SPEAK LIKE
A PRO

A MASTERCLASS IN
CORPORATE SPEAKING

SPEAK LIKE
A PRO

A MASTERCLASS IN CORPORATE SPEAKING

An inspiring half-day masterclass on exploring the performance skills required for live on-stage corporate presentation, story-telling, and audience engagement. How to inspire and hold an audience.

At some point in every executive’s life, you must deliver a speech to your peers or customers at a large-scale live event. You stand on stage and need to hold their attention, to have the audience identify with you, and ensure your core message is not only understood, but actioned.

While some executives have a natural flair and stage-presence, most need to be coached to reach their potential, not unlike any other element of personal development. But many approach their stage moments with a ‘this will all be fine’ attitude, and while confidence is good, inadequate preparation and investment is obvious to any audience, as it would be in theatre if you were to witness an under-rehearsed production.

I have watched CEOs falter on stage, CMOs lose an entire audience, COOs appear weak and uncertain, CFOs bore an audience to near death. I have watched providers lose an audience and blow their sales pitch. Those who are successful on stage are not the important or titled, they are those who connect, who engage and who stimulate thought and encourage action.

This workshop is designed to bring an executive on a journey of discovery. From the key aspects of preparation, through to the performance and the importance of story-telling, this session explores corporate speaking from every angle.

Using past visual material of famously good and bad speeches, we will explore the components of what makes a good speech, and equip delegates with the practical knowledge and insight they need to bring their delivery to the next level.

Every time an executive stands on stage, they represent both themselves and their company. It is not advisable to let that happen. A half-day spent on this corporate speaking Masterclass will see a significant improvement in confidence, and equip participants with a series of ideas, checklists, and approaches to ensure any future speaking invitations are powerfully engaging.

5 Key Learnings from the Masterclass

How moving the focus from ‘speaking’ to ‘performing’ changes the nature of the event

Why preparation is not just about practicing delivery but about speech structure, rhythm, humour, and pace as well as visuals and performance elements on stage.

Harnessing the 4P’s (pause, pitch, pace, project) throughout the performance and how to tailor these to your individual speaking style

The importance of understanding storytelling and how to effectively use it within a corporate presentation to ensure a memorable performance

How to identify an individual’s X-factor speaking style and confidence, using their natural traits to support their speaking style

Bespoke internal
workshop

Delivered as a workshop internally within a company, bringing together all key executives and working on performance individually within a group setting. Ideal number of participants <12.

Personal 1-to-1
coaching

Private individual sessions utilised for C-Level or High-Performance Individuals looking to significantly improve their on-stage skills

Testimonials

CRITEO
The Executive Voice

_In advance of their global customer events, Criteo asked Ken to coach a small team of their C-level executives to maximise their speaking performance and skills. The team took part in acting exercises, story-telling performances, deconstructed famous speeches, and were brought through the key aspects of successful on-stage performance. Each executive performed with immediate group feedback and received detailed 1-to-1 coaching feedback

“Such a fun day. It was great to invest time in a skill we are all just assumed to have as senior executives. The 1-to-1 coaching afterwards was very useful, as was the detailed ‘checklist’ for the next time we sit down to write a speech. Every executive and company should invest in this”