Public Speaking Classes in Chicago, IL

Now more than ever, digital marketing is at the forefront of communications for businesses and people alike. Digital Marketing is no longer optional - it is the industry standard. Now is the time to educate yourself on how to promote and sell by leveraging online marketing tactics. This course will ignite your curiosity surrounding the fundamentals...

Have you ever noticed that there are some people we just seem to get along with really easily, and then there are others that just rub us up the wrong way? We find ourselves talking at cross purposes & arguments & misunderstanding seem to erupt from nowhere.  Often, what’s at the root of this are our individual behavioral styles –...

This is the chance for you to make a difference in how you communicate with others. Learn how to prepare for public speaking and use the power of the spoken word to move others. Through practice, speakers develop polish and finesse. As a result, their confidence builds. The focus is on how to organize ideas and communicate clearly, enabling participants...

The personal is universal - and we want to hear what you have to say in only the way you can share it. Everyone is a storyteller - be it onstage, on Zoom, or just in day-day life, and this class is about crystalizing the moments of joy, hilarity, and vulnerability that make you unique.  This class will focus on how to craft five-minute personal...

Are you afraid to speak in public? You're not alone. Don't let public speaking be an obstacle in your personal life or professional career. You will learn techniques to increase your speaking confidence whether in the workplace or in social situations. Learn to: Overcome your communication obstacles Confidently communicate your message to any...

This course focuses on the basics of improving your public speaking and presentational skills. Our text material is co-created by TEDTalks, an American media organization that posts talks under the slogan "ideas worth spreading". Students will analyze various works of TEDTalk presenters and practice all four skills – listening + speaking, reading...

“By learning how to consciously craft and share powerful stories, we can challenge oppressive systems and invite people to imagine and embody collective liberation. If we shift our cultural stories that sustain oppressive systems– narratives of domination, extraction, inadequacy, separation and inevitability, to narratives of wholeness, interdependence,...

In this overview, we will explore how you are communicating and how that is enhancing or taking away from your effectiveness. We will do this by engaging in fun and interactive exercises that will make you feel more aware, concise, clear and confident in how you are communicating. Takeaways Behavioral skills - physical communication behaviors...

In this overview, we will explore how you are communicating and how that is enhancing or taking away from your effectiveness. We will do this by engaging in fun and interactive exercises that will make you feel more aware, concise, clear and confident in how you are communicating. Takeaways Behavioral skills - physical communication behaviors...

Conquer your fear of public speaking with gradual exposure in manageable steps  Become more confident and effective in formal presentations, group discussions, and business meetings. We have been helping professionals, with moderate to severe public speaking issues, become dynamic, confident communicators in virtually any speaking environment....

This course is about how to enjoy public speaking whether it is in-person or online.  Many of the factors that make for great public speaking in-person are the same as they are online, so it is essential to learn to tap into those.  In addition, there are some ways in which the online medium can offer specific challenges to operating at your...

In this overview, we will explore how you are communicating and how that is enhancing or taking away from your effectiveness. We will do this by engaging in fun and interactive exercises that will make you feel more aware, concise, clear and confident in how you are communicating. Takeaways Behavioral skills - physical communication behaviors...

This course provides students with the skills needed to deliver formal and informal presentations.  Students learn how to research, organize, and prepare presentations that will inform and persuade an audience. Students develop their platform skills (body language, eye contact, voice projection) as they deliver clear, concise, and relevant messages....

What often makes photographs most interesting is when there is a compelling story or narrative behind the work. In this workshop, students will endeavor to improve their skills in storytelling through photography. Participants will question and dissect their previous work and push forward on their current projects using visual imagery to tell a story....

In this 2-day workshop, participants apply the principles of compelling storytelling to communicate more effectively on the job. Brief lectures and hands-on exercises focus on bringing an emotionally resonant arc to brand biographies, personal anecdotes for professional networking, and vision-into-action stories. Participants will get a chance...