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In the world of business, the ability to speak with confidence and influence is more than a skill – it’s a game-changer. That’s why so many professionals turn to Michelle Bowden’s public speaking course in Sydney, where they learn to craft powerful presentations that leave lasting impressions.
What makes Michelle’s public speaking courses stand out? It’s the practical, results-driven approach. Over the years, Michelle has worked with countless professionals – from executives to emerging leaders – helping them elevate their communication. But don’t just take our word for it.
Ciara Lancaster, a prominent change leadership speaker who addressed the esteemed Million Dollar Round Table, shared her experience: “A huge thank you for your energy and expertise at your training course. Lots of amazing information which I know I will continue to implement. Thank you!” Ciara’s success shows that with the right coaching, even the most experienced speakers can enhance their craft and take their presentations to the next level.
Michelle’s public speaking course doesn’t just teach theory – it’s designed to create lasting change. Matt Bullock, CEO of Spinify, found the experience so impactful that he described it as “completely life-changing – thank you.”
Whether you’re attending the public speaking course in Sydney or our public speaking course online, Michelle’s programs offer tailored support and ongoing follow-up to ensure success long after the course ends.
We offer our life-changing 2-day Persuasive Presentation Skills Masterclass as a public event for up to 10 people LIVE in Sydney and Melbourne at our premier venues.
Michelle has 27 years experience in customising her presentation skills training to your unique needs. People across industry don't say, "I'm going to presentation skills" they say, "I'm going to Michelle Bowden"!
Is your team geographically dispersed? We deliver our world-class presentation skills training via Zoom and MS Teams so you engage your stakeholders online.
Michelle’s presentation skills training will change
your career trajectory!
Anyone can become a confident, clear and influential presenter. This book will show you, step-by-step, how to design and deliver exceptional presentations.
“There is no other book like this on the market. Whether you are climbing the corporate ladder, a leader of people, or a self-made entrepreneur, presentation skills are an essential capability for your success. How to Present will take you step-by-step through the formulas, tips and techniques for successful presenting."
Every day we are faced with persuasion moments where we win or lose. The question is: how persuasive are you? Could you be ‘winning’ more of the time?
“Everything you want and need is on the other side of persuasion. This book takes you through the latest thinking on influence and persuasion and gives you all the completely achievable step-by-step actions to make yourself more instantly persuasive."
Over 27 years Michelle has worked with hundreds of organisations across countless industries. She has run her Persuasive Presentation Skills Masterclasses 1080 times for more than 14,000 people. She is equally effective working with large or small groups. Michelle has a long track record of transforming the communication skills of people just like you and your team.
This is a blog summarising the key content and takeaways from Kao and Michelle Bowden’s Presentation Sills Workshop. Enjoy! We did it! Hello Kao legend! 👋 Well that was terrific wasn’t it? Boom shackalacka! The session was packed with your relevant examples and heaps of
Missed the keynote, or want a recap? This blog rounds up the key moments from Wella 2026 & Keynote Speaker Michelle Bowden, with the main ideas and takeaways from the session. Wella legends! Didn’t we have so much laughter and learning?!! Hello Wella legend! 👋
“We know this is the right recommendation… so why won’t anyone approve it?” After 27 years helping professionals communicate with greater confidence and influence, I’ve discovered something interesting. The people with the best ideas don’t always get the best outcomes – the people who explain those
Winging it might get you through, but it rarely gets you noticed – in the right way. That’s why so many leaders choose to work with a public speaking coach to polish their message and delivery behind the scenes. In fact, around 89% of executives that Michelle coaches request a non-disclosure agreement, so no one knows they’ve had help. It’s all about making it look natural, effortless, and confident—without revealing the expert support behind the scenes. People in their audience’s think they are naturally awesome speakers. We promise you this is not the case! Awesome public speakers are generally receiving public speaking coaching from an expert – every time!
Great question! Presentation skills coaching is a bit like having a personal trainer – just for your message and delivery. You’ll work one-on-one with your public speaking coach to understand your audience, structure your message, craft your beautiful slides, and rehearse until you feel confident and polished. Whether you’re doing live presentation skills coaching in Sydney or joining online, every session is practical, tailored, and all about ensuring you nail it when it counts.
No it’s not more of the same because this isn’t a cookie-cutter course with generic advice. Michelle Bowden CSP uses all the best-practice presentation skills models combined with her life-changing Persuasion Blueprint (popularised in her best-selling books How to Present, and How to Persuade (Wiley) for structuring your message so that it sticks. This is personalised presentation skills coaching from someone who knows how to speak AND how to teach. Whether it’s your first attempt or your fiftieth, you’ll walk away sharper, more persuasive, and more powerful. Your audience will be so impressed, and importantly they’ll take the action you require!
Let’s be honest: a pep talk wears off. And the bad news? There’s no magic pill! Sorry! Coaching with an expert public speaking coach delivers real, lasting change when you 100% commit to: learning the techniques; applying them; and taking the presentation coaching seriously. Michelle Bowden will do what she can to give you everything you need (including helping you write your content) and the rest is up to you to implement. From writing your script to rehearsing your delivery, and even ongoing support long after the session, this is presentation skills coaching that works.
Even experienced presenters benefit from public speaking training, or public speaking training online. Michelle Bowden’s corporate public speaking training takes existing skills to a world-class level – helping you accelerate promotions, influence decision-makers, win high-stakes pitches, and secure funding for critical projects.
It’s a great question! Public speaking training focuses on broader communication skills needed for events like conferences, panels, MC-ing and town halls. Presentation skills zero in on structuring persuasive messages and designing memorable visual aids for business presenters who are running meetings, updating colleagues and meeting one-on-one and can also be tailored to bigger conference-style events. Stand and Deliver Training focuses just on the stagecraft of presenting: physical presence, voice, and delivery techniques. Both Michelle Bowden’s public speaking training in Sydney and her public speaking training online cover all three – so participants become engaging, persuasive, and polished presenters who achieve results.
No! We don’t believe it’s important to video participants. In fact, we think that it makes you more nervous, stops you learning properly and wastes a huge amount of valuable face-to-face time. In addition, due to the one-dimensional nature of video, it doesn’t really give you a realistic perspective of what the audience experienced when you were presenting. Michelle Bowden’s corporate public speaking training aims to create a super safe, supportive environment where feedback is personalised, and strengths are amplified. For this reason, we do something better than video. We write a detailed report on your presentation that gives you incredibly specific feedback on your strengths and areas to improve with suggestions on how to fix the areas that need fixing. It’s the way we’ve delivered presentation skills training for 3 decades and we promise you – it works way better than video!
Participants all walk away with so much more than just theory. Upon completion of this public speaking training – whether it’s public speaking training online, public speaking training in Sydney, or Company-specific corporate public speaking training – participants receive a proven toolkit for presenting with confidence, clarity and influence. They demonstrate their competence, build an ongoing learning plan, and leave ready to deliver presentations that truly make an impact.
Even if you have experience presenting, a Public Speaking Workshop can elevate your skills to the next level. You’ll gain new insights into audience engagement, message structure, and delivery techniques that you may not have explored before. You’ll receive templates to help you apply the best practice formulas – this will save you enormous amounts of time when you next have to present. You’ll realise what you’re already doing that works. Plus, these workshops provide opportunities for receiving feedback, helping you identify and refine areas where you may have developed some bad habits.
If you have a busy schedule or are working remotely, our Public Speaking Workshop Online is a perfect option for you. It offers flexibility, allowing you to learn essential presentation skills from anywhere. You’ll receive the same valuable tools and feedback as in an in-person Public Speaking Workshop, but with the added convenience of learning remotely.
During both the Public Speaking Workshop, and the Public Speaking Workshop Online, participants work on an upcoming work-related presentation.
There are three phases to a masterful business presentation: analysis, design and delivery.
They will apply the Analysis process to their presentation, ensuring it’s tailored to their audience and purpose.
Using best practice Design models, they will craft and structure their message for maximum impact.
Then, delegates will deliver their presentation and receive valuable feedback from Michelle Bowden and the group, identifying both strengths and areas for improvement.
The feedback process includes practicing fixes for any weaknesses highlighted, such as transforming their slide deck.
To further support learning, delegates receive 12 different post-learning resources valued at over $500 per person, helping them continue to refine and apply their skills long after the workshop ends.
Virtual presentations present a few unique challenges, such as managing distractions and engaging a remote audience. The 3 main differences between a live and virtual presentation relate to your gestures and body language, your eye contact and the way you share and stop sharing your screen. Everything else is exactly the same as a masterful live presentation. The Public Speaking Workshop and Public Speaking Workshop Online both focus on what you need to do to present well live as well as giving you tactics to tackle the unique virtual challenges. Our aim is to show you how to keep your audience focused and interested – even when they’re working from home and might be tempted to check their emails!
You’ll fit right in! Michelle Bowden’s public speaking course is designed to cater to all experience levels, from beginners to seasoned professionals, across industry, and also varying levels of seniority. The focus is on building your confidence, improving your delivery, and ensuring you walk away with practical skills you can immediately apply. You’ll be supported every step of the way, making sure you grow at your own pace.
There are benefits to both options. Our public speaking course in Sydney offers anonymity, which helps participants feel less vulnerable since they’re learning alongside people from different companies. This often leads to better performance as individuals step out of their comfort zones and perform more confidently. Additionally, the diversity in the group provides a broader range of perspectives, enhancing the overall learning experience.
On the other hand, a company-specific public speaking course creates a shared language amongst your team and strengthens bonding as they work through challenges together. It’s like going to the dentist – no one really wants to do it, but having the support of colleagues can make the process easier. Plus, once the training is over, the group can mentor and coach each other, reinforcing the skills learned and ensuring long-term application.
Absolutely! Michelle’s public speaking course goes beyond the basics, offering advanced strategies in stagecraft, neuro-linguistic programming, and techniques for deep audience connection. Whether you’re refining your presence or learning subtle ways to influence and engage, Michelle’s coaching will most definitely take your speaking to the next level. Don’t forget, Michelle is also a best-selling author on persuasion, so if it’s sales results you want from your presentations, she can certainly assist you with that too.
Michelle’s virtual public speaking course online is designed to provide an interactive, engaging learning experience that harnesses the opportunities presented by online learning. You may know that Michelle is the best-selling author of How to Present: the ultimate guide to presenting live and online (Wiley). This best-selling book is the 2nd edition of a previous best-seller and includes 2 chapters full of how to engage online. Michelle uses these techniques herself in the delivery of her public speaking course online. For example, expect constant two-way interaction, real-time feedback, breakout rooms, practice, mentoring and coaching and a wealth of resources. You’ll actually receive the same value as an in-person course. Plus, you save money, time, and increase convenience when choosing a public speaking course online.
