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Course venue is Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
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This rate applies if your place is being funded, fully or partly, by a company, organisation or institution. That includes your employer reimbursing you after you book, and attending as part of your professional role. If your employer is involved in covering the cost in any way, this is the correct rate.
Earlybird by 10th September: £540 + vat - total £648
Normal price: £625 + vat - total £750Organisations - If you need an invoice, and/or to make more than one booking, or perhaps you need a purchase order on your invoice contact me here, John Dawson
or Solo rate
You qualify for the solo rate if you are paying for yourself and there is NO organisational support for payment or you are NOT being reimbursed by your company. Offered at a reduced rate to support self-funded participants.
If you’re investing in your own development without organisational funding, this rate is for you.
Earlybird payment before 10th September: £475 including VAT, saving £100
(save £100 by booking early).
Normal price: £575 including VAT
Build your public speaking confidence • Taking your place in the world, a two day course run by John Dawson
The taking your place in the world course is aimed at people who don't like public speaking or are struggling with it. This 2 day course has been running since 2000.
It will help you to learn how to feel more at ease in front of an audience, change how you feel about being the centre of attention, speak in a conversational way rather than performing, and to create an authentic connection with the audience.
Many people who come on this course have previously found public speaking tricky to say the least. I know you might be nervous but time and time again people have said "I wish I had done this course 10 years ago!"
The course really works with beginners as well as people who have been public speaking for a while but are still anxious. You’ll have the chance to absorb and practise what you have learnt on the first day and work with it on the following day. It's all about learning the new fundamental skills and re-thinking what we need for public speaking. Beginners is a strange word here. Some people have been speaking for years, are doing the wrong stuff, and still feel grim. So it really means anyone who hasn't learnt the skills that make it easier, the fundamentals of public speaking confidence.
Course numbers: 6 people min - 10 people max
Course Timings: Day 1, 9.am - 5pm; Day 2, 9am - 4pm
On the course:
Learning to feel more comfortable in front of an audience, think on your feet and become more at ease when you speak.
Understanding what gets in the way when we speak, including how we misread what's actually happening in an audience. That's a key part of the course.
Learning public being, my term for the stage that usually gets skipped: changing what it means to be the centre of attention, to be looked at and to look, and simply to BE there so you get your brain back. These are the real fundamentals of public speaking.
On the second day we use what we've covered to find our own stories and who we are as speakers. Sometimes it's the first time someone can call themselves a public speaker. We focus more on content, always from a place of presence and inviting connection.
No previous experience required.
How I teach:
It's an experiential course, learning through experience and discussion, built up in very small steps. The smaller the steps, the safer it feels, and the safer it feels, the more you learn.
We do this by:
Small group of 6-10 people, small enough for individual attention and big enough to feel like public speaking
Ground rules set at the start to make the space as safe as possible
All exercises are optional, you're always in control
Individual coaching throughout the course
Pair work exercises
Group conversations and exercises, building confidence and changing what it means to be the centre of attention
Gentle public speaking practice, building on what we're learning all the way through
Open to any questions throughout the course
Clear course materials
Pre- or post-course coaching if you want extra support
I've been doing this for a long time so I can be flexible. If something needs more time we spend more time on it. It isn't a rigid timetable.
Money Back Guarantee:
All courses come with a money back guarantee. Since 2000, only eleven people out of over 8,500 have asked for their money back.
Contact me:
You can contact me, John Dawson by e-mail on john@speaking-infront.co.uk or ring or WhatsApp me on 07730 550842 ( I can’t always reply quickly if I’m running courses or coaching etc)