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Impactful Presentations!: Theatre-based Public Speaking Mastery for Workplace Success

In a world where ideas compete for attention, how you deliver your message can determine whether it lands or gets lost. Yet, for many professionals, speaking up—whether in a meeting, pitch, or townhall—can trigger nervousness, unclear expression, and a lack of commanding presence.

Inspired by the principles in The Stage Fright Antidote, this high-energy 1-day workshop is designed to help you replace apprehension with assurance and transform your delivery into one that inspires action. Using theatre-inspired techniques and improvisation-based exercises, you’ll discover how to channel nervous energy into confident expression, structure your thoughts effectively, and present with both vocal strength and physical poise.

Objective

By the end of the day, you’ll walk away with practical, repeatable strategies to ensure your message sticks and your presence stands out—no matter the audience or occasion.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify personal triggers of stage fright and learn how to manage them.
• Structure presentations using simple, effective framework for clarity and flow.
• Use voice & stage presence to deliver with confidence and influence.

Outline

Module 1 – Setting the Stage

• Interactive warm-up & participant introductions
• Sharing personal speaking experiences and goals
• Understanding the role of public speaking in professional success

Module 2 – Overcoming the Nerves

• Why stage fright happens and how to work with it
• Actor-inspired mind & body warm-ups to boost focus and composure

Module 3 – Building Messages That Resonate

• Applying the A.E.I.O.U. framework to design impactful presentations
• Tapping on A.I. to generate talking points that are clear & audience-focused

Module 4 – Presence that Commands the Room

• Mastering the S.T.A.G.E. approach to confident movement and body language
• Using space, energy, and audience connection to your advantage

Module 5 – Your Vocal Edge

• Harnessing the V.O.I.C.E. method to enhance vocal variety and projection
• Working with pitch, pace, pauses, and emphasis to keep audiences engaged

Module 6 – The Grand Finale

• Delivering a short, prepared presentation
• Receiving constructive feedback from peers and facilitator
• Creating an action plan to apply your skills beyond the workshop

Who should attend

New and mid-level professionals, team leaders and supervisors; wanting to overcome stage fright and enhance public speaking skills at the workplace

Methodology

Programmes are anchored in the A.C.T. Methodology — Action-based learning, Creativity, and Theatre Improvisation techniques. Participants spend 70%–80% of the session in hands-on activities, blending theory, skill practice, experience-sharing, and reflection. This dynamic approach ensures that learning is practical, memorable, and immediately applicable. The result: meaningful transformation in both work and life—boosting confidence, collaboration, and performance

Profile of Hazriq Idrus

• Creative Leadership & Conversations Strategist
• Author, ‘The Stage Fright Antidote!’, ‘Creative Leadership’ + co-author of 10 other books

Hazriq Idrus is a dynamic professional speaker, author, and stage actor who helps leaders and teams unlock their creative potential, sharpen their communication skills, and lead with confidence. Known for blending the art of theatre with the science of leadership, Hazriq transforms the way people connect, collaborate, and create results.

The author of The Stage Fright Antidote! and Creative Leadership — and co-author of 10 other books—Hazriq has inspired over 10,000 professionals across industries since 2005. His engaging keynotes and workshops have impacted audiences at leading organisations including BMW, Petronas, StarHub, and numerous government agencies.

Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications & Media Management from the University of South Australia, Hazriq’s career journey spans customer service, project management, and people development. His signature approach weaves in techniques from acting and improvisation, creating training experiences that are highly interactive, practical, and immediately applicable.

A familiar face and voice in regional media such as Mediacorp Suria, The Straits Times, Radio 938Live, and The Brunei Times, Hazriq also nurtures the next generation of innovators as an Associate Lecturer in a polytechnic in Singapore, teaching courses on creativity, innovation, and design thinking. His ongoing involvement in theatre keeps his creative edge sharp—ensuring every audience he works with leaves energised, inspired, and ready to take action.


ACCREDITATIONS:

• BA Communications and Media Management, University of South Australia
• Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) certification, WDA
• Certified Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, IBM, USA
• Certified Practitioner of Human-Centric Design, LUMA Institute
• Certified Agile Professional, ICAgile, USA
• Certified Agile Leadership Essentials, Scrum Alliance, USA
• Certified Agile Leadership Teams, Scrum Alliance, USA
• Certified DiSC Behavioural Consultant, Institute of Motivational Living, USA
• Certificate of Educational Studies (Public Speaking), College of Teachers, UK
• Certified Service Provider (CSP), Workforce Devt Agency (WDA)
• Certificate in Creative Leadership, Cannes Lions

TESTIMONIALS

“Hazriq has changed my perspective in creative thinking and leadership. When I first attended his 30-minute talk …he made us curious on how we can incorporate creativity in a rigid work sector such as educational management and technology. He asked us to pair up and showed us a simple yet effective technique to be creative in making decisions. (Surprised) at how easy it is to apply creativity in our work. Since then, I teach my course mates and colleagues the same technique so our meetings will be much more efficient. It took Hazriq only 30 minutes to make positive changes to his audiences.”
~ Diyana Tojiman | MA Candidate | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

“Hazriq Idrus is a great, competent and entertaining speaker. He provided an outstanding presentation at a Kaplan Singapore - University of Essex symposium earlier this year. I highly recommend Hazriq.”
~ Dr Jurgen Rudolph | Head of Research, Senior Lecturer | Kaplan Higher Education, Singapore

“As MC / Event Host at a recent Singapore conference with approximately 220 academics and working professionals, Hazriq Idrus was third speaker on our five speaker event agenda. Having watched him in rehearsals weeks before, Hazriq had a wonderful presence as a speaker who easily engaged the audience with his 'Language of Creativity' message. His timing was spot on with this TEDx style presentation which helped me as MC keep our event on track. I highly recommend Hazriq to help listeners use creativity to live happier lives and something he can speak about if you engage him to speak at your future events.”
~ Rob Salisbury | Event MC | Strategic Resources, Australia