Fingal Pollock is a medical actor, workshop facilitator, award-winning producer, director, actress and comedy playwright. Her career spans 22 years and four continents.
Emotional PPE is a culmination of the skills that she has developed to keep her own inner world safe and strong in her career as a professional actress. She has taught this technique to many front-facing professionals all over New Zealand and abroad and now as an online event it can have even further reach.
She has a natural ability to connect with groups and engage them in meaningful learning, and her acting skills are useful for role-playing as well as keeping the group entertained for the day!
Fingal employs her wide range of skills to provide valuable, experiential learning for her clients. She trains a wide range of professionals to communicate effectively with the public.
Fingal's clients include Otago Medical School (Surgeons, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Practitioners), Royal College of General Practitioners, Massey University School of Psychology, Royal New Zealand Police College, New Zealand Pharmaceutical Society, Evolve Training, Training sessions for General Practitioners and Pharmacists for final exams, Worksafe New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport, Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council and Foodstuffs South Island.
Fingal was also a Clown Doctor in the Wellington children’s hospital for five years.
Academic: BA from Victoria University with a sabbatical at Toronto University (Canada), ATCL Trinity College of London, Diploma from Artists Society, Karnataka (India)