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Persuasive Speaking Skills Workshop Series - 2024
Become the clear, confident and fearless public speaker you have always wanted to be!
Focus on Persuasive Speaking Style, Presentation, and Public Speaking for Client Interviews and Meetings, and Court Appearances – both in-person and online. Build Leadership Speaking Skills!
Join award-winning and renowned CEO Bonnie Gross of SpeechScience International Inc. for her 3-part, in-person series of workshops that will teach you the secrets and tips of how great leaders, such as John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, have used their voice to exude power and leadership. Ms. Gross will use a series of interactive exercises together with audio, video and computer bio-feedback technology to provide you with individual feedback on how to develop your own powerful and authentic voice.
PART 1 - CREATE A POWERFUL MESSAGE FOR ANY OCCASION - AND USE YOUR VOICE AND TONE TO CAPTURE AND HOLD THE AUDIENCE
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (In-Person)
- Learn to create a strong and engaging public speaking experience for any occasion.
- Listen to, practice and analyze intonation techniques that will eliminate monotone, and hold the attention of any audience.
- Listen to and practice the value of a pause, and how to pace yourself to deliver a stronger message.
- Listen, identify and practice the most effective public speaking techniques of famous public speakers such as Barak Obama and Malala Yousafzai.
PART 2 - ELIMINATE NEGATIVE SPEECH HABITS AND LEARN NEW, PERSUASIVE SPEAKING HABITS
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (In-Person)
- Listen, identify and practice techniques to eliminate “um” “up tone”, filler phrases, mispronunciations, mumbling and other negative speaking habits.
- Learn and practice how to speak with a great voice by improving your voice projection, voice pitch and vocal resonance. Remember—everyone is born with a great voice – you just need to learn how to use it!
- Learn and practice how to greatly reduce your fear of public speaking with techniques to help you understand where your fear is coming from, and how to handle the issues you fear the most.
PART 3 – BE YOUR BEST ON ANY COMMUNICATION PLATFORM & LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR BODY LANGUAGE AND FACIAL EXPRESSION POSITIVELY
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (In-Person)
- Identify and practice the most effective techniques of body language and facial expression for both online and in-person speeches and presentations.
- Learn to use notes effectively in court and in presentations and speeches.
- Learn and practice how to capture and hold the attention of any VIRTUAL audience, and look your best on any online platform such as ZOOM, TEAMS etc.
- Putting It all together – to become the clear, confident fearless public speaker you have always wanted to be.
- Measure your progress.
Registration Fees
Members Fee
1 workshop: $215 + HST
Any 2 workshops: $430 + HST
All 3 workshops: $645 + HST
Non-members Fee
1 workshop: $265 + HST
Any 2 workshops: $530 + HST
All 3 workshops: $795 + HST
CPD
Each part of this program is eligible for 120 minutes of Professionalism content.
Speaker
Bonnie Gross, President, SpeechScience International
Bonnie Gross is an executive speaking and language specialist who uses both the science and mindset of speech to help LAWYERS become the most memorable and persuasive people in court, meetings and online.
Through SpeechScience International, Bonnie delivers high-impact training, in speaking mastery to professionals, teams, and leaders in Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Bonnie’s programs challenge lawyers fears, concerns, and long-held beliefs about public speaking to transform how they deliver their message to colleagues and clients.
Bonnie’s professional work as a speech-language pathologist focusing on the technical and science-based elements of speech unites with her broadcasting expertise in television and radio to deliver a unique, value-driven audience and client experience to leaders and corporations looking to elevate their speaking to reach new heights of success.
She has worked with Lawyers and specifically with the TLA throughout her career. Bonnie is devoted to strengthening the capacity of high-performance leaders and professionals to communicate and influence positive outcomes by developing dynamic speaking and communications skills.
More About Bonnie Gross
Read what professionals are saying about Bonnie:
I recently had the pleasure of participating in Bonnie’s program through the Toronto Lawyers Association. I wholeheartedly recommend Bonnie to anyone interested in improving how they communicate whether on a professional or personal level. Bonnie helps you identify and enhance your natural speech patterns…It is an amazing program that is definitely worth the time. I have taken other oral advocacy courses and can confidently say Bonnie is second to none.
Stacey L. Stevens LL.B, Partner, Thomson Rogers, Barristers and Solicitors
I feel this is one of the best learning experiences I’ve had.
Minish Parikh, Executive Director at CIBC
Everyone thought I did a great job and was one of the best speakers including better than the keynotes… the success was because of you. If we had not worked together, it would have a different story.
Arun Bordoloi, CFO Rakuten
Having taken over 200 hours of IBM skills training, I believe this is one of our best courses. It stands out in terms or content quality, it is well organized and it is taught by distinguished instructors. The skills I learned are practical, I was able to apply them immediately, and greatly I improved my SPEAKING MASTERY and confidence.
Zoran Kulina, IB
Any opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily the opinions of the Toronto Lawyers Association, its directors and staff.
This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.