The Difficulty:
• Stark, raving fear
• Inability to control nerves
• Being boring
• Poor visuals
• Lack of humor and stories
• Poor use of facial expressions and body language
• Poor enunciation and vocal variety
• Lack of preparation and rehearsal

The Solution: Public Speaking

We speak in public everyday! Many people don’t consider that anytime we speak outside intimate settings, we are speaking in public. So why do people fear public speaking even more than death? When we’re in front of a group, we feel vulnerable and “exposed.”  In this seminar you how to overcome those feelings and teach your “butterflies” how to fly in formation!

Each participant will be videotaped delivering three “performances” and take the tape home.

Key Objectives:

• Before the Speech
         - Learn how to analyze your audience and why
         - Understanding your goal
• Writing the Speech
         - Learn how to get your audience’s attention
         - Learn why and how to use humor
         - Understand how to use visuals
         - Learn how to organize your speech
•The Day of the Speech
         - Avoiding “monkey wrenches” that can sidetrack your
           performance
• During the Speech
         - Controlling nerves and making them work for you
          - Learn how to use your voice and body to hold your
           audience’s attention
• After the Speech
          - Learn the importance of a good closing and how to develop
           one
          - Learn how to handle Q&A

Format: Eight hours; limited to ten participants.

Follow-up: Additional periodic in-dept training and practice, one-on-one or group coaching