A hybrid speaking intensive
A strong message is not enough. The room has to feel it.
Make the Stage is an in-person-led intensive for leaders, experts, and founders who want to sound as credible, clear, and compelling as the work behind them. You leave having delivered the talk, not merely planned it.
Two online working sessions · Five-hour in-person lab in Baden · One real talk
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You may already know what you want to say.
Make the Stage focuses on how you deliver it.
We work with your voice, pace, pauses, eye contact, physical presence, movement, and ability to stay connected under pressure. The aim is not to make you look like a speaker. It is to help the room experience your authority more fully.
You already know what to say.
This is about how the room experiences it.
We work with your voice, pace, pauses, eye contact, physical presence, and ability to stay connected under pressure, not to reshape your message, but to make it land.
Explaining → Influencing
Memorising → Owning the message
Speaking at people → Creating connection
Filling every silence → Using pause and pace
Performing confidence → Grounded authority
Prepare with intention. Practise in the room. Deliver with impact.
Two focused online sessions prepare your talk and your delivery. The five-hour in-person lab is where you test it in the room, receive precise feedback and speak again.
ONLINE SESSION ONE · 90 MINUTES
Define what must land
We establish the speaking moment you are preparing for and the response you want to create in the room.
You will:
Clarify the audience, context, and stakes
Select the talk or presentation you will develop
Identify the central idea that must land
Diagnose your current delivery habits
Set your individual speaking priorities
You leave with: a clear focus for your talk and a personal development brief.
ONLINE SESSION TWO · 90 MINUTES
Prepare how you will deliver it
You deliver an initial version and begin testing the choices that will shape how the audience experiences you.
You will:
Test your opening and key moments
Work on pace, pause, emphasis and vocal energy
Identify where the delivery loses clarity or connection
Refine wording where it affects performance
Prepare a focused rehearsal plan for Baden
You leave with: a working version of your talk and clear delivery choices to practise.
IN-PERSON LAB · BADEN · 13:00–18:00
Make it live in the room
This is the heart of Make the Stage.
You will speak, receive feedback, make a deliberate adjustment and speak again.
We work on:
Voice, pace, pause and emphasis
Physical presence, movement and stillness
Eye contact and audience connection
Openings, endings and moments that must land
Managing nerves and recovering when something shifts
Repeated rehearsal with individual coaching
A final complete delivery
You leave with: one real talk rehearsed in the room and a much clearer understanding of what strengthens your delivery.
Investment & return
Eight focused hours. One real talk. A stronger way of delivering it.
You leave with one talk tested and rehearsed, clearer delivery choices, and a practical method for continuing to improve.
/ Delivery diagnostic and personal focus areas
/ Five hours of in-person practice and coaching
/ Two focused online sessions
/ Repeated rehearsal with individual feedback
/ A personal preparation and practice method
CHF 999+ VAT per person
"I still can’t believe I did it. When I walked on stage, I was nervous, but I left proud, even elated, because the words flowed and I delivered with authenticity. This experience showed me something important: when I prepare, I can truly shine. The partner feedback, the 2-minute practice rounds, and Shivangi’s coaching built my confidence step by step. Nine months later, every time I step up to speak, I still carry the confidence and presence I built through the programme.”
- Ler Miao Miao, Senior Director, Air Trunk
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply.
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No. Bring a real piece of speaking you need to develop. It can be rough, incomplete or already in use.
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You can work on:
A keynote or conference talk
A leadership presentation or town hall
A panel opening
A client or investor pitch
An internal presentation
A TEDx-style talk
An interview or other high-stakes speaking moment
The important thing is that it is real and relevant to you.
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The first session focuses on the audience, context, central idea and the response you want to create.
The second session tests an early version of the talk and begins the work on voice, pace, pause, emphasis and delivery choices.
Both sessions take place before the in-person day in Baden.
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The five-hour session in Baden is the heart of the programme.
You will deliver your talk, receive precise feedback, make a deliberate adjustment and deliver it again. We work on voice, physical presence, movement, eye contact, audience connection and the moments that need to land.
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The main focus is delivery.
We may refine wording or structure when it affects how the talk lands, but most of the work is on how you use your voice, body, energy, pace and presence in the room.
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Yes.
Make the Stage is designed for leaders, experts and founders who need to speak with authority and influence, whether or not speaking is their profession.
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You will leave with:
One real talk tested and rehearsed
Clearer choices about voice, pace, pause and presence
Feedback on how the audience experiences you
A stronger understanding of what helps your message land
A practical way to continue rehearsing and improving
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The investment is CHF 999 plus VAT per person.
It includes two 90-minute online sessions and one five-hour in-person speaking lab in Baden.
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The online-session recordings will be available for learning. The in-person practice is designed to be experienced live.