Dwayne Clark’s experience as a Broadway actor has taught him many lessons...

... that he wants to share with audiences including young people, aspiring actors, and executives who want to make their presence known in the business world. In a recent interview, Dwayne explained his approach to teaching and motivating others to succeed.

How To Be a Star in your Own Life

Whether it be public speaking, presenting to a group of a hundred people, or motivating your team, as an actor and a business person who need to present yourself as someone who is very confident in  whatever content you're going to deliver. That confidence grabs people’s attention.

In sports, theater, or business, rehearsal and practice help you achieve confidence. When you deliver a speech, you want to be conversational and not trip over your words. That confidence and stage presence is something that you just have to practice on a daily basis.

You have to learn to star in your own daily life.  We all have stories in this life. Telling those stories helps you connect with people, shows them your personality, and help them relate to you. But, you also have to gauge the energy in the room by paying attention to people. How you tell your story and have it make an impact can change depending on who your audience is. That’s how you build rapport and relationships and succeed in business.

Motivating Young People
My message is based around building a foundation in order to build a successful career or life for yourself. I share what I have used to achieve success in my life. Achieving success is not always going to be an easy road.

By creating a foundation a young person can separate themselves from crowd, and be a leader not a follower. I believe that taking control of your future is the most important thing you can do for yourself. I teach young people that someone else’s expectation of you does not have to become your reality.

As a kid I played basketball. I worked hard at it. I would practice different shots over and over. With repetition and coaching you get better. When I started getting into theater, the discipline I learned from basketball helped me tackle eight shows a week.

I was also lucky to have mentors who taught me how to audition, what to wear, and how to handle a call back. It was on-the-job training. My self-discipline also helped me. I would get to the show early. I would exercise my body and my voice every day to take care of myself, so I could perform.

Acting and Auditions
My teaching style is designed to work for anyone in the entertainment business. I have worked in diverse areas of entertainment as an actor, singer, dancer, and playwright.

Primarily I use SPEECH LEVEL SINGING in my acting classes and workshops. This is a method used by Seth Riggs, and can be applied in all types of entertainment settings. I also help actors develop their skills doing scene work. One of the most important lessons I learned in my career is how to succeed in auditions – including 11 Broadway shows. I share the hard work and techniques I use with my students.

I have taught in many schools in NYC and New Jersey. I have had the amazing chance to teach at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, teaching voice, and doing many master classes on various styles of music. I have been a private vocal and acting coach as well. Many of my students have gone on to NYU, Tisch University, and Pace University. They have also landed many auditions for film, TV, and Broadway shows.