The Craft of Presentation individual coaching sessions are for anybody who wants to improve their public speaking and presentation skills. You do not have to be ready to give a TED talk to want to work on your public speaking. Now, more than ever, we need to talk about our work, in meetings, virtual conferences, or simply for the next Instagram post. Coaching can help you quell your anxiety and streamline your message, giving you the boost in confidence that you need to take your next steps.

● Learn to use your own, existing gestures and postures to reduce anxiety and exhibit greater confidence in person and in video
● Simplify your message with easy to use sequencing and accessible vocabulary
● Practice breath and volume modulation to gain control of your nerves and project your authentic voice

Coaching can make a difference in just 3 sessions! You can gain life-long skills in 6 sessions, and find a transformation in your public speaking and public persona in the full package of 12 sessions

For companies, teams, conferences and groups. Our customized programs combine group sessions and pair training to address the needs of your people. Packages are assembled to fit your needs and timelines, from 2 hour mini-workshops to 2 day conferences - we can bring your team together and guide you to create a culture of effective communication. We focus on enhancing skills of:
● Active listening
● Organizing narrative skills
● Using a shared and inclusive vocabulary
● Polishing public speaking skills for internal and external communications.

Each of our Workshop programs includes training on our LEARN communication model.

Listen	Listen to your teammates and co-workers. Acknowledging their voice is a step towards unity.
Empathize	Show others you understand and have felt the same. In the workplace, empathizing about timelines and deadlines is a way to express empathy while maintaining professional boundaries.
Assemble	In a coherent and sequential manner, put together the information and facts you have collected from listening to your colleagues.
Reflect	Restate the emotions, timelines, and information to your listeners, add your own feelings or thoughts - this ensures that everybody is on the same page.
Narrate	Bring a story or personal experience to the topic to add interest, real-life examples, and make your point memorable to others.

What is TED Prep?

Do you have a great, novel idea? A new perspective on universal human issues? You know your idea is worth sharing, but need a nudge in the right direction. TEDPrep is for you. This course guides you to explore your idea deeply, organize the details and flow of your idea, and share your own passion with your audience.

TEDPrep is a 10 week course that gets you ready for the TEDx stage. You will hone your idea, write a full draft of your script, and learn public speaking techniques. You will emerge with a prepared application to a TEDx conference.
Ready to try it out?

What happens in TEDPrep class?

TEDPrep curriculum addresses three areas of preparation: researching your idea, writing a script for your speech, and stage performace techniques. Classes are one hour and twenty minutes, once a week. Each class involves lecture, discussion and question and answer sessions, plus feedback breakout groups of 3-4 people. Lesson outline and materials are shared digitally before each class to facilitate preparation and participation of each participant.

Learn to use your own, existing gestures and postures to reduce anxiety and exhibit greater confidence in person and in video.

Simplify your message with easy to use sequencing and accessible vocabulary.

Practice breath and volume modulation to gain control of your nerves and project your authentic voice.

Coaching can make a difference in just 3 sessions! You can gain life-long skills in 6 sessions, and find a transformation in your public speaking and public persona in the full package of 10 sessions.

You have an idea you want to share, a topic that you think is worth presenting to those around you. You are the expert on this topic, but are you prepared to discuss it from every angle? To explore the pros and cons, see how it is connected to a web of other ideas? To really develop your idea and share your message with the greatest impact we encourage you to think about it from every perspective imaginable. To do this you can start by asking 100 questions about your topic. No question is too simple or too complex. GO!

The Nitty Gritty

● 10 week online course on Zoom
● 80 minute class once a week
● Weekly feedback document to help you prepare for each class
● Email reminders to keep you on track
● Individual comments on your script
● $550 for 10 classes

What is 'Human Deep Learning'?

Human Deep Learning is a technique of inquiry ('A Hundred Questions') which, helps advance one's knowledge and understanding on a given topic.

It's also a process of taking an inventory on personal biases and how those biases can be reduced.

Human Deep Learning is the key to creative innovative thinking. It is also the key to understanding your choosen topic.

Ask 100 Questions About CONFIDENCE [sample idea]
1. What is confidence?
2. How do you get confidence?
3. What is the origin of confidence?
4. What is the end result of confidence?
5. Who has confidence?
6. What does confidence look like?
7. Why is confidence important?
8. What are ways to build and increase confidence?
9. How has confidence had a historical impact?
10.Who are some historical figures that talked about confidence?
...
KEEP GOING! 90 more to go...

As you pose the questions your next step is to research possible answers. Many of the answers clash with each other, which leads to more questions, which is stressful. Stress is good. Stress means you are grappling with new ideas. You're connecting to deeper insights. It will be easier to answer questions after your talk because you've looked deeper into the topic.

Your Voice - Your Story - Your Speech