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Successfully Speaking:
A two-day intensive on the five elements of presence in speaking (and
life!)
“I’m extremely
grateful for Carla’s techniques to find and maintain presence.” |
Many people are afraid of public speaking. In fact, research has shown that it is people’s number one fear, even greater than death! At the same time, ironically, the ability to speak to, communicate with, and influence others is often cited as one of the most essential leadership skills by corporate executives, politicians, and community leaders.
RiverWays Elemental Speaking Intensives will give you the tools to quickly and effectively transform the anxiety of public speaking into an ability to give confident, dynamic and authentic presentations.
Although we focus on public speaking, these intensive are about much more. You will:
- Develop your confidence in any situation
- Improve your skill as a leader
- Become a better listener
- Improve your ability to communicate with others
- Enhance your self-esteem.
We take an unusual but very powerful approach to public speaking training. We use the five natural elements as metaphoric reminders of strategies for becoming confident and authentic speakers. It turns out that these five elements provide a very powerful way to improve your speaking ability and success. Each of the five elements can support you in developing your unique speaking presence.
Earth: Identify and access all your support
Air: Relax and establish your natural breath, rhythm and pacing
Fire: Tap into your purpose and passion for the subject of your talk
Water: Trust yourself and your ability to “go with the flow”
Space: Discover the power of silence as a tool to become centered and connected
Click here to learn more about how the Elemental Speaking model and the five elements can serve as a powerful tool for helping you overcome your anxiety and speak with confidence and connection.
Our focus on these five elements provides the following benefits:
- It's a surprisingly powerful way to improve your speaking ability
- It's simple, practical and grounded (not just theoretical)
- There are definite steps that you can practice
- It works in other areas of your life as well
- It's a lot of fun!
Guidelines
for how to accomplish this are captured in the Elemental Speakingsm
Flower that you will receive as part of the workshop package.
At this time, the only way to receive this unique speaking tool is to
attend one of our programs — they are not yet available for sale.
Throughout the workshop, discussion and access to the five elements of speaking will be woven together with repeated opportunities to speak to the group using aspects of the simple yet elegant approach to public speaking called Speaking Circles®.
As part of this one-day workshop, you will receive a videotape of your experience. The videotapes not only contain your presentations but also the positive comments of the audience and coaching from the facilitator. The tapes offer you an opportunity to refine your personal style and to begin to see yourself in the positive ways reflected by the people in the audience. An important part of this process, these videotapes continue the growth and learning beyond the immediate group experience.
Elemental Speaking concepts are incorporated into our comprehensive 12 week course for the business professional, Speaking with Confidence for Results. We also offer a six-week teleclass version of this workshop for people who do not live in the Boston area or who cannot make a one-day workshop.
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Phelps I’m extremely grateful for Carla’s techniques to find and maintain presence. |
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KIM DOBKINS |
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The
Elemental Speakingsm model was developed
by Carla Kimball.
The PentaView Planner™ format is a ContextDynamic Tool™ designed
by Ruven Liebhaber, info@pentaview.com.
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