Confident Speak/360° Presence

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360° Presence

Who is this course for?

This course is for any professional, executive or leader who needs to communicate a message verbally.

You might be a sales executive or director pitching to prospects, or a technical executive faced with the task of communicating to colleagues or stakeholders who might not have a technical background.

You might be a recently promoted manager, keen to develop the skills to communicate with your team with confidence.

You might be a chief executive or senior manager trying to become an even better communicator so that you can lead your organisation into whatever challenges and opportunities you face.

These communications take place in multiple settings, such as:

  • Event keynote speeches
  • Board meetings
  • Investor pitches
  • Sales presentations
  • Technical demonstrations
  • Conference calls 
  • All-hands staff meetings
  • Webinars

Let's get started!

Contents

#1: The Hidden Enemies of Vocal Gravitas

Introduction to Lesson 1: The Hidden Enemies of Vocal Gravitas
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1.2: Establishing your foundations
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1.3: The 8 Steps to Perfect Posture
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1.4: Final comments on posture
1.5: Saying goodbye to tension and strain
1.6: Your 3-minute tension release workout
1.7: Lesson Wrap and Reflection
1.8: Recap: The Hidden Enemies of Vocal Gravitas

#2: The Power of Your Breath

Introduction to Lesson 2: The Power of Your Breath
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2.2: Becoming aware of your breath
2.3: Self-Awareness and Your Breath
2.4: Building our Breathing Awareness Further
2.5: Connecting your breath to sounds and words
2.6: The role breath plays in "fight or flight"
2.7: Lesson wrap, reflection and exercises
2.8: Recap: The Power of Your Breath
2.9: Helpful resources

#3: Volume and Power: Does My Voice Sound Big In This?

Introduction to Lesson 3: Volume and Power
3.2: The "Candle in the Wind" exercise
3.3: The "science bit"
3.4: How to project your voice
3.5: Breath support to create more volume and power
3.6: A trip down memory lane
3.7: Lesson wrap and reflection
3.8: Recap: Volume and Power

#4: How to Make Every Word Sing

Introduction to Lesson 4: How to Make Every Word Sing
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4.2: Speaking from a place of intention and readiness
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4.3: The power of emotional connection in your words
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4.4: All words are not created equally
4.5: How to naturally introduce vocal contrast
4.6: Understanding the role of the "power word"
4.7: Understanding the role of pitch
4.8: Lesson Wrap and Reflection
4.9: Recap: How to Make Every Word Sing
4.10: Helpful resources

#5: The Art of Silence

Introduction to Lesson 5: The Art of Silence
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5.2: The honesty in a pause
5.3: Taking your pause, taking your breath
5.4: A common misconception about pausing
5.5: Exercise: Exploring the use of Pause
5.6: Lesson wrap and reflections
5.7: Recap: The Art of Silence

#6: Overcome Nerves and Harnessing Your Voice

Introduction to Lesson 6: Overcoming Nerves and Harnessing Your Voice
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6.2: Reframing your relationship with nerves
6.3: Nerves are key to a great performance
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6.4: How to rehearse for success
6.5: The 10-minute preparation for success [Part 1: Body]
6.6: The 10-minute preparation for success [Part 2: Voice]
6.7: Overcoming the "brain freeze" moment
6.8: Lesson wrap and reflections
6.9: Recap: Overcoming Nerves

#7: Speaking with Clarity: The Beauty in Precision

Introduction to Lesson 7: Speaking with Clarity
7.2: The science of speaking clearly
7.3: Hard-Working Articulator: The Tongue
7.4: Hard-Working Articulator: The Lips
7.5: Hard-working articulator: The jaw
7.6: Five-minute Clarity and Precision Workout [Exercise]
7.7: Lesson Wrap and Reflection
7.8: Recap: Speaking with Clarity
7.9: Helpful resources

#8: The Hidden Mystery of Emotion v Power In Our Words

Introduction to Lesson 8: The Hidden Mystery in Our Words
8.2: The hidden secrets of vowels
8.3: Vowels and emotional release
8.4: Consonants time
8.5: Lesson Wrap and Reflection
8.6: Recap: The Hidden Mystery of Emotion v Power In Our Words
8.7: Helpful resources

#9: How to Own Your Room

Introduction to Lesson 9: How to Own Your Room
9.2: The 3-step technique to owning your room
9.3: Thinking Top, and Thinking Bottom [Exercise]
9.4: Lesson Wrap and Reflection
9.5: Recap: How to Own Your Room

#10: Vocal Gravitas in a Virtual World

Introduction to Lesson 10: Vocal Gravitas in a Virtual World
10.2: Your new 5-minute ritual
10.3: Programme Wrap!

Resources

Confident Speak 360° Presence Booklet.pdf
Great Video Examples of Spoken Word