Are you being held back in your career or personal life due to your speaking skills?
WELCOME TO SPEAKER SKILLS ACADEMY. How to improve your speaking the new way!
WELCOME TO SPEAKER SKILLS ACADEMY. How to improve your speaking the new way!
WELCOME TO SPEAKER SKILLS ACADEMY. How to improve your speaking the new way!
WELCOME TO SPEAKER SKILLS ACADEMY. How to improve your speaking the new way!
WELCOME TO SPEAKER SKILLS ACADEMY. How to improve your speaking the new way!
WELCOME TO SPEAKER SKILLS ACADEMY. How to improve your speaking the new way!
A fun, innovative community led by world-class TEDx, communication, and speaker coaches Cathey Armillas and Marc Williams, designed to transform your speaking abilities without having to write and deliver a speech. how to improve your speaking get better at public speaking better speaking
For anyone who wants to be better at speaking, for ANY reason
Whether you’re an aspiring TED Talker, a professional speaker, or someone who wants to ace small talk, Speaker Skills Academy is for you if you want to:
- Practice your storytelling, speaking and communication skills in a non-judgy atmosphere that feels like “a game night with friends.”
- Build your confidence in speaking when meeting new people, during social events, meetings or conferences, or when presenting on stage. (You’ll discover how to go from socially introverted or from feeling shy, anxious, awkward, or self-conscious in social interactions to feeling comfortable and confident in sustaining compelling conversations in any situation.)
- Up level your speaking ability to the point where you gain more opportunities and can charge more because of your ability to deliver impactful, memorable messages that engage your audience.
- Become a more compelling speaker when presenting to stakeholders, leading meetings, or mentoring, whether in person or delivering on Zoom or social media platforms, such as LinkedIn and Facebook.
If you nodded “yes” to any of the above, then this community is 100% for you.
And if you’re sitting there skeptical and sweating just thinking about speaking, then this is doubly important for you, and we’ll prove it.
TRY IT, WE THINK YOU'LL REALLY LIKE IT !!
TWO WEEKS FREE ! And If this isn’t the most fun you’ve ever had speaking in your life and you don’t feel more comfortable in social interactions, you can totally quit, no charge! Plus, you’ll keep our bonuses.
MEET YOUR COACHES
Cathey Armillas
Cathey Armillas
Cathey Armillas
Cathey has been a professional speaker for over 15 years. Her journey to coaching speakers began when a client of hers was invited to deliver a TED Talk and asked for help. Today Cathey is a sought-after TED/speaker coach and author of three books including The Unbreakable Rules of Marketing: 9 1/2 Ways to Get People to Love You
Her clients range from people who’ve never spoken on stage before and want to rock a TEDx talk to professional speakers to leaders at some of the most successful and creative organizations in the world including TEDx, Nickelodeon, Nike, JP Morgan, and Tillamook.
Passionate about elevating storytelling into an art form for anyone who is driven to make a meaningful impact with their ideas, it’s her mission to empower people to share ideas in way that breeds curiosity and connection.
Marc Williams
Cathey Armillas
Cathey Armillas
Marc is a finalist from the World Championship of Public Speaking, TEDx Talker and author of three books.
With over 20 years of experience in the field of education, speaking, and communication, he coaches professionals from a variety of fields ranging from sales to academia to non-profit and civil service to real estate, business and technology and has worked with organizations that include Marts & Lundy, The Young Professionals Network, New York University, The National Society of Black Engineers, Jack & Jill of America and the YMCA.
Marc's mission as a speaking and communication coach is to help people express themselves and their ideas in a way that makes them feel interesting, without letting their nerves get in the way.
WORD UP.
Check out this great video of SSA Founders
A FEW quick q's for you??
Q: Are you losing out on promotions, business opportunities or presentations ?
Q: Have you ever felt embarrassed in situations where asked to speak publicly ?
Q: Can you imagine feeling confident in every speaking situation—from meeting new people to leading a meeting, giving a toast at a special occasion, and speaking on stage?
ANSWER? It's not a secret....
IT'S PRACTICE!
Yep, practice makes perfect sense and here is why....
Speaker Skills Academy is the world’s first community where you get to practice specific speaking skills by participating in fun, interactive, imaginative, game-like drills.
And all you have to do is show up.
That’s right. There’s zero preparation involved.
You see, we started the Speaker Skills Academy because we wanted to create a safe, FUN environment for people to practice their speaking skills.
Why? Because speaking is a skill everybody uses…
Whether you’re networking at an event, talking with friends and family in social situations, or speaking in a business capacity.
And when you don’t feel confident, it can affect your life—both personally and professionally.
If you’re an introvert or shy, it can affect your ability to meet new people, make friends, and foster a romantic relationship.
It doesn’t stop there, either.
How well you speak affects your relationships with your friends, family, children, and significant other.
In your professional life, speaking influences everything from job interviews to getting and keeping clients to job promotions and business opportunities.
A massive difference between…
- Getting a date with your dream partner or them never knowing you exist…
- Receiving a job promotion or watching it go to someone less qualified than you…
- Making new friends you enjoy that align with your values or hanging around people you don’t really like that much but happen to be convenient…
- Landing a big client, closing a big deal or watching it go to someone else…
It often comes down to how well you can express yourself through speaking. Yet, we aren’t really taught how to speak or given the opportunity to practice those skills.
THE GOOD NEWS....
The speaking and communication skills you need to make ALL those opportunities a reality—those skills are not innate talents.
Nope.You are not born naturally a great speaker.
Which means..... you can develop speaking and communication skills
This is true no matter what skill you want to improve—from perfecting your pickle-ball serve to honing your ability to
speak effectively…
Practice is an essential ingredient.
Think about it. No basketball player ever made it to the court of the NBA finals or musician played at Carnegie Hall without many, many hours of practice and feedback.
It’s the same with speaking.
The only way to get better is to practice.
And while practice may not make you a perfect speaker, it is one of the most reliable and well-documented methods for improving your abilities across a wide range of areas.
In fact, Nature Neuroscience explains the results of multiple studies that show how practice rewires your brain for better performance.
However, the quantity & quality of practice matter. So we developed the Speaker Skills Academy, which gives you a platform to practice through fun, interactive, and imaginative speaking drills.
Because while there is a lot more data to support how to practice, there wasn’t a place for applying this knowledge in the world of speaking.
Unlock your speaking potential—and become the most interesting, dynamic speaker in the room.
Unlock your speaking potential—and become the most interesting, dynamic speaker in the room.
Unlock your speaking potential—and become the most interesting, dynamic speaker in the room.
Unlock your speaking potential—and become the most interesting, dynamic speaker in the room.
Unlock your speaking potential—and become the most interesting, dynamic speaker in the room.
Unlock your speaking potential—and become the most interesting, dynamic speaker in the room.
Attending a one-day training session on speaking, leading meetings, or even preparing a speech and delivering it isn’t going to cut it because you don’t get better at anything when you are doing it.
So, we combined our 30 years of coaching experience with proven and documented methods for improving abilities and applied that to the Speaker Skills Academy.
What does that look like? What till you be doing at SSA?
Engage in deliberate practice.
You’ll get to participate in targeted drills designed to push you beyond your current ability level, which also provides immediate feedback for adjustment. Progress occurs as you gain understanding and course correct. Deliberate practice is proven to be more effective than rote repetition, as it involves attention and leads to new skills that can be developed further. Without deliberate practice, you risk ingraining lousy speaking habits.
Enjoy multiple practice opportunities every week.
Research shows that training alone doesn’t change performance; consistent practice and coaching measurably impact skill development. Successful people practice and get feedback weekly. Therefore, we’ve created an environment for ongoing speaking skills practice, meeting two to three times per week for 90-minute sessions. While attendance is flexible, regular practice over time leads to better retention than mass practice in a single session, such as what you might receive in a one-day speaker training.
Go deep on storytelling and speaking skills.
We drill down and go deep on one specific element of speaking and storytelling each session while providing opportunities to practice incorporating the element into telling stories. This allows your brain to integrate all the pieces of speaking while focusing on practicing a specific skill.
Can Speaking & Fun Even Appear in The Same Sentence?
Can Speaking & Fun Even Appear in The Same Sentence?
Can Speaking & Fun Even Appear in The Same Sentence?
Can Speaking & Fun Even Appear in The Same Sentence?
Can Speaking & Fun Even Appear in The Same Sentence?
Can Speaking & Fun Even Appear in The Same Sentence?
Yes, it can.
We made sure of that because one of our superpowers is making speaking fun.
We consistently hear how much fun people have in our community. That’s highly unusual, especially when you consider that public speaking is one of people’s biggest fears, ranking right up there with death.
Forget about public speaking; even casual speaking at events where you don’t know anyone can raise anxiety. This is why we wanted to create an atmosphere that makes everyone feel comfortable and confident and why we focus on making it fun.
Plus, FUN is essential when you’re trying to get better at something that is uncomfortable. When you are having fun, you tend to want to show up and practice, which means you get better faster.
This is why we created an interactive practice playground inside the Speaker Skills Academy - we call it SSA for short!
The practice playground is where you come to practice with your SSA community. You’ll find all new interactive play sessions two to three times each week, which will give you a chance to play around with new ideas and concepts.
So we made a FREE PASS for YOU to come practice with our incredibly fun community for TWO FULL WEEKS AT NO COST.
Soooooo........LET'S GO!!! You've got NOTHING TO LOSE.
And we guarantee you’ll have the most fun speaking you’ve ever had!
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