FAQ - Confident Speaker Course

You’ll have better speaking skills forever. How much is that worth?

See the price on the main Confident Speaker Course page.

The price includes the full package (all 6 group classes + 1 private onboarding call + 1 private feedback session).

1-on-1 private course: €3092

The price includes the full package (6 private classes + 1 private onboarding call + 1 extra feedback session).

All prices exclude BTW (VAT).

Many participants experience a full return of their investment already within a few months of completing the course, due to improved confidence and skills.

Tip: Check if your employer has a budget for professional courses like this.

If not, I could give you some free tips on how to negotiate for it.

Full schedule for 2025:

Round 1 Feb & March

Round 2 April & May

Round 3 Nov & Dec

1. All classes are online and live.

2. No vague theory, but practical tools.

3. A lot of practice and clear feedback.

4. You’ll have a lot of fun, in a safe environment.

This course will empower you to feel more confident, keep calm, and build stronger relationships with the people around you.

The classes are ONLINE and LIVE.

This course is unique because it takes place online via Zoom AND is always live in real-time with real people to practice with.

This allows you to join from anywhere in the world.

We’ve had participants join from over 32 countries.

You will receive a Zoom link in a confirmation email upon confirming registerion for the course.

Only interested in joining an OFFLINE group in Rotterdam area? Let me know asap if you are interested in this!

This course runs for 6 consecutive weeks.

Each weekly session lasts for 2.5 hours. No homework is required for this course.

The time commitment is a total of 16,5 hours (6×2,5 hours session + 0,5 hour onboarding call + 1 hour private session).

4-8 other ambitious professionals.

In this course, you will learn and put your skills to practice in a small group of 4-8 people. Special attention is given to creating a positive and safe learning environment, allowing you to network with fellow participants.

Jelmer gives personalised advice and is readily available for your individual questions.

Most importantly, you will have a lot of fun and learn more than you could imagine now.

English.

In the past we have done Dutch speaking groups as well. You may always share your preferences!

Not much. All you need is a laptop with camera and microphone. Preferably you are using an external camera and microphone.

Furthermore, you will receive an email when you have signed up and paid, with all relevant information to prepare.

Unless you’re Barack Obama, then yes.

Unknowingly, you might still struggle with structure, clarity, authenticity or improvisation.

There is so much more to learn. You’ll love it.

Plus, do you really want to aim for being pretty good at something that is so valuable to your career?

Some professionals consider themselves to be decent public speakers. They tend to overestimate their abilities, often because they don’t know how much more there is to learn and improve. Unknowingly, they may struggle with structure, clarity, authenticity, engagement – turning the most interesting topics into rather boring affairs. Or, sometimes they just believe that this is just what good public speaking is.

Of all the people I’ve worked with, who initially considered themselves already pretty good, 100% said they learned a lot of valuable things and grew substantially in their skills.

Even though the content of your message is important, how others receive your message is even more important to ensure smooth, clear, and misunderstanding-free communication. Let’s not fool ourselves by thinking there isn’t much more to learn for us.

Yes, if wanted, you get an official certificate.

Small chance it will. Nonetheless, it is good to know that if you do not want to continue after the first session, you will get all the money back.

We’re all here to learn and improve. Ideally, you join every session, as you don’t want to miss vital aspects of the training. However, if you cannot make it, that is no issue of course.

Also, there is the possibility of joining another group within the same week (as a substitute for the one session that you missed with your regular group).