Noah Drew: Communication + Performance Coach

Think creatively. Communicate skillfully. Engage effectively.

 

I’m passionate about helping people communicate impactfully in presentations, talks, pitches, meetings, Q+A’s, and important conversations. I help my clients clarify what really matters, speak and listen skillfully, and develop their confidence and presence. I also help people improve their ability to structure their ideas persuasively and distill complex information into vividly clear language. I believe good communication is fueled by passion, enlivened by creativity, and guided by a desire to truly impact an audience. I take real pleasure in helping my clients bring their messages to vibrant life.

I’ve coached hundreds of leaders across North America, South America, and Europe. My clients work in a broad range of fields, including: banking & finance, engineering, telecom, energy, education, law enforcement, aviation, entertainment, marketing, and many more. They’re leaders at all levels, from C-suite executives of global companies, to managers in small-to-midsized organizations, to individuals working to affect change in their lives, their communities, and the world.

I’ve been teaching since 2004. I’m a tenured professor of Voice and Acting in Concordia University’s Theatre Department. I also coach new professors in Concordia’s Centre for Teaching and Learning, and have been a guest instructor in the John Molson School of Business. In 2017, I received a Concordia University Distinguished Teaching Award.

My research focuses on how performers and professionals can learn to increase their stress resilience at a nervous system level. My work offers strategies for transforming nervousness and other challenges into vibrant, committed, powerful communication. And my decades of experience as a multi-award winning actor, director, writer, designer and producer have given me real insight into how to engage audiences of all kinds.

I collaborate closely with acclaimed Los Angeles-based voice & communication coach Saul Kotzubei. I’ve also worked for eight years as a consultant with The Humphrey Group, Canada’s premiere leadership communication firm.

Relevant education and training:
– MFA in Acting, Temple University
– BFA in Theatre, Simon Fraser University
– BA in English Literature and Music Composition, Simon Fraser University
– Certification as an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®
– Four levels of training in Somatic Experiencing™ (a nervous system-based approach to stress and trauma resolution)

For more information about working with me, or to talk about whether a workshop or coaching session would be good fit for you or your organization, please get in touch using the contact form on this page.

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What clients say

I’ve been to various public speaking workshops so I wasn’t sure how your workshop could be different. But, Wow! It transformed everything I thought I knew. I now feel so much more confident and comfortable when speaking to groups.

Celine F.
ADP, HR Business Partner
formerly at Google

Noah is an extremely articulate and fluid thinker, and I learned a lot.

Mark P.
Founder & CEO
Hammer Creative Inc

Noah has a fabulous and contagious grasp of his material, its development and its application. He is also a sensitive and intuitive facilitator.

Holly B.
Director
Crimson Coast Dance Society

Noah is a supportive and skilled facilitator and instructor. I found the work to be a welcome challenge, and Noah provided a unique, energized environment for the experience.

Rob P.
Director of Marketing
Medium Rare Interactive

Noah is a true teacher. His extensive study of the performing arts – along with his gift for knowing how to catalyze the human system so each person can fully communicate in the heat of the moment – is remarkable. He marries compassion and challenge in such a refreshing way!

Irene L.
Director
Irene Lyon Bodyscience

 

I came out of your workshop changed. For the first time I felt that public speaking is not something that needs to be dreaded or something that `I will always be bad at’ because it is not the way that I am wired. For the first time in my life I felt confident about my speaking and I was actually pleased with how my final talk went. Watching you help each person’s own style start shining through was absolute magic.

Nishant H.
Senior Analytics Engineer, Science and Analytics
Netflix

Noah’s intuitiveness, and articulation of his insights, allowed for sudden and substantial shifts in my speaking.

Charlie B.
Filmmaker & Producer; clinical hypnotherapist

Noah is an excellent teacher — smart, kind, funny, trustworthy. Having been a teacher myself for 25 years, I was tremendously impressed by Noah’s talent and skill. He conveyed his love for communciation in a way that was inspiring to students, and engaged us in rigorous, vigorous work. What struck me most was Noah’s careful attention to each client’s needs, strengths and problems. I enjoyed the workshop from beginning to end.

Dr. Dara C.
Professor of Anthropology, Simon Fraser University

I really enjoyed working with Noah. His facilitation made me feel comfortable, and yet also challenged me to really feel into the work. I learned new skills in being present and really connecting with what I am presenting… from a more authentic place.

Naia L.
Owner
Naia Lore Wellness