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Brilliant for confidence in public speaking

Excellent course to increase your confidence and manage nerves in any public speaking situation I decided enough was enough and I wanted to get over this fear of public speaking.

I was offered a new job that would involve making presentations and chairing meetings. This is something I had always wanted to do but this hidden fear held me back. On the outside my peers would say how confident and relaxed I was but deep down I felt like a bag of nerves. I didn’t know what to expect on this course but I was prepared to give it a go. It was brilliant! The drama, acting and voice exercises gave me the confidence to take on new challenges at work. Claire was very supportive and encouraging. She made the classes fun and safe for me to act out the thoughts and fears that were preventing me from going forward.

As the weeks went on, I stopped being critical about myself and started giving myself lots of praise. I had some difficult situations at work and this course gave me the confidence to present myself positively and get my message across in a professional way. I started to realise that people were interested in what I had to say and respected my views. As I moved out of my comfort zone and faced new challenges, I realised the anxiety and fears become less. I felt relaxed in situations that I used to find daunting. I do not shy away from presentations now but feel more excited about doing them. I still have the nerves but I can manage them and feel more in control instead of them controlling me. When the course finished I didn’t slip back into old habits, I continued to move forward on my journey.

Since the course I have presented to groups of over 20 people, I have chaired meetings and have delivered an hours coaching session to a small group! I would highly recommend this course and will be signing up for the two day workshop.
Alley, Manager (Hotcourses Review) About the Speaking with Confidence Course (Finding your Voice)

 

Social Anxiety has Disappeared

I attended two of Claire Schrader’s courses in 2012. “Finding your Voice“ was my first, in May 2012, followed by an “Improvisation for confidence“ course in the Autumn. I also did a 1-2-1 session with Claire. I literally connected with, and began discovering myself during Finding your voice. I actually continued to grow in confidence even more after the group had ended. I’m glad to say my social anxiety gradually diminished, and as I got stronger I learned to put some very traumatic experiences behind me and move on.

I have accepted that I will never be a very “chatty” person, (I tend to over-think too much) but to accept myself the way that I am, and to relax and simply be. I have found my own ways to express myself comfortably,  by sharing with others and contributing my time and energy as best I can, and I am also feeling less guilty for what I cannot accomplish. The most important achievement for me, was to overcome trauma successfully. I also discovered that (I think) am rather good at improvising! I highly recommend the Improv course to improve spontaneity and creativity. Such fun. I really want to take the Finding your voice course again in the future, to help me see how much I have grown in confidence over the last 2 years. I have Claire to thank for this.
R. C. Personal Assistant