This 4 week course aims to help you communicate authentically, with gravitas, impact and authority face to face and in virtual environments.
Sylvie will guide you through the theory and principles of speaking with confidence in an interactive learning environment to better understand you own communication habits and patterns.
Sylvie specialises in cross-cultural communication working with international audiences. She brings an understanding and awareness of this that will help you change and enhance your delivery to be more inclusive for diverse audiences, whilst being more connected to yourself.
Module 1: Introduction to Communicating with Confidence
Held on: Tuesday 3rd November 2020, at 12:00 – 13:00 GMT
Communication challenge happens both face-to-face and virtually. There are 5 main challenges that Sylvie Lui shall speak about: Voice, Body, Breath, Confidence & Mindset and Cross-cultural & International audiences.
Module 2: Connecting to our Voice & Identity
Held on: Tuesday 10th November 2020, at 12:00 – 13:00 GMT
Connecting to your voice and identity will allow you to understand the habits and patterns you use when speaking and how that impacts your communication. This module will create awareness and self-reflexivity on understating one’s own vocal usage in relationship with their identity.
Module 3: Becoming Vocally Confident (F2F & Virtually)
Held on: Tuesday 17th November 2020, at 12:00- 13:00 GMT
Discover what are the challenges in F2F and virtual communications and how they are similar/different. They are several challenges that Sylvie will highlight within this module such as eye contact and body posture.
Module 4: How to be more Inclusive in our Communication
Held on: Tuesday 24th November 2020, at 12:00 – 13:00 GMT
Discover what individual challenges are regarding inclusivity & diversity and what international and cross-cultural communication is. Sylvie will talk about current global issues and climate within communication to give a better
What you will learn:
- The main communication challenges in both F2F and virtual, and how to overcome them
- Breathing techniques
- Learn your own vocal usage in link with your identity
- How to use eye contact, body posture and engagement to increase impact with communication
- How to communicate effectively and inclusively across diverse teams
- Communicate effectively to individuals and small groups
- Deliver presentations with confidence
- Communicate messages in an understandable and memorable way
How you will benefit:
- Understand the foundations of what you need to communicate with confidence
- Understand your own voice and how to use it in different habits and scenarios
- Be able to understand your communication challenges and how you can improve them to speak with more confidence
- Understand your individual challenges in regard to inclusivity and diversity and be able to voice them.
- Learn in a supportive learning environment
- Access peer to peer support throughout the course
Who should attend?
Anyone wishing to improve communication skills, especially spoken communication
Agenda:
This course starts on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 and ends on Tuesday 24th November 2020. Each online session starts at 12:00 – 13:00 GMT.
- Tuesday 3rd November: Introduction to Communicating with Confidence
- Tuesday 10th November: Connecting to our Voice & Identity
- Tuesday 17th November: Becoming Vocally Confident (F2F & Virtually)
- Tuesday 24th November: How to be more Inclusive in our Communication
How to book:
Places are limited so click RSVP to register today and avoid disappointment. Registration will close on Tuesday 3rd November at 09:00 GMT.
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- Non-members and Digital subscribers: £180 + Fees
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About Sylvie Lui: Sylvie is a Chinese – Canadian voice coach based in London, UK. Her expertise is in vocal performance for effective communication and public speaking. She specialises in inclusivity & diversity and teaches with an intercultural and international perspective geared towards those working in international work spaces.
She is highly sought after for voice and communications workshops and private training on in the following areas:
- Executive Voice & Confidence Coaching
- Presentation Skills in the Boardroom
- Personal Effectiveness in Communication
- Speak & Lead with Authenticity
- Impactful Pitching Skills
- Advanced Interviewing Skills
- Clarity, Resonance, Articulation in Vocal Delivery
- Accent Softening & Vocal Technique
Sylvie works in London and internationally with global companies and privately with professionals across a varying spectrum of executive, senior & middle level management, entrepreneurs, lawyers/barristers, consultants, etc. from all sectors.
Some of her previous clients include:
Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, RBS, HSBC, RBC Capital Investments, Bank of China, Linklaters, Loyens & Loeff, Goodwin Proctor, Amazon, Sony, NHS, among others.
Presently, Sylvie teaches privately to corporate clients, individuals and group workshops in the UK, Europe and Canada & is the principle Voice/Speech Coach at Shout at Cancer Charity (UK).
In the past, Sylvie has worked as a performer, taught in drama colleges in London and has voice coached several plays and theatrical performances in Oxford, UK. She also leads seminars and speaks at conferences in the UK and North America and has run private workshops for MBA candidates at the University of Oxford, Saïd School of Business.
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