Individual Coaching

Online Masterclass

Program Agenda & Content

MODULE 1 | WHY VOICE

• Voice as the seat of your power and your intellectual asset. It is your birthright - Discussion.

• Diagnostic quiz on your Literal and Positional Voice - Understanding the relationship between the literal sound of your voice and how you gain position in spoken exchanges.

MODULE 2 | VOICE THEORY

• Your voice from birth to career

• Why you have the voice you have as an adult and its potential

• The relationship between voice and power

• Your vocal rites of passage - the formative experiences of your voice

• Our Voice of Influence Blueprint

  For Voice, Women & Power workshops only

• Voice and gender: latest research explaining voice and gender

• Male vs female codes of speaking and claiming power

• Gender, neurology and voice

• Genetics vs environmental influences on voice across gender
  

MODULE 3 | THE RULES OF VOICE IN YOUR BUSINESS

• Speaking is not all about the words - Looking underneath and between words to understand intention and power play

• The Cornell Model of Influence
  - 4 layers in spoken communications: text, subtext, emotional, primal - how your audience uses the 4 layers
  - how you respond to the 4 layers
  - responding tactically to the 4 layers demonstrated by your audience

• Navigate the power and the players at the table by leveraging the 4 layers to be heard

• Understand permission and speaking with entitlement

• Learn the rules of holding court

MODULE 4 | PRESENCE & VOICE

Work practically with our process for vocal presence and impact - ABVS. Participants will use a business pitch and inspirational speeches to engage in the practical work. They will receive hands on and individual feedback.


A - Arrive 

Physical presence, finding control, managing nerves, carving out space and time, holding the space to be heard, identifying physical behaviours that undermine power and confidence, staying present under pressure



B - Breathe 

Using breath to be commanding and compelling, investigate what triggers breath to be held and how that tips you out of the moment, buy time and demand to be heard by simply using breath, use breath to not take things personally and be objective when the pressure is on



V - Vibrate 

Develop the strength and power of your sound, build resonance to take up space and claim the seat at the table, extend range for greater agility in the athleticism of high stakes spoken exchanges, lean into the engagement with voice and energy



S - Speak

Bringing to all together, committing to your ideas, use the power encoded inside words to communicate how you feel, speak assertively and gracefully pushing back

Practical Scenario Themes
Sounding assertive and dispel the myth of being aggressive
Reclaiming your idea when it is taken, paraphrased and re-authored
Recovering when the floor is stolen from you
Getting cut through
Managing push back
Staying in control under pressure
Managing Q&A
Dealing with difficult stakeholders
Staying present and in voice in difficult or high stakes conversations

Benefits of Working with Us

• Forge opportunities for leader’s voices to be heard

• Experience an empowered voice when speaking to people with influence

• Remain empowered and command respect in high stakes

• Learn how to navigate the rules of the cultural voice of your business, industry or competition

• Experience how to speak with courage and passion when it matters

• Establish presence and maintain confidence when speaking

• Command attention through use of physicality, breath, voice and energy

• Develop a more resonant voice

• Speak with gravitas and confidence

• Sound more authoritative while staying authentic

• Prepare for the moment of speaking

• Increase impact in meetings and spoken communications

• Clearly and succinctly articulate a message and dynamically sell the story

• Keep your voice at the table and hold court

• Learn how to elevate content to be engaging and to sound compelling

• Ensure that high potential talent has a voice in the business

• Bond with fellow participants for ongoing support