Public Speaking Training
Unlock confident, impactful communication with our Public Speaking Training Workshop, designed for professionals, leaders, or anyone seeking to elevate their presentation skills. Whether you’re preparing for internal meetings, conference talks, or client meetings, this interactive workshop builds clarity and confidence.
Learn proven techniques for structuring speeches, managing nerves and engaging diverse audiences. Ideal for organisations investing in soft skills development, leadership training, or communication workshops. Our sessions blend practical exercises with expert coaching. Boost your team’s presence and influence with tailored public speaking strategies that deliver results. Available in-person or online.
Participants
We’ve worked with people from a diverse range of roles, from nurses to researchers, team leaders to directors, associates to partners. This training really can work for any role because we tailor it to suit the participants.
Duration
We recommend two training sessions, one to learn the skills and the second to practise them. Ideally sessions of a minimum of three hours work well.
Public Speaking Training Agenda
This agenda is adapted to suit your requirements.
Getting started
- Challenges with public speaking.
- When and where might you be speaking.
- What is your learning objective.
- Developing confidence – behavioural science perspective.
Planning your talk.
- Presentation objective.
- Audience assessment.
- Presentation structure.
Presentation design
- Using AI tools.
- Using images.
- Notes or no notes?
- Slide content.
Tailoring your talk
- Considering your audience.
- What will they like to hear?
Presentation body language
- Where to stand.
- What to do with your hands.
- Eye contact with your audience.
- How to engage them with your body language.
Voice control
- Speed.
- Clarity.
- Emphasis.
- Your public speaking voice.
Practise
- Coaching and feedback.
- Developmental goals.
- Working on your presentation style.
- Embracing your quirks.
Personal action plan
Outcomes
This public speaking training will help you to develop confidence in your skills by giving you a whole range of ideas and tips, so that you know how to present. It will take time to embed these skills but with practise we can say from the experience of all our other participants, that you are very likely to improve.
Pre-workshop
Complete our pre-workshop training requirement questionnaire.
Post workshop
You’ll receive the training materials, tip sheet and have access to the trainer for follow up questions.
In-person or virtual
Our pubic speaking training works well as an in-person workshop and as a virtual online session. You choose whichever works for you. We have delivered workshops that are hybrid to satisfy the need for both in-person and virtual public speaking.
Number of Participants
This public speaking training works as a workshop with between six and twelve participants. If it’s a seminar style then we can have many more people, in fact we’ve delivered this session with one hundred and fifty participants in the virtual online space.
Tailoring the training to your needs
We tailor our training to suit your organisation in three ways
- We use your presentation content in the session.
- We tailor the agenda to focus on your specific requirements.
- During the training we answer the participants’ questions.
Public Speaking Training - Next steps
Simply complete the form below and we’ll send you a proposal with fee suggestions. Ideally we’ll have a call to discuss your needs in detail, so that the proposal can be precisely what you need.
Case Studies
Reviews
Management Team Training
Martin was incredibly insightful and helpful to myself and the other managers currently establishing our new QA team / Function. His guided discussions proved beneficial in allowing us to identify issues and points that needed addressing that were not on our radar and immediately we have already seen the benefit of applying his teachings in our day to day management of our team. Thank you very much Martin
Well conducted workshop with intended results
Martin filled the role of educator with marvellous presence and sensitivity. The material was well prepared, and he did a wonderful job of evoking participation with the group. I found the workshop to be meaningful and effective in improving team communication and enforcing a collaboratively established definition of what assertiveness means in our company culture.
Professional Business Communication Training
The session provided genuinely helpful tips on how to engage with different personality types and offered a deeper understanding of effective communication in a corporate environment. I walked away with some excellent tools and practical pointers to put into practice. The mix of real-life examples and scenario-based exercises really made us reflect on our own communication styles. It was the most engaging and helpful training session I’ve attended. Very engaging and informative, no reading off slides, and the time flew by.
I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their client communication skills.
A truly inclusive, insightful, and empowering training
I recently attended the Working Effectively at Clifford Chance training session and found it to be an incredibly valuable and uplifting experience. One of the standout aspects was the smaller group size, which created a more inclusive environment. Everyone had the opportunity to feel seen, heard, and genuinely included in the discussions.
The session encouraged open dialogue, and participants were free to express their views and share personal experiences without hesitation. This openness was largely thanks to Martin, who facilitated the session with warmth, empathy, and professionalism. Martin fostered a safe and supportive space where people felt comfortable being honest and reflective, which made the session not only informative but also deeply engaging.
Overall, the training was a brilliant example of how thoughtful facilitation and a well-structured format can empower individuals to connect, learn, and grow together. Highly recommended!
Five-star training!
I attended Martin’s session on working effectively in the workplace and you can tell he genuinely cares about the people he is training- he was very interactive throughout, delivered super helpful takeaways (especially relevant in professional settings) and also extended candid advice on how to keep up with an incredibly fast-paced and often times challenging career environment. I highly, highly recommend Martin’s sessions if you have the opportunity to attend them, I am confident you will leave the room with more wisdom.
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