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The Connection Effect

Public speaking · The Connected Voice

Speak with confidence, clarity and connection

Whether the room holds five people or five hundred, public speaking is a connection skill. The Connected Voice starts with your relationship to being seen and heard, so your message can reach the people who need it: the pitch, the panel, the team meeting, the toast, the stage.

How the work unfolds

Finding your voice, from the inside out

Awareness

Your relationship with being seen

Understand what happens in you before you speak: the nerves, the inner critic, the urge to shrink. Learn grounding practices that help you stay present instead of pushing through.

Reconnection

Your story and your message

Find the story only you can tell and shape it into a clear, simple structure, so you know what you want your listeners to feel, remember and do.

Integration

Your presence in the room

Voice, pace, body language, eye contact and audience connection, plus Q&A, virtual presentations and the moments that don't go to plan.

Three ways to find your voice

Start with a day, grow together, or work privately

Start here

The Connected Voice Intensive

One day · Virtual half-day on Zoom, or a full day in Springfield

A focused, hands-on day to calm the nerves, shape your message and practice speaking in a small, supportive group.

  • Grounding practices for the moments before you speak
  • A simple framework you can use for any talk or presentation
  • Practice a short talk and receive gentle, specific feedback
  • A take-home speaking prep guide

$197virtual · $297 in person

Next Intensive: Monday, January 4, 2027, 3:00–6:00 PM Central on Zoom. Limited to 6 seats.

Reserve your seat

Grow together

The Connected Voice Cohort

8 weeks · Virtual · up to 8 participants

Eight weeks of practice alongside people who are learning right with you. You'll build your own talk and share it at a closing Showcase.

  • Eight weekly 90-minute group sessions, led by Eden
  • Awareness, Reconnection and Integration, explored together
  • Build and rehearse your own 5–7 minute talk
  • Peer practice partners between sessions
  • A closing Showcase for a warm, invited audience
  • Between-session support by email or text, with replies within 24 hours

$895

Pay in full for $805 and save 10%, or choose two monthly payments of $447 with no added fee.

Ask about the next cohort

Private

1:1 Speaker Coaching

3 months · 6 sessions · 60–90 minutes · Virtual or in person

Private coaching built around your real event, pitch, role or stage, with room to develop a signature talk that sounds like you.

  • Six private sessions with Eden
  • Develop and refine a signature talk or presentation
  • Recorded practice review with personal feedback
  • Between-session support by email or text, with replies within 24 hours

$1,500

Pay in full for $1,350 and save 10%, or choose three monthly payments of $500 with no added fee.

Start with a Connection Session

Preparing for one upcoming talk? A single coaching session ($250) works too.

The Connected Voice is for

  • Business owners ready to pitch, sell and speak about their work
  • Professionals who present in meetings or lead teams
  • Anyone stepping into a new role, promotion or leadership seat
  • Community advocates, volunteers and board members
  • People who freeze, ramble or go blank when all eyes turn to them
  • Anyone with a story worth telling and a quiet wish to tell it

Questions

I get really nervous. Is this still for me?

Yes. Nerves are welcome here. We don't try to make them disappear; we help you understand them and stay grounded and connected while you speak.

Which option should I choose?

The Intensive is a wonderful first step. For the Cohort or 1:1 Speaker Coaching, start with a complimentary Connection Session and Eden will help you find the path that fits.

Do I need an upcoming talk?

No. Many people join to feel more confident in everyday moments: meetings, interviews, introductions and conversations that matter.

Is it virtual or in person?

The Cohort is virtual. The Intensive is offered on Zoom or in Springfield, and 1:1 Speaker Coaching is available virtually or in person for local clients.

Your voice belongs in the room.

Book a complimentary Connection Session. We'll talk about what you're preparing for and whether the Cohort or 1:1 Speaker Coaching is the right fit.

Book your free Connection SessionVirtually anywhere, or in person in Springfield, Missouri