How much time does this require each week?

There is the 2-hour in-person Monday session plus 25-50 minutes of pre-session videos and some short assignments. Total weekly commitment is roughly 3 hours.

Where are the in-person sessions?

Sessions take place in Sorrento Valley. The specific address will be shared once you register. There is free parking.♥️

Do I need to attend every session?

Ideally, yes! You will get the most out of this experience if you can attend all of the sessions. Own the Room is a small group experience, so your presence matters to everyone in the room. I understand that life happens, but please do your best to attend all 7 sessions.

What if I miss a session?

We will miss you! You will always be able to access the assigned Speak BOLDLY video lessons whether you are able to attend in person or not.

Will sessions be recorded?

The in-person sessions will not be recorded. As a participant, you will always have access to the Speak BOLDLY video course.

Will I have to speak in front of the group every week?

Yes - and that's the point. 🙂 This is your chance to try things in a safe, supportive, creative environment - to see how and why things work well. Or why they don't. This is when you can start taking small risks and have positive public speaking experiences where the stakes are low.

Is this only for people who are scared of public speaking?

No. It's for anyone who knows their content but hasn't yet claimed their presence. Plenty of people who aren't terrified still feel like they're not showing up as the fullest version of themselves. This is a chance to change that.

I'm interested but these dates doesn't work for me. Will you run this again?

Yes! Please join the waitlist for the next cohort of Own the Room. (Dates are TBD.)

A SPEAK BOLDLY EXPERIENCE · SAN DIEGO

OWN THE ROOM

In-person. In the room where it happens.

A 7-week, in-person public speaking experience in San Diego,

where you stop overthinking

& start speaking with clarity, confidence, and presence.

Monday nights · Sorrento Valley

Real practice · Real feedback · Real transformation

Not calm. Alive.
Not controlled. In flow.
Not surviving the room. Owning it.

APPLY NOW!

Let's be honest for a second.

YOU DON'T STRUGGLE WITH PUBLIC SPEAKING BECAUSE YOU "DON'T KNOW ENOUGH."

You struggle because when the moment comes - all eyes on you, boss in the second row, stakes high - your brain goes:

“OH NO! ...Let’s panic.”

And suddenly:

You’re overthinking every word

You're judging yourself for being nervous

You’re trying to remember what you practiced in your living room - in front of your partner, your dog, and the kids who were supposed to be asleep - instead of actually connecting

You leave thinking:

“I know I’m better than that.”

YOU ARE.

YOU JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE RIGHT KIND OF PRACTICE.

UNTIL NOW!

The kind that works with your nervous system, instead of against it.

The kind that happens in a real room, with real humans watching — not in a lecture. Not alone with a mirror.

The kind where you walk out thinking: "Oh good! Let's go."

Introducing:

A SPEAK BOLDLY EXPERIENCE · SAN DIEGO

OWN THE ROOM

A 7-WEEK EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU:

→ watch the pre-session video lessons at home
→ then come practice live, every single week, in a small, intimate group

With real-time coaching, feedback, and support.

By the end, you won’t just “know” what to do.

You’ll have done it. Repeatedly.

IN-PERSON IN SAN DIEGO

"... in simply one word – TRANSFORMATIVE!

I had just come off a total bomb of a presentation to a group of international influencers in my field (medicine) and had spent a couple of days beating myself up over it. Amanda’s first class got me out of the hole I had dug, and within weeks I can say unreservedly that I feel like a new person.

When I get an invitation to speak now I have just two words – OH GOOD!"

- A.P. , PHYSICIAN & RESEARCHER

TESTIMONIAL

What Own the Room Is

This isn't a lecture. It isn't a course you watch alone and forget. It isn't tips and tricks that work in theory but dissolve the moment you're standing in front of a real room.

Own the Room is a 7-week in-person experience built on two things:

The embodied wisdom of actor training.

Real presence doesn't start in your head. It starts in your body - in your posture, your breath, your voice, the way you walk into a room.

Actors have known this for centuries. You're about to learn it too.

The neuroscience of regulation.

When you understand what's actually happening inside you when you freeze, go blank, or feel like you're about to be "found out" - and when you learn to work with that biology instead of against it - everything changes.

THE GOAL WAS NEVER TO BE CALM. IT WAS TO BE FULLY ALIVE IN THE ROOM.

How it unfolds.

BEFORE EACH SESSION:

Watch lessons from the pre-recorded Speak BOLDLY course.

(Each week includes 25 - 50 minutes of video content)

AT EACH IN-PERSON SESSION:

Practice what you learned
Get live coaching from Amanda
Refine → repeat → improve

FINAL WEEK:
Deliver a talk you’re genuinely proud of

A peek inside the

Speak Boldly video course.

BY THE END OF OWN THE ROOM, YOU WILL:

Speak without over-rehearsing or sounding scripted
Know how to structure a talk so people actually care
Use your voice and body in a way that feels natural and powerful
Stop judging yourself for being nervous
Walk into high-stakes situations thinking: "Oh good! Let's go."

The Details:

MONDAYS, MAY 4TH - JUNE 22ND*

SORRENTO VALLEY

6:30–8:30 PM

*no class on Memorial Day, 5/25

WEEK 01:

Get Out of Your Head

Nerves, mindset, and what's actually happening

when you lose your train of thought.

WEEK 02:

Look & Sound Like a Leader

Body language that makes you look confident AND makes you feel powerful + vocal variety that wakes up the room

WEEK 03:

Stop Guessing - Understand Your Audience

Shift from self-monitoring to service. From evaluation mode to relational mode.

WEEK 04:

Build Something Worth Listening To

Messaging, storytelling, and using AI to support your voice - not replace it.

WEEK 05:

Slides That Pop + Rehearse Like a Pro

Visuals, clarity, and how to rehearse for the real room

WEEK 06:

Transform the Room

Connection and groundedness are key

WEEK 07:

Performance Power (Final Talks)

Integration, delivery, and the moment everything comes together.

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The course reminded me that a lot of work and preparation goes on behind the scenes of what appears as an “effortless” performance to the audience. Practice definitely helps.

I have applied the lessons in my presentations, webinars, client meetings, and my Cardio Dance/Zumba classes as an instructor."

ELISA T., DIRECTOR

This is FOR you if:

You’re an expert, leader, or entrepreneur who knows your stuff… but it’s not landing the way you want
You’re tired of anxiety running the show
You’re ready to stop hiding behind slides and actually be seen

ARE WE A GOOD FIT?

This is NOT for you if:

You want a quick fix
You prefer to stay in your comfort zone
You think watching videos alone will magically make you a great speaker

This room is for people who are ready to practice, stretch, and grow.

...OR NOT?

Before I was a speaking coach, I was an actress. I learned about presence, voice, and being fully alive during years of performing on actual stages.

And then, in the middle of a successful run of a play - great reviews, perfect role, wonderful audiences - I got stage fright so bad I convinced myself I had ongoing food poisoning. (My husband was eating the exact same things and was perfectly fine. Hmmm...)

Eventually, I had to admit to myself what was actually happening. And I realized something that changed everything. Managing performance anxiety is its own skill set - completely separate from any performance training.

That discovery led to 15+ years of work with 1,200+ clients and 70+ organizations across San Diego and Boston, including physicians, executives, engineers, artists, founders, and people who swore they'd never be comfortable in front of a room. I wrote the book on it - Your Guide to Public Speaking.

But more importantly?

I know how to create a room where people feel safe enough to take risks and skilled enough to actually improve.

That's what Own the Room is.