Putting Your Best Voice Forward: A Public Speaking Workshop

Tuesday, October 29 | 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm
The Lyric Rooftop Community Lounge

Workshop Highlights

Deliver key messages that stay with your audience long after the presentation. 

• Determine your first steps when asked to speak.
• Use preparation and practice to perfect your presentation.
• Effectively use your voice and speech pattern to have your message resonate.
• Adjust the “tools” in the room to maximize your delivery.
• Capture and retain the attention of your audience.
• Manage the “jitters” and use them to your advantage
• Prepare for an interview versus a presentation, and manage questions.

Learn from each other. Share stories about what went well and what didn’t in your speaking experiences.

The Presenters

Jackie Judd: Emmy-award-winning journalist Jackie Judd spent her career in front of a television camera or radio microphone and now helps people find their way to excellence when speaking to groups - large, small, or something in between. Jackie worked for many years as a correspondent for ABC News, the PBS NewsHour, and NPR. Now, as a consultant, she has engaged with hundreds of people—ranging from a Fortune 100 CEO to human rights activists around the globe—guiding them toward successful public speaking.

Carol Koby: An experienced broadcaster, speaker, and moderator, Carol Koby has had an extensive career in communications, most recently as Executive Producer/Host of the long-running radio program All About Living and moderator of the cable television program Picture of Health for UW Health. A pioneer in television journalism, Carol was the first Women’s Director at WITI-TV, Milwaukee, and served in many on-air roles at WKOW-TV in Madison. Carol continues to use her public speaking skills by moderating in-person and Zoom meetings and the first-ever podcasts for the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.

Registration is $30.00 per person