Do you lose sleep over speaking at an upcoming presentation, client meeting or networking event?
Are you nervous and doubting yourself?
Do you find yourself waffling, does your mind go blank and your voice start to shake?
You are not alone.
How do you want to feel? Relaxed, alert, in control?
Whatever the scenario, large audience or small, you need to be able to get your message across powerfully, deal with questions, demonstrate credibility and express your personality.
In short: to be engaging, agile, confident and natural.
Being a great presenter is not an art, a gift, or a formula.
It’s a science.
The Speaker Club will give you a range of tools, techniques and tactics that enable you to communicate clearly using your own natural style.
To be ‘you on your best day’.
‘I felt the learning outcomes were excellent for the price point. Well researched and well delivered. There is something in the course for beginners straight through to more advanced speakers.’
Laura Westring,
Senior Strategic Comms and Culture Manager,
Amiqus.
The programme was very easy to follow with a lot of practical help and tips. … wish I had done this course a long time ago!
Julie Wilby
I very much enjoyed the course. I was struck by how logical the strategies were … I definitely felt much more confident at the end of the course and have collated the downloaded materials as a valuable resource for ongoing personal development.
Moira Webley,
Associate, Bell Ingram LLP
Speaker Club is perfect if you…
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- feel like you can’t communicate your point because of nerves,
- find yourself procrastinating instead of preparing,
- write talks that lack structure and focus,
- worry about how you come across when you are blushing or shaking,
- feel your mind go blank mid sentence,
What is the Speaker Club?
A three week online course running from 13th – 31st January 2025 designed to transform how you feel about the way you communicate.
How does it work?
Speaker Club is an interactive course, using a combination of our popular digital resource ‘The Agile Speaker Presentation Masterclass’ and live Q&A sessions with Maryanne Johnston.
The course has been designed to advance your speaking skills and help increase your confidence in a huge range of settings including job interviews; presenting online; returning to work; networking events; public speaking and pitching competitions.
You’ll be supported throughout via email and a private Facebook group, which is also a hub of inspiration, encouragement, and networking opportunities.
What will I learn?
Week 1
Delivery: How to come across as relaxed, clear and confident – face to face and online
- Developing rapport and building relationships
- Natural eye contact and its impact on the listener
- Effects of stress and how to control adrenaline and anxiety
Week 2
Your Toolkit for Preparation – how to be agile and stay on track
- Preparing and using prompts/notes/scripts/memory
- Time management
Structuring your content: How to create engaging material
- Understanding your audience
- Structuring your thoughts to maximise your impact and inspire listeners
- Establishing key issues, evidence
- How to start and wrap up
Week 3
Using visual aids: How to support your message, not distract your listener
- Best practice techniques
- Controlling the audience’s interpretation of your visuals
Handling questions: How to plan for Q&A and handle challenging questions
- Predicting, preparing and planning for questions
- Handling questions using your conversational style
- Handling challenging questions
You’ll receive access to ‘The Agile Speaker’ masterclass for you to work through at your own pace over the 3 week programme.
We’ll hold a Focus Hour on the 2nd and 3rd Thursdays to allow you a dedicated session to work on any presentations or meetings you have coming up.
A live Q&A session with Maryanne will take place on the Friday of each week where we can discuss anything from how you are finding the course, to specific questions, or real-life issues.
- Understand your conversational style and know how to use it
- Feel more comfortable speaking in front of groups of people
- Be able to get to the point effectively and make more impact
- Deliver clear, streamlined messages that resonate
- Have a toolkit that supports you for every presentation, meeting and pitch
Speaker Club Costs £500 + VAT
Early Bird offer – for 2 weeks only 15% discount
Full disclosure: The price may increase for future launches as the course develops.
What’s included:
- 3 weeks of learning
- Weekly Live Q&A with Maryanne plus recordings
- 12 months unlimited access to The Agile Speaker Masterclass videos and resources
- An encouraging community of other business owners
- Peer support
- Accountability to keep you on track
Frequently asked questions
How much time will it take?
You’ll comfortably complete the video content in 45-60 mins per week.
Plus there’s a 1 hour weekly Live Q&A session with Maryanne.
In weeks 2 & 3 we’ll run a Focus Hour; a dedicated time to work on what you’ve learned that week.
Is there an opportunity to practise a short presentation and receive feedback?
Our Private Facebook Group is a space for participants to upload and share any presentations they’re working on and receive peer to peer feedback.
What if I can’t join live?
No problem, the weekly Live Q&A sessions will be recorded and shared with the group. If you have a questions and are unable to attend live, use the Facebook group to send a question or drop me an email.
How long do I have access to the materials for?
You’ll have unlimited access to The Agile Speaker Masterclass and Zoom recordings for 12 months.
Still unsure if this is for you?
Drop me an email if you have any questions.