Preamble: Jerry has been coaching CEOs, CXOs, Entrepreneurs, Politicians and Celebrities as a private, personal coach for 25 years now. This is a mail from a senior manager (He is a Dy. VP - Technical Support in a large MNC Telecom Company) who had attended our chief mentor Mr. Jeroninio Almeida (Jerry’s) leadership training program in 2010. “Myself, Dhruv Kumar one of your students (name changed for ethical reasons), as once I have called you, I need some help to improve my written & verbal communication. So, request you to please suggest some course, Books or institute available at Gurgaon, if possible, to meet or phone call then please suggest me time & Place.” The abovementioned is just one of Jerry’s many interactions with senior leaders in MNCs. Jerry Almeida, our chief mentor had several similar conversations with very senior management people in several offices across India. People who are very senior but come from technical or regional language education backgrounds and though they reach a certain stature in the hierarchy, their growth gets stifled because of their language, public speaking and presentation skills. This inspired him to create a PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE to teach public speaking storytelling and presentation skills to people at large after having worked exclusively and ONE – to – ONE with CEOs of MNCS /SMES/ PSUs/ INGOs/ UN organisations, Young Entrepreneurs, Politicians, Young Parliamentarians, Bureaucrats, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, Engineers, Sales Heads/ Executives, NGO Leaders and others to help them with their public speaking, communication and presentation skills.

Are you fearful of SPEAKING IN PUBLIC?
Do you have STAGE FRIGHT?
Do you feel TONGUE TIED during a TEAM PRESENTATION?
Are you LOST FOR WORDS in GROUP DISCUSSIONS?
Is the FEAR OF SPEAKING affecting your SUCCESS IN YOUR PROFESSION?
Do you wish you were DEAD when you are asked to SPEAK in front of any audience?
Did you know that PUBLIC SPEAKING is the number 1 fear for most people in the world?
If you are fearful of SPEAKING IN FRONT OF ANY AUDIENCE (BIG OR SMALL GATHERINGS), then you have no reason to worry anymore. We have the solution for you and shall empower you to STAND UP and SPEAK out with the Right Attitude and Confidence, Competence, Charisma, Chutzpah and Character in just 1 month of coaching.

Welcome to SPEAK TO INSPIRE the first ever public speaking learning program that not only teaches the art, but focuses on the Art, craft and Science of Public Speaking. SPEAK TO INSPIRE is the art & science of personal excellence in Public Speaking, Communication and presentation. Art because everyone brings their unique personality and style to what they speak and this can be captured and corrected by working on presentation skills with effective tools and learning methods. Science because there is a certain mind- frame, method and process that one needs to develop by learning and discovering the patterns used by outstanding PUBLIC SPEAKERS to achieve outstanding results in their presentation and speeches. This scientific process to learn from the best is called Modeling and we shall model the patterns of the best speakers in the world. Most of these speakers like most of you people managed to overcome stage fright and became the world’s most acclaimed public speakers (Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Swami Vivekananda, APJ Abdul Kalam, Nick Vujicic, Pastor Eddie Smith, and yours truly Jeroninio Almeida).

What shall you learn at The Art and Science of PUBLIC SPEAKING? The Science of KINESICS (Body Language): Did you know that just 7% in human communications is the words and voice. 55% is body language and facial expressions and 38% is tone of voice and how you say your words. This is the science that you shall learn at our course along with the art of making effective presentations. You shall also learn how to gauge the audience by reading their eye movement & interest levels and making changes accordingly in your oration delivery with simple steps of NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP) and Neurosciences. No other course in India focuses on this most crucial attribute of PUBLIC SPEAKING. Besides learning how to build audience rapport through eye contact, vocal delivery, gestures, use of space and body language, you will also learn the art of how to -

• Speak publicly in a convincing, confident and concise style
• Deliver dynamic, effective presentations that are clear and succinct
• Employ a five-step method to create materials that support a compelling speech
• Sharpen your public speaking skills by preparing, rehearsing and integrating personalized feedback
• Constructing an informative and persuasive presentation
• Improving vocal emphasis, modulation and pacing
• Building audience involvement using interactive techniques
• Rehearsing and delivering your presentation
• Critiquing a video recording of yourself to improve your skills
• And many more powerful skillsets and toolkits to develop, design and deliver. You will also learn how to develop, design and deliver compelling speeches Employing a proven 5-step method for 1) Hooking the audience 2) Identifying the critical need 3) Presenting the key ideas concisely 4) Explaining the payoff 5) Calling for action

PUBLIC SPEAKING is a very powerful technique as it helps people discover the confidence and attitude of a leader within. It may be noted that research proves that Public Speaking is the number 1 fear of most people in our world. The ability to speak well in a work or social situation is a valuable skill to have. When you can articulate well, and get your point across in a smooth manner, people will look at you more as more educated and well rounded. Public speaking classes are a great way to learn this skill. As with any activity, practice is most important. Given here are 12 reasons why public speaking is important and about the several facets of a LEADER one discovers within* through PUBLIC SPEAKING.

1. Alleviating your fears
2. To develop and display your Self Confidence
3. To demonstrate your knowledge and share the same with others.
4. To help develop an individualistic style and personality
5. To add character to your personality and gain respect.
6. To help you understand the intimate facets of interpersonal communications
7. To understand your audience
8. To make more progress in career and become more promotable
9. To become a great conversationalist in social circles
10. To help avoid career risks
11. Gives you a platform to practice and build your personal brand
12. Gives you the cutting-edge differentiator at the workplace.

Public Speaking, Storytelling & Presentation skills are a pivotal part of our DISCOVER THE LEADER WITHIN program. Jeroninio Almeida (Jerry) is a globally renowned, highly sought INSPIRATIONAL ORATOR/ MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER and speaks in several global conferences organised by the UN, European Union, World Economic Forum, Rotary International, Lions Club, World Social Forum, World Affairs Council, Toastmasters, BNI, Global Mobile and Internet Conference and also mentored faculty members of top B-schools like ISB, Insead, Harvard, IIM, IIT and others across the globe, for their presentation skills. Jerry is a natural speaker and speaks extempore without notes in all his public speeches. Jerry is also an internationally certified grandmaster trainer for Leadership Training, Life Coaching, NLP, Enneagram and works as Leadership Coach and management consultant with some of the topmost international consulting and coaching firms. He coaches and consults with leadership teams and C-Suite leaders in organisations like IBM, CISCO, HSBC, Citibank, Vodafone, Airtel, Tata Finance, Tata Motors, Lupin, Cipla, Barclays, Accenture, Nokia, LG, Sony, Ranbaxy, Novartis, Alsthom, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, ICICI, Kotak Mahindra, Oracle, Honeywell, HP, Microsoft, Standard Chartered Bank, Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, ONGC, SAIL, GAIL, Powergrid, UNDP, UN Women, UNIDO, UNODC, Amnesty International, Plan International, Skillshare. This is not an exhaustive but an indicative list.