Discover the proven system that empowers you to captivate audiences, communicate confidently, and achieve your professional goals with less stress.

Feel the familiar anxiety before presenting?

Struggle to articulate your expertise?

You’re not alone, and it doesn’t have to be this way.

Does Presenting Stress You Out?

You know that anxious feeling in the pit of your stomach when you have an important presentation coming up. Does your mind go blank when you present even though you know you are an expert and can make a valuable contribution? How frustrating is it when your great ideas are not accepted?

I get it, and let’s face it, presenting/public speaking is hard. It requires specialised skills that take time to master. And that can make giving an important presentation feel super stressful. Often, you just don’t have enough time to prepare and practice. So you end up feeling exposed, and judged.

You’re an expert in your field and have invaluable ideas to share, but what if sadly your delivery doesn’t match? You know how key this is for you and your organisation to drive the positive change or action taking expected.

The Fear of Public Speaking Is Very Real

“I feel so stressed when speaking in public. I start shaking, my heart beats fast, and my mind goes blank.”

Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) is a terrifying fear which negatively affects your performance. And it left unaddressed, chances are high it will only hinder your career progression.

“Despite an initial confidence boost from presentation courses, I find myself where I was at the start, unable to inspire my audience and drive change.”

Most public speaking courses last for 1 or 2 days, which is great for a skills brush-up, but simply insufficient for real transformation. You desire this profound change but remain frustrated and don’t know where to start.

And all these legitimate concerns are amplified for non-native English speakers and introverts who are uncomfortable in the spotlight.

“Presenting is hard. I’m afraid I will never acquire the skills to present well for my organisation.”

Mastering presentations does not come naturally for many. But these skills can be trained. The work I do with clients is testimony to the fact.

However, without the right tools and techniques, your message will continue to falter, leaving you lagging behind at work while others excel.

So, let me show you the path to a better future for your public speaking and presentations ...

The Journey to Effective Communication

Imagine captivating your audience with confidence and making a real difference. With my guidance, the vision is attainable. With the right guidance, you can get better at speaking. 
It’s a promise!

How would it feel if you could present your ideas effectively, using your voice, body, language and powerful visuals to engage and inspire. How different would that experience be for you—and your audience?

What if instead of your presentation not hitting the mark, you could land those messages with greater impact? Your audience would now embrace your company’s new strategy with great excitement or be highly motivated to take on a new project!

That means once you step off the stage or finish your webinar, people will come and find you, and tell you how your presentation made an impact on them. They may even ask how they can help to achieve your goal. How proud and accomplished would that make you feel?

The good news is: that’s all totally within reach. It’s not as hard as you might think, because you can acquire these powerful and invaluable skills.

Most presentation courses last only 1 or 2 days. Great for practising a few skills. But simply insufficient for real transformational change. You risk your time & money for results that fall short of your aspirations. You crave this profound and lasting change in your skills, but don’t know where to start.

And that’s why I created a unique “Persuasive Presentations” course for busy professionals and leaders like you. When you speak in front of an audience, I want you to get the results your organisation wants, and make the impact you truly deserve.

Making high impact, persuasive presentations is possible when you follow a structured approach, learn from a proven toolkit, practise each new technique, and use my Record, Reflect, Review module to further develop yourself and plan your next steps.

Structured Content

Discover a detailed 12 module programme, designed with engaging videos, checklists, tools for non-native speakers, and a cutting-edge AI coaching app.

Personalised Learning

Choose from self study or coaching options with a comprehensive curriculum, expert feedback on your own material, and coaching to elevate your presentation skills further.

High Value Expertise

Melanie’s mission is to empower you to present with authenticity and ease, regardless of your background or language proficiency. Her support and dedication to your success ensures you get results from the programme.

Exceptional Impact on Clients & their Audiences

Transformed my executive communication with Melanie’s techniques and honest approach.

“I struggled to articulate my passion for our business with clarity in a way that landed my messages. With Melanie, I transformed my executive communication style by implementing her powerful presentation techniques. I now garner a new level of engagement & support for my team & customers.”

—President of the South Region, UNFI, USA

Melanie transformed the team’s voices, visuals & messages; noticed globally.

“We learnt how to use our voices & bodies, our visuals & language to deliver clearer messages & be authentic. It was critical to reduce stage fright to a manageable feeling. The process was huge and easily noticed at our annual strategy kick-off.”

—HR Business Partner, Ayming, Benelux

Make a bigger impact with clearer language and strong starts to engage your audience.

“I explored with Melanie: strong starts, engaging visuals & her powerful linguistic techniques. I am now able to make a bigger impact when I speak, with an increased feeling of self-confidence!”

—Global VP Category & Market Intelligence, Ontex

How It Works

Structured Content

Upon enrolment, you receive access to the full 12 module online course (8 module for Essentials). It’s divided into 6 sections, all bite-sized nuggets of learning, so you won’t get lost or overwhelmed. And I’ve provided a suggested schedule for month-by-month progress that you can follow, plus checklists to help you reflect and review. Of course, you can go at your own pace too.

Each module contains between 1 and 12 videos, a glossary/mini dictionary for non-native English speakers and some downloadable PDFs with recommended exercises and extra support.

You’ll also receive access to my incredibly powerful AI coaching app from Yoodli.ai, which is absolutely a critical part of how you iteratively reflect and improve on your presentations for your continued growth and success. There’s nothing like it out there—part of my secret sauce!

Transformative Messaging & Impact
Inside this course, you’ll discover how to:

• Start with the end in mind, and what having great presentation skills actually means.

• Turn your fear into excitement and passion. Let me tell you, the journey can be fun.

• Prepare your audience for action by focusing on your communication goal. It’s time to stir their emotions.

• Hook your listeners from the moment you begin to speak. Practise my 7 Strong Starts so people hang on every word you say.

• Sharpen your messages with clear and concise points that land every time. Simplicity is super empowering for non-native English speakers.

You’ll also learn and practise how to:

• Engage and inspire with your voice. Know how to play with this instrument of engagement.

• Amplify your points with powerful gestures and strong posture that convey authority.

• Think visually to create engaging slides that ensure your messages are understood and remembered by your audience.

• Communicate with an audience of varying levels of English using tools to empower non-native speakers.

Techniques and Toolkits

• A complete toolkit to help you present ideas effectively so you can make a big impact on an audience and drive results for your business or organisation.

• A professionally designed curriculum that’s uniquely positioned to guide you to create and deliver powerful presentations.

• Tuition and mentoring to help you present with reduced fear, stress and anxiety, so you can focus more on your ideas, content and the audience.

• Techniques to become more engaging and inspiring so your audience actively supports the actions you’re proposing.

Who the Course Is For

For all working professionals who want to present their ideas effectively and make a bigger impact. This includes scientists, engineers, lawyers, technically-minded people even if you see yourself as an introvert.

This course is ideal if you are:

• Making informal or formal presentations at least once a week, either in person or online, internally or externally.

• Able to commit time and energy to the 4 acquisition stages in each of the modules.

• Willing to practise the techniques in your daily professional life so they start to become automatic.

The course is accessible for non-native English professionals too. I’ve included a glossary/dictionary, by video, of the words and expressions used from upper intermediate (CEFR B2, IELTS 5.5) to proficient (CEFR C2, IELTS 9) speakers.

“What an amazing course! It’s clear and well structured.”

“Before taking the Essentials course, I lacked assertiveness and energy, critical when you want to make a global impact on such a crucial topic as climate change. But I now feel more confident, confirmed when I did an in person presentation with 30 people and I didn’t feel any anxiety or an online one with 80 participants from 20 countries and I loved to meet them.

I also love the AI app which I’ve used about 20 times, recording in private and reviewing the AI analytics: my top key words and delivery. I believe my messages and slides are now stronger and clearer. And after just six weeks, participants began to remark on the power of my content and how this touched them. And I have been invited to participate in more external meetings to share my innovative ideas.

Of course, it’s a process—I’m still learning, practising and enjoying!

It was a perfect course for me: I already worked hard on my expertise in this complex content, but without effective sharing, I missed too many opportunities for my career. So this course was perfect timing.”

—Dr. Davide Ziveri, Global Environmental Specialist and Planetary Health passionate advocate, Humanity & Inclusion

How You Can Get Started

If you would like to learn how to reduce your fear, anxiety and stress, and gain the credibility you truly deserve, I’d be honoured and delighted to give you the tools you need to present your great ideas with impact.

Just choose your option below to get started or book a call to discuss which plan would suit you best.

You’ll find the full curriculum, programme details, and FAQs further below. If you have questions, let’s explore what’s needed.

The Benefits of Coaching

There are three big reasons why people choose the self study course PLUS coaching option:

1. Tailored Transformation
   Personalised coaching elevates the self study course experience by offering customised strategies and techniques that cater directly to your needs, ensuring a faster and more effective improvement in your presentation skills and confidence.

2. Real-Time Interaction and Accountability
   With coaching, enjoy the benefits of instant feedback and adjustments, enhancing skill retention and motivation. My real-time support ensures you stay on track towards your communication goals, a level of interaction and accountability hard to replicate in the self study course alone.

3. Focus on Your Unique Material
   Coaching focuses on your actual material, making learning highly relevant and actionable. This approach ensures you are applying your new powerful communication strategies to real-world situations, boosting your impact and growth significantly.

Guaranteed Outcomes

The promise is that after 6 months you will:

• Be more optimistic, confident and comfortable speaking in front of an audience.

• Demonstrate your expertise and articulate your ideas clearly to make a bigger impact.

• Receive positive feedback from listeners.

• Feel less intimidated by proficient or native speakers, as appropriate.

Frequently Asked Questions

When you enrol, 

here’s what you will receive...

• A welcome email from Melanie

• Access information, onboarding and orientation support

• For Essentials and Premium Plus, with coaching, an invitation to book your first session

• Annual licence to my 12 module (8 for Essentials) “Persuasive Presentations” course (videos, suggested 6 month schedule [4 months for the Essentials], checklists, PDFs and a glossary/dictionary for non-native English speakers)

• Annual licence to my AI speech coaching application, Yoodl.ai.

Melanie Hussell - Your instructor & coach

Melanie Hussell is a Business Communication Coach with high value expertise and experience working with clients throughout Europe and North America.

With over 16 years’ European corporate experience at senior management level, native English speaker & Business English teacher and coach, specialising in Pronunciation and Public Speaking, she empowers executives and senior managers to:

• Present their ideas with credibility

• Maximise each opportunity to drive change

• Fully engage their audience

• Communicate with ease and authenticity

Her mission is to empower native and non-native English professionals to communicate with impact and confidence to drive change for their organisation, regardless of their function, age, experience, English level or accent.

Choose Your Plan for Mastering

Persuasive Presentations

With my flexible pathways to results, you can create your own adventure and go at your own pace. You can navigate solo or opt for a journey with elite mentorship.

There are four options depending on your desired goals, preferences and needs. The Essentials part of the curriculum—the course with or without coaching, and the entire curriculum, Premium—the course with or without coaching.