Communication is Key
Recent studies show Gen Z students are failing to develop crucial social skills from a lack of face-to-face social interaction. Meanwhile a majority of employers now rank communication skills as the most critical workplace competency, even in technical roles. With teenagers' increasing technology-dependence this problem worsens every year.
Confident Communication is a student workshop designed as the real-world remedy to screen-time’s silent cost: lost social skills.
Confident communication Course
Confident Communication delivers year-by-year high school workshops, using developmental psychology to build lasting confidence and communication skills. The 45-minute in-school workshops run from years 7 to 12, preparing students to excel at interpersonal communication.
Confident Communication equips your students with a personalised ‘social toolkit’ giving them the confidence and competence to succeed socially: during and beyond school.
course Information
Confident Communication runs as a progressive series across Years 7–12. Each year group has its own tailored workshop designed for their developmental stage with the age-appropriate skills that they need most. Schools book the full-day program, and as students advance each year they graduate into the next level. Growing their confidence and communication skills step by step
Key Learning Outcomes
✅ Discovering students' unique personality type and how it shapes the way they communicate with others
✅ Developing empathy and perspective-taking
✅ Practicing body language, tone, and posture that create a confident first impression
✅ Learning how to read and respond to social cues in groups
✅ Building resilience against exclusion, teasing, and group pressure
✅ Strengthening emotional awareness to recognize feelings and manage reactions
✅ Learning to resolve disagreements respectfully without damaging relationships
✅ Building healthier communication habits both online and face-to-face
✅ Recognizing how social media impacts self-esteem and identity, and setting digital boundaries
✅ Growing empathy and inclusion skills to create stronger friendships and school connections
✅ Adapting voice tone and language for professional contexts
Year Level Syllabus
Year 7 – Building the Basics: What is Confidence?
Year 8 – Navigating Social Circles
Year 9 – Emotional Intelligence & Perspective Taking
Year 10 – Empathy & Digital Communication
Year 11 – Stronger Communication Through Self-Awareness
Year 12 – Real-World Confidence & Professional Presence
TEENAGERS & Communication
Adolescence is the most socially challenging period of our lives. Due to formative processes taking place in the brain (the pre-frontal cortex, specifically) teenagers struggle with a range of socially-necessary skills, from emotional regulation and impulse control to understanding context, perspective-taking and empathy (any high school teacher will vouch for this!)
All this while teenagers are trying to find their identity and build relationships with peers. Gen Z face an unprecedented challenge as they are developing socially and attempting to build genuine connection in a culture that actively discourages face-to-face communication and promotes a near-constant focus on self. It has put them at a disadvantage and puts up a barrier to their success beyond school.
Confident Communication helps students excel at interpersonal communication by first opening a space for them to understand themselves. Through self-awareness students are able make sense of, and manage their own emotions. This opens the door to understanding the emotions and perspectives of others: the real key to confident and authentic communication.
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
“Adrian Alaberg’s leadership/public speaking workshop was engaging and empowering. Students participated enthusiastically and engaged in all aspects of the workshop. Adrian’s relatable stories of failure and success helped build confidence, showing that leadership isn’t about fitting a mold, it’s about believing in yourself and having the courage to try. He made everyone feel capable, reminding us that perseverance and self-belief are key.”
-Angela Gileno, Acting Deputy Principal: Mission & Identity, Emmanuel Catholic College
“His delivery and content was well received by the students, many of whom were able to implement the tips about tailoring the speech to different audiences and boost their confidence before delivering their speech to peers. He was very flexible and open to suggestions, and was happy to tailor the session to our students' needs. I would highly recommend schools book him in. I am keen on approaching him to deliver another session for us in the near future”
-Haruki Jiang, teacher EAL/D, Willeton SHS
"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’s story
B.App.Psych (Bachelor of Applied Psychology- UWA)
B.A (Hons) Eng & Cultural Studies (UWA)
Grad.Dip.Ed (Secondary, UWA)
When I was 15 I had a speech for English class that was perfect on paper. But when I stood in front of my classmates, I froze. My mind went blank, I stumbled, stuttered, and sweat. I failed the assignment. No amount of knowledge could help me when I physically couldn’t present it.
Once I finished school I decided to face that fear in the most extreme way I could think of: by stepping onto the stand-up comedy stage! That decision changed my life. Over the next 15 years I toured WA's comedy scene, became Perth's lifestyle and weather presenter on Channel 9's Today Perth, worked as a professional MC, presented nationally on Channel Nine’s Today Show, and even appeared on a global Netflix series.
From being too scared to speak in front of my class to confidently presenting to millions worldwide, I’ve learned (often the hard way) what it takes to communicate with confidence. Now I teach what I've learned at schools across WA through Finding Your Voice to give students the confidence and skills I wish I had at their age. It has become my mission
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