I love dancing, just freestyling it makes me feel creative and happy. I think of my work as dancing too. When I design a program for learning, I aim to build something that will help different learners understand the content and have a thrill in the process.  Like dancing it should be fun. Dancing allows me freedom which is what I experience when I design a program as I avoid the clutter and focus on the core of the understanding a learner needs at the end.  What I love most in my job and in life really, is to see a light switch go on.  That is when I know I achieved my purpose.

I am forever curious about the learning needs of different learners, the brain, and the process of learning. I also love to learn and are always learning new steps in whatever dance I want to do.  I dance through pages in books, through published articles and YouTubes. As a coach, Occupational Psychologist, and facilitator I have learned to dance with different learners and enjoy using that in my work.

My interest in self confidence and the affect on future success started in 2003 when I researched this for my dissertation. I have never stopped learning about characteristics, behaviour and mindset some people have that help them to be successful while others struggle. I help my son to develop self awareness and required skills and mindset so that he may have a positive mindful outlook, be confident and lead his life by making conscious choices.

I have twirled in learning and development in the Middle East, Malaysia and South Africa and have danced with over seventy different nationalities over a twenty-four-year period.  My steps takes me from class-room learning content to online learning and smart phone learning too. I have the most fun when I can dance from the kitchen to the living room and on to work at my desk.

“Antoinette is great at innovative design and an expert in coaching.  She has the amazing ability to combine technical knowledge and people development with world-class instructional design capabilities”. – Client from multi-national Insurance Company in Singapore, 2019