Speakers who seek us out for coaching are often coming to grow and expand their skills in expression, improve their vocal tone or their stage presence. Some come to expand their range in their tone of voice, improve their projection, vocal health or to become a more engaging and more engaged Speaker. 

A Speaker is not so different from an Actor or a Singer. You are communicating a message. That is what your audience is there for. They want to be moved, motivated, inspired by your message. You can learn the skills to create a performance that is so compelling, your audience is left wanting more. There are many techniques that Actors employ to create an emotionally impactful performance. Speakers use the same techniques with different degrees of intensity. Actors, like Singers utilize many different vocal skills to craft a powerful vocal delivery of their message/story. All of these skills can be learned, practiced and perfected. 

Telling stories, making an audience feel deeply, laugh or cry, all while making full use of your face, facial expressions, and body language is just another necessary element to a successful performance. Ideally, authentic expression comes from a deep connection to the song or text and springs forth from your natural emotional expression.

However, when we're still learning to connect more naturally with our true emotional expression, sometimes we have to fake it till we make it. In a TED Talk given by Amy Cuddy, she states that a confident pose can make you feel confident, in the same way that confidence compels you to choose that confident pose. Like smiling till we feel happy or smiling because we feel happy, this behavioural science is studied and proven, and can be a great mode into learning to try on new forms of expression. 

A charismatic stage presence can be learned and cultivated, and for performers, it's vital. Commanding the stage means learning how to use your body, emotions and energy in a way that communicates your unique personality in it's best light. Erin developed several strategies for connecting more deeply to the core issues blocking one's expression, and exercising one's connection to their emotions, facial expression and use of body language. These are a Speaker's tools. A professional Speaker understands how to best use these tools to milk the moment.