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Module 10 - Facilitation Tools - beyond sticky notes
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even if you get nervous, feel like an imposter or struggle to distil your message.
Introducing
Created in 2020 to help business owners, professional and community leaders gain THE MOST valuable skill in their professional toolkit - Speaking with Influence and Impact.
The Impactful Presenters Program is a comprehensive online training resource that provides practical, powerful and 'do-able' techniques to leaders who want to make a bigger contribution in their world.
"I just wanted to personally thank you, from the whole team, for all your guidance throughout the Impactful Presenters Program.
We see the positive impact everyday, allowing us to quickly build rapport and influence positive social change. We now have the tools to carefully curate our message by narrowing it down to the top three things we want them to take away from the discussion.
From fireside chats to keynotes at large conferences, this has allowed us to bring our whole audience with us on the placemaking journey. "
Brooke Williams,
Director, Fourfold Studios
(which means it is LEARNED, not something you're 'born with')
We want a way to naturally, authentically and easily engage our audience, so we can be heard in meetings, increase our influence, gain new clients and grow our businesses.
We want to powerfully contribute to conversations that matter.
The Impactful Presenters Program gives you the frameworks to naturally shape your message, authentically find your voice and impactfully influence your audience.
In fact, the vast majority of people, regardless of profession, age or experience, really struggle with speaking confidently or coherently, let alone impactfully.
Natural extroverts struggle, despite being the 'life of the party’, as they 'think out loud' and lose their audience in verbal stream of consciousness.
Passionate experts have a hard time distilling a message that connects, so they data-dump all their passion and leave their listeners overwhelmed.
And even the most experienced of professionals often feel like they are faking it, hoping no-one notices how nervous they are, or rely on impersonal speeches written by somebody else.
"Without the Impactful Presenters Program, I'd be actively avoiding presentations to the public and therefore missing out on the opportunities to meet and talk to my ideal clients ... and from that, build my business.
I now have the confidence to present powerfully to any size audience."
Dr Cath Cosgrave
Consultant and Creator of the Attract, Connect, Stay Rural Professional Workforce Strengthening Solution
"Phwoar! That was the best webinar I've ever run.
It was 90 minutes long ... And 126 of the 128 participants were still online AND ENGAGED at the very end.
I've never been short for words, but this program has REALLY improved my delivery and impact."
Jacqueline Campbell,
Founder, Arca Morai
Speaking is a SKILL that YOU can LEARN
"As I was finishing the Impactful Presenters Program I was invited to deliver the closing keynote at my industry conference.
Because of my new-found confidence, I said yes.
And I owned my message and claimed my stage.
The program really helped me overcome that whole ‘who am I to be doing this?’ And now, all my dreams for this business, they’re real. I can achieve them"
Emma Rhoades,
Founder, Her Leadership Journey
"I have so much more confidence, even with a very short Earn-The-Right.
I have been amazed at the difference it makes to the conversation flow.
This course is brilliant!"
Peta Chapman,
Land Access Coordinator, Telstra
Hi 👋I'm Cat Matson ...
... and I've been speaking, presenting and facilitating for more than 25 years. But not in a boring, rigid or even rah-rah way. In an authentic, natural, grounded and connected way. In fact the most common feedback I receive on those post-event survey forms is “I love how real and approachable Cat is”.
My speaking career started at school, on the debating team, where my favourite debating position was third speaker negative; in other words, minimum prep but maximum impact required. Then I spent 5 years working with probably the most challenging audience you can imagine; young people. And not compliant young people, but young people who were disadvantaged, dancing with the juvenile justice system and who were thought to be ‘unteachable’ and ‘un-tameable'. Turns out EVERYONE can learn and grow if they have good teachers who know how to connect with them.
The bulk of my career has been in ‘professional circles’; business coaching, facilitating meetings with a range of stakeholders, moderating panel events, delivering keynote speeches and leadership roles in the public service.
My ability to speak with passion, confidence, authenticity and authority, to audiences of 1 to thousands is EASILY the most powerful skill I have in my professional toolkit. And it is the 'secret’ to what others see as a career of significant leadership, impact and success.
"I am much calmer and clearer when I talk now.
I have slowed down my thoughts and speed of talking and people are able to follow my conversation.
Before, I used to bombard them with so much info and talk so quickly my business partner would have to step in and explain.
Now I’m being invited to speak on industry panels and am recognised as an industry leader."
Julia Van Der Sommen
Director at Sample Room & Pattern Room
The Impactful Presenters Program is PERFECT for YOU if you're ...
"I do a lot of speaking but I used to dread all of it. I found myself coming up with good ideas right at the very last minute, so it always felt like a scramble.
I've discovered how strategy and structure can support my message and it is simpler than I thought.
Now I use the frameworks, the Earn-The-Right, the Structure, and it's incredibly powerful. This course has helped me back myself more."
Dr Katy Abbott,
Composer, Educator and The Artists' Mentor
so you can focus on what you want to say instead of 'how' you should be saying it, and prepare easily.
that establishes your authority and credibility so your audience WANTS to hear what you have to say (and helps overcome your Imposter Syndrome)
so you can wow your audience and land your key messages with just a few minutes of prep and just a couple of 'napkin notes'
so you don't have to fear those 'dreaded questions' anymore and artfully use your audience's contribution to build on your key messages
so you can weave magic from conversations where everyone is not only heard but ideas build on each other for deep understanding and breakthroughs
and not some weird professional-robot persona you take on when you speak 'formally'
so you can lead your team, influence decisions, grow your business, change hearts, minds and behaviours and make a positive impact in your community
"The Impactful Presenters Program has opened many doors.
I'm now REALLY comfortable with being the Influential Auditor ... it's about being out there and being the face of my business ... putting everything in an articulate manner that they understand I know what I'm doing.
I've always wanted to do a TED Talk, to be honest, and I used to say that to myself and panic.
Now I'm feeling, I can do that, and I will rock."
Judy Brown,
Executive Director, Brown Auditing Services
"I just wanted to say, thank you.
The program has absolutely lifted my public speaking game in many, many ways.
It was completely worth the investment and I shall continue to refer back to it as I seek to grow what I can achieve in my particular circle of influence."
Matthew Hodge, Director, Sales and Marketing
QLD Symphony Orchestra
Value: $2,750
You'll learn my powerful Earn-The-Right framework to establish your knowledge and authority with such comfort and authenticity you'll use it EVERY DAY in all professional contexts.
The Earn-The-Right is a game-changer for so many participants as it powerfully builds confidence and overcomes imposter syndrome.
Value: $2,750
Value: $1,900
You'll learn the 4-part Speaking With Confidence framework to structure your presentations, meetings, speeches and professional conversations. It's a plug 'n' play template where you add the information about your audience, your outcomes and key messages ... and voila, you have the blueprint for an impactful presentation.
Just this framework alone will transform how you speak, and that's in the very first week!
Value: $1,900
Value: $2,500
Order your thoughts and structure your messages so you can talk from just a handful of 'prompter notes' so you can stay connected to your audience and responsive to their questions and input. You'll never again need to speak from a script, teleprompter or slide-deck.
Just this one technique has been a game-changer for students.
Value: $2,500
Value: $1,750
How to speak spontaneously, effectively and confidently, and STILL deliver impact (even if you only had moments to prepare).
Even though this was created for networking events where you only have a 'napkin' to write on, this method is what I use EVERY DAY in impromptu professional conversations.
Value: $1,750
Value: $1,750
Being able to speak at a conference or event is a POWERFUL way to make impact at scale, grow your business or progress your career.
I show you how to hold space even in the largest of rooms, so your audience still feels connected and you feel confident.
Value: $1,750
Value: $1,750
Ugh! The person who asks a question just to 'catch you out'. Or the stakeholder who just wants to prove how smart THEY are.
Being defensive won't work, but facilitating them with finesse ... that works. And that's what we cover in this section.
Value: $950
Value: $1,750
Getting comfortable with ambiguity and moving from 'speaking impactfully' to facilitating change is, I think, the ultimate in leadership skills.
You'll learn how to use your new foundational speaking skills to facilitate conversations that matter, and you'll get access to some of my favourite facilitation tools.
Value: Priceless
But I'm not charging all that for the Impactful Presenters Program because speaking with confidence, authority, authenticy and impact is a foundational skill that I want all impact-minded leaders to have access to.
10 online Impactful Power Calls
These group coaching sessions with me are an opportunity for you to practice what you're learning, receive feedback and coaching on your speaking AND get advice on your stories and content.
We go much deeper than just 'speaking' though. The Impactful Power Calls are rich, juicy, problem-solving discussions where we 'work-out-loud' to increase your professional confidence, influence and impact.
DIY (do-it-yourself) style is just that - you're moving through the course content on your own.
You can ask questions in the private Impactful Presenters Facebook Community and receive guidance and feedback ... and with this option there are NO live coaching calls and NO real-time conversations.
DIY (do-it-yourself) style is just that - you're moving through the course content on your own.
When You Join The Impactful Presenters Program TODAY
on either the Amplified or DIY options.
You know how some people weave their stories of expertise throughout their conversations ... they simply oooze their credibility without bragging?
They've mastered what I call their 'Earn-The-Right' ... how we craft and use stories to illustrate our professional biography.
By the end of this mini-course, you'll do that too!
Speaking with confidence, authority and impact is a skill set that you keep working on and keep improving over time.
Also, 'life happens' and there'll be modules you don't get to dive into as deeply as others and you'll want to return to them. So, I'm offering lifetime access so you can get started NOW (and not wait for that 'perfect' time).
1. Foundations
2. Finessing Your Presentations
3. Virtual and Small Audiences
4. Spontaneous Presentations
5. Moderating Discussions
6. Challenging Audiences
7. Engaging Big Audiences
8. Facilitation Foundations
9. Technique Toolbox
More than 35 bite-size professionally-produced videos to teach you the techniques and frameworks AND SHOW you how the techniques work.
All video lessons available as podcast tracks too (so you can learn while doing other things).
These video lessons give you EVERYTHING I know about speaking, presenting and facilitation ... all the techniques I use EVERYDAY for impact.
Embody your new skills with (optional) homework tasks that relate to your work. Submit videos of your homework presentations for feedback, coaching and personalised support.
Hang out with like-minded professionals, entrepreneurs and change makers who also have a message of change. Ask questions, brainstorm your work presentations, discover new techniques or just be inspired by others.
Impactful Power Calls
The Impactful Power Calls are group coaching sessions with me. They're an opportunity for you to practice, receive feedback and coaching on your speaking AND get advice on your stories and content.
They go much deeper than just speaking, though. The Impactful Power Calls are rich, juicy, problem-solving discussions where we 'work-out-loud' to increase your confidence, influence and impact. In the group calls you get:
Calls take place every Wednesday for 10 weeks starting 21 August.
Times alternate every second week between 12.30pm - 1.30pm and 6pm - 7pm and (all times are AEST, Brisbane time).
Calls are recorded so you can catch the replay if you can't make it live.
An hour of my time costs $825, so the value of this 10-week series of calls is
$8,250
But is available in the Amplified path for only
$499
"I have gained so many insights from each and every call .... your group calls are one of the highlights of my week and I look forward to every call.
You always create a safe space for all of us to share and ask questions, even the introverts among us.
Your responses and guidance are always considered and valuable and I come away from every call with something I can implement.
Your working-out-loud gives me permission to ask questions and share things that aren't fully formed yet because I know that, somehow, you'll work out what I'm trying to say and give me the next steps I need."
Melanie Campbell
Holistic Coach
"Cat is clearly a very experienced presenter and there is the danger of falling into the trap of 'but I don't sound or present as Cat' ...except from the very beginning she encourages everyone to find their own voice.
Cat is warm, she is funny, she is supportive, but above all, she gives fabulous feedback.
Learning from the feedback she gives everyone is as important as the feedback you get yourself."
Lynn Jenkins,
Owner and Lead Facilitator, Horsanity
Are you being overlooked for promotions because you're not as confident a speaker as your peers?
How many clients are you missing out on because your sales pitches are inconsistent and less-than-impactful?
Do you feel like you are constantly banging your head against a brick wall, feeling like you're not 'getting through' to people the value, or urgency, of your priorities?
Do you feel like you're just not quite reaching your potential, you have some much you want to contribute you just can't quite get to the 'next level'?
If you're on the fence, or if you're skeptical (about this program or your abilities) ... then I want to give you EVERY opportunity to put the Impactful Presenters Program into action and discover that, once you know how, speaking with confidence is a skill that EVERYONE can learn.
So, dive into the program. Watch the first few modules, try some of the frameworks in your world and if your speaking confidence doesn't improve, email me and I'll refund your money.
Simple.
I'm so confident that if you implement just a fraction of the lessons inside the Impactful Presenters Program you be blown away by your ability to speak, lead, inform, influence ... and ultimately make your dent in the universe.
You quite literally have nothing to lose ... and a host of opportunities to gain.
This program is ABSOLUTELY for you if you ...
It's not about being a professional speaker.
It's about being able to bring all of yourself to whatever it is you're doing. With authenticity, authority and impact.
Press PLAY to watch a sample lesson
Jump on in and give it a go for 14-days. If it's not your jam, let me know and you'll get your money back. No hard feelings and no issues. Easy.
"Working out how to simplify a message and see it as a series of conversations, rather than needing to put too much up front, has been really valuable for me.
I'm a lot more confident that I can find the right stories for different contexts as I need them."
Gayle Dallaston,
Founder, Shady Lanes Project
"I can use my speaking skills now to help the rest of the team to collaborate better ... and that will make work a more enjoyable place to be.
I can also get more involved in my industry, in a speaking capacity and in thought leadership."
Kate Turnbull,
Onboarding Manager, Poolwerx Corporation
Truly.
I get that right now you're possibly scared or doubtful that this program will work for you.
I get that right now you feel like speaking in public at all, let alone speaking confidently and impactfully in public is impossible, but it's not.
The Impactful Presenters Program provides you with all the know-how PLUS a supportive community and a safe space to practice and test your new skills so you can build your speaking confidence.
Can I promise you won't be nervous at all anymore when you speak?
No. I still get nervous before big speaking gigs.
And you won't be as nervous as you are now and you'll be able to deliver an effective, confident AND impactful presentation.
Full course +
10 weeks of live group coaching calls
Course only
No calls
Support via Facebook Group
Look, let's face it ... there are HEAPS of ways to learn to speak with confidence.
You can join your local toastmasters group, you could sign up for a workshop and take a few days out of your work week to attend, or you could teach yourself by watching hours of TED talks.
Yep, that could work.
But will you really do that?
The hassle of going somewhere, at a certain time (every week for Toastmasters); do you really have time for that? And watching TED talks are fun but they're all so scripted, all so 'the same’, will you really develop the confidence to speak authentically in any context?
Probably not.
The Impactful Presenters Program will give you life skills well beyond just standing and presenting; you'll develop the hard-wiring to be confident in all contexts so you can speak up, be heard and lead change.
The content is in bite-size chunks so you can watch or listen to as you go about your day (your commute, at the gym or in 15-minute grabs throughout the day).
And with the lifetime access bonus you can revisit any of the modules ANYTIIME. It's always with you.
Oh, and you'll have the benefit of community accountability, momentum and 'working-out-loud learnings' from the Impactful Presenters online community .... so you'll make real progress quickly and easily.
The program is structured into modules which are broken up into:
So if you already listen to podcasts, watch online content or wonder why you're scrolling mindlessly, you can easily make your way through the content at your pace and get HUGE value from this program. And radically improve your speaking abilities.
The bulk of the program is self-paced. Watch and listen when it works for you.
If you choose the Impactful Power Sessions upgrade there are 10 weekly 1 hour calls. Live calls are scheduled to try to fit different scheduling preferences (lunchtime and evenings AEST).
You'll get the schedule of calls well in advance so you can block out your diary. All calls are recorded, so if you miss them, you'll still get the juice.
YES!!! There have been people who started this program unable to present for 2 minutes without losing their words, getting embarrassed or being virtually incoherent ... and after the first module they're speaking articulately and with increased confidence.
Yes it's self-paced and yes, you can access the whole program at once. You will need to complete the first two compulsory foundation modules before you can get into the more advanced topics.
You have LIFETIME access to the course videos and any Live Impactful Power Sessions you've subscribed to.
The plan is to run it 3 times a year but that's not guaranteed.
If you're keen, join now.
Too easy - email me at cat.matson[@]ImpactfulPresenters.com (remove the [ ], they're just there to block the bots).
"I learned about speaking to the full stops! That slowed me down A LOT.
I also delivered a LOT LESS content in my last workshop, but I got a better result in terms of enrolments."
Angela Counsel,
Menopause Coach, AngelaCounsel.com
Full course +
10 weeks of live group coaching calls
Course only
No calls
Support via Facebook Group
It's never been more important for the world to hear from diverse voices.
Voices like yours.
If a lack of confidence, skill or 'how to' is what's holding you back, then I would LOVE to see you in the Impactful Presenters Program.
In no time at all you will be speaking with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact.
Just think what will become possible!
It's never been more important for the world to hear from diverse voices.
Voices like yours.
If a lack of confidence, skill or 'how to' is what's holding you back, then I would LOVE to see you in the Impactful Presenters Program.
In no time at all you will be speaking with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact.
Just think what will become possible!