All medical professionals and health science practitioners are required to sit examinations throughout their careers with their respective professional bodies. Examples would include diplomas and fellowships from professional bodies such as the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians, among many others. Nowadays most of these exams involve a component of Objective, Structured, Clinical Examination (OSCE) and - as many candidates have found - style, clarity and delivery of spoken communication therefore becomes a crucial aspect of these exams
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Gillian has a great deal of experience coaching individuals who wish to prepare for this component of their professional qualification. As a trained actor and voice coach, Gillian is uniquely placed to help medical professionals with the preparation for OSCE, as follows: | > | Working through sample stations simulating the role of a patient to assess the candidate's communication style and delivery. |
| > | Identifying areas of the candidate's communication skills requiring improvement such as tone, clarity, accent, volume, modulation, inflection, voice projection, eye contact, body language, etc. |
| > | Providing intensive, effective voice coaching to overcome the identified voice-related issues, focusing on quick results in time for the examination. |
| > | All sessions will utilise the candidate's own exam material and prior preparation to ensure that the emphasis of each session is keenly focused on the relevant medical terminology and clinical situations. |
Gillian's additional training as an actor and vast experience in this very specific area of role play will ensure that these sessions will help the candidate in two distinct ways - one, as intense coaching to improve the use of voice and appropriate style of delivery and interaction and two, as practice sessions for the actual exam with Gillian playing the role of the patient / relative in clinical scenarios.
These sessions would be equally valuable to UK and International medical professionals seeking to sit these exams.
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