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In this hilarious and highly practical bestseller, Berkun reveals everything you need to know to speak well in front of any audience.
In this one day workshop you'll quickly learn speaking skills for the modern world
Attention spans have shortened and workplaces have changed. To get your ideas across requires skills and techniques designed for today.
This full-day intensive workshop, based on the lessons from the national bestseller Confessions of a Public Speaker, will surprise you. The pace is fast and the lessons are fun.
Your teacher & coach is Scott Berkun, bestselling author of 7 books, who is one of the best and most experienced coaches in the Seattle area. He gives 20 to 30 keynote presentations annually in the U.S. and around the world, so he practices everything he preaches.
The informal and interactive format makes it fun and easy to improve all the fundamentals of speaking well. You’ll quickly gain confidence through constructive expert critique, fun games and interactive lessons.
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Learn to manage & minimize speaking fears
Speaking anxiety can be managed by almost anyone, by understanding the science and good practice habits, both of which you'll learn.
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Gain confidence in many speaking situations
You'll get practice speaking in both large and small groups, revising and improving as you go. And we'll touch on workplace vs. event speaking challenges.
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Personal critique of your style and habits
The day begins with short presentations and quick notes on your strengths, weaknesses and where to focus. (To get a customized session, try 1-on-1 coaching by the hour).
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Guided practice in front of a supportive audience of other attendees
You'll learn Berkun's simple system for evaluating others and yourself, which you can use after the class every time you practice.
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Signed copy of the bestseller Confessions of a Public Speaker
The book is used as a reference in class, but contains hours more of direct, simple and actionable advice on the most common speaking challenges and situations.
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Entertaining lessons on the most common mistakes and how to avoid them
Attendees will pick situations of interest to learn tactics for handling hecklers, live Powerpoint failures and answering audience questions on the fly
The full day consists of
- Mini lessons on storytelling, voice control, body language, Q&A, and more
- A morning and afternoon 'performance' slot for you, w/feedback
- Coaching on managing fears, reading rooms and writing material
- Mid-day speed rounds of practice and peer feedback
- Expert critique from Berkun, with custom advice + peer critique
Who should attend?
- Beginner to intermediate speakers
- People who like small highly active workshops (18 people max)
- Folks who speak often to large groups or want to in the future
- Those who identify as an introvert, extrovert, or complexivert (your personality is an advantage, not a liability)
- Anyone who is a fan of Scott Berkun and his honest, direct and entertaining style
Testimonials
“Catherine tested + approved! No silly frameworks or theories, like my last workshop. Totally worth it!” - Catherine Ho, REI
“Solid, rewarding day… Learned with a good group of professionals from all industries… fun and immediately applicable to work and life" - Veronica Sopher, Microsoft
Top Rated by Attendees
On the most important metrics for a workshop of this kind, attendees have given the highest marks, both for applicability of what the learned as the quality of the format.
In two recent private offerings at a Fortune 50 company, the workshop scored a value of 9.5 out of 10 and a Net Promoter Score of 100 out of 100.
Over 100 participants in the workshop, including the most recent event at Impact Hub, offered these outstanding average ratings:
Sound good? Bring SpeakHQ into your organization
You can have your entire team trained as a group, in your own office, improving their communication and storytelling skills all at once.
This can be combined with a one-hour keynote style lecture on the core ideas to a much larger group.