What if you could show up and speak up with confidence and clarity?
In today’s world, many of us feel a sense of disconnect or discomfort in public speaking spaces. Why and when did it become so hard for us to speak our truth? Join us for a power-packed workshop that will equip you with the essential practices of confident and compelling speaking! Breathe and re-connect with your vibrant selves.
When we speak our truth, we are full-bodied and resonant! We have the power to move our audience, inspire them into action, and influence thinking and behavior. This workshop is informed by years of training and research from somatic, artistic, and scientific practices used to train top talents in the artistic and business world.
OBJECTIVES
In this workshop, you will:
- BUILD CONFIDENCE: Learn the most efficient way to release tension and build confidence in your body for public speaking.
- VOICE TRAINING: Develop your vocal skills, including projection, modulation, and expressiveness.
- AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT: Understand techniques to connect and captivate your audience.
- PRESENCE & STORYTELLING: Develop an embodied presence and learn the craft of creating compelling narratives and telling your stories with confidence to inspire action or shift mindsets.
- PRACTICE NEW HABITS: Get feedback and practice in space to ‘test’ your learning.
Session 1: INTRODUCTION AND WARM UPS (9:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
Introductions & Alignment
Voice and Articulation Warm-ups using the Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight Thompson Speechwork® methods.
Session 2: I AM REMARKABLE (10:30 AM – 11:15 AM)
A reflective writing exercise which acknowledges your strengths and achievements and how to ‘storytell’ them for different scenarios.
BREAK (15 MINS)
Session 3: SCORING YOUR SCRIPT (11:30 AM – 1:00 PM)
Using SENSE, SOUNDS, STRESS, and SENTIMENT, participants will learn how to ‘score’ their script to bring awareness to the process of bringing words from PAGE to BODY to VOICE and AUDIENCE.
Lunch Break (1:00 PM – 2:30 PM)
Session 4: CRAFTING A COMPELLING STORY (2:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
Using the SUCCESS framework to practice storytelling to different audiences.
Identify when to use DAY & NIGHT language.
Learn to embody STRENGTH and WARMTH in your presence.
CLOSING (4:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
Reflections
Feedback and Q&A
Facilitator's Bio
Petrina Kow
I'm a voice, accents, and public speaking coach. I help C-suite executives, award-winning actors, and professional speakers communicate with authenticity and presence. I work privately with my clients on a range of voice and speech skills and conduct customized group workshops for government agencies, global companies, and train actors internationally and locally in universities and institutions. I am the only Singaporean that has been certified in Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight Thompson Speechwork®, a comprehensive, integrated voice and speech training program taught in MFAs and top Universities around the world. I started my career in broadcasting as one of the pioneer producers/presenters in Singapore’s first Newsradio station, 938FM, and went on to host on the No. 1 morning show on Class 95FM. Over the last 25 years, I've established myself as a top voice-acting talent, having worked with most advertising agencies, international broadcasters, and consumer brands. I teach voice and speech at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and Lasalle College of the Arts and have taught at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and University of California Irvine.
