TEAM PROGRAM
VOICES OF INFLUENCE
On a scale of 1- to a million, this entire course has surpassed a million. Not only did I discover my voice, but I discovered my purpose. The Voices of Influence program is something I did not know I needed. This course is something all of society needs right now. Now, I have a voice, a purpose and the ability to have a positive impact on my company. It is empowering.
Amanda Endicott
Claims Manager
Chubb, USA
Chubb, USA
Wow. Just wow.
Thank you so very, very much. What a transformation.
To see their progress was beyond special.
Thank you. And thank you again.
Thank you so very, very much. What a transformation.
To see their progress was beyond special.
Thank you. And thank you again.
Annette L. Sanchez
Senior Vice President
ESIS, USA
ESIS, USA
Once again, I wanted to express my gratitude for your program. I truly believe it's incredibly valuable and have gained so much in terms of confidence and speaking skills. For me, it goes beyond that; identifying that I do ‘fit’ with other females in similar roles in my industry is a key take for me. Knowing I am capable of actively contributing to a group setting with people I don’t know, speaking confidently, collaborating, and developing ideas, makes me feel stronger and more equipped in my professional journey. I also think it’s a great way for the us gals to standout within our organisation, opening new opportunities and visibility.
Fiona Morris
Account Manager
Oceanic Marine Risks, Australia
Thank you so much, Lucy. You have such a natural, authentic, engaging style and the content was absolutely spot on!
Deborah Graham
HR Business and Learning Partner
CIENA, Australia, APAC
CIENA, Australia, APAC
First class. Very relevant. Highly recommended. Great interactivity. From the start, Lucy made stop and think. Really engaging, practical and it made complete sense.
CEO Participants
CEO Institute, Australia
Program Framework & Stages
Program Duration
- 4 stages
- 3 months
- 4 stages
- 3 months
Delivered Virtually
- Complete virtual delivery
- Teams, Webex, Zoom
- Hosted by the organisation
- Teams, Webex, Zoom
- Hosted by the organisation
Participants
- Up to 30 people
- For top talent, women, D&I, leaders, in-house teams
1. ASSESS
Benchmark Survey
Each participant and their manager takes our 5 minute online Voice of Influence Survey. It measures 6 parameters of voice to benchmark their speaking in high stakes.
It includes 30 self rating questions for participants and 6 correlating 360 degree questions for managers plus 3 free form answers each.
Once data is collected each participant is provided an individual benchmark report in preparation for Stage 2.
2. DELIVER
Practical Workshop
Run virtually over 1 week, each participant will identify a topic they feel needs to be spoken, design it for their audience's hearing, structure it, learn skills for an engaging performance and then rehearse it. On Friday, they will pitch it to 2 senior leaders in the organisation in the form of a supportive Shark Tank.
Mon 2 hrs full group of 30
Tues 2.5 hrs full group of 30
Wed 2 hrs/group of 5 x 6 groups
Thur 2 hrs/group of 5 x 6 groups
Fri 2 hrs/group of 5 x 6 groups
3. SUPPORT
30 Day Action Plan
Our 30 Day Action Plan is designed to keep participants accountable by applying their learnings in real time business situations while getting support and feedback from their facilitator.
It includes a resources library with video warm ups, tips, tasks and inspiration.
Plus, 2 debrief sessions of 45 minutes for 5 participants on day 15 and day 30 run virtually with their facilitator.
4. REPORT & ADVISE
Final Survey & Report
Participants and managers will re-take the Voice of Influence Survey.
Participants will then receive a final report comparing their benchmark scores with their final scores to demonstrate improvement. This final report can be used for development conversations with their manager.
Additionally, a Program Summary is provided and discussed with key stakeholders: head of team, executive, HR. This gives an overview on the return on investment, impact of the program and insights on participants for ongoing development.
Tangible Outcomes
For Participants
For Your Organisation
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Define an idea that needs to be spoken. Reframe and structure it so your audience can hear it. Build skills for an embodied delivery.
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Showcase talented voices to senior leaders in the organisation
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Pitch your idea to senior leaders in the business
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Using our survey data, quantify the improvement by participants and the overall impact of the program
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Experience what it is like to speak with presence, confidence and commitment while in the presence of senior leaders
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Inspire and grow a vocal culture of shared voice at the table
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Learn what it feels like to speak meaningfully, ethically and responsibly
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Invest in one of the keystone skills of business: an empowered voice of your people
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Feel empowered to be a voice of change and leadership in the organisation or industry
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Create an opportunity for your valued voices to bond in an energetic, engaging and practical learning environment
Voices of Influence Content
Develop Presence in High Stakes
Presence in the boardroom
What gravitas and confidence feels like
A simple yet profound approach to being present
Vocal presence and energy
Being compelling: make your audience stop and listen
Tame Nerves and Gain Control
Understand the function of nerves
Stay in control under pressure
Make wiser choices when speaking under pressure
Techniques to manage your nerves
Change your relationship with your audience
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It’s Your Voice. It’s Your Right
Why your voice matters and how it works
Personal voice assessment
Unearthing your voice story from birth to adult
The 4 Golden Keys to unlocking your influential voice
The relationship between voice and power
Discover the Secrets of Breath
The natural rhythm of the breath in speaking
Exploring your breathing patterns
Unhelpful shallow breathing
Do you hold your breath? Why and how
Using breath to speak with precision and potency
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Realize the Power in Words
Lift your words off the page to make your ideas live
Have the audience hanging on your every word
The antidote to fillers – ums, ahs etc
The revealing heritage of our words
Understand eloquence
Enrich Vocal Quality
Access and develop your vocal range
Unlock hidden parts of your voice
Find dominant vocal patterns that compromise your voice
Commit to your voice so can be heard
Stay committed to your voice in the spotlight
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Speak from a Need
Define an issue or idea that needs to be spoken
Identify why you need to speak this idea
Find the connection between your impulse to speak, how you feel and the words to articulate it from inside you out to the public
Find the connection between your impulse to speak, how you feel and the words to articulate it from inside you out to the public
Defining your intention and actively seeking a response
Speak into your Audience's Hearing
Due diligence on your audience: how do they hear, what makes them connect, what is their need
Define your ask for you audience's hearing
Building your message using our elevated messaging structure
Crafting 'The Ask'
Working through our 4 layer framework for navigating positional behaviours that influence the communication. Managing your response to conflict, emotion, confrontation, seniority or a time poor audience
Our Clients
The Voices of Influence Program has been honed over 8 years with some of our clients running the program annually including:
Chubb USA
for early career talent (annually),
for early career talent (annually),
technology associates (annually),
women and multicultural talent
women and multicultural talent
Chubb Australia
for junior board members (annually),
for female talent (annually),
for broker partners (annually)
Ciena Global
for senior leaders across Asia Pacific
ESIS USA
for top talent women
Super Retail Group, Australia
for women in leadership (annually)
MYOB Australia
for their senior leadership team
Aware Super Australia
for their talented leaders
TCorp Australia
across the organisation (annually)
Westpac Bank Australia
for their in-house legal teams
The Cornell Voice Advisory’s techniques build confidence in the boardroom. I no longer have senior management telling me they can’t hear me or that I need to be more authoritative.
Karina Kwan
Former Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Citigroup, Australia & New Zealand
Lucy Cornell has been an inspiration to barristers in England and Australia. She helps them make their voices heard, and their presence felt in court. Her brilliant techniques have been a revelation and are highly recommended to all those who aspire to practise the art of advocacy.
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Charles Haddon-Cave
Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Knighted 2011
Thank you for undertaking this journey with us and for the visible impact you had on each participant. The value of this work will pay dividends. The work you did was also soulful, which in corporate terms, is impossible to measure.
Ivy Kusinga
Chief Culture Officer, Chubb USA
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, CEO Mirvac Australia
Mark Davis, CEO of 7 businesses globally
LEAD FACILITATOR & CEO
LUCY CORNELL
Over the last 20 years, Lucy Cornell has personally trained 1,000s of executives in 18 countries and spoken at over 300 events, to inspire people to change their world with impactful, influential and empowered speaking.
She knows the single most neglected opportunity in business is in the voice of its people.
No matter what technical skills people have or training they have received, none of that matters if they can’t express themselves and be heard.
Lucy’s central premise is that your voice is designed to express your power. But by the time you become a career professional and are expected to be a voice of influence, this natural expressivity has been civilized and contracted.
Having a voice of influence is your birthright. You just need the tools to revive your natural voice.
As a result of working with our techniques, leaders are more confident, more persuasive and feel more empowered.
Lucy is one of 200 Linklater trained voice teachers in the world with has extensive academic and practical experience training with voice tutors from Royal Shakespeare Company (UK) and as an actor and teacher at Shakespeare and Company (USA). She also holds a Masters of Applied Science in Voice Research (U.Sydney) and a Bachelor of Arts/Education (UNSW).
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