Confident Speak/Online Meetings and Talks

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Online Meetings and Talks

Meet Olivia

Olivia MacDonnell is a professional speaker, executive coach and voice coach. 

Having worked in IT and banking, she later attended London’s most prestigious drama school. 

She founded Confident Speak after asking the question: "How do the world’s top performers manage to engage their audiences so superbly, and what could the business world learn from them?"

A whole new world

It feels like the last year has redefined the term "virtual reality".

Since the beginning of 2020, hundreds of million of us, all over the world, have been thrust into a world of communication through our screens.

This new reality has given us a new set of challenges when it comes to connecting with audiences, making our impact and presence felt by listeners and delivering messages with confidence.

Many of our clients have shared their challenges with this, so we have created this short email course to share with you a series of tips, techniques and habits to help you deliver powerful and impactful verbal communications in any online or virtual setting.

Who is this for?

This short course, delivered straight to your inbox, is for anyone who faces the task of communicating a message in an online meeting room.

It could be a company-wide conference call, or a sales demonstration for a prospective new client, an important webinar or a video call with your investors or board of directors.

Everyone is facing this new reality at the same time.

The good news is that there are many things you can do to ensure you deliver a powerful message from your home office to wherever in the world it lands.

Together, let’s turn your virtual reality into a positive, engaging experience for everyone.

Fill out the short form below to get started.

And most importantly, enjoy!

Table of contents

Part 1: Introducing This Course

Part 1: Introducing this course
1.1: Lights, Camera, Speak!
1.2: Your Stage Management 101

Part 2: Your Physical Preparation

Part 2: Your Physical Preparation
2.1: Physical Preparation for Virtual Meetings and Presentations
2.2: What Does Your Posture Say About You?
2.3: The "Two-Fold Effect" of Poor Posture

Part 3: Your Voice

Part 3: Your Voice
3.1: Bringing Your Voice to Life
3.2: Playing with Pitch Range

Part 4: Using Pace and Pause

Part 4: Using pace and pause
4.1: No Rush in This Virtual World
4.2: Exploring Pace - What You May Not Know
4.3: How to Critique Your Virtual Performance

Part 5: Speaking With Clarity

Part 5: Speaking With Clarity
5.1: Getting Clear to Avoid Confusion
5.2: Improving the Basics of Your Speaking Voice

Part 6: Why Belief is So Important

Part 6: Why Belief is So Important
6.1: Where Head and Heart Collide
6.2: Exercise: Out of the Head, Into the Heart

Part 7: The Rehearsal

Part 7: The Rehearsal
7.1: The Rehearsal: Preparing to Nail It
7.2: Eye Contact in a Virtual World: How and Where?

Part 8: Bringing It All Together

Part 8: Bringing It All Together
8.1: A Great Routine For Setting Yourself Up for Virtual Success
8.2: Your 5-Minute Checklist
8.3: It's a Wrap!

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Online Meetings and Talks