🏵 Mic Drop: Stage Presence Like a Pro 🎤

Name: 🏵 Mic Drop: Stage Presence Like a Pro 🎤
Start: 2025-05-21T17:30:00.000+10:00
End: 2025-05-21T19:30:00.000+10:00
Location: Startspace

Hosted by The Community Collective

Startspace

Melbourne, Victoria

Past Event

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About Event

This is a pay as you feel event to make it accessible to all.

Public speaking isn’t just about big stages and spotlights—it’s about knowing how to show up confidently when it counts. Whether you pitch investors, join a panel, or lead your team, how you present yourself plays a huge role in how your message lands.

This workshop is for community builders, startup folks and operators who want to build their speaking skills in a relaxed, supportive space. It’s okay if you feel nervous (most people do).

You’ll walk away with simple tools and techniques from an expert in the startup AND entertainment biz that can help you look confident and feel more in control—even if you're still filled with butterflies.

We’ll cover:

How to manage nerves so they don’t run the show
Ways to structure your message to make it clear, focused, and memorable
Tools for presence and charisma: using voice, posture, and gesture
Crowd dynamics: how to win over a room and keep people engaged
Stage persona: building a version of you that can hold the spotlight
What to do when things go off-script (because sometimes they will)
Giving and receiving helpful feedback to grow more confident over time

Whether you’re aiming for a pitch, presentation or party or want to feel less awkward the next time you have to speak up, this is a space to learn, experiment, and get a bit braver.

Meet Your Facilitator

You'll be learning from our facilitator Chanie Hyde @ Rampersand.

Chanie Hyde is deeply embedded in the Australian startup ecosystem. With over a decade of experience helping early-stage companies grow through brand, content, and marketing strategy, she leads marketing at Venture Capital Fund Rampersand. There, she builds founder and investor-facing marketing tactics and content and heads community initiatives to engage and elevate the voices of startups across the region.

Outside her day job, Chanie is a highly sought-after cabaret singer, MC, and event host known for bringing warmth, humour, and a magnetic stage presence to every room she enters.