Confident Speak/Speak and Inspire in a Virtual World

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Speak and Inspire in a Virtual World

Our new hybrid reality

Since the beginning of 2020, hundreds of millions of people, all over the world, have been thrust into a world of communication through our screens and webcams.

That mass work-from-home experiment is now behind us and a new routine has set in for many of us.

It's a hybrid working model, with some days in the office and some days from home. 

This presents us with many challenges.

  • How can we deliver a powerful message, and do it with confidence
  • How can we connect with our audience through the screen?
  • How can we make our listeners feel something?
  • How can we grow our influence with those we want to engage and persuade?
  • And how can we become more impactful, more effective leaders from the far side of a screen?

At Confident Speak, we've been helping our private clients achieve this, and more, since the world changed in early 2020.

And now we've created this course to help you do the same.

Who is this for?

This course is for anyone who faces the task of communicating a message in any online setting.

It could be a company-wide conference call, a sales demonstration for a prospective new client, or an important webinar. 

It could be or a video call with your board of directors, or a pitch to prospective investors.

All professionals are 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.

You can turn your virtual reality into a positive, engaging experience for everyone.

Let's get started!

Table of contents

Introduction

Introduction to This Course
Preview

Part 1: Getting Started

1.1: Lights, Camera, Speak!
Part 1: Getting Started
1.2: Your Stage Management 101
1.3: Virtual Tech - Your Options For a Low-Cost, High-Quality Home Studio
1.4: Download Your "Virtual Tech Essentials" Options PDF

Part 2: Your Physical Preparation

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

Part 3: Your Voice

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

Part 4: Using Pace and Pause

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

Part 5: Speaking With Clarity

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

Part 6: Why Belief is So Important

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

Part 7: The Rehearsal

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

Part 8: Bringing It All Together

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

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?"

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Speak and Inspire in a Virtual World