Pep up Your Presentation Skills: Let's Hear You Roar with public speaking and presentation skills professional, Helen Gottstein
Monday, June 19, 09:30-15:15
Writers don’t just write, they also speak about their work on book tours, interviews or in social settings. Knowing how to read for an audience, present your own story and discuss your writing is a skill seldom addressed.
This training day will address the personal and professional presentation needs of writers whether novelists, academics or bloggers and equip and strengthen the participants’ abilities to present their work effectively. Training is not theoretical. Participation, contribution and reflection are essential to the learning process.
Participants will be filmed and will view their presentations during the session.
The day will cover:
Effective and professional self-presentation and the joys of small talk
Picking your reading
The Mechanics of Passionate Presentation
Fielding questions: What to share and what not to share, boundary setting, truth and editorial privilege.
Details
Minimum/Maximum Participation: 6/12 Cost: 450 NIS if paid in full by June 7, 550 NIS subsequently. Location: Talbiya, Jerusalem (more details upon registration). Registration: Sign up and we will be in touch. Payment can be made via bank transfer, cheque/check or cash (by special arrangement).. Cancellation policy: If you cancel within one week of the class and your place cannot be filled, you will be asked to cover the total cost of the seminar.
Helen Gottstein is the proud owner of LOUD and Clear, a communication training business with a focus on effective messaging, storytelling and pitching. She taught Public Speaking for four years at Bar Ilan University and is a judge for Debating Matters in Israel. Through her private clinic, she has helped hundreds of people learn and practice critical skills in the areas of direct and group communication. Her current clients include Members of the Knesset, the JDC, the National Library, writers, academics, business owners, and CEOs. Helen has a particular interest in the power of language used well, cultural codes and emotional intelligence. She is a frequently featured and promoted blogger at the Times of Israel on women, business and Jewish values.