October professional speaking class

Jumpstart your speaking career by learning from one of the most acclaimed keynote speakers in the business world!

Mark Schaefer

Consultant, author, keynote speaker

Start your speaking career

There's no better way to impact lives than through an effective speech. Public speaking can also be a very rewarding and profitable career. Your instructor Mark Schaefer has been a professional speaker for nearly 20 years. He has captivated audiences on some of the biggest stages in the world, including SXSW, The American Bar Association, and Social Media Marketing World. Learn how to create your first speech, deliver a speech with impact, and jumpstart your own professional speaking career. Learn: How to create a speechVisual designStage presence techniquesContract basicsCareer momentum ... and much more. Each student will receive a recording of these classes for future reference on their speaking career journey.

Anyone who dreams of starting a professional seeking career.

Business leaders who want to build confidence as a presenter.

Leaders who need to present ideas and pitches.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

You'll learn how to turn your best ideas into an effective keynote presentation!

Create your first speech!

Learn how to create a presentation that inspires, informs, and entertains.

Be memorable

Mark Schaefer provides his insights into how to hold an audience's attention and use your stage presence to tell your story.

Learn stage presence

How do you work with an event or conference to prepare for your speech? WHat do you need in a contract?

Speech preparation

What are the three steps to kick-starting your own speaking career? When do you start negotiating for money and grow your revenue?

Begin a speaking career

Class one is a two-hour interactive module describing the basics of creating your first speech. This includes developing a relevant idea that connects to an audience, establishing ideas that are "evergreen," integrating storytelling techniques, and visual design.

First Module

The second two-hour session provides insider techniques on rehearsal, stage presence, research, preparation, contract basics, and ideas to jumpstart a speaking career.

Second Module

Course syllabus

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Meet your instructor

This class spans 2.5 hours on Nov 19 and 2.5 hours on Nov 21. The Maven landing page defaults to "three" classes" since it is over three days but there are two! Each class will be two hours of interactive presentations via Zoom followed by a half hour of open Q&amp;A.

November 19 and 21

Course schedule

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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