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Finish the year strong with a presence that highlights your expertise and a voice that owns the room.
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 I am ready to own my voice and own the room!
Youâre the expert, called on to share that knowledge.  Now become the confident speaker your role demands.
**The Confident Speaker Accelerator**
is a 5-week virtual group coaching experience for professionals who want to feel as strong and clear in their voice as they are in their expertise.
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This is for you if
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You are a trusted expert in your role and people are noticing.
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You are increasingly asked to speak on behalf of your team or organization.
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You often over-prepare, still feel unsure, and walk away thinking, âThat could have been better.â
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You have worked on this skill already but you know there's more to unlock.
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Youâre ready for clarity, confidence, and practical tools you can use right away.
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Format & Schedule
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Start Date: August 20
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Session Length: 1 hour per week for 5 weeksÂ
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Location: Live via Zoom (replays available)
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Group Size: Limited to 12 participants
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Dates and Times: Aug. 20, 27 / Sept. 3, 10, 17Â Â All Sessions 6:00 - 7:00pm eastern
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Inside the Confident Speaker Accelerator, youâll learn how to:
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Use your voice as a tool for connection, command, and calm
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Structure your presentations so your message is easy to follow and hard to forget
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Speak with confidenceâeven under pressure
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Sound like the leader you are becoming
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Apply what youâre learning to real presentations and speaking opportunities coming up now
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When you join you will receive:
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â 5Â live, virtual coaching sessions (1 hour weekly starting August 20)
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â Session recordings in case you miss one
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â *Powerful Presentations* template to reduce prep time and clarify your message
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â The *Mental Clarity Warm-Up* to ease nerves and sharpen focus
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â The *Voice Release Quick Start* to unlock vocal ease and presence
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â *Virtual Presence Power-Up*Â guide to elevate your presence on virtual calls
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â Personalized coaching on an upcoming project or speaking engagement
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â A small, focused group for accountability and shared growth
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â A few bonus tools and resources along the way!
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This program has 12 seats.
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Small. Supportive. Strategic.
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If you're ready to stop overthinking and start showing up
with clarity and confidence, this is your moment to step forward.
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Reserve Your Spot Below đ
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Session Outline:
Session 1:Â Your Audience + Your Value = Present SpeakingÂ
Clarify who youâre talking to and why it matters to them
Find your core message and why itâs worth hearing
Set the foundation for authentic connection
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Session 2:Â Speaking with Presence
Voice, pace, and energy: how to hold attention from the first word
Using pauses and emphasis to make your message land
Managing nerves so your presence feels grounded, not forced
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Session 3: Presenting with Presence
Structuring your content for flow and impact
Balancing information and engagement
Using body language, space, and movement as part of your delivery
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Session 4: Virtual Speaking, Real Impact
Maximizing presence through the screen (framing, lighting, sound, and energy)
Creating interaction and connection in a virtual room
Avoiding the âflatâ feeling of online talks
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Session 5: The Spotlight Session: Live Showcase + Expert Feedback
Participants deliver a short talk or presentation segment
Real-time, actionable feedback from me and the group
Celebrating progress and mapping your next steps
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I want my seat now!
About Leslie Gordon
Leslie Gordon is a nationally recognized speaker and speaker coach known for helping professionals unlock their clearest, strongest voice. A former over-preparer and hesitant presenter herself, Leslie now transforms leaders across industriesâfrom higher ed to healthcare to techâto speak with clarity, calm, and confidence. Her training blends vocal technique, presentation structure, and presence work in a way thatâs practical and deeply empowering. Clients walk away feeling more themselves, and more in command, every time they speak.
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Results of previous clients:
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"Leslie was great with providing feedback and instruction. The group who participated was very talkative and seemed to really engage in each session."
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âI have been looking for someone who âgets itââwho knows what my way of speaking means and will be responsible and helpful. Leslie is that person.â
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âI have come really far in understanding how to connect better with my clients. Leslie really gave me some useful tools.â
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âI never took the time to think about WHY I am speaking, and what it means to the people who hear me. That makes such a difference.â
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"This course has helped me with the things I need to improve, but also helped me lean into things that I didn't know were strengths."
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"Dr. Leslie is so engaging and she really takes an interest in helping each person find their own skills and use them right away."
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