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Public Speaking and Interview Coaching for Schools

Is this happening at your school?

  • Do your students feel anxious or unprepared when speaking at assembly or in class?

  • Do your staff hesitate to share their ideas or speak confidently in meetings?

  • Are your senior students leaving school without the interview skills they need for the workplace?

Here's how I can help

For Students

Interactive workshops that build students’ confidence for assemblies, class presentations, and public speaking. Through practical activities and storytelling techniques, I help students speak with clarity, ease, and impact.

For Teachers

Professional development sessions that equip teachers and leaders to speak confidently in meetings, communicate with clarity, and engage their audiences effectively. I also provide support with curriculum design to strengthen oral literacy initiatives.

For Student Leavers

Interview training and workplace communication skills to prepare students for their next step. From mock interviews to approaching employers and building networks, I help ensure they leave school confident and ready to impress.

Don't just take my word for it! 

"Fun and interactive - a great way to teach a bunch of teenagers"

Jorja Student Leader ACG Strathallan - Auckland

[the Student Leaders workshop] really makes you feel more prepared for public speaking and minimises any uncertainty

Tracy Purcell DP Sacred Heart College - Auckland

“Our students absolutely valued the workshop and took away some great public speaking and confidence skills set from it”.

Yr 13 Student St Peter's School - Cambridge

"[The interview seminar] If you need advice or haven’t done an interview it is really helpful"

Get to Know Us

The Goal

"To provide students and teachers with the opportunity to develop life skills that enable them to communicate, interview and present with confidence."

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As a teacher, I know that we do not always have the time to focus on these skills, and yet, they are crucial to our success post-school. Support your students (and teachers) to develop the life skills of public speaking and interviewing before they leave the safety of school. 

How it works

I specialise in designing workshops and seminars for students in public speaking, presenting and interviewing. All courses are individually tailored to suit individual school and student needs. Interactive, engaging & bespoke, your students will leave understanding how to command the room with confidence.   
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Professional development workshops for teachers are also available. These are designed with a direct focus on developing oral literacy initiatives in your curriculum offerings. Let's chat and see what we can create!

Featured Courses

Options for Students: 

  • Public Speaking for Student Leaders workshop (3 hrs)

  • Public Speaking The Basics workshop (1.5 or 3hr options)

  • Public Speaking for Sports Captains (2 or 3 hr options)

  • Interviewing Skills Seminars (1 hr)

  • 'Elevate' Programme designed to support Pathways Programmes and Careers Classes

  • Bespoke Public Speaking, Presenting and/or Interview workshops for smaller student groups - individual focus and outcomes to be designed with you. 

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Options for Teachers:

  • Oral Literacy Curriculum Development

  • Professional Development for Teachers in Public Speaking 

  • Professional Development in teaching oral literacy initiatives 

  • Teaching Shakespeare - Bringing the Language to Life

  • Spoken Word - Storytelling through Poetry

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Prefer a resource for your classroom?

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All of the above options can be tailored to suit. If you would like something else let us know, I would love to hear from you. ​

Are you in? Let’s chat!

Any queries feel free to get in touch via any of the channels below. Alternatively, book a 15-minute online call and we can talk at a time that suits you.  I look forward to hearing from you!

ashleigh@withconfidence.co.nz

Send a Message

I am based in Rotorua, and work online and in person across the Bay of Plenty and wider New Zealand - If you need to talk, then we need to talk. 

With Confidence | Public Speaking Coach.Interview Coaching.New Zealand
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