Professional Speaking

Geraldine Barkworth speaks in public about… how to speak in public.

The fun, fearless, feminine way.
 

Geraldine - Cool Geraldine - Calm Geraldine - Connected

Talk Topics

      How to manage speaking nerves & connect with an audience by being
        real, raw, authentic; not polished, perfect and “powerpointed”.
      The gracious art of speaking from the heart & thinking on your feet.
      Refining your unique voice & message.
      How to promote you & your business without the “hard sell”.
      Crafting workshops & speeches that inspire & compel & you’ll enjoy giving.

 
Bio - Formal

Geraldine Barkworth is the creator of The Cool, Calm & Connected Path, a powerful and full of surprises method, to help people speak and lead in public with natural ease.

Since 2002, Geraldine has provided clients in Australia & New Zealand with personal coaching, corporate training and retreats for business professionals and public figures needing to be seen, heard and remembered every time they speak and lead.

Clients often refer to her as “The Goddess Of Public Speaking”. Her personal style is quirky, authentic, theatrical, perceptive and fun. Geraldine shows clients how to physically and emotionally tap into their Inner Speaker by thinking on their feet and speaking from their heart.

She lives near Byron Bay in northern NSW. Geraldine is a member of Women’s Network Australia and abides by the ethics of the International Coach Federation.

Geraldine’s vision is to create a world where less is spoken, but more is actually said.

Bio - Informal

As a child, I always appeared confident to others and I often found myself in “up front” positions. I enjoyed the attention, but to be honest, I felt like a fraud. I felt hollow and lonely – I was just performing with very little substance. Eventually, I avoided speaking in public and became somewhat depressed, anxious and acutely self-conscious. The sense of feeling separate and disconnected from oneself and one another, I believe is endemic in western society.

When I retrained as a life coach (after 6 previous career incarnations, including, Librarian), everyone said to me, “Oh Geraldine, you must start public speaking.” But I could not get excited about talking about “goal setting” and inflict it on anyone else for more than ten minutes. And I had a fixed idea that “public speaking” meant being up there on the stage with big hair, signature jewellery and perfect teeth, not to mention having something Incredibly Important to share.

In 2008 after 9 months off and a personal crisis, I decided to refine my speciality and focus on teaching public speaking confidence – a common problem for most of my clients. I realised that every time you have a conversation with anyone other than yourself, you are, “public speaking”. And the best way to connect with an audience is by being real, raw, authentic; not polished, perfect and “powerpointed”. It’s powerful and compelling and I have the pleasure of showing others how to do it also.

I created the Cool, Calm & Connected Path as a kind of “public speaker first aid” and it’s suitable for everyone who wants to grow, speak and lead personally, professionally and spiritually.

 

You Can Contact Geraldine Barkworth For Speaking Engagements At:

Geraldine Barkworth,   
Cool, Calm & Connected,10 Teven Street, Brunswick Heads NSW 2483 Australia
geraldine@coolcalmconnect.com.au
+61(2) 6685 1917,
www.coolcalmconnect.com.au

Download Geraldine's Speaker Sheet as a PDF by clicking this link


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