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CALLING ALL NEW, NERVOUS, OR INEXPERIENCED SPEAKERS!
Join us for 3 days to step into your unique brilliance and kick-start your speaking success on stage and on camera
This event is for you if…
You want to speak to build your business, but nerves are holding you back
You miss speaking opportunities because you’re waiting to get your script “perfect”
You’re excited to improve your speaking skills but you don’t know where to start
You are speaking a bit but it feels awkward or inauthentic
You’re not getting results from speaking, despite following all the advice
"I Speak like a Natural."
" Before I spoke about my book I was searching the internet for words like 'voice' and 'speaking more loudly', because people were always saying "Yeah, I can't hear you, you need to speak up." And I would say "I can't that's my voice. I can't speak up."
Now people come up to be and say "You are such a natural speaker. I wish I could do what you do."
Well let me tell you! It took time and practice. It was nerve wracking at times, but working with Danielle is fun and supportive and exciting to do. "
~ Lea Elliott, Author, Biologist, Sustainability Catalyst
It can be challenging starting out as a new speaker.
Even when you know exactly what you want to say, getting up there and actually DOING it (and doing it well) is another thing entirely.
It takes guts to be heard. And we’re here to help you overcome that first big hurdle - turning your nerves into confidence and your passion into gold!
So many aspiring speakers never take the leap.
They never get their message out into the world. And that dream gathers dust because the fear or overwhelm got in the way.
Maybe they told themselves they weren’t ready.
They didn’t look professional enough yet or they were waiting to write their book first. Or they wanted to get their message super clear and just never felt ready.
Confidence comes after action. Not before.
Sometimes you need a little extra to help you take that first step.
" I really like how this terrifying scary monster (public speaking) is actually built up of fundamental building blocks. It's really about focusing on the steps: the framing and all those aspects, which then places it within our control and not something that's just going to end up like a pie in the face. "
~ Paula Kent, Author
What You'll Get
A measurement system to evaluate yourself and other speakers; so you will always continue to grow
A proven formula for speaking confidently off the cuff
(that also works for scripts)
Tools to eradicate stage fright and turn that adrenaline into your performance-edge superpower
The key to unlocking the power of your voice; so you can speak with strength, clarity and authority
A mini warm-up routine to make sure your voice and body are performance ready
Clarity on all your steps to speaking success
(from stage fright to superstar speaker)
The Details
Live. Online. Jam-Packed with Value.
Tue 20 - Thu 22 May 2025
9am - 5pm PST
Clear your schedule, grab your notes, and turn on your camera.
Come ready to participate in break out sessions and hot-seat coaching after each module of training.
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It’s time to become the powerful, charismatic speaker you've always known you can be!
If you’ve been held back by nerves, or not knowing what to say, not having your script quite perfect, or feeling unclear as to how best where speaking fits into your business; you can breathe now.
Everyone’s journey is different, but the foundational steps are the same. The first step is to start. Start in a safe place where you can build confidence and get clear on what next steps are right for you. You don’t need to know what the final product will look like yet; each stage leads, organically, to clarity on the next.
Join us in helping you to take your first step towards Mastering the Art of Speaking: Ignite True Speaking Confidence.
"Danielle creates such a safe space."
" I knew if I was going to do coaching of any kind, even one on one, I’d have to improve my speaking skills and not look so nervous. I didn’t want to and I knew I was going to hate it but I also knew I had to do it.
When I was a teenager I developed this childlike voice. I tried to make it deeper, I was so self conscious about it. On the phone or at work, just to be taken seriously. To feel like grown up as well. So learning about resonance and pitch meant a lot to me. It’s tied to a lot of deeper stuff of course. This kind of work also impacts other areas of your life that have nothing to do with public speaking, even just socialising. They way you view yourself. Everything.
Danielle creates such a safe space. There’s a lot of empathy going on. You can tell she cares about every person in the class. I was really out of my comfort zone but I’m proud of myself that I did it and I can hear the difference in my voice."
~ Monique Hastings, Entrepreneur
How to Unlock the Power of Your Voice
It seems almost too obvious to say, but your voice is the instrument you use to speak. You need to know how to look after it, keep it in good condition and use it effectively.
Your vocal tone transmits so much more information than just the words you choose. If you are unaware of what you’re broadcasting, you can have the perfect script and say ALL the right things to the right people; and STILL not make any sales.
Learn the #1 most effective way to bring your voice and breath together to Relax into a strong, clear, impactful voice. When you are no longer fighting yourself, you can instil instant trust and transparency with your audience so they can become loyal clients and followers.
"I got everything I wanted plus more."
" I came in wanting to articulate better and to be able to speak loudly without losing my voice. I knew that I needed some kind of coaching. Before I worked with Danielle I practised a talk in our quiet dining room. I got 20 minutes into it and lost my voice.
Now my voice does project better. I never get any strain. I think that I can articulate more clearly. And I got a lot more in terms of confidence and to get in touch with the emotion of speech. That was a big surprise to me, how powerful that was. So I got everything I wanted out of the training plus more. "
~ Pierre Zakarauskas Ph.D. Scientist and Entrepreneur
"I Speak much more freely now."
" Danielle has a way of pointing out strengths. And just being able to work with whatever else is appearing. When I would screw up she helped me to not be so hard on myself and not take it so seriously. There's no judgement. There's just moving through. How can we work through this moment.
I really loved the practical part of the training. Because I think the body does need to be trained in order to be used. It’s a vessel. And we don’t get taught that anywhere else.
I speak so much more freely now. I have more confidence. I feel better about what I do because I feel like I have something to bring to the table. "
~ Rev Wendy Yacboki, Inner Source Coaching, Wedding Officiant
Meet Your Host: Danielle Benzon
Leading Speaking, Voice, and Personal Presence Coach
Danielle Benzon has devoted her life to exploring the agility and power of the voice-body instrument. A journey that began in classical theatre and took her around the world before she founded the Inspired Speaker Academy.
Now she draws on that experience to help speakers and business owners to embrace and embody their message in a way that instantly connects with the right audience. Using physical techniques based on the work of Kristin Linklater and Stewart Pierce, Inspired Speakers transform their nerves and doubts into their greatest superpower so that every word vibrates with purpose, truth, and self-celebration.
Danielle has a Masters Degree in Acting from the E15 Conservatory in London, UK, and is certified to teach the Meisner Approach through the True Acting Institute, USA.
Her work empowers individuals who are being held back from their potential by stage fright, fear of speaking in public, or a history of behavioural conditioning that keeps them from a full, authentic expression of themselves.
Danielle gives passionate people the tools to own and embody their message so that every word they speak vibrates with purpose, truth, and self-celebration...
"I'm more playful onstage."
" I was a teacher and I'd done the conference circuit down in South America. So it wasn't like I didn't have any experience, but I was one of the very few English speakers on those stages, so it wasn’t hard to be good. I felt that I'd happened upon it rather than prepared for it. Like I was lucky. When I moved back to Canada I wanted more confidence, more style, more ownership of being able to stand up and speak. I don't like walking into a room where I'm one of many.
After working with Danielle, I'm way more playful and far more comfortable on stage. I still get nervous sometimes but I'm not letting it get in the way. I'm honouring the nerves. I'm more thoughtful. I have a lot more confidence. I'm more organised. I have a better physical presence on stage.
I have always understood how to storytell, but I've always been the writer-storyteller, and not the oral storyteller. Danielle helps me bring my presentations to life. "
~ Melody Owen, Nutritious Truth Publishing, Author Nation
From paralyzed by fear to being a powerful speaker.
" I had a desire, a vision to get my message out but I was so scared of saying the wrong thing. I was editing myself so much I was almost paralyzed.
Danielle made me feel safe. She was vulnerable, and shared her own struggles. I could tell she saw my potential. She believed in me. She had my back every step of the way.
Now I speak at least every two weeks. I run my own You Tube show. I’m getting my message out there and it feels great! "
~ Diane Hume, Dream Receiver Coaching
"I learned to embrace my Raw, Vulnerable, Quirky Energy."
" I think what caused me anxiety is that I thought I was too quiet or calm or boring. Learning that the raw, vulnerable energy is the best part of you; that's what people are really drawn to, that calm and the sort of quiet mystique and then to embody that onstage and mix all that with your quirkiness and your style. That's just really embracing who you are.
And then learning about how to channel your charisma. You don’t expect it, but there's a lot of speakers I've loved; that are the quietest ones. But you're so drawn to them because they're just so interesting and they're so charismatic; just because they are who they are. And that's what I got out of it, that I really wasn't even expecting to, but I really loved. "
~ Stacy Peterson, Author
