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Emma de la Poer - Speech and Public Speaking Coach
Specialist Speech and Public Speaking Coach
" I felt confident, self-assured and in control."
Anna Bogue (April 2024)
Introduction
Welcome. How we look, sound and act in front of others has a huge impact on how we are perceived in both our personal and professional lives.
To enjoy and excel at communicating in public, presenting at work, giving a speech or attending an interview, learn how be a calm, confident and convincing speaker.
As an experienced speech coach, I can teach you how best to develop confidence, communication, acting, performance and presentation skills - all whilst having great fun!
Learn how to speak clearly, with expression and projection. Use the right words, intonation, body language, movement and stance. Then get your message across whenever you speak in public.
Once learned, these skills remain with you for life.
All my courses are bespoke and tailored to my clients’ individual needs. I specialise in one-to-one coaching and group workshops, conducted in person or online. I use video and audio recording throughout my sessions so you can see your progress and develop your confidence more quickly. You’ll be amazed at your progress!
Depending on your requirements, my courses focus on a mixture of the following areas:
Learn how to inspire and impress when:
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Public speaking
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Presenting
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Interviews
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Meetings
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Wedding and funeral readings and speeches
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Personal day-to-day presentation
Online Courses
Access online coaching courses instantly. Fast, effective and easy to learn, watch, listen and learn via video coaching with document downloads and practice exercises. Learn the skills you need to succeed at your own time, pace and place. Online courses can also be tailored and customised for larger organisations.
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Make Moving Speeches…more info
Give Great Presentations... more info
Impress at Interviews... more info
Motivate in Meetings... more info
Win at Weddings... more info
Connect in Conversations... more info
Be Aware of Body Language... more info
Reviews
Graham Nutt - Wedding Speaker
“Lessons with Emma were most beneficial. She was friendly and made me feel relaxed about the daunting task of making the Father of the Bride speech. She gave me the confidence to stand up in front of 150 guests. Lessons were conducted in a relaxed way, but nevertheless we always worked on specific tasks on how to deliver a good speech.”
Anna Bogue - Funeral Speaker
I contacted Emma because I needed some professional coaching with a poem I’d been asked to read at a memorial service. When I’ve read in public before I’ve typically left any practice to the last minute and have often felt overwhelmed by nerves while performing.
Contacting Emma was truly the best decision. I recorded a before and after rendition of the poem. Initially, Emma introduced me to some vocal exercises and neurofeedback techniques, which are methods of calming nervousness. Emma’s informed and supportive approach was very confidence building. She helped me with the phrasing and pace of the poem and how to project the resonance of my voice using my diaphragm and the correct posture to achieve this.
Her professionalism, enthusiasm and positive encouragement were invaluable. My reading went incredibly well, and I actually really enjoyed my performance. I felt confident, self-assured and in control. I would highly recommend Emma to anyone who is needing to perform in public. Her support and expertise allows the performer, we all have lurking in the dark, to move into the light and shine !
Emma de la Poer ALAM LVCM (Hons)
I’m a versatile, LAMDA trained British actor, presenter and speaking coach, and have performed on stage and screen. As a teacher, I have helped thousands of students grow in confidence and develop their speaking, acting, presenting and performance skills. I can do the same for you.
In case you’re wondering, here are some of my appearances.
Television, Film and Stage
Mrs Dalloway
Soldier Soldier
Brazen Hussies
BBC Horizon.
Miss Havisham in ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens.
Lady Gilpin in ‘Hands Across The Sea’ by Noel Coward.
Dolly in ‘Still Life’ by Noel Coward
Sheila in ‘Relatively Speaking’ by Alan Ayckbourn
Speaking and Drama Tuition
Alongside acting, presenting and coaching, I have taught Speech & Drama since 1998 and helped students gain drama scholarships to prestigious schools with outstanding examination results in Public Speaking, Verse and Prose, Reading for Performance, Acting and Devised Performance.
Professional Development
I hold three LAMDA Gold Medals: Acting & Verse & Prose: ALAM (1995); AVCM Hons (1999); and LVCM Teaching Diploma (2000). My continuing professional development includes a wide range of LAMDA workshops: Stanislaviski (2007); Brecht (2007); About Sonnets (2009); Oratory and Rhetoric Speaking in Public (2009); Communication 2009); Commedia Dell ‘Arte & Masks (2009); 19th Century Literature in Performance (2011); 20th Century Literature in Performance (2011); The Actor & the Text (2011); Performing Shakespeare (2011)