public speaking courses with john dawson
I’m John Dawson and my two day public speaking training courses are for people
who want more confidence to present and to speak publicly. Often that’s the bit
missed out of lots of presentation courses so my course is aimed at people who
struggle with public speaking and want to feel far more at ease. So my courses
are NOT about how to do powerpoint or how to prepare properly.
The focus of my work is that I help anxious people who are scared to be fully
seen, they are perhaps ashamed of their fear and definitely nervous about
speaking up in public. So my belief is that you need to begin with learning the
basic skills of confidence to be in front of people. So I teach over 30 two day
courses a year in Bristol, London and Manchester. My groups are small, no more
than ten in a group. I've been teaching this course since 2000 so that's built
up to 8000 people have been through my course.
My definition of public speaking is very, very wide. It’s not just weddings or
formal speeches. It includes presenting, speaking up at meetings, or anytime
where you feel like you are the centre of attention and you don't enjoy it
