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Located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, Throughline provides public speaking classes designed to give you immediate results.

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Why Our Public Speaking Classes Will Help You Succeed

APRIL 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not currently scheduling open-enrollment classes. We continue to offer custom media training and public speaking workshops and coaching engagements. We also offer live custom remote workshops and coaching via Zoom or Skype. Please contact us to learn more. 

Many companies offer public speaking classes in NYC. But when their classes end, so does your training. It’s up to you to internalize and remember the public speaking tips you learned.

The “one and done” syndrome that plagues our industry leads to limited growth. We know that mastering anything – particularly something as vital to professional success as good public speaking skills – doesn’t happen in a single, massive gulp. It happens in stages, over time. That’s where Throughline comes in. We focus on your long-term growth rather than a standalone one-time experience.

Our public speaking classes are only the beginning. With your registration, you’ll receive 10 FREE in-depth clients-only special reports, a FREE one-on-one follow up consultation with your trainer before your next presentation, and FREE annual refresher webinars.

We’re committed to delivering the best classes and offering the most generous free post-training program – not just in New York City, but in the industry. We’ll be with you every step of the way. If you invest in us, we’ll invest in you.

Our classes are held in Midtown Manhattan at 1180 Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) at 46th Street. If you’re coming from out of town, the closest transit points are:

Grand Central Terminal: 0.5 miles, 9-minute walk

Penn Station: 0.9 miles, 6-minute taxi ride

LaGuardia Airport: 9 miles, 29-minute taxi ride (*depending on traffic)

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Discounts for three or more. Contact us for corporate discounts available to groups of three or more or for ongoing training needs.

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    WHAT WILL I GET IN MY PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS

    • Smaller Classes to Improve Your Public Speaking

      Other companies pack as many as 18 people into each session. We restrict our public speaking classes to 10 participants, ensuring more individualized attention for each attendee.

    • Deeper curriculum

      You’ll learn the most essential public speaking skills—but you’ll go deeper than the basics. We’ll teach you the subtle points that often get overlooked—but can make a huge difference.

    • Greater focus on your message

      Many group classes emphasize body language and delivery. While those skills are vitally important, they rely upon the quality of your ideas and messages. We’ll give you detailed feedback on both.

    • More Customization

      Rather than cookie-cutter classes that use generic improvised exercises, you can work on your real presentations, which you can send to us prior to the training day. And don’t worry if you don’t have a “real” talk to work with—we can provide you with an easy-to-use template.

    • Extensive practice and practical feedback

      You’ll have the opportunity to practice, experiment, expand your range and receive personalized feedback. There’s no delayed gratification here—you’ll be able to implement the feedback you receive immediately and watch your confidence soar as your skills grow in real time. We’ll give you the direct feedback you need to grow, but in the warm and encouraging environment you deserve.

    • Highly experienced trainers

      Since 2004, our trainers have helped speakers prepare for the world’s biggest stages, including TED, the World Economic Forum, and a presidential announcement speech. We’ve also worked on many smaller but vitally important “stages,” including one-on-one client meetings, staff presentations, and industry events. Whatever your speaking situation, we have the experience to help.

    Public Speaking Two-Day Class Agenda

    Day One

    • Segment One Your Throughline

      • Identify Your Main Points and Key Message
      • Structure and Outline Your Talk
      • Get Inside Your Audience’s Head
      • EXERCISE: Make Your Audience’s Acquaintance
      • EXERCISE: Find Your Key Message or “ABSO”

    • Segment Two Your Open

      • Win the Opening Minutes with a Triple Open
      • Select an Open That Grabs Your Audience from the Start
      • PRACTICE TALK: Deliver Your Open

    • Segment Three Your Supporting Story

      • Bring Your Stories and Statistics to Life
      • Use Proven Story Plots to Quickly Connect with Your Audience
      • PRACTICE TALK: What’s Your Story?

    • Segment Four Your Pattern Break

      • Discover How to Retain and Regain Your Audience’s Attention
      • Use Pattern Breaks to Keep Your Audience Focused on Your Message
      • EXERCISE: Break the Pattern Race

    • Segment Five Your Close and Call to Action

      • Wrap Up with Two Closes that Leave the Audience Humming Your Tune
      • Issue a Call to Action That Leads to Meaningful Change
      • PRACTICE TALK: Your Close and Call to Action

    • Segment Six Your Visuals

      • Learn to Use (Not Abuse) PowerPoint
      • Design Slides That Complement and Reinforce Your Words
      • Insert a Generous Heaping of Metaphor to Turn Ordinary into Sticky
      • Stay a Step Ahead of Your Slides
      • EXERCISE: Picture Your Best Visuals

    Day Two

    • Segment Seven Your Voice

      • Use Projection, Pace, Pitch, and Tone to Get Your Key Points to Land
      • Explore Your Range as You Expand Your Vocal Palette
      • Discover the Fix that Helps to Eliminate Filler Words
      • EXERCISE: Find Your Voice

    • Segment Eight Your Body Language

      • Create the Right Feedback Loops
      • Use Nonverbal Communication to Connect with Your Audience
      • Set the Tone with Your Gestures, Movement, Eye Contact, Posture, and More
      • Internalize the Tools to Reduce Speaking Anxiety and Manage Your Fear
      • EXERCISE: Know What Your Body Language Is Saying

    • Segment Nine Your Q&A Session

      • Be the Conductor: Draw Out Your Audience and Run the Floor
      • Align Your Response to the Heart of the Question
      • Respond to Challenging Questions with Poise and Confidence
      • Discover the Techniques to Keep Your Answers Moving
      • EXERCISE: Answer Your Most Challenging Questions

    • Segment Ten Your Throughline Talk

      • FINAL PRACTICE TALK: Putting It All Together: Your Grand Finale

    Download Your FREE Presentation Guide

    11 Easy Steps to Ace Your Next Presentation

    From finding your message and opening your talk to choosing the right visuals and managing fear, our free e-book will take you through 11 key steps to delivering a successful presentation.

    11 Easy Steps to Ace Your Next Presentation

    WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING

    "They made a palpable difference in my presentations"

    Throughline goes well beyond speech coaching for leaders: they absorb and own the content, working with you in a personal way to deliver in the most genuine and impactful manner. They made a palpable difference in my presentations, from small meetings to packed audiences.

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    DURING THE CLASS

    Our proven teaching methodology, which has been delivered successfully hundreds of times since 2004, features a diverse mix of relevant activities designed to help participants grow their skill set meaningfully—often dramatically—right away. During the class, you will learn through:

    • Practice presentations

      You’ll deliver several practice presentations during the class. After each round, you’ll receive specific feedback on your message, delivery, and audience interaction. We’ll videotape your practice talks and review key excerpts with you—and you’ll get to take your videos with you.

    • Breakout exercises

      Peer-to-peer learning and practice with trainer observation and feedback.

    • Two-way feedback

      Giving feedback to other participants helps you develop a critical lens for what works well and what could be even better. Receiving feedback from other participants and the trainer helps you understand what’s resonating best and distracting most about your performance.

    • Interactive lectures

      Our fast-moving lectures are packed with real-life examples and opportunities to practice new skills, and are led by dynamic trainers who know how to keep your attention.

    • Group discussion

      We’ll learn what matters to each individual in the room and modify the agenda in real time in small but meaningful ways to make your class experience as relevant to your real-life experience as possible.

    • Video examples

      We’ll show several curated clips of presenters demonstrating public speaking best practices, often in unexpected and highly effective ways.

    AFTER THE CLASS

    No other national company offers such personalized end-to-end service for their group public speaking class participants. If you invest in us, we’ll invest in you. Because we know “one and done” doesn’t work, our relationship extends long past the training day. After you leave our class, you’ll continue your learning through:

    • Sharp takeaway materials

      You’ll receive our proprietary 90-page presentation training binder and videos of your practice talks.

    • Ten in-depth clients-only reports

      You’ll receive in-depth articles once a month for ten months following your training. These reports will go deeper into areas that will help you learn, practice, and refine new skills throughout the year. Sample topics might include delivering better panel presentations, overcoming speaking fear, and speaking from a script.

    • A free one-hour phone or Skype call

      You can schedule a free one-hour call with one of our trainers within one year of your training, during which you can discuss an upcoming interview, ask us to review a video of an interview you recently delivered, or anything else that would help you advance your learning.

    • An annual invitation to our live clients-only webinar

      Once a year, you’ll be invited to a live clients-only webinar, during which we will offer you a refresher, introduce advanced techniques, and answer your questions. We’ll send you the video if you miss the call.

    • A 20% discount

      A 20 percent discount on our standard hourly consulting fee for two years following your training.

    Upcoming Classes

    WHO SHOULD REGISTER FOR THIS PUBLIC TRAINING CLASS?

    Who can benefit from our classes?

    Public speakers of all levels.

    Throughline’s public speaking class was designed for anyone whose role requires them to engage in or prepare others for public speaking engagements, including:

    1. Staff meetings
    2. Client meetings
    3. Board presentations
    4. Community meetings
    5. Investor pitches
    6. Industry events
    7. Conferences
    8. …and many more

    Our classes are perfect for public speakers of all levels. Beginners will get a framework they can apply to their future talks, and more experienced speakers will learn new techniques to help them refine their existing presentations. Whatever your starting point, the feedback you receive will help you improve upon your existing skill set.

    Representatives from companies, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, individuals, and other groups will benefit from these sessions.

    This class is not recommended for clients who require confidentiality. Please click here for more information about our private workshops, which include a non-disclosure agreement. Please note: we do not currently offer train-the-trainer sessions and reserve the right to turn down registrations intended for that purpose.

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    Benefits of Public Speaking Training

    What Outcomes Should You Expect?

    At a minimum, a presentation training class should teach you how to improve public speaking skills by setting a solid foundation.

    We’re not big fans of the minimum.

    In our classes, we strive to lead you toward unforgettable and profound “a-ha!” moments that pay off for the rest of your career – not just as it applies to your presentations, but to interpersonal interactions of all types.

    Here are five essential benefits of speaker training:

    1. Transformational Change

    Any good public speaking class will teach you dozens of public speaking tips intended to help you thrive in front of an audience. But Throughline aims higher.

    Our skilled trainers will help you identify your two or three things, more than anything else, that will lead to an immediate and substantial improvement in your speaking skills. Little excites us more than that moment when a client experiences a transformational realization that leads them to exclaim, “Oh, I get it now!”

    2. Dependable Navigation

    Most of us have been talking since we were toddlers and, as a result, we tend to believe we intuitively know all about public speaking. The truth, of course, is more complicated.

    There are many ways to reach your destination in a presentation, some far more effective than others. We’ll teach you proven methods to improve speaking skills and accomplish your goals using a time-tested road map that will help you succeed whether you’re selling a product, spreading an idea, or sharing vital information.

    3. Sharpened Message

    Some messages resonate better than others. Unlike other firms that focus primarily on how to improve speaking skills as it relates to body language, we’ll also give you the critical feedback you need to make sure your messages are memorable, inspire audiences, and lead to meaningful behavior change.

    4. Greater Confidence

    When speakers learn the techniques that lead to successful outcomes, their speaking anxiety tends to decrease in equal measure.

    But for those speakers who still wrestle with a disproportionate amount of fear, we will help you address the root causes of your anxiety and offer specific techniques to help you manage your stress, put fear into its proper context, and develop healthier thoughts regarding speaking in public.

    5. Career Advancement

    Each year, the Graduate Management Admission Council asks employers which traits they require of any candidates being considered for a mid-level position.

    They ask employers to rank the importance of 25 skills – everything from integrity and drive to negotiation skills and strategic vision. Out of the 25 skills, one stands above the rest: oral communication. Presentation skills also made the top five, as did listening skills.

    Good public speaking skills are increasingly regarded as necessary to obtain a job, advance in an organization, and become successful in a leadership role.

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