E-books For Nervous & New Public Speakers

Client Testimonials

• Just finished filming the DVD for the day... and today I did the introduction. I poured over the notes from our session and it flowed out of me.  I can’t tell you what a long way I have come since my personal coaching session at the beginning of the year.  I will feel elated when I stand in front of all those people at the Timber and Working with Wood Show in May. My Woodwork For Women book is on the threshold of being printed and self published, and with a bit of luck it will be ready for the Show and the Launch and I'm ready to talk about it with confidence!"

  PATT GREGORY, WWW.WOODWORKFORWOMEN.COM

• Everything about the 4 Day Retreat was superb! The surroundings, the accommodation, the food, the workshops and the extra activities like dancing. I loved all the little touches that added to the fun factor, including the impromptu talks over dinner and playing with the Book Of Answers. The inner calm techniques are so powerful they help me manage speaking anxiety. The Retreat was so practical, that I got a great amount of time to experience really being a speaker. I think the nature of the Facilitator, Geraldine Barkworth, brings a good blend of seriousness, structure, fun and fluidity.
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  CARISSA ROGERS, GESTALT COUNSELLOR

• Pass the microphone thanks, I love any chance for public speaking now! I’ve had lots of positive feedback about my public speaking skills since training with Geraldine. I highly recommend you talk with Geraldine if you want to deliver your message in a way that people will hear."

  OLWEN ANDERSON, NUTRITIONIST- NATUROPATH, WWW.OLWENANDERSON.COM.AU

• Timidly I stepped into the arena of public speaking with the 6 Week Course. With Geraldine’s gently yet professional manner, my shyness dissolved and a new confidence emerged. It became an adventure and after every class I came away with a sense of accomplishment. My fears have turned into joy!"

  PATSY, CAFE OWNER

• It's no secret, I'm a big fan of of the 6 Week Course - I do feel like I've changed a lot since starting and I AM, in fact, more cool, calm and confident than I've ever been in front of an audience or in my day to day."

  CASSANDRA DODDS, DWELL BUILDING SERVICES

• Confidence & Connection is a subtle yet powerful course /method to overcome and let go of old patterns and transform. It's a very supportive and healing way of learning to speak well in public and develop communication skills extending from simply becoming more comfortable with ‘the self'."

  JESSIE CHAPMAN, YOGA TEACHER, RADIANCE RETREATS

• I wanted to learn how to deliver a complex message in a clear concise way. When I gave interviews, my message would get lost because I rambled and people would lose interest. This workshop built on the last one in a warm, supportive environment. I now think more clearly about what I want to say and what my audience needs and more confident about giving interviews."

  PETA BEEMAN, MARINE RESEARCHER

• I began my journey with Geraldine at her public speaking women's retreat. The safety of this small group continued in the on-on–one coaching session with Geraldine over the year that followed. In her unique manner, Geraldine kept me focused and on track to achieve the goals I had set for myself. The sessions are gentle, caring and completely without judgement so that you feel "safe" to explore the depths of your inner self. And, lets be honest, that is where we least like to go but really need to in order to move forward.
  
  I'll really miss my frank and fearless conversations with Geraldine and can only recommend that you embark on a personalised journey to be cool, calm and connected. "

  DAGMAR GANSER, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE NATUROPATH, WWW.TRUEMEDICINE.COM.AU

• Geraldine has discovered a “door”, a “way” for us to enter into this competitively crazed world and allow softness, gentleness to inherit the earth."

  SAM CALABRO, MARTIAL ARTS TEACHER

• I wanted to gain more confidence in speaking to larger groups and to be more relaxed in myself to draw on what I know, rather than just “theory”. Confidence & Connection is a wonderful opportunity to anchor the skills needed to speak authentically in public. The supportive group grows and grows creating a safe and gentle container to take more and more risks. Give it a go!"

  PENNY WATSON, COMMUNITY FACILITATOR

• I needed to find the place where I stopped performing and started connecting with who I am and my audience. Before I reached that point I was in a comfort zone and I wasn’t really taking the process seriously. When I see an actor in a great movie that moves me, it’s because they are really connected with authenticity. They are not trying to emulate an emotion or feeling, they the emotion or feeling and in turn I feel connected to them and the story. I have now learned and felt the difference between performing and being authentic."

  JOHN WILSON, CASE WORKER

• The one day workshop was fabulous – thankyou! I found all of it extremely useful and relevant – breathing techniques to calm down, gaining connectivity with an audience and putting a personal spin on the topic to keep it authentic. Geraldine, you are obviously passionate about teaching people how to become efficient and effective speakers. I felt you did everything exactly how you were teaching us to do – you practice what you preach. I haven’t got a lot of experience with public speaking, but now I have the confidence to stay calm and collected and not find it daunting."

  JULIE HORTON, LIBRARIAN

• The six months coaching sessions with Geraldine Barkworth was the best money I’ve spent on professional development in years. Where else can you get a tailored program to suit the most important person in the training, YOU! And then, to speak with your coach every two weeks to ensure you stay on track with all that you’d like to improve in yourself and achieve in your professional life. Plus, the expense is fully deductible on your tax!
  
  When I tell people about coaching, they are amazed that the coaching is conducted over the phone. Geraldine has amazingly perceptive honing skills, picking up every word you say. No stone is left unturned, and she will shine a spotlight on something that you might say as a throw away sentence. She will help you analyse blockages in your life and help you move through them. Sometimes you feel like she can see right into you, without being invasive. I believe this is a great quality in not just a coach, but any human being! I kept thinking, "This is the right coach for me." She not only walks the walk, but she can talk the talk!
  
  I recommend with coaching, that you push the boundaries, try new things, bounce them off Geraldine, analyse them, write them down and get things happening! Don’t rest on your laurels, but push your own boundaries to become a more effective information professional. Take all that coaching offers and more, as this program is for you, and you alone. You will not get an opportunity anywhere else to focus on yourself with so much dedicated time and your very own coach. With coaching, you will see your life transform in front of your eyes! And you will not be disappointed!"

  JILL STEPHENS, LIBRARY & INTRANET MANAGER.

• Geraldine broke down the fear of public speaking into a series of physiological reactions. This made me understand I am made of the same stuff of already successful public speakers. I am more aware of my body language and the helpful signals my body sends to my brain when speaking. I am speaking more confidently in every situation."

  KIM POTTER, FLOURISH MARKETING and PROJECTS

• My purpose was to gain professional education hours in something that sounded interesting – absolutely achieved it. The 6 Week Course was fun, challenging and really boosted my self confidence in public speaking."

  CAROLYN ADAMS, ACCOUNTANT

• Thankyou for the magic you helped me achieve. I overcame my "herd of dinosaurs" in my tummy and can now speak confidently and comfortably in public. It was a huge experience and learning curve to actually see myself on film talking to the group and be so at ease with it. Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou! I will be singing your praises far and wide for some time to come."

  SUE FIANDER, PARALEGAL

• It was a really great workshop, using easy techniques to calm nerves which with a bit of practice made everyone speak more comfortably. The content covered personal development type info as well as tips and checklists for what an MC should actually say and also how to plan an event. It was behaviour changing without being too confronting. I’m looking forward to the next one. "

  PARTICIPANT, SPEAK & EXPAND, BRISBANE

• Communicate Connect is one of the best investments you can make for yourself. Geraldine teaches in such a warm and gentle way that you really do learn and grow by osmosis. She led us gently by showing us herself and her work is like magic.
  
  I am so grateful that I chose to do this course because now I feel that I have something to say that is worth listening to. I wanted to be more comfortable in my business to be able to charge what I’m worth and to be comfortable speaking from within, to a small or large group. I think it is an amazing program.
  
  I know now that I can be confident in talking and connecting with people by just being myself. Somehow my life experiences had knocked that out of me but Geraldine taught me to believe in myself again."

  LISA SHARPE, PHOTOGRAPHER & FILMMAKER

• “I was absolutely thrilled and relieved when I found Geraldine — I needed someone to coach me in public speaking when my novel was published. Her approach is unique, intelligent and fun. She worked miracles with me.”"

  VICTORIA THOMPSON, AUTHOR

• Thank you so much for the huge part you played in helping me to face my fears of public speaking and to understand that my audience wants to hear what I have to say as long as I give them what they want - connection. I can see now that speakers who rely on putting up a mask, rob their audience of the authentic experience of being with them. Thanks for that valuable lesson."

  ELISE WYNYARD, ART THERAPIST