Does your speaking ability consistently match your expertise and knowledge in important meetings and presentations? Would you like to immediately improve your ability to deliver precise, informative and persuasive presentations? You can! In this highly effective and rewarding workshop, you will achieve a substantial and permanent improvement in your confidence and speaking ability.

In a survey of 1500 professionals, the top three benefits of being an excellent speaker are respect, persuasion, and career advancement. The top three consequences of poor speaking are being underestimated, being perceived as less intelligent, and unfulfilled potential.

This is an intensive, personal coaching program designed to immediately upgrade your speaking skills reduce your communication stress and remove the barriers that poor speaking put in front of you and your career. The focus is on “Eloquence”, the preparation of information and “Performance”, effective delivery. As one of only 8 participants, you will receive all of the personal coaching you require and learn new skills in a comfortable and supportive environment. You will be working with the most experienced speaking coach in North America.

Dates and Registration Information

May 14 – 15
May 28 – 29
June 14 – 15
July 23 – 24

Toronto, Ontario

New dates are constantly being added. Please contact John Doucette at: 1-866-968-6771 for the most current dates.

Program Costs:
$1,775 for Member

Fee includes daily breakfast and lunch, training materials, and videotape. After the program you will receive a written, personal analysis of your voice and communication style, and recommendations for continuous improvement.

Each workshop includes a follow-up, half-day refresher session with dinner. Refreshers are held monthly.

The Program

Covers these topics:

Text Preparation

Analyzing and anticipating audiences
Preparing ‘listening driven’ material
Writing text to be heard, not read

How To Think on Your Feet:

Respond quickly and eloquently
Create your own powerful, memorable statements
Be concise, authoritative and persuasive

How to Achieve a Commanding Presence

Managing pre-performance stress and stage fright
Speak with warmth, energy and clarity
Speak confidently from notes
Move and gesture naturally
Develop charismatic speaking skills

Personal Performance

Manage daily and episodic stress
Develop a more powerful voice
Breath to relax, and create a listening environment
Best practices for continuous improvement

Ongoing Support

Personal, written analysis of your communication skills
Personalized program for continuous growth
‘Before and After’ DVD of your presentations
3 months of personal one-to-one telephone coaching

Faculty

John Plank, M.A.

John Plank is one of the most highly qualified and respected communications coaches in North America. He has twenty years of experience in the corporate, public service and legal professions. He is a performance coach for CBC Radio and Television.

John coaches accountants, lawyers, senior executives, leaders, and other professionals, in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

He has a Master’s degree in voice and speech and was director of actor training at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival.

John is the creator of the internationally acclaimed Commanding Presence ™ training programs which are accredited by professional associations in North America and the U.K.

Alumni

Our alumni include participants from: Deloitte & Touche LLP, Grant Thornton LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Merrill Lynch, Canada Revenue Agency, RBC Financial, The American Bar Association, The Canadian Bar Association, Sears, McCain Foods, The International Monetary Fund, CBC Radio and CBC Television.

For more information contact John Doucette at: 1-866-968-6771.