Speak with Presence, Move with Purpose

At the end of the 3-day training, participants will be able to:

• Speak in public with greater ease, confidence and grounding
• Manage stress, stage fright and emotional pressure
• Use body, posture, movement and voice as communication tools
• Structure a clear, convincing and engaging speech
• Capture and hold attention through presence, intention and storytelling
• Align verbal, non-verbal and emotional communication

Module 1 – Introduction & First Speaking Experience

Objectives

• Create trust, safety and group cohesion
• Establish an initial speaking baseline

Activities

• Course overview & objectives
• Icebreaker: Introduce Your Partner
• Initial speech with group feedback

Module 2 – Postcard Workshop & Physical Presence

Objectives

• Arrive fully in the present moment
• Develop bodily awareness and openness

Activities

• Silent walking and grounding
• Movement exploration (pace, direction, impulses)
• Image-based self-introduction
• Emotional and symbolic connection to the group

Self-reflexion: Reflect on the contrast between speaking through words alone and speaking through embodied presence. What changed between your first and second introduction — in presence, voice, and impact?

Module 3 – Fundamentals of Communication (Body, Voice & Breath)

Objectives

• Understand communication as a whole-body experience

Key points

• Verbal, paraverbal and non-verbal communication
• Voice, breath, posture and silence

Movement, alignment and vocal awareness practices

• Body awakening & grounding
• Breath awareness
• Qi Gong practice
• Sound bath and voice resonance
• Dynamic contrasts of movement and sound

Exercise: One sentence, many meaning

Module 4 – Emotions in Motion (Part I)

Objectives

• Explore how emotions appear through posture and movement
• Develop expressive non-verbal communication

Activities

• Silent emotional postures
• Living sculptures (sculptor / sculpture)
• Group observation and feedback
• Reflection on authenticity and perception

Module 5 – Emotions in Motion (Part II: Living Dialogue)

Objectives

• Understand the impact of micro-changes in posture
• Explore contradiction between body and voice

Activities

• Posture transformation
• Voice/body contradiction
• Dialogue between sculptures
• Group debrief

Module 6 – Managing Stress & Stage Fright

Objectives

• Understand stress mechanisms
• Learn to regulate stress physically and emotionally

Practices

• Breathing techniques (box, diaphragmatic, grounding) & Qi Gong breathing integration
• Somatic yoga & tension release
• Tapping & body percussion
• Brain Gym (cross-crawl, lazy 8s, hook-ups)

Exercise: Reinvent Your Stress
Exercise: Catwalk (owning the stage)

Module 7 – Structuring a Clear Message

Objectives

• Build structured and convincing speeches

Key points

• 4 reasoning approaches:
• Chronological
• Thematic
• Opposition-based
• Diagnostic

Exercise
Crazy Idea speech (2–3 minutes)
Group feedback

Module 8 – Capturing & Holding Attention

Objectives

• Develop stage presence and attention management

Key points

• Ethos, Logos, Pathos
• Attention as intention and energy
• Experiential exercises
• Gravity Spot
• Pulse Connection
• Echo Point
• Invisible Thread
• Mirror exercise
• Spotlight Game
• Group reflection

Module 9 – Convincing, Buy-In & Objections

Objectives

• Influence with clarity and presence
• Handle objections under pressure

Activities

• Structuring ideas for buy-in
• Exercise: Objection! (real-life situations)

Module 10 – Pitch & Storytelling

Objectives

• Turn a message into a memorable experience

Key points

• Ingredients of a powerful pitch
• Storytelling structure
• Exercise
• Tell Us a Story (3-minute speech)

Module 11 – Speech Lab & Rehearsals

Objectives

• Refine delivery, presence and structure
• Increase confidence through repetition

Activities

• Individual rehearsal sessions
• Body, voice and posture adjustments
• Personal coaching moments
• Group feedback loops

Module 12 – Final Speeches & Evaluation

Activities

• Final 3-minute speech (imposed structure)
• Group and trainer feedback
• Self-evaluation (progress scale)
• Personal action plan

Build confidence and presence by reconnecting with the body, movement and non-verbal communication.
Transform stress into energy, structure ideas clearly and develop persuasive presence.
Anchor learning through intensive practice, repetition and feedback.

100% experiential learning
Innovative artistic and movement-based practices inspired by dance and theatre
Learning by doing, moving, experimenting and repeating
Short theoretical inputs integrated into practice
Continuous feedback (self, peers, traine

Unique Positioning

This training is based on a unique pedagogical alliance between the corporate world and performing arts.

Two complementary trainers:

• Soft skills & communication expert?(structure, persuasion, leadership communication, clarity)
• Professional dancer, choreographer & facilitator?(body awareness, presence, movement, stage expression)

Participants do not simply learn techniques, they experience public speaking through the body awareness, emotion and presence, before structuring their message.