Female Speaking Berlin

🔥 Upcoming FREE events alert 🔥 a beautiful cluster of connection, collaboration, learning and meaningful conversations ✨ [all links in comments] The upcoming two weeks are full of events I’m either co-organizing or facilitating: all centered around people, wellbeing, growth, nervous system health and creating more human spaces and ways of working: 🌿 26.05 at 18:30 | teamscape® Lab Berlin: Decision Styles Decoded | Learn what's your decision style, work through a live team challenge, and explore what tends to surface under pressure. → I’ll be opening the evening with a grounding somatic experience to help everyone arrive more present and connected. ☀️ 28.05 | Cowork & Connect Day with ATworld at Rooftop Office Berlin Tired of working alone? Join a full day of coworking with fellow solopreneurs, creatives, remote workers and founders. → We’ll also take a movement break together on the terrace 💫 Heart(Work)Space 🖤 🧠 28.05. at 17:00 | Delta Circle at The Delta Campus If you’re a Delta Campus member, come join us on Thursday evening for an open conversation around mental wellbeing, nervous system health, stress and all in between (it's still #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth ✨ ) 🤝 2.06. at 18:30 | WORK&PLACE: Speed Networking (last edition before summer holidays!) | An evening for HR, People & Culture professionals and Office Managers at the beautiful green Plantclub space, co-organized by Urban Kiwi, Officeguru, Heart(Work)Space → This edition we’re joined by Esther de Bruijn from Female Speaking Berlin for an interactive session on confidence and public speaking: something we can all benefit from. ✨ 4.06 at 18:00 | Manifestation 101: A Neuroscience-Based Approach to Manifesting Your Next Move at Techtelmechtel GmbH - Coworking & Eventspace am Ostkreuz → Together with Fabienne, we’ll explore manifestation through the lens of neuroscience, nervous system regulation, beliefs and embodied action 💛 Sounds amazing? Join us! Links ↓↓↓ #BerlinWorkshops #BerlinEvents

🎤 Meet Our Speakers – 2nd DCA Spring Talks The 2nd DCA Spring Talks is a key opportunity to connect with industry professionals across Europe, stay up to date on the latest developments in our sector, and exchange valuable on-site experiences. This year’s edition offers something special: ✨ A space to find your voice and strengthen your speaking skills ✨ Inspiration from women who are making a real difference in our industry ✨ Insightful discussions combining technical expertise, leadership, and real-world practice We are very much looking forward to welcoming you for a day of learning, inspiration, and meaningful conversations. 📅 28 May 2026 📍 Novotel, Aachen 🔗 Registration: https://lnkd.in/ex5J4sGn #drillforeurope #hdd #horizontaldrilling #dca #springtalks Esther de Bruijn | Narjisse B | Neda Kazemiposhtpari | Paul CAVILLON | @Dörthe Oetjens | Lara Amelie Schnellen | Marie Hartmann | Léna MUSCILLO | Fiona O'Connell

For 2 years, I couldn't swim through 'het gat.' In the Netherlands, every kid has swimming lessons. To pass your exam, you have to swim through the infamous ‘hole’ underwater. With each level, the hole moves further away, so you have to swim longer underwater. 🩱 All the kids in my group passed level 1 after 6 months and moved up. I stayed.  For two long years.. 🤯 My teachers tried everything. My parents got hopeless, slowly but surely... Then one day, my teacher said: "Next up is Esther, the ballet dancer!" 🩰 I jumped in. Swam through the hole. Just like that... I remember her face being a mix of shock, surprise and relief. --- While preparing for a workshop on speaking behavior, this story came back to me. It showed me how this theatrical instruction of my swimming teacher helped me break a cycle and get through that hole. 𝐈𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧. How you present yourself is simply learned behavior. By pretending to be 'someone else' for a moment, you change your behavior. This way, you get access to a part of yourself that was always there. I see it in our workshops all the time. Women who are smart, capable, full of ideas, but frozen the moment they have to speak. Taking on a different role through body and voice, even briefly, can be so freeing. In the end: I was the one swimming through that hole. The idea of the ballet dancer just helped me feel confident enough to keep swimming! 🏊♀️ Picture shows a very proud me back in the early 2000s.

We spend an hour on just one thing: the moment before she speaks.. Only 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 of speaking in front of a group made her extremely nervous. These big nerves were in the way of everything else: Connecting to her audience, remembering her words,  being present. So for 1 hour, we kept returning to that moment: the seconds before you speak. We observed,  named what happened internally, breathed,  stayed with the sensations,  tried different ways of arriving. We could have gone straight into actual speaking, but 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. These first seconds either ground you, or they pull everyone (you ánd your audience) into disconnection or stress mode. After 5 1:1 coaching sessions, I had tears in my eyes as she came on stage. She had a completely different presence, taking the time, allowing herself the space. Confident, expanded, connecting. Ooooo how I love my job.. Witnessing moments like this, realizing how differently she will be perceived from now on every time she speaks! That feels so purposeful for me ❤️ -  👋 Hi, I'm Esther! Co-Founder of Female Speaking Berlin & public speaking coach with a background in professional theatre.  I help people find, own, and use their voice through public speaking workshops, training programs, and coaching.  🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/enW-fBKd  💜 Follow me for more on: public speaking, storytelling, women's empowerment.

“I would like to order one public speaking workshop, with a spoon of theatre sauce on top.” 🍲 I do what I love. I’m building a business where women and non-binary people can thrive, grow and speak with confidence. This work aligns deeply with my social values and my wish to contribute to a fairer, more inclusive world. ❤️ In my public speaking workshops, I always include elements drawn from my background in professional theatre. For over a decade, this is where I’ve been teaching, practicing, and refining my work. I still do that - and on top of that, I bring these tools into professional and business environments. Over the past 18 months, I’ve noticed that whenever that 'theatre sauce' comes to the table, that’s where people step out of their comfort zones, discover their full range, and have so much FUN. It brings play and joy back into expression. Within a safe space, even hesitant or quieter participants feel ready to explore beyond their comfort zones, experiment, and move past their speaking habits. "𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?" I thought. I reached out to Soho House Berlin to host a theatre improvisation workshop for women* and non-binary professionals. They said YES right away! The workshop was completely booked out and a big success, so without a doubt: from January on, it will be added to our official offerings for companies. Slide through to see which skills you will build through theatre improvisation! Who's ready? ❤️🔥 Drop me a message 💛