Voices of Influence Program
Voices of Influence Program
Raise the voice of your team to be confident and influential speakers under pressure.
"On a scale of 1 to a million, this entire course has surpassed a million. Not only did I discover my voice, but I discovered my purpose."
"Wow. Just wow. Thank you so very, very much. What a transformation. To see their progress was beyond special. Thank you. And thank you again."
"Thanks to the Voice of Influence program we have made significant strides in helping those females find their voice and platform."
Voices of Influence Program
Voices of Influence Program
Raise the voice of your team to be confident and influential speakers under pressure.
Raise the voice of your team to be confident and influential speakers under pressure.
"On a scale of 1 to a million, this entire course has surpassed a million. Not only did I discover my voice, but I discovered my purpose."
"Wow. Just wow. Thank you so very, very much. What a transformation. To see their progress was beyond special. Thank you. And thank you again."
"Thanks to the Voice of Influence program we have made significant strides in helping those females find their voice and platform."
Since 2018
Since 2018
We have been delivering our Voices of Influence Team Program to clients across the world with some organisations running annual repeat programs to develop embedded cultural change.
Over 1000 participants
Over 1000 participants
Limited to 30 participants per program, Voices of Influence is high-touch and intensive. To date, we have trained over 1000 participants, engaged in feedback and support from their managers and provided them a platform to demonstrate their voice to senior leaders in the business.
100% measureable improvement
100% measureable improvement
100% of our programs have demonstrated measurable improvement. Our proprietary survey is designed to measure change over the program, giving statistical proof and demonstrating return on investment.
Since 2018
Since 2018
We have been delivering our Voices of Influence Team Program to clients across the world with some organisations running annual repeat programs to develop embedded cultural change.
Over 1,000 participants
Over 1,000 participants
Limited to 30 participants per program, Voices of Influence is high-touch and intensive. To date, we have trained 1000 participants, engaged in feedback and support from their managers and provided them a platform to demonstrate their voice to senior leaders in the business.
100% measureable improvement
100% measureable improvement
100% of our programs have demonstrated measurable improvement. Our proprietary survey is designed to measure change over the program, giving statistical proof and demonstrating return on investment.
Program overview
Program overview
Voices of Influence is a simulated experience of speaking up under pressure. Designed in a safe learning space, participants are given multiple frameworks, technical training and high-touch coaching to successfully navigate the precarious terrain of speaking up in high-stakes moments.
How often do we get to consciously and successfully practise one of the most difficult human acts; staying on voice when in conflict, confrontation, complex positional dynamics or high emotional charge?
In Voices of Influence, participants choose their own adventure by identifying a burning topic they feel impassioned by and that needs to be spoken. They then learn how to design it so their audience is compelled to listen, they learn skills to deliver it with energy and connection and ultimately they get to experiment by speaking it to a panel of senior leaders in their business in a friendly shark-tank, rehearsal experience.
We understand that speaking is an act of vulnerability. For this reason, every session is live, dynamic and practical and all participants are supported by an expert voice coach, invited to find their own edge and set up to succeed.
Voices of Influence is a virtual or face to face program run over 3 months with 4 stages. Each program is limited to 30 participants with 1 expert facilitator for every 10 participants and led by Lucy Cornell and her expert team of voice and performance coaches.
Give your team the experience of speaking clearly, tactfully and unapologetically to an audience of people who matter.
Program overview
Program overview
Voices of Influence is a simulated experience of speaking up under pressure. Designed in a safe learning space, participants are given multiple frameworks, technical training and high-touch coaching to successfully navigate the precarious terrain of speaking up in high-stakes moments.
How often do we get to consciously and successfully practise one of the most difficult human acts; staying on voice when in conflict, confrontation, complex positional dynamics or high emotional charge?
In Voices of Influence, participants choose their own adventure by identifying a burning topic they feel impassioned by and that needs to be spoken. They then learn how to design it so their audience is compelled to listen, they learn skills to deliver it with energy and connection and ultimately they get to experiment by speaking it to a panel of senior leaders in their business in a friendly shark-tank, rehearsal experience.
We understand that speaking is an act of vulnerability. For this reason, every session is live, dynamic and practical and all participants are supported by an expert voice coach, invited to find their own edge and set up to succeed.
Voices of Influence is a virtual or face to face program run over 3 months with 4 stages. Each program is limited to 30 participants with 1 expert facilitator for every 10 participants and led by Lucy Cornell and her expert team of voice and performance coaches.
Give your team the experience of speaking clearly, tactfully and unapologetically to an audience of people who matter.
Is this program right for my team?
Is this program right for my team?
Teams who have taken our Voices of Influence program include:
Top talent who have been recognised for leadership progression
Women as part of the business DEI strategy
Senior leadership teams who want to develop their influence and ability to inspire with their strategy, vision or story
Business unit leaders seeking to develop the confidence of their team
Keep your audience with you
Speak with energy and dynamism
Develop speaking confidence
Be eloquent under pressure
Hold court and have a voice at the table
Cut through with your message and delivery
Manage nerves
Sound compelling
Is this program right for my team?
Is this program right for my team?
Teams who have taken our Voices of Influence program include:
Top talent who have been recognised for leadership progression
Women as part of the business DEI strategy
Senior leadership teams who want to develop their influence and ability to inspire with their strategy, vision or story
Business unit leaders seeking to develop the confidence of their team
Program Roadmap
Program Roadmap
Stage 1
Assess Benchmark Survey
Stage 2
Deliver Practical Workshop
Stage 3
Support 30 Day Action Plan
Stage 4
Report Final Survey & Report
Assess Benchmark Survey
Stage 2
Deliver Practical Workshop
Stage 3
Support 30 Day Action Plan
Stage 4
Report Final Survey & Report
Tangible outcomes for your team
Tangible outcomes for your team
Intentional Influence
Participants learn the act of intentional influence in speaking.
Rather than leaving it to chance, they learn skills to cut into their audience’s hearing, keep their audience compelled and then influence their audience’s behaviour toward the outcome they seek to achieve.
Rather than leaving it to chance, they learn skills to cut into their audience’s hearing, keep their audience compelled and then influence their audience’s behaviour toward the outcome they seek to achieve.
Raising Presence through Voice
Going beyond traditional presentation skills programs, Voices of Influence seeks to elevate participants voice and visibility through the act of speaking.
It asks them to extend beyond their BAU role, to speak with vision, audacity and courage about ideas that matter to people who matter: to create their own opportunities to be seen and heard.
It asks them to extend beyond their BAU role, to speak with vision, audacity and courage about ideas that matter to people who matter: to create their own opportunities to be seen and heard.
Embedded Skills and Accountability
Due to the energetic nature of speaking, participants work practically on skills to embed them. They test delivery techniques aloud with their peers to experience the impact and replay them to integrate feedback.
After the practical workshop session, participants are given a month of self regulated practice to apply their learnings in the business environment and to take accountability for their own learning.
After the practical workshop session, participants are given a month of self regulated practice to apply their learnings in the business environment and to take accountability for their own learning.
Measurable Improvement
100% of our programs have demonstrated increased improvement in the team’s voice
Our Voice of Influence Survey measures the impact of the program, so we can demonstrate quantitative improvement and share qualitative data that describes participants’ experiences of speaking up under pressure.
Our Voice of Influence Survey measures the impact of the program, so we can demonstrate quantitative improvement and share qualitative data that describes participants’ experiences of speaking up under pressure.
Program Roadmap
Program Roadmap
Assess
Assess
Benchmark
Survey
Benchmark
Survey
Survey
Each participant and their manager takes our 5 minute online Voice of Influence Survey.
It measures 6 parameters of voice to benchmark their speaking in high stakes. It includes 30 self rating questions for participants and 6 correlating 360 degree questions for managers plus 3 free form answers each.
Once data is collected each participant is given access to their unique participant portal page where they can see their individual benchmark results in preparation for Stage Two.
It measures 6 parameters of voice to benchmark their speaking in high stakes. It includes 30 self rating questions for participants and 6 correlating 360 degree questions for managers plus 3 free form answers each.
Once data is collected each participant is given access to their unique participant portal page where they can see their individual benchmark results in preparation for Stage Two.
Deliver
Deliver
Practical Workshop
Practical Workshop
Run virtually over 1 week (2 hours a day over 5 days) or 2 days face to face, each participant will identify a topic they feel needs to be spoken, design it for their audience’s hearing, structure it, learn skills for an engaging performance and then rehearse it. On Friday, they will pitch it to 2 senior leaders in the organisation in the form of a supportive Shark Tank.
Virtual Program Time Requirements
Monday 2hrs (full group of 30)
Tuesday 3hrs (full group of 30)
Wednesday 2hrs / group of 5 (6 groups)
Thursday 2hrs / group of 5 (6 groups)
Friday 2hrs / group of 5 (6 groups)
Virtual Program Time Requirements
Monday 2hrs (full group of 30)
Tuesday 3hrs (full group of 30)
Wednesday 2hrs / group of 5 (6 groups)
Thursday 2hrs / group of 5 (6 groups)
Friday 2hrs / group of 5 (6 groups)
Support
Support
30 Day Action Plan
30 Day Action Plan
Our 30 Day Action Plan is designed to keep participants accountable by applying their learnings in real time business situations while getting support and feedback from their facilitator.
It includes a resources library with video warm ups, tips, tasks and inspiration.
Plus, 2 debrief sessions of 45 minutes for 5 participants on day 15 and day 30 run virtually with their facilitator.
It includes a resources library with video warm ups, tips, tasks and inspiration.
Plus, 2 debrief sessions of 45 minutes for 5 participants on day 15 and day 30 run virtually with their facilitator.
Report
Report
Final Survey & Report
Final Survey & Report
Participants and managers will re-take the Voice of Influence Survey.
Participants will log into their unique portal to view their final report comparing their benchmark scores with their final scores to see their improvement. This final report can be used for development conversations with their manager.
A Program Summary is also provided and discussed with key stakeholders: head of team, executive, HR. This gives an overview on the return on investment, impact of the program and insights on participants for ongoing development.
Participants will log into their unique portal to view their final report comparing their benchmark scores with their final scores to see their improvement. This final report can be used for development conversations with their manager.
A Program Summary is also provided and discussed with key stakeholders: head of team, executive, HR. This gives an overview on the return on investment, impact of the program and insights on participants for ongoing development.
Lucy Cornell
Lead Program Facilitator
Lead Program Facilitator
Lucy Cornell has spoken in 18 countries to tens of thousands of leaders at over 300 events globally.
As an author, speaker, and the CEO of Cornell Voice, Lucy has been empowering business leaders globally for twenty years.
Lucy is one of 400 Linklater trained voice teachers in the world with has extensive academic and practical experience training with voice tutors from Royal Shakespeare Company (UK) and as an actor and teacher at Shakespeare and Company (USA). She also holds a Masters of Applied Science in Voice Research (U.Sydney) and a Bachelor of Arts/Education (UNSW).
Lucy has been a specialist speaker for Young President’s Organization (YPO) events globally for ten years in Istanbul, Barcelona, Miami, Pakistan, Dubai, Oman, South East Asia, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand. YPO members are all CEOs of high net-worth businesses whose expectation of education is high.
Lucy leads an international voice and performance coaching team for trial advocacy courses run by the Australian Bar Association. She made a significant contribution to the performance skills of advocates at the General Council of the Bar of South Africa, Singapore Law Society, the New Zealand Bar and was asked to speak about performance skills for the International Advocacy Training Council in Malaysia.
Lucy’s corporate clientele range from CEOs and senior executives of blue chip companies such as McKinsey, IBM, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank to politicians, barristers and lawyers.
Lucy is one of 400 Linklater trained voice teachers in the world with has extensive academic and practical experience training with voice tutors from Royal Shakespeare Company (UK) and as an actor and teacher at Shakespeare and Company (USA). She also holds a Masters of Applied Science in Voice Research (U.Sydney) and a Bachelor of Arts/Education (UNSW).
Lucy has been a specialist speaker for Young President’s Organization (YPO) events globally for ten years in Istanbul, Barcelona, Miami, Pakistan, Dubai, Oman, South East Asia, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand. YPO members are all CEOs of high net-worth businesses whose expectation of education is high.
Lucy leads an international voice and performance coaching team for trial advocacy courses run by the Australian Bar Association. She made a significant contribution to the performance skills of advocates at the General Council of the Bar of South Africa, Singapore Law Society, the New Zealand Bar and was asked to speak about performance skills for the International Advocacy Training Council in Malaysia.
Lucy’s corporate clientele range from CEOs and senior executives of blue chip companies such as McKinsey, IBM, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank to politicians, barristers and lawyers.
Lucy Cornell
Lead Program Facilitator
Lead Program Facilitator
Lucy Cornell has spoken in 18 countries to tens of thousands of leaders at over 300 events globally.
As an author, speaker, and the CEO of Cornell Voice, Lucy has been empowering business leaders globally for twenty years.
Lucy is one of 400 Linklater trained voice teachers in the world with has extensive academic and practical experience training with voice tutors from Royal Shakespeare Company (UK) and as an actor and teacher at Shakespeare and Company (USA). She also holds a Masters of Applied Science in Voice Research (U.Sydney) and a Bachelor of Arts/Education (UNSW).
Lucy has been a specialist speaker for Young President’s Organization (YPO) events globally for ten years in Istanbul, Barcelona, Miami, Pakistan, Dubai, Oman, South East Asia, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand. YPO members are all CEOs of high net-worth businesses whose expectation of education is high.
Lucy leads an international voice and performance coaching team for trial advocacy courses run by the Australian Bar Association. She made a significant contribution to the performance skills of advocates at the General Council of the Bar of South Africa, Singapore Law Society, the New Zealand Bar and was asked to speak about performance skills for the International Advocacy Training Council in Malaysia.
Lucy’s corporate clientele range from CEOs and senior executives of blue chip companies such as McKinsey, IBM, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank to politicians, barristers and lawyers.
Lucy is one of 400 Linklater trained voice teachers in the world with has extensive academic and practical experience training with voice tutors from Royal Shakespeare Company (UK) and as an actor and teacher at Shakespeare and Company (USA). She also holds a Masters of Applied Science in Voice Research (U.Sydney) and a Bachelor of Arts/Education (UNSW).
Lucy has been a specialist speaker for Young President’s Organization (YPO) events globally for ten years in Istanbul, Barcelona, Miami, Pakistan, Dubai, Oman, South East Asia, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand. YPO members are all CEOs of high net-worth businesses whose expectation of education is high.
Lucy leads an international voice and performance coaching team for trial advocacy courses run by the Australian Bar Association. She made a significant contribution to the performance skills of advocates at the General Council of the Bar of South Africa, Singapore Law Society, the New Zealand Bar and was asked to speak about performance skills for the International Advocacy Training Council in Malaysia.
Lucy’s corporate clientele range from CEOs and senior executives of blue chip companies such as McKinsey, IBM, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank to politicians, barristers and lawyers.
Our Clients
The Voices of Influence Program has been honed since 2018 with some of our clients running the program annually, including:
Chubb USA
early career talent (annually),
technology associates (annually),
women and multicultural talent
technology associates (annually),
women and multicultural talent
Chubb Australia
junior board members (annually),
female talent (annually),
broker partners (annually)
female talent (annually),
broker partners (annually)
Ciena Global
senior leaders across Asia Pacific
ESIS USA
top talent women
Super Retail Group, Australia
women in leadership (annually)
MYOB Australia
senior leadership team
Aware Super Australia
top talent leaders
TCorp Australia
across the organisation (annually)
Westpac Bank Australia
in-house legal team
“Thank you so much, Lucy. You have such a natural, authentic, engaging style and the content was absolutely spot on!”
Deborah Graham
HR Business and Learning Partner | CIENA, Australia & APAC
HR Business and Learning Partner | CIENA, Australia & APAC
FAQs
FAQs
Can anyone take this program?
Our Voices of Influence is designed for in-house teams. Cornell Voice does run public Voices of Influence programs.
In-house team programs are run for any group of employees or related stakeholders who want to develop their voice for influence.
What is the time commitment for participants?
Voices of Influence (run virtually) involves 13 hours of contact time. The breakdown is:
Workshop Week
Monday 2 hours
Tuesday 3 hours
Wednesday 2 hours
Thursday 2 hours
Friday 2 hours
Plus 2 x 45 minute debrief sessions 15 and 30 days after the workshop)
Plus 30 mins in total to complete 2 surveys on their voice.
How much administration is involved?
Cornell Voice manages the majority of the administration of the program. Our bespoke designed program portal allows participants to access their survey results dynamically and on demand, gives them access to program collateral such as the workbook and ongoing practice resources. It also designs our Program Summary to debrief the results of the program for the business.
The participating business will need to support Cornell Voice administratively in the following ways:
- Manage the online platform that hosts the virtual sessions
- Host the virtual sessions in real time
- Manage invitations and participant engagement
- Select participants and their nominating managers
- Communicate the value of the program to participants, managers and relevant stakeholders
- Assist in chasing up late surveys
- Nominate senior leaders in the business to observe and give feedback at the final pitch on Day 5
What is the participant experience like?
Voices of Influence is a blend of theory and practice. It is a dynamic, collaborative, informal exchange of ideas. Participants are expected to use their voice and participate vocally and physically. It is not an academic lecture where one person holds the information and disseminates. It is a sharing of ideas towards the creative act of speaking working with opinions, ideas, feelings as well as thoughts and logic. Once participant ideas are developed in writing, they then lift them off the page by speaking aloud and working ‘on their feet’, which includes a practical element of learning about body, breathing and voice.
I hate speaking in public? Should I really do this program?
Absolutely. It is the only way to deal with this fear. Our priority is to make this a safe space to examine and explore. Voice only comes from feeling safe. Right from Day 1, we set up a rehearsal room, collaborative, workshop space where all ideas and offers have space to breathe so they can be considered. Participants learn how to empower themselves to manage performance anxiety so that their ideas can be heard in a room. This is the safest place to address your fear.
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