Master the Art of Public Speaking
Creating Your Own Speaking Event
A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova , Public Speaking Coach
Joined June 2021
Joined June 2021
About the video: Creating Your Own Speaking Event
Overview
“I encourage you to seize your first speaking opportunity to boost confidence and build your speaker portfolio. I teach you the value of taking initiative by creating your own events, whether small internal workshops or larger external gatherings. I share practical tips for organizing successful events, including starting small, selecting speakers, focusing on sharing valuable knowledge, considering logistics such as financing and venue, identifying the target audience, and effective promotion. I also explore the option of hosting online events for wider reach and lower cost, as well as the potential for setting up TEDx events. I emphasize the importance of resilience and learning from failures in event organizations. ”
In this video lesson Dasha Dollar-Smirnova addresses the topic: Creating Your Own Speaking Event, which is part of the Domestika online course: Master the Art of Public Speaking. Learn to overcome fear, find your voice, and communicate effectively in any professional or personal setting.
Partial transcription of the video
“It's really important to get that first speaking opportunity under your belt because it can really boost your confidence. And also, it's the beginning of your showreel. One way to get that opportunity is to create it yourself. Start your own event. Again, as I keep saying, start small. You can ask your company if they want to set up a lunch and learn or some sort of workshop. That's one of the first things I did in an advertising agency that I worked at. I set up some internal workshops where I led the workshops and got an opportunity to start practicing coaching people. If you want to move...”
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Course summary for: Master the Art of Public Speaking
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Communication
Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
A course by Dasha Dollar-Smirnova
Dasha Dollar-Smirnova is a public speaking coach, and founder of Frog Talk, a company that provides public speaking training workshops. Dasha originally trained and worked in the field of drama and theatre which is where she built her confidence and found her voice.
Her first job was working for advertising agency Hogarth Worldwide, where she applied her acting background to the pitching team and helped the company become one of the UK’s fastest growing advertising agencies. Since then, she has obtained a master’s in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health and devoted herself, and Frog Talk, to helping individuals and companies master public speaking and become better communicators.
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