, improvisation — and translate them into everyday skills you can use at work tomorrow. No costumes. No trust falls. Promise.
Five ways in
Leading a team, closing the deal, preparing for your big moment or raising a confident kid — start with the one that sounds like you.
For organizations
For organizations, managers & teams
Practical communication training for teams. Less theory, more “oh, so that's why that meeting went sideways.”
For HR leaders, managers & multigenerational teams
New programAn interactive workplace program for understanding different perspectives, checking assumptions and working better together — without blaming or boxing in any generation.
For sales teams, managers & business owners
Performance-based sales communication: listening, discovery, rapport and handling objections — practised in realistic role-play, not memorized scripts.
For individuals & families
For professionals, job seekers & entrepreneurs
One-to-one coaching for the moments that matter to you — not acting lessons, but the tools actors use, applied to real life.
For parents, kids & teens
Confidence and communication through creative practice — storytelling, improv and real-world skills, for young people roughly 6 to 17.
The method
People remember how you showed up long before they remember your slides. We start there.
Actors don't wait for their turn to talk. They respond to what's actually happening. Your clients notice the difference.
Every scene has an objective. So does every meeting, pitch and interview. Clarity of intention changes everything.
Confidence isn't a personality type. It's what happens after you've practised the hard part somewhere safe.
Behind the curtain
Acting Like It was founded on a simple hunch: the skills that make a performance land are the same ones that make a meeting, a pitch or an interview land. Rae-Ann brings about 25 years of acting, about 15 years of teaching and coaching, and a long career in media, marketing and sales to every session.
Expect warmth, honest feedback, a fair amount of laughing, and techniques you'll actually use.
Meet Rae-AnnTry it yourself
The way you say something can change the way a conversation unfolds. Try a couple of real-world scenarios and discover how small shifts in your approach can make a difference.
Choose a scenario, make a decision, and explore what happens next.
Scene 01
For entrepreneurs, professionals, business owners, job seekers, and anyone who wants to feel more confident introducing themselves.
You're at a networking event. Someone turns to you and asks:
So, what do you do?
You have a few seconds to answer. What would you say?
Scene 02
For sales professionals, business owners, sales managers, and organizations looking to strengthen their customer conversations.
You're speaking with a potential client. You've started a conversation about your service, and they say:
Thanks, but we're already working with someone.
What do you say next?
Your response
Imagine what your team could practise with real scenarios from your business. Explore SCENE Sales Training
Your cue
Whether you're building confidence, developing your team, or preparing for the conversations that move your business forward, let's explore what would be most useful for you.
Let's Find the Right Fit