Workshop: Public speaking and presenting

It is not unusual to have a fear of public speaking, ‘glossophobia’, but we don’t need to become a whole new person to excel at presenting. Instead, we can change our approach so that we harness our strengths, dial up our own authentic energy, craft an engaging message – and deliver it with tailored stories and varied interaction on the day.

Whether inspiring your department to work in a new way, delivering a tough message to your wider team, or running a Zoom session as part of a virtual conference, at the heart of all these tasks is the need to successfully engage our audiences. Presenting and public speaking is an art that anyone can learn and master – from introverts, to planners, to those that thrive in the moment.

During this workshop participants will:

• reflect on the personal strengths they can bring to presenting and public speaking

• practice ‘dialling up’ their authentic energy so as to increase their presence

• craft the start of an upcoming message they have to deliver, including relevant stories to engage audiences’ hearts as well as minds

• plan how to build in relevant interaction to make their delivery as engaging as possible

• learn different strategies for dealing with whatever questions are thrown at them