Coaching in Effective Speaking
Studies show that the fear of speaking in public is rated one of the highest stress factors for most people. How does one conquer this fear?
The answer is by facing it – yes, actually standing up and doing it!
At POWERtalk you get to do this at your own pace. We have members who are keen to speak right away, and members who take longer before giving their first speech.
Meetings are programmed in advance, you are given plenty of notice before being required to do an assignment and the programmer will take your level of confidence and experience into consideration when allocating assignments.
Most meetings include an impromptu speaking session. You are encouraged to participate, and guests are welcome to pass.
Leadership Skills & Management Training
Members are encouraged to become involved in POWERtalk at all levels, giving them the opportunity to develop and reinforce organisational, leadership, and management skills through hands-on participation.
These skills are transferrable and useful in all walks of life from chairing local community committees to organising National conferences with hundreds of delegates.
Members learn to delegate, prioritise, and manage their time effectively – vital for achieving personal and professional goals. Teamwork is valued, and members gain experience in meeting procedure, planning and organising functions, marketing, budgeting and reporting.
Speech and Writing Contests
Speaking competitions are held annually at clubs, with club winners progressing to the National Competition, conducted annually in conjunction with the national conference. Competition is enthusiastic and high quality, with members keen to receive the prestige of winning this competition.
In addition to open speech contests, the Cosmopolitan Speech Contest provides an opportunity for speakers who have been schooled in languages other than English to compete at a higher level.
Writing competitions in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry are held yearly and are also hotly contested.
POWERtalk members are often called upon to judge speech competitions throughout their local communities.
Mentoring
Isaac Newton said: If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. What better way to conquer your fears than to learn from others who have been on the same journey?
Many of the world’s most successful people have benefited from coaching or facilitation by individuals who provide leadership, direction and the benefit of personal experience.
Mentoring is a powerful strategy for personal growth for both the mentor and the mentee and has significant benefits to the organisation as a whole.
At POWERtalk Australia, your fellow members will mentor and assist you with practical, sensible advice for improvement.
Mentoring is encouraged at all levels of POWERtalk Australia.
Evaluation through Feedback
It’s often difficult to get honest and constructive feedback on the performance of your presentation. This is where POWERtalk Australia really shines.
Evaluative feedback an important part of our organisation and takes place at all meetings.
Evaluation is carried out in a supportive and nurturing manner and will usually contain both commendations and recommendations. The evaluator will take into consideration the level of the one being evaluated when performing the evaluation.
Most meetings include a general evaluation session at the end of the meeting at which the entire evening is evaluated including the running of the business session, providing continued training and education.
One cannot underestimate the importance of effective evaluation in the field of training.
Development Program
POWERtalk members have the option of working through a structured multi-level development program.
The development journey allows for personal growth through systematic training, encourages a high standard of performance, encourages self-evaluation, and provides detailed feedback to members on their individual growth.