I was able to see shifts each week in my daily professional life. I was sometimes surprised to see how a new learned technique got integrated so quickly and sometimes almost unconsciously. I love all the exercises that we did. It was fun and very helpful. I feel way more confident about my public speaking abilities after this workshop, but most importantly, I now enjoy it in a genuine way without caring too much of what other people think. I would definitely recommend this workshop to anyone who wants to bring their public speaking skills to the next level.
Laetitia, Manager Retail Ops, L'Oréal
Becoming self-aware of my mindset towards public speaking and gaining confidence from the tools that Josh shared will be (and already is!) a game-changer in my role and ability to develop others in our organization. I know I will look back on this training as a pivotal shift in my leadership. Josh, thank you for using the gifts that God has given you to release gifts in others! So grateful!
Britton Bill, Associate Central Ministry Leader - LifeKids, Life.Church
Josh has a palpable calm that he brings to this learning opportunity. Public speaking can have a lot of different emotions tied to it. It was really helpful how he showed up and framed this learning opportunity for us. By the end of the first session I already had a huge shift in mindset. I also now look at public speaking as an opportunity to teach and look forward to future opportunities to share.
Susan Riddles, Central Team Leader - Purchasing
This was an absolutely wholesome workshop. Josh really pushes you to find your voice and tap into barriers that keep you from being a truly successful public speaker. I made leaps and bounds.
Olga Garduno, Research Coordinator
The Art of Public Speaking produces a wonderfully collaborative opportunity to practice effective communication and storytelling. It successfully unpacks the mindsets and behaviors one can augment to minimize threat and elevate confidence. Most importantly, it’s a safe space to step out of your comfort zone and try new things.
Paul G.
This is not a typical public speaking course I expected. Josh helped me discover my roadblock to being an effective speaker and gave me tools to navigate through my presentation. I learned more about myself. :)
Anne R., Unicef
Dear Josh
You will never believe this but I am finally able to own and share with the world that “I am a speaker and storyteller.” I am able to do this after taking your class. I can’t thank you enough.
Always Speaker and Storyteller, TinaMarie Clark
I experienced lots of pleasure and fun while taking this class. I learned how you can control the room and how having the mindset of the teacher makes me feel very comfortable with speaking to the audience. While performing I experienced that I may have a little acting skill I never discovered before. Josh was excellent and very helpful and great with his teaching skills.
San Rivera
The public speaking class run by Josh Davis was excellent. I was not sure what to expect and admit that part way through I questioned if I could benefit, but I did have a very important mind shift that the course allowed me to achieve and I believe it will be very helpful in my future.
Sally Wakeman, Managing Director, Stratton Properties
Spending the two days with Josh in the Art of Public Speaking was unexpected and transformational. Learning to deliver a speech and pitch so effortlessly was astounding. He guides the workshop as a conversation which inspired me to take his special techniques into my work. This course is essential to anyone who works with people as it will enable you to BE with people with ease and allow you to experience head on fullness of your capacity as a public speaker. I never knew I’d be so willing to get up and speak with [little] notice. Josh’s exercises were subtle yet impactful. I can present to my ability to simply make a difference for others outside of what used to be a “fear” of speaking publicly!
Hélène Sanoussi, Panel Curator and Life Coach
Really enjoyed this course! Went into it thinking it would be about how to speak in public by using the right body language, posture, etc. But was pleasantly surprised at Josh’s approach. Very intuitive and fun learning experience. I will make use of what I learned and I feel like I discovered subtle things that make me feel like a better speaker than when I came in! Thanks J
Arjun Thummalachetty, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder, FortunaHLTH
Great course – Pushed the envelope. Definitely expanded my way of thinking about giving presentations. Not “just another” public speaking course. Josh supplies you with a toolbox full of techniques to both change your approach to public speaking and improve your delivery in order to get the results you seek from your presentations. I highly recommend it.
Diane F Giorg, MD
This course is going to be very useful for me. I can now dissect the reasons/causes of my anxiety in presenting to a large group and have the tools, a structure to address it. I also like the course in its approach at getting one comfortable and presenting by starting with a 1:1 then gradually building the size of the audience. Along the way adding more tools as we progress. The most interesting thing I’d like to try is the anchoring technique and utilizing the Readiness Timeline method.
Gene
Josh’s weekend seminar was a very unexpected and wonderfully different experience. I thought the seminar structure would be conventional in that we would get up on stage and talk about a topic and get feedback on language, voice, posture, gestures etc. Instead that was the least emphasized part of the seminar. Josh took us through two days of understanding and taking ownership and power over the mental space we were situated in and utilizing meaningful techniques to turn that space into one that had compassion, was strategic, organic, comfortable, and brought forward the best we could offer of ourselves. There were plenty of opportunities to explore options of techniques and recognize there was no one way available, but rather many different options that we could use to get different effects. The whole process and experience of public speaking was made to feel completely organic and very doable. And enjoyable! Highly recommend the seminar.
Healthcare Entrepreneur
Excellent. Great content and mix of theory and practice. Josh was fantastic. He just made it so easy it feels like the day goes really fast. Almost difficult to believe you can take on so much in just two days.
The best part is that you walk away with a ton of new experiences and a framework/material that you can easily revisit when needed. I recommend it to anyone, even if you already think you are good at public speaking. It’s transformational.
Jacobo A.
Josh’s weekend Art of Public Speaking is time well spent. As a presales consultant, I do many product demos and presentations and he gave me new tools to include into them. It is so refreshing to see public speaking in a new way. If you are looking for a new approach or experience in public speaking, then Josh will not disappoint!
Samuel Pena, Director, Solution Architect
This course FAR exceeded my expectations. Josh gave me a different perspective on public speaking and Q&A as a whole. I am leaving here with a different framework on how to approach the conversation and cannot wait to try it out in practice.
I was supposed to sign up with a work friend but he bailed… excited to tell him all about what he missed out on.
Matt M., Financial Advisor
I found this course to be helpful and fun. Rather than provide us with some dogmatic set of public speaking (presentation) “tricks,” Josh took a different approach: he encouraged us to think about our preparation as both dreamers and realists – to embrace a “teacher mindset” with authentic confidence and courage. I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me as a presenter. NLP has inspired a new outlook – the “work,” while challenging, should be fun!
Hank Mittnacht, Grade 8 Teacher
Intending to become a better presenter, I decide to register for the Art of Public Speaking class at the NLP Center. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the class. During the 2 days Josh challenged the class to present topics in extreme formats helping us explore a range of possibilities that, while feeling unnatural, gave us confidence in our ability to try new things. I walk out of the class confident that my presentation skills have improved tremendously. Thanks Josh!!!
Maria Melo, Business Consultant
I loved getting to explore different mindsets and approaches to not just doing public speaking, but really enjoying it. Evaluating the inherent expectations that I bring into a presentation, has really helped me to ensure that I'm setting goals that are attainable and personally inspiring to me. It's not only helped in speaking, but leading in other capacities.
Zach Hurley, LifeGroups/LifeMissions Pastor, Life.Church
Josh’s workshop was very effective in helping me address my concerns about off-guard conversations. I feel more confident that I now have the skills to approach these situations when they arise in the future.
Katie Kang, Early Childhood Director. Tuvia Preschool
While I was not new to public speaking nor classes on this area, I am walking away with a completely new and more agile mindset about enjoying public speaking rather than simply getting through it. Josh was extremely effective in bringing us to new insights and empowering us to try a number of powerful techniques. I now have made new discoveries about myself as a presenter that I didn’t make after doing public speaking for work for over a decade.
Thank you, Josh, for the tremendously valuable tools and guidance you gave me to take my game to a whole new level I didn’t think was possible.
Silvia Li, Vice President, Business Development, Chicago IL
Josh has such a welcoming manner and approach which immediately put me at my ease. I found my nerves lessen as the classes progressed and by the last class I was able to stand in front of the people in my class and tell a completely unrehearsed story without a trace of anxiousness. Changing my thoughts and reframing my unhelpful ways of thinking really helped me to approach public speaking, previously a nerve wracking experience, in a completely different way.
I would definitely recommend Josh and the course for anyone who wants to overcome their fear of public speaking.
June, Psychotherapist
I have always feared to speak publicly, however, Josh made it so much easier, from the first class! I just went to the stage with the specific tool he gave us and was able to engage with the audience while I was telling the story. The follow up classes always included some challenging surprises, that were easy to overcome with Josh’s help and practice. Engagement of the crowd also helped to be fully expressed and push the limits of what I normally used as my presentations.
I got deep and profound experience and definitely leaving inspired to speak publicly more often. Big thanks to Josh for being a true leader who is inspiring and patient at the same time.
Olena, Founder of “Fit Mingles”
Josh was a great teacher. He introduced the subject in a very structured way to help make lasting changes. I would say that I am leaving the class with important tools that are life-changing and transformational. I would give this class a 10 ( on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is “most satisfactory.”)
Chandreyee Mitha, HR Officer, UNICEF
This was an extremely helpful course. It was well structured with the right amount of guidance and self exploration. I will use these tools throughout my career and life. You also made it fun! Thanks for your thoughtful teaching.
Bernie
Throughout college and my professional life, I have sought out a variety of resources with the purpose in mind of improving group communication. I found Josh’s public speaking course to offer a solution that is distinct in crucial ways. The tools and overall approach that I walked away with are both broadly applicable to a variety of thinking styles, and easily fine-tuned to fit individual circumstances. If you are looking for a durable solution to life’s socially oriented communication challenges, I cannot recommend this course enough.
Erik Vosburgh, Environmental Engineer
This was a great workshop – very impactful and well-organized. The teacher (Josh) made sure every concept landed well for everyone and explained things with great examples / in detail. For me the shift in mindset and identifying triggers was the most valuable and useful tool. Thank you!
Julia Maksimova, Commercial Real Estate Broker
I successfully defended my dissertation on Tuesday! I can say that this should have been the most nerve-wracking presentation I have ever done and that was not the case simply because of the public speaking seminar!
I used the teacher mindset and the fear/readiness timelines to get the job done and done well. The overall best technique for me is the fear/readiness timeline. Wow, did it work! Thanks to Josh for his thoughtful, thorough and fun approach to teaching us and thanks to all of my classmates in the public speaking seminar for working through our trepidations and uncertainties together. Your enthusiastic participation and support to me in my efforts helped me successfully defend! Many, many thanks!!!
I will be back for NLP, no doubt about it!
Lisa
The Art of Public Speaking workshop significantly increased my level of confidence with any type of discussion or presentation in front of different audiences. I can apply the skills I gained in many areas of life beyond public speaking. I highly recommend this workshop to people who get anxious during presentations.
Olga Kravets, MS, PA-C, CH
It is a very engaging class, that helps you explore all or the majority of the facets of public speaking. It helped me get out of my shell and communicate more easily in the group.
R.P., Lead Software Developer
Great class whether you are new to public speaking or you do so every day for a living.
Nate S.
This is not my first public speaking class but it can be my last. :) This course led by Josh really made an impact to my public speaking performance! It did not only help me to decrease my anxiety to a manageable and useful level, but it also taught me to raise awareness about what I am actually presenting. Finally the focus shifted from “all eyes on me” to what really matters - my audience and the content! I totally recommend this class to anyone who wants to not only be great in public speaking but also enjoy it! Plus - this class is so much fun!!
M.I., Mgr, Talent Management
I just wanted to say a huge, huge thanks. The learnings from this training caught me by surprise. I almost didn't participate because it was framed as training for public speaking, and in my mind that equates to someone standing on a stage which is not currently a need I have. But in the description there was mention that it could help with meetings too, and I was feeling that one of the best ways to help my team in the next 12mo would be to get better at meetings. I expected presentation tips and frameworks, but what I am taking away is so much more. Yes, this will have a very real and meaningful impact on meetings. As I practice what we learned, I expect them to improve maybe 10% month after month over the next few months leading to a big long-term impact. But far more meaningful to me personally is that I honestly believe this will be life transforming. And I don’t say that flippantly. If anything, I’m given to understatement rather than hyperbole. I love the work I get to do, but over the years the public communication aspect has always led to the most stress, frustration, and even depression I experience. But despite being a pretty self-aware person, I had never made that connection to public communication and certainly did not have any hope of it ever changing. My job now is 50% meetings, so you can imagine how much of an impact that has. Because your training equipped us to spot mindsets, expectations, and triggers that are undermining us and identify ways to overcome them, I now have a toolkit that I can apply to a limitless range of different and nuanced situations. I know that there is a lot of work ahead, but I’m not intimidated because for the first time I can remember I feel a hope that I didn’t know was possible. I’m 43; I feel like I’ve been given back the next 43 years of my life. A thank you is inadequate, but thank you!
Sam
Thanks for 2 great sessions! I never knew public speaking could be so applicable to my real life. Your course helped me to shift my anxious mindset and set more useful expectations for myself.
Eliana Harris
I loved the science behind communication. It helped to me to feel more confident about my feelings on "what works" when trying to best convey a message. Thanks Josh!
I am so grateful I took the [Art of Public Speaking] class with Josh Davis. It gave me a framework that I can use and take with me for the rest of my life.
Caesar Stovall, Brand Ambassador, Production Manager, Moët Hennessy
Josh is an incredible instructor. He is extremely knowledgeable on the subject of public speaking and has an uncanny ability to guide people out of their comfort zones to a place where they can really learn a lot about themselves.
The course was exceptionally useful for me. Before arriving I thought public speaking was very black & white; either you were naturally good at it or you weren’t. Having taken the course I now have so many tools that I can draw from to help me prepare for those moments when you’re unprepared. This is something I did not realize was possible but Josh was able to walk us through the process in a very methodical and fun way. I also learned how to be comfortable in front of different types of groups from executives to analysts via the “Teacher Method.”
All in all this was a tremendously useful two days and could not be happier with the results.
Alex Mejean. Real Estate Investment Professional.
Josh is an amazing teacher and presenter. Very knowledgeable on the topic of NLP, Neuroscience and the art of public speaking. I have been involved in the field of communication for many years and have learned many valuable tools and techniques I can use in the future. I definitely recommend this course for anyone who is interested in becoming a more powerful speaker and presenter.
Eva L., Human Resources Professional, NLP Master Practitioner
Extremely helpful…walking away with a toolbox full of techniques I’ll start using right away: accessing the right state, overcoming stage fright, preparation check list, experimenting with body language. Priceless.
Veronika, Management consultant
Josh was amazing, entertaining and informative. He really allowed us to connect to the material and the tools provided gave me the foundation and confidence to explore the space without fear and reach a new level of learning and experience.
-Paul D.
The public speaking course with Josh was a great introduction to public speaking. I feel like I now have the tools to use and grow as a speaker.
– James H.
As my first experience with NLP, I walked in not knowing what to expect, just only the hope that I can improve my speaking skills. The class, however, did so much more as it opened up a new way I can look at speaking. Instead of feeling like I had no control, I learned the tools from NLP to feel empowered about my ability to present. It has been a transformational experience, one that I would recommend to anyone who feels uneasy speaking in front of an audience. It is a much more in depth approach to why we do what we do and solutions for change. I’ve found the instructor, Josh Davis, to be very dedicated to his teachings and an excellent organization of content that seemed to pass time without realizing that 8 hours went by.
Tatiana Shvachuck. Writer, & Founder and CEO of Enlightened Beauty – A company dedicated to empowering women through beauty, health, & wellness.
I decided to register for the course titled “The art of public speaking.” I must say that it was money well invested. I teach several classes myself and I found that this course helped me to polish my public speaking skills. Josh Davis is a very knowledgeable professional who knows how to make you feel comfortable while instructing you about different techniques. I hope there is a second part to this course, if that is the case I will definitely enroll.
Kenny Ledee. RN MSN CPLC
I found this seminar to be incredibly helpful and really made me find a new/better approach to public speaking. The “teacher mindset” is especially helpful, where I now believe that I’m engaging with an audience (while presenting) in a way that allows for them to learn valuable information from me.
After practicing different ways to prepare for my future presentations, I now feel more confident in knowing that I’m much more capable of communicating to others than I originally realized. Based on the new techniques that I’ve learned from this class, I now look forward to putting these refined skills to good use – instead of dreading it (public speaking) like I did before.
Josh was very thoughtful, patient, knowledgeable, and encouraging – which is a hard balance to find with a group of strangers. I’d highly recommend him as an instructor and would be very willing to take more of his classes in the future.
Abby Welter, Marketing and Communications at PPFA
This class was amazing – far exceeding my expectations. I fully enjoyed Josh’s style of engaging us – friendly, illuminating, enjoyable. The two days flew by. The only thing missing is more of it!! I’d even like to repeat this course because it opened so many pathways for me to explore. I’m excited to go to work tomorrow to start incorporating these techniques. I now know that EVERY interaction is a PRESENTATION! Thanks, Josh!
Jesse Lependorf, Freelance Creative Director at The Brand Union
I felt the program was really well designed. It’s not your typical “10 ways to be a better public speaker.” The program goes into the fundamentals of what makes one an effective speaker… be it for a formal presentation, or for a group meeting. The program goes deep into some unheard techniques of acquiring the right mindset, attitude, controlling anxiety that surrounds a public speaking event, etc. It was very valuable for me. It made me realize the potential within me. The science behind the program makes the program more effective.
V.K. Head of tech, media and entertainment
Thanks so much to Josh for his wonderful class on the art of public speaking. Josh brings passion, understanding & humor to this excellent class which covers the many successful ways one can prepare for presentations of many types: From public speaking to small talk, or even go into a presentation un-prepared. I particularly found valuable the idea that a presentation should be a success for the presenter as well as the audience. In the final segments of the class where we performed specific exercises it was great to see how so many individuals who felt they were not successful presenters open up and blossom into successful presenters!
Charles Mallea. Architect.
Josh is an amazing teacher with great energy. He pushes his students to their limits making them more comfortable and aware of their potential skills as public speakers. I am much more comfortable speaking in public now thanks to this class. Josh also manages really well to maintain an energetic group. Very lively, fun & helpful class to take. Good mix of theory & practice.
Lara K. ICF certified Life Coach
[…] It’s so great to learn the art of public speaking from someone who is so great + natural at it – Thanks!
Josh made sure everyone felt important in class and was paid enough attention. I was delighted by the amount of new things I learned in only two days and how well I remember them, and thus can apply straight away. Considering his previous experience and my personal impression from the training, I would recommend him to both individuals and companies in need of training in public speaking.
Quite simply lifechanging! This workshop, masterfully crafted and taught by Josh Davis, truly changed not only the way in which I approach any form of public speaking but also gave me the tools to better manage all sorts of life situations that bring up feelings of anxiety or fear. In one short month, I found myself miraculously transformed in the face of any public speaking forum from speeches to board presentations, and even confrontational family situations. I went from being crippled by fear to knowing that I have the tools to manage my moments of anxiety and transform them into powerful tools that can help me convey my message, and enjoy the process! Thank you, Josh, for helping me find enjoyment outside my comfort zone!
Fiorenza C., Certified Life Coach, New York
I took Public Speaking […] with Josh Davis and [it was] spectacular. The exercises helped me discover the type of speaker I would like to be and the experience I would like my audience to have. It was also confidence building. I would definitely recommend it.
Renee Garzon
Excellent class! Well organized, great content, real world application. Josh is a fantastic instructor.
I was pleasantly surprised with this course. I really enjoyed the course that Josh facilited. Everyone was engaged and we've all been very interested in applying new cognitive information that I was not aware of. I think this is really the kind of course where you can benefit directly at work but also in your personal life. I would recommend this course and wish i had taken this class 20 years ago but as one says.. it is never too late.
Youcef Benzine, Operations Data Analyst, United Nations Federal Credit Union
I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop, thank you for making it a great discovery, learning and practical experience. It put so many things in perspective for me for approaching this week's and future conversations in the workplace, and in general.