We support, develop and register educators in performance and communication.
Kaitiakitanga
Fostering passion
enriching growing, breathing & listening
showing compassion
empowering positive collaboration
EPC Workshops
EPC regularly host workshops for members and non-members throughout the year. Invited speakers and workshop hosts vary from award-winning authors, playwrights, vocal coaches, poets, theatre producers, film directors, illustrators and more.
Next up...
Sole-trader Best Practices
Let’s demystify taxes and small business marketing! Understanding your taxes, instead of being terrified by them, gives you more mental energy to focus on making your business thrive in 2025.
In this online workshop Amy will cover income tax in Aotearoa, the difference between a sole trader and an organisation, the various online accounting tools available today, and marketing basics and best practices for 2025.
About Amy
Amy Atkins is a professional arts producer, event manager, and theatre-maker. Since 2015, Amy has been a sole trader and organised her own taxes because she finds it… satisfying!
As a performer and Speech and Drama trained teacher herself, she intimately knows the business of your business.
Amy’s graduate diploma in event management and five years experience working as an arts marketer –– for various Aotearoa organisations including Barbarian Productions, Circa Theatre, and New Zealand On Screen –– means she’s equipped with knowledge to empower you to start the 2025 business year with confidence.
Upcoming workshops
Stay tuned for our 2025 programme.
Previous workshops
All EPC workshops are recorded and available for purchase
Connect Develop and Reveal Character
Available for $22.50 and will be forwarded by email.
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Dame Miranda Harcourt DNZM shares her insights and expertise on revealing and connecting character through text whilst portraying and enveloping the emotional journey.
Keep Speaking Up - with Joseph Boon
Available for $22.50 and will be forwarded by email.
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Joseph Boon shares his personal experience on how progressive disability affects communication and how speech therapy can help.
Lighting Design
Available for $22.50 and will be forwarded by email
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Nathan McKendry shares his own process in creating a lighting design and explores how lighting can transform a performance by setting the mood, guiding attention, and enhancing emotions.
What I Learnt
Available for $22.50 and will be forwarded by email
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From Los Angeles to the Globe Theatre, London, Deirdre Snedden scholarship recipients, Nina Burchett and Georgia Lassen, share key learnings from their offshore professional development opportunities.
Clowning
Available for $22.50 and will be forwarded by email.
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Let’s play! This online workshop is for teachers who want to learn what clowning is, refresh their knowledge of Lecoq clowning, and/or learn ways to teach clown safely to young people. Yes, you will need to get up and be a bit silly in the comfort of your own home for this workshop – it's hard to teach clown if you haven't played before!
Recording comes with Teacher notes.
Order Workshops
Please indicate which workshop you want and we will send you an invoice for payment.
Why Join EPC?
Be Part of a Supportive CommunityAnyone can join! No matter what you teach or where, EPC connects like-minded educators and offers support through the hurdles and triumphs of running a business, a classroom, teaching all ages as well as practical and technical support.
Become a member
With a vision to grow the sector and build strong bicultural relationships between all those involved, EPC is managed by a volunteer committee who work to give support and encourage the community of performance and communication educators throughout the country.
As a professional body, there are three levels by which educators can be connected with EPC.
Purpose
Code of Practice
The purpose of the Committee for Educators in Performance and Communication is to:
Guide professional educators to become the best they can
Support professional educators in that journey
Support professional educators in applications for LAT, job applications, community work.
Establish transparent professional protocols for our learners
Provide clear health and safety/professional boundary expectations to professional educators: for example - respect, maintaining professional boundaries, inclusive environment; being aware of our own (often unspoken/assumed) values/beliefs.
Provide guidance in sound business practices.
These are the values for ethical behaviour that underpin our practice as educators.
Code of Ethics
The EPC is guided by the vision and values of Speech NZ:
The Vision of Speech NZ
Our vision is to develop confident, articulate New Zealand voices through relevant, future focused strategies that will empower and strengthen communities.
The Values of Speech NZ
Speech New Zealand works with dedication to be informed and guided by:
Partnership – as New Zealanders, we value relationships that encourage and respect diversity in all forms.
Credibility – as educators, we strive to deliver the best outcomes for all our stakeholders.
Empowerment – as an organisation, we are committed to supporting the growth and development of all our stakeholders.
When applying to become an Approved Teacher, individuals agree to accept and abide by the following code of practice:
Act with integrity by using means that are fair, ethical, and just.
Maintain cultural awareness and a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and bicultural partnerships in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Work to empower learners by using quality teaching and leadership strategies.
Actively support and encourage professional colleagues in the industry.
Engage in positive and collaborative relationships with learners, their families and the wider community.
Create a welcoming, caring and creative learning environment that treats everyone with dignity and respect.
Run financial affairs with integrity in a professional manner consistent with the business community.
Undertake annual professional development and/or attend relevant workshops and training programmes to extend your profile in the community
Possess an LSB of Speech New Zealand or LTCL of Trinity College, or some other such qualification as the Committee may determine (e.g. a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre, English Literature etc) together with not less than two years adequate practical teaching experience.
