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A public speaking course to elevate your professional persona
Discover the art of captivating audiences. Join our renowned public speaking workshop and transform your communication skills.
Gain confidence with public speaking
You’ve finished your research. You’ve crafted relevant and compelling content. You may have even created stunning slides. But you still need to nail your delivery. After all, great content cannot move people if it’s not delivered well. Luckily, effective public speaking is a skill everyone can learn.
Captivate™ gives you the model and tools to become a more comfortable, dynamic, and empathetic speaker. This highly participatory public speaking workshop uses a mix of instruction, examples, group discussion, and live coaching sessions so you can immediately put your new skills to practice.
Ways to learn
Flexible learning paths: For all your public speaking needs
Choose your mode of learning. Whether in person, live online, 1:1 speaker coaching, or executive speaker coaching, pick what best meets your needs. For group learning, our Captivate™ workshop provides facilitated discussion, small group collaboration, and hands-on practice to refine your recommendation.
Live online course
$2195 per person
- Workshop spread over two days, with two 90-minute sessions each day
- One 30-minute break per day
- Physical or digital kit
In-person course
$2195 per person
- One day workshop, packed with four 90-minute sessions
- Three 15-minute breaks and a 45-minute lunch
- Physical kit
1:1 Speaker Coaching
Per package pricing
- Choose from one month, three month, or six month packages
- Live sessions and on-demand video modules
- For your next big keynote, leverage our executive speaker coaching
Course overview
Comprehensive speaking skills development
Beyond research and content, learn the nuances of delivery that make great speakers. Our Captivate™ course blends theory with practical coaching to enhance your speaking prowess.
From boardrooms to keynotes, gain the confidence and communication skills to influence and engage any audience effectively.
- Increase your confidence in every speaking setting, from virtual meetings to live keynotes
- Persuade others not just by what you say, but how you say it
- Leverage your personality and presence to create a memorable impression
- Track your own progress through built-in practice sessions
Agenda
Refine your public speaking skills in just four sessions
Foundations of persuasive speaking
- Introduction to Captivate™
- Establish the goal of a presentation
- Identify the nine traits every powerful presenter has in common
- Optimize audio and video for virtual presentations
Building confidence and command
- Come across as more comfortable
- Take up space
- Articulate authoritatively and cleanly
- Speak with power and confidence
- Core Work 1: Identify your purpose
- Presentation and coaching session with facilitator and peers
Engaging and influencing your audience
- Increase your dynamism
- Vary vocal dynamics for emphasis
- Use gestures to underline key points
- Move purposefully in the space
- Core Work 2: Clarify your passion
- Presentation and coaching session with facilitator and peers
Connecting empathetically with listeners
- Display audience empathy
- Give your audience time to process
- Make intentional eye contact
- Read and respond
- Core Work 3: Re-align your perspective
- Presentation and coaching session with facilitator and peers
It’s an honor that Duarte’s Captivate™ workshop has been named the #1 World’s TOP Communication Development Program at the Global Gurus 2023 Awards. Votes are cast for communication speakers and trainers who have made a profound impact on learners, teams, and/or organizations. Votes are based on actions, unique concepts, and the learner’s personal ability to apply and benefit from what they were taught.
Public speaking foundations put to practice
This workshop certainly helped my public speaking skillset, but more importantly it helped me feel more confident and comfortable while presenting.
Captivate will truly change the way you look at delivering presentations! The tools and feedback made an immediate impact … [Our facilitator] did an amazing job at instilling confidence in our group. The one-on-one coaching was the highlight.
Would recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their presentation skills – at any level of experience. The hands-on coaching received was invaluable and my team members are now feeling very prepared to get on stage at an upcoming event!
[The Captivate workshop] quickly [provided] insights into old bad advice and personal insecurities. I now have a clearer picture of how I need to tweak my presentations to help my listeners AND myself.
This public speaking course gave a great framework for how to approach presentations [and] specific areas for me to focus on and improve. I will be able to implement effective changes immediately to make my presentations more engaging and impactful.
This is one of the best virtual experiences on elevating presentation skills with great peer feedback and coaching built into consumable chunks.
Easily the best presentation skills session I have attended. It made the uncomfortable topics around presenting feel super comfortable. Professional live coaching that enabled instant improvements and takeaways. Highly recommended.
The Captivate workshop will forever change how you think about delivering and preparing for a presentation.
This workshop is worth it. You will get assistance and tools to advance your speaking engagement opportunities. The most telling aspect is the quick results you see within hours of participating.
Duarte did a good job of turning essential presentation concepts into practice. The session is highly interactive and has helped me to develop skills on the spot with tactics to help me move forward.
The Captivate™ workshop is more than just a course to improve your speech during presentations. The tools apply to all aspects of your life. Learning how to best apply these common tools, will give you the potential to make life altering changes for anyone willing to put in the work.
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Tailored speaker training for individuals and teams
Whether you’re refining personal skills or elevating your team’s impact, our courses offer tailored solutions for every professional level.
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Interested in training your team of 10, 100, or 1000’s? We’ll help you choose and customize workshops or learning journeys to best meet your business communication needs.
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Purchase one or more individual seats in any publicly scheduled Duarte course.
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