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Effective Emceeing and Voice Training: A Complete Guide for Shy Speakers to Present with Confidence

Feeling self-conscious about your voice or presentation skills? Struggling with a weak or unremarkable voice that affects your career advancement? Do you wish for a clear, authoritative voice that commands attention in both professional and social settings?

Strong presentation skills are crucial for influencing opinions and leading change in today's workplace. Executives need to deliver compelling presentations to be noticed and advance in their careers.

This workshop will empower you with the skills to enhance your voice and presentation abilities. You’ll learn exercises and lifestyle changes to improve your vocal quality, boost confidence, and make a lasting impression. Additionally, you'll gain valuable insights into effective emceeing, whether you're new to hosting events or looking to refine your skills.

Explore 10 essential tips for successful event management, including prestigious awards, conferences, trade shows, and weddings. MCing is accessible to anyone who can be organized and engaging.

Join us to develop a powerful voice and master the art of emceeing, making you a standout presenter and host!

Objective

At the end of this 1 day intensive workshop, you will be able to:

• Build Confidence in Public Speaking: Help participants overcome shyness and fear of public speaking through proven techniques and practical exercises.
• Master Emceeing Skills: Equip learners with essential emcee skills, including audience engagement, smooth transitions, and managing events effectively.
• Develop Voice Control and Projection: Teach participants how to use their voice confidently by focusing on tone, volume, pacing, and clarity to command the room.
• Enhance Stage Presence: Guide participants in using body language, posture, and facial expressions to exude confidence and connect with the audience.
• Overcome Stage Fright: Provide strategies and tools to manage anxiety and reduce stage fright, allowing participants to feel more comfortable and in control on stage.
• Create Engaging Presentations: Teach participants to prepare, structure, and deliver engaging presentations and event scripts with confidence and flair.
• Adapt to Various Audiences:Equip participants with skills to adjust their style and approach to connect with diverse audiences, making each event a success.

Outline

1. Understanding Stage Fright

• Common causes of stage fright
• Techniques to manage anxiety (e.g., mindfulness, breathing exercises)
• Role-playing scenarios to practice calming techniques

2. Fundamentals of Emceeing

• The role of an emcee and key responsibilities
• Structuring an event or presentation (opening, transitions, closing)
• Engaging and interacting with the audience
• Handling unexpected situations with confidence

3.Voice Training Essentials

• Vocal warm-up exercises
• Techniques for clear articulation and projection
• Controlling pitch, tone, and volume
• Practicing vocal exercises with real-time feedback

4 Presentation Techniques

• Effective body language and gestures
• Using visual aids and props effectively
• Practicing eye contact and managing space
• Conducting brief practice presentations

5 Practical Application and Feedback

• Participants deliver a short emcee segment or presentation
• Peer and instructor feedback on performance
• Tips for continuous improvement

6.Wrap-Up and Action Plan

• Recap of key learnings
• Developing a personal action plan for continued growth

Who should attend

Profile of Sharlyn Lim

Sharlyn is a communication and presentation skills expert who has a demonstrated history of hosting broadcast media programmes. She graduated with a Media & Communications Degree and is deeply passionate about mentoring individuals in harnessing their voice to communicate information and present ideas at their workplaces and in public. Her voice has been highly lauded for TV and online voice-over advertisements (which means you have probably heard her “voice” somewhere).

Sharlyn is also a Weekend Radio DJ with Love 972 FM. With an air of Jene sais quoi, Sharlyn has also acted in the recent movie “Make It Big Big” directed by Mark Lee & acted alongside Fann Wong. 

Her soothing voice has also won over the hearts of Taiwanese Movie Producers & landed her 1st ever Movie Vocal Dubbing role in Jack Neo's latest movie - Killer Not Stupid.
  
Other than a Voice Coach & Effective Communicator, Sharlyn is a highly sought-after presenter in Singapore, carving out a niche for herself in the realm of professional hosting!

She is effectively bilingual in both English and Mandarin and has since hosted events in the presence of dignitaries, C-levels, DPM, MPs:

• Princess of Belgium
• Kofi Annan
• Christine Lagarde (1st IMF Chairwoman)
• Jim Rogers
• PM Lee
• President Halimah Yacob

With local and overseas celebrities like :

• Lynn Xiong Dai Ling
• SHE
• Korean FT Island, Brown Eye Girls etc  
• Zoe Tay, Gurmit Singh, Mark Lee,Jeanette Aw etc.

Interviewed TVB celebs like:

• Tavia Yeung, Ma Jun Wei etc.

List of Accolades

• Best Emcee of the Year Award 2018 awarded by BMSP
• 2nd Runner Up in Talent Quest Toastmaster in 2012
• Love 972 Weekend Radio DJ
• Y.E.S FM 933 Star DJ Search 2007, Top 10(Voted Most Popular by IWeekly Magazine)
• Hosted Sian Chay Charity Gala with Mark Lee and telecasted via StarHub Channel
• Proud Graduate of Vocal Coaching by Mark van Cuylenberg
• Proud Graduate of Taiwanese Show Host Cao Qitai  曹启泰
• Hosted Channel 8 Children Variety Show,– Happy Sunday Kids
• Japan Fuji TV – Amazing Singapore! Outstation Host
• Hosted & Interviewed Hong Kong TVB Celebs at Starhub Awards
• Interviewed Taiwan, Mediacorp Celebrities & World Acclaimed Speakers eg. Jim Rogers, Princess of Belgium etc