Confident Public Speaking: From Nerves to Impact with Emotional Intelligence

This interactive training helps IT and AI professionals build confidence and clarity in public speaking, whether presenting in-person, online, or in hybrid settings. Participants learn how to manage performance stress, make their message impactful, and use empathy to connect with technical and non-technical audiences. Key topics include stress regulation techniques, body language cues, tone of voice, storytelling, audience engagement, and adapting to feedback. Through practical exercises, peer feedback, and guided speaking practice, participants will develop concrete tools to speak with presence, trust, and impact in digital and professional environments.

This training covers the following topics:

1. Set the Scene

• Neuroscience of public speaking & knowing your audience: clarify intention, audience, and message
• Stress management & emotion regulation before speaking
• Vocal power: volume, pace, emotional resonance
• Mood & energy priming: internal mood setting and audience priming techniques

2. Rock the Stage

• Using space: walking the room and connecting with people
• Body language cues for trust and credibility
• In-the-moment stress regulation strategies
• The neuroscience of storytelling
• Final impressions & responding to questions with confidence

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Prepare effectively for presentations by applying emotion regulation tools
• Manage performance stress before and during public speaking
• Use nonverbal communication and body language cues for trust and credibility
• Engage audiences through storytelling and clear delivery
• Respond to questions with composure and emotional clarity
• Adapt to audience reactions, including in online or hybrid settings

Practical speech exercises, peer feedback, role-plays, short reflection activities, and visualization