Berkun's Intro to Public Speaking Workshop

Most training on public speaking is terribly boring. And since speaking is scary for many of us, the result is bored and scared people. How sad! No one wants this, certainly not Berkun. He's spent years developing this workshop to be fun, safe, interesting and practice centric. It's better than anything you'd imagine a speaking course be like.

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This full day experience is for beginners to lower-intermediates. It's based on a supremely popular and irreverent book called Confessions of a Public Speaker, which you'll get a signed copy of at the workshop.

This full day into to public speaking workshop is:

Fast paced /Fun and funny
Highly participatory and exercise-centric
Safe and supportive / Extremely practical
Inspired by the style and attitude of the bestselling book, Confessions Of A Public Speaker

The day consists of:

Expert critique from Berkun, with custom advice
A morning and afternoon performance of your talk
Mid-day speed rounds of practice and feedback
Mini lessons on managing fear, reading a room, storytelling, handling Q&A, preparing a presentation and more

Who should attend?

Beginner to lower intermediate speakers (if you've never gotten a critique and think you need one, this means you. Or just ask.)
People who like small workshops (20-25 people)
Anyone who is a fan of Scott Berkun and his honest, direct and entertaining style

Agenda & Details:

Workshop starts at 9:00am and ends at 4:30pm, w/ short breaks as needed (when workshop ends, Berkun will buy you a drink at a nearby bar)
You will develop skills to: control your fears, tell better stories, structure and write better talks, and present with higher confience and control
The day is structured around 5 themes: Confidence, Practice, Pace, Creativity/Story, Tough Situations
Required: Bring 2-3 minutes of a presentation or short talk (ok, it's not required but if you don't bring something Berkun will make you read the Gettysburg Address).
Lunch not provided - there is a lunch break, and many great resteraunts nearby
Recommended: bring phone with a video camera (only you will see the recordings)
You will get a signed copy of Confessions of a Public Speaker, used for exercises and reference during the workshop

About Scott Berkun

Scott Berkun is a bestselling author and popular speaker on creativity, philosophy, culture, business and many other subjects. He’s the author of six books, including The Myths of Innovation, Confessions of a Public Speaker and The Year Without Pants. His work has appeared, or been mentioned, in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Wired magazine, Forbes, USA Today, Wired, Fast Company, National Public Radio, The Huffington Post and other media. He was a a co-host of CNBC’s The Business of Innovation TV show, and has appeared as an expert on various subjects on CNN, CNBC, NPR and MSNBC. He's given hundreds of lectures on dozens of subjects and has faced and overcome nearly every public speaking challenge imaginable.

Berkun's Intro To Public Speaking Workshop

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