Unlock your middle schooler's potential with our transformative acting-based workshop that builds real-life confidence and essential social skills.
Interactive 3-session workshop designed specifically for middle school students.
No acting experience needed to build essential people skills.
Hosted at the historic Korner’s Folly, providing a unique and inspiring environment.
Imagine your child confidently navigating social situations with ease and grace. This workshop empowers them to harness and showcase their true potential. For only $89, your child receives these experiences….
Saturday, Oct 10, 2026: 2pm - 4pm: Day 1: Confidence & Self-Awareness
Discover Your Strength
Express Yourself
Sunday, Oct 11, 2026: 2pm - 4pm: Day 2: Communication & Connection
Practice listening
Connect with others
Navigate everyday social situations
Eye contact & Body language
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026: 2pm -4pm: Day 3: Leadership & Adaptability
Problem-Solve
Handle the unexpected
Think on your feet (be in the moment)
Work as a team
Put your new skills into action
Support the Conversation! Strengthen our community. Friends of the Show help make meaningful conversations, great music and local inspiration possible - week after week. Includes: One on-air sponsor mention during the show. Mention on both stations broadcast that week. *Listing on the AOC Sponsor Page
What part of yourself deserves more recognition?
Most people overlook how much they have already grown because growth rarely feels dramatic while it’s happening.
Growth often becomes visible only when we pause long enough to look back.
Awareness in Action: Noticing Your Communication Patterns is a guided self-reflection journal designed to help you notice how you communicate, react, and respond in everyday life.
Inspired by the Acting Out of Character method, this journal helps you look more closely at your communication habits, your reactions in social situations, and the effectiveness of the responses you choose.
Through focused prompts and practical reflection, you will become more aware of the patterns that shape your conversations and connections. That awareness is where change begins.
If you have ever walked away from an interaction wishing you had handled it differently, this journal is for you.
Pause. Reflect. Rehearse a better response.
Get your copy today and start turning awareness into action.
“Open the Door” is a guided journal designed to help you recognize where change is already showing up in your life—and how to begin stepping into it with clarity and confidence.
Using the principles behind Acting Out of Character, this journal helps you move from overthinking… to awareness… to action.
Recognize the subtle signals that something in your life is shifting
Understand why we resist change—even when we want it
Explore new ways of thinking, responding, and showing up
Take small, intentional steps toward something new
In acting, you don’t wait until you feel ready. You step into the role… and discover it as you go. This journal helps you do the same thing in real life.
It’s simple.
It’s reflective.
And it helps you take one step forward—without overthinking everything.
A portion of proceeds supports
SeeBeyondTheObvious.org
helping teens, adults, and veterans build confidence and life skills.
This interactive workshop includes 8 skill-building activities designed using the AOC Method to build self-awareness, authentic presence, and deeper human connection. Dr. John can show you how attention is the gateway to communication.
This interactive workshop includes 8 skill-building activities designed using the AOC Method to develop flexible communication and creative responsiveness in real-time. Dr. John can help build that cohesion and really excel together.
This interactive workshop includes 8 skill-building activities designed using the AOC Method to help participants explore identity, strengthen self-belief, and lead with integrity. Dr. John can help show you how to get to the next level of leadership.
This 3-in-1 series includes all three signature AOC classes, combining the power of acting techniques with psychology and real-world application, guided by Dr. John Cane.
Each masterclass features 8 experiential activities backed by the AOC Method, helping you practice, reflect, and grow in the areas that matter most:
Masterclass 1: Connection & Awareness
Rehearse presence, trust, and emotional insight
Masterclass 2: Communication & Adaptability
Build verbal flexibility, expression, and empathy
Masterclass 3: Character & Confidence
Strengthen identity, leadership, and self-belief
Whether you're a coach, educator, team leader, or someone navigating change—you’ll walk away with practical tools for better connection, more effective communication, and lasting confidence.
What if your next breakthrough in teamwork, leadership, or communication started with... a theater game?
In this interactive Lunch & Learn masterclass, we use acting exercises to rehearse the real-life roles we all play — collaborator, communicator, leader, listener.
This isn’t about performing. It’s about practicing the people skills that boost emotional intelligence, trust, and everyday connection.
Have Dr. Cane come and personally guide your team to your team’s next communication breakthrough.
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