3 Week Public Speaking
by
Minna Taylor
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Learn tangible tips to help overcome your fear of public speaking and become a more dynamic and engaging speaker. In this course students will receive professional feedback to take their speaking and presenting to the next level. We'll cover everything from body language to calming your body to managing your audience. Whatever level you're starting out, you'll learn how to improve and elevate your speaking skills. Each week will be packed with presenting, learning, and using your authentic voice.
Week 1: We'll evaluate where we're starting and receive real, honest, and compassionate feedback on areas for growth. We'll work on techniques to elevate our presence and talk about gesturing, posture, and other body language cues that will help your body match your message.
Week 2: We'll work on technique to calm your body and reverse the effects of fight or flight. We'll practice "getting out of our heads" using some improv and breathing exercises.
Week 3: We'll learn tips for how to engage and manage the audience and how to handle Q&A. We'll even discuss how to handle a hostile audience or meeting member and how to take back control when things derail. Then we'll bring all the skills we've learned together for our final presentations.
Dates for this section are Mondays 6:30pm-8:30pm.
You must be able to attend all scheduled classes.
Nov 4th
Nov 11th
Nov 18th
This months instructor is Michelle Simone Miller...
Michelle is a professional Actress born and raised in New York City. She has been acting in professional and school shows since the age of 5 before graduating Brandeis University with a degree in Theater and English.
Shortly after her college graduation, Michelle returned to NYC to pursue her professional career. Her Television stints include the title character an an episode of MTV's 'One Bad Choice: Dona Huertas,' a co-star role on the CBS drama 'Blue Bloods,' and a co-star role on the SHOWTIME drama 'Homeland.' Film credits include a principal role in "Winter's Tale" starring Russell Crowe, Will Smith, Jennifer Connelly, and Colin Farrell, as well as a lead in the Sci-fi auteur Brett Piper directed "Queen Crab," to name a few. She has also played supporting roles in the award nominated film "Bomber Jackets" (Golden Door International Film Festival) and the Web Series "Youstar: Road to Fame" (The Geekie Awards). Michelle has also been in various Commercials, Industrials, and Training Videos.
Shortly after her college graduation, Michelle returned to NYC to pursue her professional career. Her Television stints include the title character an an episode of MTV's 'One Bad Choice: Dona Huertas,' a co-star role on the CBS drama 'Blue Bloods,' and a co-star role on the SHOWTIME drama 'Homeland.' Film credits include a principal role in "Winter's Tale" starring Russell Crowe, Will Smith, Jennifer Connelly, and Colin Farrell, as well as a lead in the Sci-fi auteur Brett Piper directed "Queen Crab," to name a few. She has also played supporting roles in the award nominated film "Bomber Jackets" (Golden Door International Film Festival) and the Web Series "Youstar: Road to Fame" (The Geekie Awards). Michelle has also been in various Commercials, Industrials, and Training Videos.
Alongside her professional work, Michelle also teaches and coaches both actors and non actors and is currently writing a book on The Business of Acting.
