
Herman Otten
Herman Otten graduated as an actor in the Netherlands at the Utrecht School of Performing Arts in 2008. He worked as an actor in film, television, theatre and radio and he became a public speaking and communication coach. He helped over ten thousand people to overcome their public speaking anxiety. Herman teaches at the Dutch Marines Corps, Department of Neurology at the Amsterdam Academic Hospital and gives lectures at the Amsterdam University. Since 2020 he has been living in New York City to teach his public speaking and communication class. He works with people one-on-one, in groups and he offers his workshops to New York companies.
To find out more about him, please check www.publicspeaking.nyc.
Posts by Herman Otten:
Effective Communication Exercises – Seeing, Thinking, Feeling
10th October 2022Games like this can be so interesting to do with a group because it makes the participants instantly aware of their surroundings [...]
Read More Teaching ResourcesIntroduction Games – Getting to know each other
12th September 2022I made this video because introductory games can be very helpful for a team to get to know each other better or in a different way. [...]
Read More Teaching ResourcesDecision-Making Game – The airplane
15th July 2022In this game, the team will make choices within time constraints. It will give the students insight, and it is a lot of fun to play togethe [...]
Read More Teaching Speaking SkillsThe Best Team Building Games – Circles
8th July 2022'Circles' is one of the best team-building games to create mutual understanding among the participants and their relationships with topics! [...]
Read More Teaching Speaking SkillsTeam Bonding Games – The Characteristic Game
1st July 2022This game is helpful when a team wants to improve their feedback skills, handing out cards with positive and negative characteristics. [...]
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