Stepping Into Your Power As A Public Speaker
About this Groundfloor Gathering
Do you feel nervous before presenting? We’ve got you.
You are powerful and amazing. Connect to your authentic leadership voice and confidently present and lead in any speaking situation -- whether an investor pitch, client meeting or interview.
In this interactive workshop, you’ll walk away with practical embodied tools and creative practices on how to develop your public speaking voice. Your guide Melissa Andrada (Mel - they/she) will share hard-earned and heartfelt wisdom on speaking on stage as a survivor of Big T trauma and once painfully shy kid who never said a word in class or in meetings.
Joyful Speaking & Storytelling: Connect to the joy of speaking through a story or experience that you’re proud of.
Trauma-Informed Embodied Regulation Practices: Learn techniques and tactics to stay calm and centered, even in high-stress or nerve-wracking situations, inspired by meditation, movement and music therapy.
Role Play Practice: Practice a real-world speaking scenario in a gentle space: delivering a compelling personal introduction or pitch, with invitational feedback.
The aspiration is to create a safe, supportive environment for all speakers, regardless of experience level or background. We welcome your anxiety. <3
By the end of the workshop, you’ll walk away feeling more empowered and resourced to speak confidently in the situations that matter most to you.
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Melissa Andrada (Mel - they/she) looks after Fairground, a consulting collective supporting organizations that have included Google, Feeding America and Just Solutions to help their people feel safe and joyful at work.
Over the course of their lifetime, Mel delivered 1000+ workshops and interactive keynotes for ten of thousands of people across the world, for organizations that have included the UK Government’s Digital Service Arm in London, Lesbians Who Tech at Google in Paris, Women of Color in Tech in Seattle.
Mel co-leads the Queer Yoga Collective at the yoga studio Arise in Oakland, with a focus on intentional community through intuitive movement and sound healing.
As a queer Filipine American who came to the States as an undocumented immigrant, Mel brings a highly sensitive and trauma-informed approach to leadership development and public speaking.
Outside of work, they can be found dancing, surfing mellow waves and writing a book on trauma, grief and resilience. Mel holds a masters in Cultural Studies and is completing a second masters in Clinical Psychology & Expressive Arts Therapy at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
You are powerful and amazing. Connect to your authentic leadership voice and confidently present and lead in any speaking situation -- whether an investor pitch, client meeting or interview.
In this interactive workshop, you’ll walk away with practical embodied tools and creative practices on how to develop your public speaking voice. Your guide Melissa Andrada (Mel - they/she) will share hard-earned and heartfelt wisdom on speaking on stage as a survivor of Big T trauma and once painfully shy kid who never said a word in class or in meetings.
Joyful Speaking & Storytelling: Connect to the joy of speaking through a story or experience that you’re proud of.
Trauma-Informed Embodied Regulation Practices: Learn techniques and tactics to stay calm and centered, even in high-stress or nerve-wracking situations, inspired by meditation, movement and music therapy.
Role Play Practice: Practice a real-world speaking scenario in a gentle space: delivering a compelling personal introduction or pitch, with invitational feedback.
The aspiration is to create a safe, supportive environment for all speakers, regardless of experience level or background. We welcome your anxiety. <3
By the end of the workshop, you’ll walk away feeling more empowered and resourced to speak confidently in the situations that matter most to you.
--
Melissa Andrada (Mel - they/she) looks after Fairground, a consulting collective supporting organizations that have included Google, Feeding America and Just Solutions to help their people feel safe and joyful at work.
Over the course of their lifetime, Mel delivered 1000+ workshops and interactive keynotes for ten of thousands of people across the world, for organizations that have included the UK Government’s Digital Service Arm in London, Lesbians Who Tech at Google in Paris, Women of Color in Tech in Seattle.
Mel co-leads the Queer Yoga Collective at the yoga studio Arise in Oakland, with a focus on intentional community through intuitive movement and sound healing.
As a queer Filipine American who came to the States as an undocumented immigrant, Mel brings a highly sensitive and trauma-informed approach to leadership development and public speaking.
Outside of work, they can be found dancing, surfing mellow waves and writing a book on trauma, grief and resilience. Mel holds a masters in Cultural Studies and is completing a second masters in Clinical Psychology & Expressive Arts Therapy at the California Institute of Integral Studies.
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