Public speaking training programs and services to develop
your authentic leadership presence
RiverWays offers a comprehensive set of public speaking coaching
and training with a primary emphasis on developing an authentic
leadership presence for individuals and organizations. All
of our programs are designed to be flexible enough to accommodate
a wide variety of public speaking needs.
Although we focus on public speaking, all of our programs
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
- Find that you are living your life with much more equanimity
and presence
“The bottom line
is that I’m more comfortable in front of audiences,
and I know from the feedback I’m receiving, along
with new invitations to speak, that I’m connecting
with audiences.”
David Gumpert, Writer and
entrepreneur (David's
Story) |
Authentic leadership presence is a subtle skill that requires
time to integrate and internalize. Our most comprehensive
public speaking training class is a 12 week program:
- Speaking
with Confidence for Results: This all-encompassing
speaking presence training program is designed specifically
to give you the opportunity to truly acquire this essential
leadership competency. This leadership training program
offers a systematic approach to mastering ALL the elements
necessary to become a calm and authentic speaker in all
your spoken communications.
For some people, making a 12 week commitment is not always
possible. With this in mind, we also offer weekend programs
which will give you the basics of our approach.
- Successfully Speaking
Intensive:
In this two-day intensive (normally offered monthly) you
will learn the five essential strategies for becoming more
present and confident when you speak and you will have the
opportunity to practice these while designing and delivering
a 5 minute presentation. You can participate in this program
without any previous experience.
In early 2009, we'll also be offering a series of teleclasses
that will introduce you to a new way of thinking about public
speaking. Sign up
for our free monthly newsletter in the subscription form to
the upper left of this page to receive announcements of our
programs and new products.
If none of these options meet your specific needs, then you
might want to consider private
coaching. Our coaching sessions
are designed to provide the extra flexibility to meet the
uniquely personal speaking needs of individuals wishing to
become more effective speakers.
If you aren't sure what's best for you, you might find this
additional guide to our programs
useful.
Here's what participants say about our programs
“RiverWays’
programs offer an optimum learning environment to develop
your speaking ability.”
JIM RITSCHER: PRESIDENT,
ADVANCED LEADER INSTITUTE
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David
Gumpert, Writer and entrepreneur
www.ingejoseph.com
It’s been more than a year since I participated
in your public speaking program and I’m amazed that
not only have my new speaking skills not diminished, but
they’ve actually improved. I’ve
been doing a lot of speaking to promote a book I co-authored
about my family s experiences during the Holocaust (Inge:
A Girl s Journey Through Nazi Europe), and
I find that I continually think about the things I learned
from you. I’m aware of my breath, of my eye contact
with members of the audience, of my ability to slow
things down, and so on.
The other thing that surprises
me is that the terror I feel about public speaking is
still with me, only now I’m much more comfortable
with it than I was when I started my Riverways program.
I know this sounds a bit strange, but it’s almost
as if I’ve become friends with my fear. I’ve
come to recognize that it’s not going away, and
so now I find myself awaiting it, and trying to smile
at it and humor it a bit.
The bottom line is that I’m
more comfortable in front of audiences, and I know from
the feedback I’m receiving, along with new invitations
to speak, that I’m connecting with audiences.
Thank you, Carla, for helping
me come in closer contact with my own inner strength,
and in the process, develop speaking skills I know I’ll
have for a lifetime.
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