Robert James O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This is a continuation of the work I am doing with 'The UnBlockables' through a new company, independent of Tightrope Theatre. I work remotely from Dublin to bring improv skills to people who stutter. I myself am a covert stutterer, which means I hide it in the past. I bring my extensive lived experience along with decades worth of teaching and actor.

Vancouver, Canada Area

I am an author signed with Tidewater Publishing in Canada. My first book with the company called Just One More Drive: The true story of a stuttering homosexual and his race car launched October 2017 in Canada and a revised second edition hit shelves in North America and Europe in 2021. In addition to Tidewater growing it's distribution network, my book is.

Downtown Vancouver

As an IELTS instructor, I cover every aspect of the IELTS test including speaking, reading, writing and listening. Students work on all these areas daily and over our twelve week programme are prepared to sit and perform well in the real exam.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Unblockables is an innovative workshop series that brings improv skills to people who stutter. I helped co-create and co-instruct this course with Dan Dumsha, the director of Improv and Wellness at Tightrope and Wendy Duke, the director of Columbia Speech and Language Services. I bring my lived experience as a person who stutters and as someone who has.

County Dublin, Ireland

This was my first ESL job. I began as a summer camp teacher and gradually worked up the ranks. My duties included:-Planning classroom material-Assessing students and giving feedback on their performance-Grading exams-Giving guided tours of Dublin cityOver my years in CES, I experienced teaching both adults and teenagers at all levels, ranging from the.

Business Of Business Studies, Business And Marketing, 2.1 Honours

Resla Certificate, Teaching English Or French As A Second Or Foreign Language, Passing Grade

This was a basic English as a Second Language Course (ESL) that allowed me to begin my teaching career in 2003

Diploma In Acting For Film, Visual And Performing Arts, Passing Grade

This was an acting for film course run by the Irish Film Academy, located in Temple Bar in the heart of Dublin's city centre. The training.

National Higher Diploma, Television Presentation And Performance, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Worked with the television production department and the school of music in the production of television.

Dap (Six-Month Intensive Acting Training For Camera), Film / Movie Acting

This was a specific acting to camera course. I travelled to Vancouver to be trained by actors who had worked on shows in the city such as.

Certificate, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor, Certificate With Honours

Activities and Societies: I trained in Greystone to get my TESL certificate, which is the recognized basic teaching qualification in.