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Whether you like it or not, public speaking is something we will all face at some point in our lives. It is an important skill that everyone should have, as it greatly assists with your personal and professional development. Not so keen on it yourself? Don’t worry. Great public speakers are made, not born. With the right presentation training and techniques, anyone can master the art of public speaking.

Your potential to influence, persuade and lead with your presentation skills is limitless. After all, speaking is our most simple, direct and powerful way to communicate. It has so much more impact than any email, letter or text message.

Great presentation skills will assist you in so many ways, such as:

• Client meetings
• Facilitating a meeting at work
• Presenting information to more senior staff
• Giving talks on your area of expertise
• Promoting your business to people you meet in your day-to-day life
• Delivering a great speech at a birthday party
• Giving a talk at a wedding about the bride or groom

With the right training, you can manage your nerves, prepare a well structured presentation speak eloquently, engagingly and memorably at any occasion.

Maureen Bell, owner of presentation skills coaching company Speak with Presence, will be delivering a talk to help you improve your public speaking and presentation skills. Her practical tips and tricks will change your attitude to public speaking, and improve your ability without forcing you to change your natural speaking style.

Three Take Home Values:

• The ability to identify your purpose and outcome at every speaking event.
• Tips to manage your nerves
• Speaking delivery tips that will engage your audience.

Who is Maureen Bell?

"I saw a great transformation in our group of Team Leaders as they progressed through Maureen’s program. On completion, all eight leaders gave exceptional presentations. They spoke with confidence and passion and were articulate and inspiring! Well done Maureen, you really do give people the skills to present with confidence & ease."

Alison Causebrook - Human Resources Leader, Flight Centre Corporate Division

With confidence, public speaking can be enjoyable and fun. Maureen Bell is a public speaking and presentation coach, who has been helping individuals maximise their potential and confidence for over eight years. She achieves these outcomes by providing people with the practical tools to harness their individual strengths when they speak and present. To improve communication and presentation skills, Maureen does one-on-one presentation training, runs programs for a diverse range of companies, and facilitates small and large group training sessions. Her company is Speak with Presence, which is exactly what Maureen can teach anyone to do.

Maureen began her career at Flight Centre. Her excellent performance saw her progress through the company, from Store Manger to Novice Training Centre Manager, Global Management Training Centre Manager, to Training Manager of Australia, and ultimately, Human Resource Manager of Flight Centre USA. Maureen’s rise was driven by her excellent interpersonal and communication skills—a fact illustrated when she was asked to develop and deliver a national Leadership Training program which was adopted by Flight Centre across all global operations.

However, it was in her role as a facilitator of large group sessions (up to 500 people) that she realised what a negative impact a lack of public speaking skills could have on people’s lives and careers. Her passion to rectify this encouraged her to strike out from the top echelons of Flight Centre, and start her own business coaching people to Speak with Presence. Given the correct support and training, Maureen believes that any person can achieve outstanding public speaking results and be the master of their own career and life journey.

www.speakwithpresence.com.au