Hi There! 

Whether you are speaking for the first time or the five hundredth, learning new tips and tricks is what makes the difference between feeling confident and connecting with your audience or feeling unsure whether or not you and your message landed. Kate’s goal in working with public speakers is to help you craft a message that will be understood, remembered and passed on. 

 

The Process

Crafting Your Talk - The Outline

Discuss your goals for your talk, demographics, key outcomes and use this information to shape an outline. Your mission post session will be to create a first draft of your talk

Refining - The Edit

Depending on the length of your talk and complexity of your topic this stage may take one session or several. We review your draft making it more concise, unique to you and ensuring it will make a personal connection with your audience through the stories and examples you share

Presenting - Platform Skills 

Once your talk is ready to go we work on your delivery, pacing, tone and stage presence to help you deliver a compelling talk. Depending on length and complexity of the talk and whether or not this talk will be memorized or delivered with the aid of notes will determine the number of sessions recommended. 

Why work with Kate

As a professional speaker herself, Kate knows what it is like to go through the hard work to polish a talk. She is a certified professional speaker who has honed her skills over 15 years of public speaking. Kate has delivered a TEDx talk to over 2,000 people live that now has over 12.6K views. Kate has also been interviewed by major media outlets including CBC, CityTV, Global, Entertainment Tonight, Globe & Mail and knows what it takes to have a story connect. As a documentary filmmaker and writer, Kate has also been on the other side of the camera and interviewed thousands of people and knows what works and what doesn't, having directed and written content for CBC, National Post, and other media outlets. As the former content curator for TEDxYYC and speaker coach, Kate has coached speakers including Olympians, politicians, media personalities and experts in a variety of fields to give the talk of their lives. As an educator, Kate knows how to connect with a wide range of audiences from youth to adults and works with a wide variety of learners to help you feel empowered to reach your speaking goals. 

All sessions are one hour in length and will take place virtually via video conference call at a rate of $250/hr. 


How to Achieve Great Results and Make the Most of Your Session

  • Show up on time (if you are more than 10 minutes late you will need to book another session)

  • Share your draft edit with Kate one week prior to your session so she can review in advance of your session

  • Send any questions you have via email in advance of the session

  • Find a quiet space, free of distractions for your session ideally with a door you can close

  • If the scheduled time for our session no longer works for you please ensure you provide 48 hours notice or you will be charged in full. 

  • Don’t Ask, Don’t Get - ask questions, clarify and make sure you understand the feedback you are receiving so you can apply it. If you don’t ask for help, you won’t get it. 

  • Come with a learner’s mindset ready to try new things and with the courage to receive ways in which you can improve. 

Additional Services

Upon request, sessions can also be booked to discuss strategy for the following:

  • Using visual aids

  • Promoting your talk through social media before, during and after

  • Business Development connected to your talk

  • Preparing for multi camera, lights and larger stages

  • What to wear

  • Preparing for media interviews related to your talk

How to Book

Kate is generally available for speaker coaching at 12pm MST or 8pm MST Monday-Thursday. If you require a different time, please send a request and she will let you know if she is able to accommodate. To book your first session please send $250 via e-transfer to mckenzie.kathryn@gmail.com If a password is required please use "Courage" Upon receiving your e-transfer Kate will confirm your booking by sending you a calendar invite complete with Zoom link.