Women in Leadership - Confidence in Public Speaking Workshops Series 2

Join PR-pro Barb McGregor for an insightful, interactive and engaging public speaking workshop, which will help you uncover your

unique strengths, the power of storytelling, the importance of body language, voice, visualisation and mindset, and how to leverage these
advantages to captivate any audience!

In this dynamic workshop, you’ll explore:
▶ Your natural public speaking style.
▶ Your personal superpower advantages and how to turn them into powerful tools for effective communication.
▶ Storytelling – your hero journey and why it’s important.
▶ Body language + Voice work.
▶ Visualisation + Mindset.
▶ Personalised Speaking Strengths.

Dates and Locations of the workshops are as follows:

Date	Location	Venue
Wednesday March 19 (9am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm)	Hobart	RACV Hotel 154-156 Collins Street
Tuesday March 25 (1pm - 4pm)	Launceston	Boathouse Centre Launceston 55 Lindsay St, Invermay
Wednesday March 26 (9am - 12pm)	Burnie	Beach Hotel 1 Wilson Street

About Barb McGregor

Barb is among Tasmania’s leading communications and public relations specialists with 25 years in the industry.

She has managed public relations, communications and engagement for leading Tasmanian businesses and multi-nationals at a global and national level and was also head of the Tasmanian Government Media Office.

She began her career as a journalist.

Barb has sat on a number of Executive Teams, and has coached Premiers, Ministers and Chief Executives on successful communications, stakeholder and media engagement. She is a seasoned speech writer and runs her own business supporting clients across a raft of industries in public relations, media, public speaking, leadership coaching, stakeholder engagement, strategy and culture.

Confidence in Public Speaking II Mastering your Style (3 hours)

The Confidence in Public Speaking II Mastering your Style Workshop is another hands-on approach allowing participants to practice and refine their unique speaking styles in a series of real-world scenarios.

Workshop Agenda:

• Welcome and introduction.

• Recap of preferred style (with newcomers able to find their preferred style)

• Role-play scenarios with specific audience type, adapting to natural strengths.

• Interactive feedback session.

• Adaption Exercise (encourage participants to incorporate a different style) to build flexibility and how blending elements can enrich delivery.

• High-stakes scenario practice (for willing participants only)

• Self-reflection and action plan.

• Group discussion – questions.