Events

What's planned ?
Dates ~ Talks ~ Events

Dates: 2014 Times: Talks and Events:

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Wednesday

Wednesday

28 Oct

5 Nov

4 Dec

15 April '15

17 June '15

8am+

2 - 2.30

10.15 - 11.15

2 - 3

7.15 pm +

Talk at Hebden Bridge Town Hall to Federation of Small Businesses

"Talk to me today" www.talk-to-me.today
Talk to bereavement group in Gomersal

"Poise ~ Posture ~ Breathing" Talk to Halifax Probus Club"

"Poise ~ Posture and Breathing" Talk to Calderdale Retired UNISON

"Is Poise an answer to back, neck, knee pain utilising the Alexander Technique?" Kippax WI Kippax

Testimonials:

"How to be more Confident, Enjoy speaking in public as Your best self and most importantly, be Effective"
Hi Olwen
Thanks for all your help at the workshop. I feel much better equipped to talk to the general public and have lots of ideas of how to create a talk and how to avoid pitfalls or save myself if it gets scary. I would definitely recommend it.
Best regards Wendy Waterhouse Waterhouse Podiatry & Chiropody

"How to increase Your self-confidence in Your Business" presentation to We Mean Business
We Mean Business (@WeMeanBusiness3) tweeted at 0:25 PM on Thu, Jul 10, 2014:
Fantastic meeting yesterday with a real buzz in the room
Big thanks to Olwen @onesmallkey for the enlightening presentation today!
Beverly Hopper (@BevHopper) tweeted at 11:20 AM on Thu, Jul 10, 2014:
@onesmallkey @DeliciousMedia @AlexHouseSpa @speaktodebbie @petersleigh @Chrissieslater1 @HRConsultLeeds Good meeting, Gr8t talk Olwen.
Lidia Shinwell (@LidiaPrego) tweeted at 5:43 PM on Wed, Jul 09, 2014:
@onesmallkey Hi loved your presentation!How about you DM me your number, I will give you a buzz to arrange a coffee next week? #goniche"Is Poise the answer to back, neck, knee pain utilising the Alexander Technique?"
Paul Robinson (@networkchamp) tweeted at 2:12 PM on Wed, Jul 09, 2014:
@onesmallkey some stellar advice in your speaking slot this morning - thank you. I'm going to 'go niche'

"How to close the deal with Confidence without being pushy, salesy, manipulative" workshop for We Mean Business
We Mean Business (@WeMeanBusiness3) tweeted at 10:33 PM on Thu, Aug 07, 2014:
Fabulous training from @onesmallkey today with lots of positive comments
Thanks Olwen! http://t.co/spFKGPyW7y
(https://twitter.com/WeMeanBusiness3/status/497495682320584704)

"Is Poise the answer to back, neck, knee pain utilising the Alexander Technique?"
Talk with demonstration, audience participation, practical self-help tips to Stanbury WI.
"Thank you for a most informative evening on Monday. Our ladies were very engrossed when you were helping us to understand the theory of the Alexander Technique. We have had very good feedback from the meeting. Your address was clear, informative and amusing, which is what we look for in a speaker." Best wishes to you from Wendy Drake and Lesley Riley, StanburyWI, September 2014

Typical Programmes:

Speakers Club Small Group Session (when available)
Example Programme :

Welcome
Talk on aspect of speaking, posture, voice (including how to prepare)
Discussion by attendees about the talk
Speeches (pre prepared) delivered and timed
Questions from the attendees
Feedback on speeches
Response from the speaker
Comfort break
1 minute introductions from attendees who wish to speak
Impromptu, spontaneous mini speeches
Feedback
Attendees comments, diary dates, close

Recent attendees have come:

to improve their general confidence when speaking in public
to practice a 10 minute pre-prepared speech about their business for a networking event (one session in a small group workshop to learn to prepare the speech, practice the introduction. Then a couple of group sessions to practice delivering the pre-prepared speech, spontaneous speaking useful for answering questions)
to write, practise their 1 minute introduction for networking
to learn to speak more openly about themself -
vulnerably yet also with strength
to practice their spontaneous speaking useful for answering questions, particularly unexpected ones, interviews, speaking up at meetings.
to learn to write, prepare deliver a visual presentation in front of colleagues, clients, suppliers at work (one 1 to 1 and one group session)
to practice facilitating a group they want to run
to be President/Officer of their Club/Society
to practise their presentation skills, giving evidence in court
to learn how to speak for radio and for a video/TV

Alexander Technique (AT) Small Group Taster Session Programme :

Welcome
Active sitting to strengthen the lower back
A tad of basic anatomy
Where are we designed to bend.... and wherenot....?
How are we designed to move ... and how not....?
Walking up the stairs easily
Semi-supine to rest the back, release excess tension
What did Alexander discover?
The NHS research, Clinical trial on AT and back pain and results of AT being used in an NHS pain clinic
Other uses for the Alexander Technique to change habits of a lifetime
What can I do next to help myself ?

Recent attendees have come:

to end and prevent chronic back pain
to end and prevent chronic knee pain
to improve balance after a fall
to stop neck pain which endured for a couple of years after a whiplash car injury
to ease severe neck pain
to get unstuck in life and stop repeating habitual patterns that held them back emotionally
to stop breathing throught their mouth which makes their voice hoarse
to improve their breathing and the volume of their voice
to learn to stop and prevent pain re-occuring due to how they stand, bend in their job as a beauty therapist
to improve their running
to improve their windsurfing
to improve their opera singing, piano playing

Contact: 07759 804169 or 01422 321077
Email: olwen@ispeakconfidently.com T: @OlwenJEdwards Linked In: Olwen Edwards
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(C) Olwen Edwards I Speak Confidently 2013

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