Linda J Lord

About Cracked

Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by Kimberly in Dramatic Presentations

Please scroll down to listen to an excerpt of the “Cracked” Presentation.

Linda J Lord, makes her first appearance at the Fringe Festival in her one woman show, Cracked. Best known for her role as Miss Geranium in the Children’s Television Series, Miss Charity’s Diner, she recently appeared as Miss Prism in Under New Management’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Linda has been writing and performing her own Christian Drama for years and is currently the head of the Drama Ministry for First Baptist Church, Puce. Her back stage professional theatre experience includes work with The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, Full Circle Theatre Company, and the University of Detroit. Linda studied at the National Theatre School.

In Cracked, Linda combines truth and fiction in the story of Leah, a self-made woman who has sacrificed much to advance her career as an archaeologist. Linda draws on her experience as a work/life coach and professional presenter to illustrate the cost of singular living. When Leah realizes that her decisions have cost her everything that matters to her, she cracks. Does she have the internal fortitude to pick up the pieces of her life and move forward?

Linda has been a successful soft skills and character development professional practitioner for 13 years. Beginning her business as an independent contractor with SkillPath Seminars, Linda provided high quality public and on-site training across Canada and the United States. Wanting to work closer to home, Linda continued her independent contract work with St Clair College Corporate Training Department and returned to school in pursuit of her coach training. She graduated from the Coach University Coach Training Program in December 2001.

Since then, Linda and her company, Coaching at Work, has successfully partnered with busy individuals wanting to succeed in life and career. Individuals come to Linda when they want to refocus on what matters most to them and need the fresh perspective that she provides. Using a proven system, personalized for the specific needs of the individual, Linda consistently delivers results. Past participants of Linda’s programs declare that their personal and professional lives have been changed for the better.

Linda has provided both group and individual coaching for Career Employees, Self-Employed Professionals, and Professional Practitioners in the areas of professional performance, soft skill development and applied personality theory to advance interpersonal effectiveness. She has provided facilitation and workshops to businesses and not for profit organizations focusing on strategic direction, goal setting, and action planning.

Currently, Linda is combining her theatrical experience with her business skills to create programs focusing on Character Development that assists young and old to cope with today’s performance pressures.

Linda’s first book, The Business Pitch (working title) is expected out in late 2009.