Speak with Conviction

How to Own Your Words & Make them Count.

Contrary to opinion, it doesn’t always matter exactly what you say. But it does matter that people feel you mean what you say.

Sure, words matter, but truth matters more.

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Let’s say you’re speaking at a work meeting, a business forum, a conference, a social gathering: when you speak with conviction impact happens, change happens, and progress happens.

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But, getting hyper-fixated on precise words, perfect tone & clarity in speaking, robs us of the natural elements of passion, empathy and quiet authority. Of course, there are useful techniques to illuminate and carry a message, but really that comes later.

We see this firsthand every time we run this workshop.

One particular woman comes to mind.

She presented us a 3-minute talk for feedback, but she just wasn’t connected to it at all. With great bravery she allowed us to scrap her notes, and then ask her to dig in. To tell us what she really means. With her eyes glancing down, she paused, and then spoke with a quiet fury and conviction that left us and the rest room in tears and speechless. It stays with us, even now.

We must ‘learn what we mean’ and then ‘learn how to express that meaning’. In our own style, in our own way so that the words are felt and received. Otherwise, why are we speaking?

Speaking is far less about ‘me’ than it is about ‘us’.

If we forget that, we are speaking for the wrong reasons.

But we need to believe ourselves to be believable.

In this exclusive workshop you’ll explore two major things.

How you talk to yourself internally, overcome any personal barriers, so you own your words & connect deeply to your true voice.

How to best express yourself, your way, so that when your words are heard, they are valued, legitimised and acted upon.

In this workshop together, we’ll break down 4 important fundamental concepts to mean what you say:

What is your core message? Why you? Why now? Why should anyone listen?
What is the deepest truth that you know you need to communicate?
How to position and frame yourself online and in a room that builds trust.
4 Voices of Presence that captivates and hold the attention of an audience.

HUMANITY OF SPEAKING

This workshop explores the deep theory about:

Why we deflect, seize up, stay small when we speak. The deep barrage of what it is to be human and why we feel so exposed when we speak one to many.

How to walk through the barriers of fear and judgement.

PRACTICALLY SPEAKING

Then we get practical! We teach you strategies to communication and use your influence through:

- Visual and vocal presence that builds trust, attention and engagement.

- 5 powerful openers (how you start is everything).

REALITY OF SPEAKING

But really, the rubber hits the road when we spend time giving feedback to a few brave participants who are willing to give a 3-minute talk and learn and get realtime live feedback from us – it’s the most important and transformative part of the session.

So.

Be ready to go deep.

If you do, you’ll change and then have the ability to change others.

We see it every - single - time.

DETAILS

20th November 2024

PERTH 8-12pm I SYDNEY 11-3pm (this includes a working break)

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The session is a live zoom call.
You can attend from anywhere in the world.
4 hours in duration.
Max 12 participants per workshop date.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an intimate working session, there are strictly limited places.

The Words of Others:

Brendan Wong

Careers Editor at LinkedIn News

Suzanne and Mo, thank you so much for explaining and most importantly, demonstrating, how to communicate well to deliver effective messages. I love that the tips can be applied right away!

Jenny Steadman

I've worked quite a bit now with both of you (Suzanne and Mo), and you still continue to impress me with the depth of your knowledge, expertise, and care. Such a joy to know you both and I can only hope I provide at least a fraction of the value that you provide to me. 🙏

To all the people in LInkedIn Land who want to learn more about how to speak with conviction, be in touch with these two amazing teachers/facilitators/trainers/coaches/wonderful humans! You'll be delighted!

Amanda Hobley

Naturopath, Bodytalk and Reiki Practitioner, Stress Relief and Self Nurturing Workshops, Nurturing Body & Soul Retreats

What a fantastic workshop. Thank you so much Suzanne Waldron and Mo for your incredible wisdom, stories and knowledge about how to connect and share our voices in a way that is of value to US all. Feelings so grateful and inspired. 😀 💕 ✨

Saran Chamberlain

Lived Expert of Stroke and Trauma Research Partner and Advocate | Co-design specialist | Research Assistant

I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to connect with such an inspiring group of professionals. The insights shared were invaluable, and I'm eager to put these learnings into practice. Looking forward to what's ahead!

Nancy Kapur

Manager Health Informatics, Strategy and Innovation at Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

It was a beautiful workshop!
And you are an inspiration to me. I truly admire how you navigate everything with such empathy, always keeping "us" in mind. Looking forward to implementing all learnings.
It was also wonderful to meet so many inspiring people.

Taliah Payne

Chief Operating Officer at Nyamba Buru Yawuru

I got so much out of the workshop. Thankyou Suzanne Waldron for everything - I really loved that there was tools and structure and tangible things that can uplift any speaker ensuring genuine and meaningful presentations and speeches. I never knew there was a whole method that could be replicated. Thankyou! ✨🌟✨

Annelise McCarthy

Professional Speaking Coach • Making Speaking FUN! • Founder of 'Her Speaking Coach' • Certified Public Speaking Teacher (Dip. ASCA) • Keynote Speaker • EPIC Workshop Facilitation • MC

An incredible workshop!! WOW! So many valuable takeaways, I had the best time! Thank you to you both for your generosity of knowledge and wisdom.

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS

Mo MacRae is an esteemed film director and writer. He has coached and directed people on screen and stage for more than 20 years. He garners the moments that matter, and then directs people to their best expression. Now, as an on-camera-coach, many people after being directed by Mo, talk about his ability to help them be themselves, in ways that feel both safe and bold. He gets to the crux of the messages people want to share, finds the words, finds their style, and then enables the very best techniques to engage any audience. Speaking on camera and stage requires different communication techniques.

Suzanne Waldron is a behaviourist and reaches into the hearts and souls of people and draws out the very essence of a person’s ability to understand what they want and mean in the world. She may be a no-nonsense, straight-talking woman, but her compassion and passion for truth calls people to their best. When touched by her skillset, people rise to a place they didn’t realise they could. She’s also a former curator of TEDx and has incredible experience on the stage as a seasoned human rights and ethical leadership speaker.

Between them they’ve coached and directed thousands of people spanning 25+ years, including movie stars, politicians, entrepreneurs, Olympians, human rights advocates, refugees, MP’s, CEO’s, NFP leaders and global expert voices.