Sadly so many of my clients suffer from real fear when speaking in front of an audience. And they tell me this fear began when they were at school and it has held them back from sharing their expertise and great ideas for years. Scientists, engineers, lawyers etc, many with PhDs, and with incredible work to share.

My talk is going to explore how English language teachers can start to prepare our youth of today to embrace this essential soft skill, this power skill.

The atmosphere in this voice and body workshop with PWI and BNY Mellon was the best ever!

So much wonderful energy and enthusiasm!

Strong body language in speech is key and a core pillar on how to improve public speaking. So I was delighted to capture so many takeaways on Mentimeter. And here’s a snapshot for you:

How we communicate can tell people more than what we actually say. During this PWI (Professional Women International) Leadership Workshop, Melanie will introduce the participants to how we can use body language and our voices to engage and impact the people around us. 

Dr. Baillis took us through her scientific research project with one control group and one experimental group of embodied pronunciation training. Her objective was to assess the value of a series of hand gestures and body movements mimicking rhythm and intonation to improve the pronunciation of different words in English or any foreign language: the segmental and suprasegmental features.

“We all know that our students require language skills to communicate internationally. But how can we, as Business English trainers, give our upper intermediate and advanced speakers the confidence and life skills to stand out on the global stage, especially when there are native English speakers in the room, physically or virtually.”

3 tools on how to connect with your audience right from the moment you open your mouth:

·        7 techniques for a strong start to immediately hook your audience

·        Why, how and when to pause to add variety to your voice

·        How to simplify, support and strengthen your language to get your message across clearly and concisely

Excited to launch my new AI speech coaching app. You can practice your presentation, get automated AI analytics and receive virtual coaching from me.

My first face-to-face conference in 2 years with BELTA, Belgian English Language Teachers Association, in the centre of Brussels. Colleagues came from all over Belgium and speakers from different European countries.
Excited to join the panel to conclude the day. Kindly hosted by Dr. Ron Morrain. We explored Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in the ever-changing world of English language training with directors of schools and universities, writers and publishers.

Delivered a live Leadership workshop on ‘Persuasive Presentations’ on Thursday 28 April 2022 at Full Circle Ixelles, Brussels.
Deeply honoured to be supporting aspiring leaders from PWI, Professional Women International for them to believe in their leadership abilities and to make the impact they truly deserve.

Amy Carroll, a Communication Coach, and neurolinguistic practitioner explained her Prey, Predator, and Partner model and showed us how we can adapt and respond to build fruitful professional relationships and learn from our conflicts.