Presence and Persuasion Group Course. 4-week small group course live in Melbourne
This in-room course gives you advanced communication skills in presence, persuasion and influence.
Using behavioural science, psychology and high-performance tools, you’ll embed simple, easy-to-access skills and strategies.
Who’s it for
Presence and Persuasion is for you if you’re a competent professional and recognise any of these in yourself:
- You want new strategies and fresh tools to persuade.
- You need to influence others, regardless of your position.
- You’re expected to perform confidently and know you can do a great job – but aren’t consistently convincing.
- You’re in a new role where you’re seen as an expert and need to demonstrate it.
- You need to influence to change opinions and gain action in presentations, conversations or meetings.
- You may be too concerned about what people think of you – and that’s frustrating.
We can look at any of these areas:
Giving presentations or speeches
Running or participating in meetings
1:1 conversations
How the course works
- You receive influence & persuasion models, techniques, tips and checklists to discuss and test. Everything from overarching models down to specific word choices.
- Deliver a short prepared presentation each week (your choice of content).
- This is videotaped, with a private link sent after the session.
- Practise a short impromptu ‘think on your feet’ talk each week.
- Lively group discussion sharing ideas and feedback to accelerate your progress.
- Get constructive feedback from people in different industries, adding to your toolkit.
What you’ll learn
The Five Pillars of Speakers Confluence®
confidence, engagement and influence
Consistent Confidence
Learn proven mindset and behavioural tools to build and maintain a confident presence when you need it. When you’re deflated, uncertain or need a boost.
Adaptable Authenticity
Walk that line between “being yourself” and adapting to situation and environment. How to modify your style and be versatile when needed, including matching others.
Real-time Resilience
How to get back on track in real time when knocked off-course. In Q and A for example, or when ambushed in a conversation. Or a superior walks in unplanned!
Dynamic Delivery
How to engage your audience even more effectively, with the right amount of energy and variety. Present with presence using contrast and space to gain and keep attention.
Intentional Influence
Demonstrate persuasive, influencing and positioning skills of yourself and your content. Learn a suite of strategies to increase your capacity to gain cut-through and impact.
Your public speaking, presentation and communication skills will be re- energised and advanced, as you learn techniques including:
Understanding and varying your own linguistic, vocal and body language styles.
Where influencing goes wrong, how to make sure you don’t fall into common traps.
The two lenses through which you’re judged – always – and how to balance them.
Signals you’re transmitting, often unknowingly! What habits might get in your way?
Presence and persuasion models and strategies. Research-based and proven.
How to adapt your style to persuade other parties, without being inauthentic or fake.
How to influence both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate agility.
Influencing up, down and across, even when competing for priority or attention.
Ready to go?
The details:
- Fridays starting 14 March 2025.
- Saturdays starting 15 March 2025.
- Duration: 9.30am – 12noon.
- Sessions: 4
- Venue: Quest Apartments, 741 Whitehorse Rd Mont Albert (near Box Hill) Melbourne
- Number of participants: 5 – 9
- Bonus 1: Video modules to supplement the course content.
- Bonus 2: Suite of ‘Done for You’ templates and resources to make creating persuasive, influencing presentations easy.
- Investment:
$1,360$980 + GST until 28 February.Instalment plan available at no extra cost:
4 months x
$340$245 + GST early bird.
Book with 100% confidence
If you miss a session, I’ll ensure you’re caught up and won’t get left behind.
What my clients are saying
I’ve just finished Level 2 Improve your Public Speaking Confluence course, and I can’t recommend it more; it was the best course I’ve done in a long, long time. Sarah’s approach to helping professionals with public speaking is remarkable, filling everyone with belief and confidence, and having the content to follow it up.
I’m also working with Sarah 1:1 and can see the difference it makes to my career.
Jack Burgess
Technology, Infrastructure integration & Construction Project Delivery
One of the best decisions I’ve made for my personal and professional growth. Interactive, with lots of opportunities to engage with each other and practice.
What really stood out was the balanced approach between theory and practice. Sarah did such a great job of explaining the principles of effective public speaking, but then we were given ample time to apply those principles in practice.
But perhaps the best part – it was genuinely fun! Sarah created a safe and supportive environment where we felt comfortable trying new things and taking risks.
I would highly recommend Sarah.
Jene Liu
National Director Multicultural Strategy, Director Commonwealth Private – CBA
Sarah has helped me prepare for an upcoming conference in which I will be presenting. The entire process has been extremely helpful and I am very grateful for the assistance she has provided. I recommend to anyone looking to improve their public speaking abilities!
Jeremy Graham
Computational Design Leader | Speaker | Developer
Sarah takes you through the entire journey in a supportive and interactive environment. Sarah uses contemporary, researched models in her teaching and gives you constructive feedback with tips and tricks every week.
I cannot thank Sarah enough, and it is one of the best decisions you can make for your own personal and professional development.
Kelsey Shi
One of the best decisions you can make for your own personal and professional development.
Frequently Asked Questions
4 weeks.
Fridays 14 March – 4 April
Saturdays 15 March – 5 April
AND
October 2025 dates TBC
At the Quest Apartments conference room in Mont Albert, Melbourne Eastern suburbs (near Box Hill).
Early Bird investment until 28th Feb: $980 plus GST upfront payment.
OR 4 monthly instalments of $245 plus GST. Instalments don’t cost you any more.
Regular course fee from 1st March:
$1,360 plus GST
OR 4 monthly instalments of $340 plus GST
Yes I will – so you’ll be able to join the course from anywhere. This will happen in 2024: contact me to go on a waitlist if you’re interested, and I’ll be in touch.
No problem. If you miss a week, you get a private 20 minute catch-up with me online to discuss what was covered, and anything else you need.
My groups are usually 6 – 8. This is small enough for specific content to achieve your outcomes of confidence and influence and tailor the content for your own needs and goals. This is a bespoke course, and my goal is always for you to get what you personally need from it.
Absolutely. I work with you at any level of confidence and presence. For you it may be small tweaks in your presence and gravitas that will make all the difference. And we’ll focus mainly on the influencing skills that you need.