Learn how to: Tell stories that make your audiences lean forward in their seats to hear more ~ Connect your stories to your overall message ~ and Ditch your notes and scripts (for real!)
Your Journey to Captivating Audiences is Here
Join us for 1 full day (February 27, 2025), at the Citrus Club in Downtown Orlando, Florida.
Our promise: You will dramatically improve your delivery, storytelling, performance, and stage presence with hands-on exercises and practice (and have fun while doing so!).
Your coaches, Carol Cox and Diane Diaz, will lead you through exercises and lots of practice with real-time feedback and adjustment.
You'll discover the power and confidence of active storytelling.
We'll also have a professional photographer there to capture you speaking on the stage, so you'll have photos for your website and social media.
If you want to get higher-profile and higher-paid speaking engagements, improving your delivery skills is a must.
☎️ Have questions? Schedule a Zoom call with us. ☎️
Uplevel your content, storytelling, and delivery.
Why Attend?
- Get in-person, real-time training and feedback to take your delivery and stage presence from good to keynote-worthy
- Spend quality time with an incredible group of women entrepreneurs
- Get professional photography you can use for your speaker page and social media
- 10x your speaking skills with in-person instruction and practice
Agenda:
- 8:30-9 am = Arrive and enjoy a light breakfast
- 9 am - 12 noon = Training and practice on storytelling, use of the stage and props, body movement, and vocal variation. You'll have time to work on and get our feedback on a key story or segment of your talk that you want to practice as well as on your brand message.
- 12-1 pm = Enjoy Lunch (included)
- 1-2 pm = Practice and feedback
- 2-4 pm = Each woman gets dedicated time on the stage to share her story or segment; the photographer will capture photos of you.
- 4-5 pm = How to integrate your story into your talks; action plan with next steps for your speaking, visibility, and personal brand.
Here's what you get:
- Group Zoom session before the workshop to identify your best stories and learn our framework (value = $250+)
- Time to practice on our stage and get our coaching and feedback (we are very kind and encouraging!)
- Personalized, hands-on instruction, coaching and feedback to 10x your speaking skills
- Fun and intentional exercises and practice sessions on our stage to build your confidence
- Instruction on body movement, vocal variation, and use of the stage, props and multimedia
- Understanding your natural speaking style and amplifying it to build your confidence
- Professional photography of you speaking on the stage (value = $100+)
- Printed workbook + speaker kit
- Healthy food! Breakfast and lunch plus snacks, water, coffee, and tea are included
- Quality time with an incredible group of supportive women (there's nothing like being in person to form long-lasting bonds)
- Bonuses: Our video resource library on storytelling for speakers, the business of speaking, and LinkedIn for speakers (value = $1,187)
Get to the next level of your
Limited to 12 women.
Regular Price = $1,495
Super Early Bird Price = $995
☎️ Have questions? Schedule a Zoom call with us. ☎️
Or email carolcox@speakingyourbrand.com
What You Get Out of Attending:
Nearby Hotels:
Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando = Walking distance to the Citrus Club.
AC Hotel Orlando Downtown = Walking distance to the Citrus Club.
Aloft Orlando Downtown = Walking distance to the Citrus Club.
Airports:
The largest closest airport is Orlando International (MCO).
There is a smaller airport called Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB).
The Venue:
We will be in the Minneola Room at the Citrus Club in Downtown Orlando. It's a lovely space that we will have set up to look like a speaking event, so the photography you'll receive will look like you are speaking at an event (which you are!).
What Past Attendees Said
I wanted to tell you how your retreat helped me. Well, I KILLED IT at the workshop I just facilitated at my most prestigious venue yet. People told me how warm and charismatic I was. Charismatic isn't something I normally hear. One guy even flew in from overseas for the weekend and said it was even better than he expected when he booked the trip.
Obviously I bring two decades of experience to the table and have spoken on stages before, but never with this sense of ease and confidence, and never with so much of my personality shining through.
After getting on stage over and over in front of you and such an incredible and supportive group of women, I not only got comfortable in my own skin but I discovered strengths I didn’t know I had. This time, without even thinking about it, I was able to move around the room and take up space and just be so much more confident and me than I would have otherwise.
To be honest, although I was proud of myself after the retreat, I left feeling like I didn't want to do that again and that being a "speaker" isn't my thing. I still felt leading workshops was right, but when people said when they got up on stage, they felt like they wanted to do that every day for the rest of their life, I was like WHAT?! Not me! Then, after I finished leading that workshop, I absolutely thought this is what I want to do every day for the rest of my life. I suddenly got exactly what those other women were saying.
Thanks for that push! I knew intuitively that I needed to do your retreat, and now I know why.
— Tiffany Hawk, Author, Book Coach, and Speaker
The Speaking Your Brand retreat was a catalyst to upleveling my in person speaking. Being on stage and getting feedback is invaluable.
I feel more confident in bringing in my story thanks to the practice and feedback. I am so inspired by the amazing women who gathered together. I learned not only from their different speaking styles, but also from their inspiring messages!
— Katie Anderson
I learned SOOO much from both Carol and Diane and from each of the women at this event. I got to see such unique speaking styles and more importantly, I got to hear their stories and messages which opened my eyes to so many ways that we can all work together to change the world for good."
— Betsy Jordyn
This retreat made me feel more confident in my abilities and how to market my talks."
— Dr. Christina Madison, PharmD
All the training was perfect and actionable. I feel empowered! Practicing your talk sooner and often helps to 10x it faster.
— Dianna Deeney
I feel more confident about my skills and I love feeling closely connected to a group of speakers."
— Mary Beth Simon
This was such a fantastic experience. Getting guidance on stage presence along with honing in on the message and then group feedback gave me more confidence as a speaker and coach. The exercises were fun and creative and then having the opportunity to put it all together for a video was the icing on the cake. You don't want to miss this opportunity to work with Carol and Diane who are experts in what they teach and they also walk their talk.
— Brenda Reiss
Questions & Answers
Meet Your Coaches
Carol Cox
Carol Cox is the founder & CEO of Speaking Your Brand® and host of the Speaking Your Brand® podcast.
Carol facilitates most of the weekly live group Zoom calls.
Carol speaks on women's leadership, women in politics, and business storytelling.
During election seasons, she serves as a Democratic political analyst on TV news. Carol was named as one of Orlando's Women of the Year 2021 and has been featured in Forbes.
Carol has a Master's degree in History and lives in Orlando, FL.
Diane Diaz
Diane Diaz is our lead Speaking Coach with Speaking Your Brand®.
Diane works with our clients in the 1:1 coaching calls and VIP Days and co-facilitates the weekly live group Zoom calls.
Diane speaks regularly on personal branding, LinkedIn strategy, and women's empowerment. Diane has an extensive background in marketing and branding and is also an Ironman triathlete.
Diane has a Master's in Business Administration and lives in Orlando, FL.
Places Where We've Spoken
the big summit
we venture
tedx
i summit
pecha kucha
American Marketing Association
wesh 2
local 6
podfest
bizchix live
nlc orlando
spark and hustle