THE RETELLABLE SPEAKER

PRESENCE AND POWER ON THE STAGE

Signature Speech Creation For Purposeful OC Leaders

In this new era, all the world truly is a stage. You speak from your desk, from your car, and from the big stage, with cameras looking at you from all angles. And to truly influence your audience, you'll need to bring your best game in the areas of memorability, clarity of message and depth of presence. That's why we've created The Retellable Speaker - to help you bring your transformative insights and authenticity to your next stage, large or small. Led by author, story coach and speaker trainer Jay Golden, this course is designed exclusively to serve purposeful Orange County leaders.

Starts February 22nd at Antis Campus in Irvine

-Christopher Ticknor
Chief Transformation Officer, United Way of Orange County

In this intimate* and highly-interactive three month live and virtual journey, you will:

  • Develop a signature speech as you break your stories and insights in half and put them together again with greater coherence.
  • Enhance your presence and effectiveness as a speaker as you learn and practice the techniques of experts on the big and small stage.
  • Learn a framework that will shape your journey and inform future talks.
  • Improve your storytelling as you shape and share your improved opening story and supporting stories to fold into your talk.
  • Sharpen your key messages to enhance memorability and cohesion. Work to better connect them to your greater speech.
  • Define and refine goals that clarify your reason for speaking and areas of growth, and depict what success looks like.
  • Test and try new material as you tell and retell stories and practice methods in class and on LinkedIn.
  • Learn from leaders around you as you build relationships with others on the journey.
  • Become a better listener and advisor as you practice giving feedback to those leaders around you based on the goals and story shaping parameters we've set.
  • Have fun!

Some questions we'll address:

  • How do you make your speech memorable and seamlessly include your most important messages?
  • How do you optimize for impact and inspiration?
  • Where do you start?
  • How do you organize it? What do you cut? What do you keep?
  • How do you bring life to your words?
  • How do you find, shape and tell supporting stories effectively, yet without skipping the important parts?
  • How do you fit in the right examples and metaphors?
  • How do you keep from reading yet also remember where you're going?
These questions are just the beginning of what we'll explore in this story-centric approach to presence and power on the stage.

THE COURSE PLAN:

Month 1: Moving the Impact Dial (Main Session Live in OC)

  • Introduction: What is a Signature Speech?
  • Goal Setting, Frame Building, Opening Story (3 hrs) - In person February 22nd from 2pm-5pm
  • Moving the Dial - Sketch the why, what and how of your presentation
  • Explore the Journey Curve as a framework for keynote development
  • Workshop a sample opening story with us and refine for a social media share
  • Speech shaping office hours (1 hr)

Month 2: Power and Presence (On Zoom)

  • In-Person Speaker's Intensive (3 hr) -  On Zoom  March 22nd from 2pm-5pm
  • Explore the Eight Keys to Presence
  • Connect your key points and refine messages
  • Speech shaping office hours (1 hr)
  • Test your talking points

Month 3: Bring Your Signature Talk (On Zoom)

  • Presenting and Refinement (3 hr) - On Zoom April 19th from 2pm-5pm
  • Story shaping office hours (1 hr)
  • Private coaching session (1 hr)
  • Refine and deliver your keynote to the group
  • Ongoing social media story review and support from members

Timeline: February through April

Main Session Dates: February 22 (in person in Irvine), March 23 and April 19 on Zoom: each @ 2 PM - 5 PM PT

Office Hours Dates: February 27, March 28, April 26 @ 2pm - 3PM PT

Coaching Session: As scheduled

Price: $1,850 if you enroll by February 20 ($200 discount for returning attendees)

Contact: Email here for sign-up details and for more information.

*Class will be limited to 12 participants on a first come, first served basis.

The Retellable Speaker is led by Author, Storytelling Coach and Keynote Speaker Jay Golden

Jay Golden guides visionary leaders who are changing the world. Whether the work is a meaningful story shared with an intimate group of stakeholders, a pitch to a funder, or the talk of your life in front of 5,000 people, Jay works to help his clients share their ideas in a fulfilling, effective, and integrating manner. Over 12 years, Jay has coached hundreds of transformative leaders to come into their most authentic, powerful voice.

But these are not all grand stories. They sometimes start small, with an untended insights or stories that carry undiscovered meaning. But they gain power as they come to life; and not just for the listeners. “For a story to change the world,” Jay says, “It has to change you first.”

As a speaker and trainer, Jay has traveled the world, from Amsterdam to Marrakesh to Sydney, inspiring and guiding audiences by reflecting the power of their own lived experience. His book, Retellable: How Your Essential Stories Unlock Power and Purpose, is a guide to the why, what and how of shaping memorable, relatable stories in leadership communications.

Learn more about what Jay's clients have to say here.