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Personal Development

Public Speaking for the Terrified

Course details

Start Date

9 November 2023

CPD Points

4

Cost

£215

Length

Half day (09:00-13:00)

Location

GTA University Centre

Course Overview

This course is designed for people of all levels who wish to learn ways to combat fear of public speaking and gain practical experience in a safe environment, thus enabling them to start practising outside of the classroom environment.

Course Content

  • How and why we are triggered into a "Fight, Flight or Freeze" response
  • Strategies to overcome the fear response
  • A safe space for delegates to practice standing in front of a group, speaking and answering questions

Please note: Practical exercises are always optional


Course Benefits

This half-day course will provide you with practical strategies to overcome the fear of public speaking.

At some point in our lives and careers we will be required to speak to groups. Whether at a wedding, team meeting or as a key note speaker, many of us find even the idea of speaking in public simply terrifying.

Learning ways to overcome our fears can transform both lives and careers.


Next Steps

If you would like to book a place on this course please click on the ‘Book Course’ button to the right of this page and login or register for a user account to complete your booking(s). Any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via [email protected] or call us on 01481 224570.

If no date is scheduled for this course at the present time please click on the ‘Register Interest’ button and login or register for a user account so that we can add you to our course interest register. This register allows us to contact our tutors and finalise dates for a course as soon as we have a few people who have expressed their interest, so the more delegates who register their interest, the sooner we can schedule a particular course.


Course Tutor

  • Michelle Johansen

    Michelle Johansen MA is a Professional Certified Coach accredited by the ICF. Michelle has been a Coach, Workshop Leader and Group Facilitator for over 15 years, working with companies, senior executives and individual private clients across a range of topics from leadership development, personality typing, career progression, confidence building, public speaking, resilience building to personal transformation.

    Prior to becoming a Coach, Michelle spent 20 years in the Finance Industry, where she qualified as a Chartered Secretary and attained an MA in Strategic Human Resource Management, gaining promotion to spend 10 years as Director and COO at Credit Suisse Fund Administration. On leaving the finance industry Michelle founded and ran the NPO Women’s Development Forum between 2009 – 2017, to provide networking and support for career women across the Channel Islands.

Testimonials

  • Michelle was fully understanding of how difficult it was for me to even attend the course, she did not force any of us to do anything we felt unable to do, I personally felt that her approach helped me achieve a great deal on the day.

    Tracy S

Michelle was fully understanding of how difficult it was for me to even attend the course, she did not force any of us to do anything we felt unable to do, I personally felt that her approach helped me achieve a great deal on the day.

Tracy S

Upcoming Courses

Some courses we run are scheduled based on demand. Please ensure you register your interest to ensure we know which courses you would like to attend.