Formations professionnels EN

Cours & Jardins offers professional training programmes that combine theatre, improvisation and active learning methods. Our training offer is structured around three areas: Management & HR, Theatre Education, and Language Teaching & FLE, including the Thealingua® method.

MANAGEMENT & HR

Tools drawn from theatre and improvisation to develop communication, public speaking, cooperation and collective intelligence.

Voice, body and public speaking

Develop a confident presence, strengthen your voice and increase your impact in meetings, presentations and public-speaking situations.

For: Managers, executives, project leaders and employees who speak in front of groups or audiences.
Format: Core module (3 hours) or extended module (6 hours).

Programme

  • Align posture and breathing to speak confidently without physical tension.
  • Use silence, rhythm and voice effectively to hold an audience’s attention.
  • Reduce distracting gestures and manage stress in high-stakes situations.

Immediate benefit: Greater speaking comfort, clearer communication and a stronger professional presence.

Cooperation, active listening and collective intelligence

Use improvisation techniques to strengthen agility, active listening and team spirit.

For: Cross-functional teams, project groups, managers and employees.
Format: Core module (3 hours) or extended module (6 hours).

Programme

  • Use constructive acceptance to build on colleagues’ ideas rather than block them.
  • Strengthen listening and coordination, including under time pressure.
  • Address unspoken issues and improve the flow of information within the team.

Immediate benefit: Stronger cooperation and practical tools for working and creating together.

THEATRE EDUCATION

Training for professionals who design, lead and develop theatre workshops and collective creative projects.

Consent and emotional safety in theatre workshops

Create a safe and ethical environment in which every participant can engage with confidence.

For: Directors, theatre practitioners, drama trainers and workshop facilitators.
Format: Introductory module (3 hours) or extended module (6 hours).

Programme

  • Establish clear agreements concerning physical contact and emotional involvement.
  • Identify signs of tension or disengagement during theatrical work.
  • Create debriefing practices that clearly distinguish the role from the individual.

Outcome: Practical tools that can be directly adapted to create a safer framework within your own workshops.

Designing and structuring a theatre workshop

From the first session to the final performance, create a stimulating and balanced learning progression.

For: Teachers leading theatre workshops, cultural facilitators and theatre practitioners.
Format: Intensive training from 1 to 3 days (6 hours per day).

Programme

  • Structure the learning process through group building, warm-ups, improvisation and performance.
  • Select exercises according to the group’s level and energy.
  • Plan technical and stage preparation progressively and confidently.

Outcome: A clear workshop structure and a practical repertoire of exercises organised around specific learning objectives.

Collective creation: building a performance together

Experience the full process of collective creation and learn how to develop a stage production together with a group.

For: Theatre teachers, directors and facilitators of amateur or school theatre groups.
Format: 5-day intensive programme with a final public performance.

Programme

  • Create a framework that enables everyone to participate.
  • Develop artistic material through guided improvisation.
  • Structure dramaturgy, use of space and the rhythm of the performance.
  • Give each participant a meaningful place on stage while maintaining group dynamics.

Immediate benefit: Master a collective creation process that can be reproduced with your own students or groups.

LANGUAGE TEACHING & FLE – THEALINGUA®

Theatre-based tools to encourage expression, active participation and language learning.

Theatre games for the language classroom – Thealingua® method

Encourage speaking in a foreign language by integrating movement, theatre games, improvisation and collective creation.

For: Language teachers, FLE teachers and teachers working in bilingual or multilingual contexts.
Format: Core module (3 hours) or extended module (6 hours).

Programme

  • Use physical and vocal warm-ups to encourage oral expression.
  • Discover exercises that actively involve both body and group.
  • Define objectives for speaking, writing, listening and reading skills.
  • Encourage active learner participation in relation to CEFR objectives.

Immediate benefit: Dynamic activities and practical sequences ready to use in your next class.

Voice, body and presence for teachers

Protect your voice and develop a calm, clear and confident presence in the classroom.

For: Primary and secondary school teachers, adult educators and language teachers.
Format: Core module (3 hours) or extended module (6 hours).

Programme

  • Project the voice without strain through posture and breathing.
  • Use the classroom space with a stable and confident physical presence.
  • Use rhythm, eye contact and silence to guide and refocus a group.

Immediate benefit: Greater vocal comfort and a stronger teaching presence in everyday classroom situations.

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Trainers

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Actress and educator. She works with diverse groups through theatre, expression and collective creation.
Language teacher and theatre educator. She works on Thealingua® projects and training programmes for teachers.
Theatre educator, director and actor. Co-founder of Thealingua® with over 30 years of experience in theatre and training.