THE IMPORTANCE OF Speaking
Public speaking enables leaders to express their ideas, establish trust, and motivate others. But for many high school students, the act of speaking publicly causes feelings of intense fear that stifle a student’s ability to passionately convey their message and inspire their audience.
Finding Your Voice is an in-school, public speaking workshop for high school students in Perth that aims to empowers students to excel in their communication. Students will gain confidence and tools for powerful public speaking in various settings, such as presentations, assemblies and debates. Led by comedian, MC and media personality Adrian Alaberg, this high-energy, hands-on, and interactive workshop teaches speaking and communication skills to high school student leaders who hope to inspire their peers and make a difference at their school and in their world.
TOPICS Covered
Finding Your Voice deals heavily with the number 1 barrier to effective public communication: fear.
In our public speaking workshops students are taught to understand the anxiety associated with speaking, harness it productively and build their confidence. Students gain the skills to communicate powerfully in front of their class, their school and with their peers in daily communication.
In the Finding Your Voice public speaking workshops (and dedicated speech writing workshops) students learn to craft and structure their message optimally in order to influence their audience and gain the physical and verbal skills to present this message in a compelling way.
✅ Understanding and controlling public speaking nerves
✅ Building unshakeable confidence in front of any-sized crowd
✅ Writing speech notes that students will barely need to look at
✅ Speech writing for maximum persuasive effect
✅ Becoming strong story-tellers
✅ Utilizing voice tone to grip audiences attention
✅ Projecting voice loudly and confidently
✅ Winning trust with confident and comfortable body language
✅ Connecting genuinely with eye contact
✅ Reading and reacting to live audiences in real time
STRUCTURE OF THE Workshops
The Finding Your Voice student public speaking workshop is broken into three parts that constitute the before, during and after portions of speaking:
Addressing Fear and building confidence, preparing and structuring a compelling presentation and note-writing.
Developing the physical and verbal skills for powerful and persuasive speaking
Strategies for review and creating ongoing improvement for lifelong speaking skills
Finding Your Voice's flagship 3hr half-day high school workshop introduces secondary students to the skills of powerful public speaking through a progressive process of learning, integrating and demonstrating. Through the public speaking workshop each student works toward delivering their own persuasive speech to the group at its conclusion. Along the way students learn persuasive writing techniques, engaging delivery skills and the ability to respond to live audience feedback in real time which they incorporate into their own presentation delivered at the workshop’s climax.
“There's nothing better than seeing a student considered by teachers to be typically quiet and shy, by the end of the workshop, to come out of their shell and present passionately, expressing themselves to their classmates for the first time. Finding Your Voice gives them the skills and confidence, opening a safe space for them to do just that, and they carry those skills for a lifetime.”
-Adrian Alaberg
Testimonials
“Adrian is a first class presenter who is very relatable. His delivery is both engaging and informative, where he utilizes personal experience and research to ensure his messages are clearly understood.
Our students enjoyed working with Adrian and at the end of the workshop even the most nervous of students were able to write and deliver a speech to their peers with confidence.”
-Adryan Winnan, Head of Student Leadership, CBC Fremantle
"Adrian's workshop was very helpful in making me understand why I feel nervous when public speaking, and how I can overcome the nerves. He helped me feel confident and prepared for my head girl speech."
-Student Leader, Year 11, Seton Catholic College
“Adrian captured the student interest from the outset. The easy-to-understand strategies to combat nerves and deliver an engaging and impactful message were underpinned by current research in psychology and neurobiology...
Adrian's presentation skill and workshop organization was excellent, and his ability to tailor his presentation to the audience and the time we had available was very much appreciated.”
-Ellen Fortini, Head of Year, Perth College Anglican School for Girls
“These sessions are always engaging… There were plenty of laughs as they practiced standing and delivering speeches, with lots of encouragement along the way. We look forward to seeing our leaders using these new skills in all facets of their schooling”
-Stuart Hayward, Deputy Principle: Students, Emmanuel Christian Community School
"Even as an experienced public speaker, I gained a few extra tips which I have since used! Adrian is a confident, energetic and experienced presenter that I would highly recommend."
-Silvana Vicoli, Principal, Servite College
"The workshop was very beneficial to me as I struggle with feeling nervous whilst public speaking. It helped me to gain understanding that it's perfectly normal to feel nervous and how to grow from this"
-Student Leader, Year 9, Kolbe Catholic College
Adrian
B.App.Psych (Bachelor of Applied Psychology)
B.A (Hons) Eng & Cultural Studies
Grad.Dip.Ed (Secondary)
While performing as a stand-up comedian and studying secondary education at UWA, Adrian took on a full-time role as Perth's lifestyle and weather presenter on Channel 9's Today Show, before working Australia-wide on Channel 9's Weekend Today in 2020. Adrian works regularly as an event MC with clients such as MSWA and City of Cockburn, amongst many others. As a qualified teacher himself, Finding Your Voice blends Adrian's unique skills and experience into a workshop like no other.
Packages
Finding Your Voice is designed for a small-medium sized student group (15-50 students) run over a minimum two-period timeframe.
1hr intensive course
Best for schools with a limited time frame or a last minute booking, students learn the basic-intermediate skills of speaking and communication and are given the opportunity to read pre-prepared speeches to demonstrate their skills
2hr essentials course (MOST POPULAR)
Best for schools looking to significantly improve students’ speaking and communication. Students learn the skills of confident and powerful delivery and immediately demonstrate them in a group setting with their own speeches.
3hr half-day flagship workshop
Best for leadership camps or full-day incursions. Students gain the full experience, learning speech-writing and advanced skills of speaking and persuasion, delivering to small and large groups and are able to refine skills that dramatically improve their speaking.
Finding Your Voice workshops may also be adapted to fit custom time frames or split among multiple sessions depending on your school’s needs
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