The Leadership
Speaking Studio
Overview
The Leadership Speaking Studio is a one-of-a-kind speaker training program for speakers and industry leaders who are committed to professional growth.
Located near Geneva, Switzerland, it is the only European-based program that teaches the craft elements of the speaking arts for professionals.
From strategic storytelling and compelling content creation, to how to apply presence, breath, voice and movement to the delivery of speaking performances, we teach the core, artisanal skills needed to create and deliver talks that have a heartbeat and which heighten speaking and leadership careers.
The next session dates are February 6, 7 & 8, 2026
Who is it for?
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS who want to be LEADERS in the business of speaking
INDUSTRY LEADERS who want to LEAD their peers, teams and company’s or organization’s mission
MOVERS, SHAKERS and CHANGE-MAKERS who are LEADING the change
How is the Studio different from other speaker training programs?
At The Leadership Speaking Studio, we believe that PUBLIC SPEAKING IS A PERFORMING ART, and we teach it that way.
The work is craft-based, embodied and fully immersive. There are no PowerPoint slides, no sitting down and passively listening for hours about how to do things, and no template-style teaching. One size does not fit all and the work is tailored to serve each student’s individual needs.
Our approach is that students bring their own uniqueness and idiosyncratic style to the program and through the work, discover through craft, how they can show up as the best versions of themselves every time they speak in front of their audiences.
What is craft?
Craft is about doing – rehearsing, repeating and reworking artful skills over and over again until they are fused into the body and become “of” that person.
All professionals have learned craft.
From chefs, to accountants, to performing artists, craft encompasses the plethora of core skills that they have learned and worked on tirelessly over time until they become organic and a natural part of how the work is done.
For professional speakers and industry leaders, craft in public speaking is about how they skillfully and by design, create compelling content and how they deliver that content in an embodied way with presence, breath, voice and movement.
When they have learned the craft-based skills required to do these essential things, they are freed to bring forth what is within every time they speak.
How is the program structured?
There are two layers of the program:
1.) The Foundational Layer
2.) The Craft-Practice Layer
In the Foundational Layer, students come to Switzerland, and for three consecutive days, enter the Studio, working from head-to-toe on the embodiment of the craft. Using an existing talk, they rework, revise and reset the content, heightening it to a brand new level. Once the content has been reworked, students learn how to apply the craft-based skills of presence, breath, voice and and movement to the delivery of their talk, elevating it to the highest professional standard.
Students leave the Studio after their three day immersion with a fully reworked version of their existing talk and a clear and clean path forward for how to deliver it with impact, authenticity and human connection. Furthermore, they have now been initiated into the form and practice of the craft of Leadership Speaking and can apply it to any speaking performance going forward.
In the Craft-Practice Layer, closely following their time in the Studio, students are invited back into the community to continue to practice the craft. The online Studio Workouts are scheduled monthly to allow students to continue to work on existing or brand new talks, either focusing on applying the craft to the content creation or to the delivery performance of their work.
The regular Workouts keep the craft-based skills fresh and alive and bring the community closer together for connection, encouragement and support.
Who are the teachers?
The Leadership Speaking Studio is unique in that there are no actors, adjunct teachers or trained trainers who teach. All of the teaching is done by one teacher, Dr. Laura Penn, who has founded the pioneering method of “Leadership Speaking”.
For the past nearly twenty years, she has transformed the way thousands of leaders, teams and change-makers from all over the world create and deliver their talks and key messages.
Over the years, she has supported her students to increase their influence and impact within their communities, motivate and engage their audiences to take action, and has helped them to make the world a better place, one talk at a time.
But most importantly, her students share that her support unlocks their full potential as speakers and creates a whole new vision and path for them to develop into the best versions of themselves as leaders who speak.
How does the application process work?
Once you’ve decided that the program is a good fit for you, we would love to hear from you. With such a bespoke and transformational approach, each Studio cohort is limited to only six students, so our application is our way of finding out if you and the Program are a match.
If you are, we’ll get back to you within three working days and schedule a video call to answer any questions you may have and to share the logistical details about the Program, including its cost.
Our next cohort dates are February 6, 7 & 8, 2026 in Switzerland.
If you are committed to professional growth and feel ready to substantially accelerate your speaking and/or your leadership career, please apply.
Session Details
Duration: 3 days
Number of Participants: 6
Location: Live near Geneva, Switzerland
Next Session Dates: February 6, 7 & 8, 2026
If The Leadership Speaking Studio feels like a good fit, apply today.
Testimonials
+41 (0) 79 519 11 41
info@theleadershipspeakingschool.com