With Quentin Lee Moore

Find Your Voice, Find Your Ground. A capable speaker is present rather than thinking. Come learn a somatic practice that grounds your voice in the moment.

The actor is trained to connect to the present moment and convey the truth of a character under imaginary circumstances fully embodied. As public speakers, you can learn to uncouple from centering your tension or anxiety and instead center the task. Actors train to do one thing extraordinarily well: stay present. Actors connect fully to the moment and speak the truth of a character, under imaginary circumstances, with their whole body.

Public speaking asks the same thing of you — and most stage fright comes from getting that backwards. When we’re anxious, we center our own tension. We think about how we sound, how we look, and whether we’re messing up. But a truly capable speaker isn’t thinking about themselves at all. They’re centered on the task in front of them — the message, the room, the moment.

That shift is learnable. It’s not about willing your nerves away; it’s a somatic practice — working through the body, not just the mind — that grounds your voice in the present and frees you from the grip of self-consciousness. If stage fright has kept you from speaking up, this is where that starts to change.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for anyone who wants to become a more confident and compelling speaker—including students who experience stage fright, professionals who regularly present or lead meetings, emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, and anyone who wants to feel more comfortable using their voice in front of others.

No acting experience is required.

The Central Idea

You don’t have to get rid of your nerves to become a powerful speaker. You have to learn where to put your attention.

This course provides students with a somatic practice for doing exactly that: finding their ground, connecting to their voice, and becoming fully present when it matters most.

What Students Will Explore

Whole-Body Voice
Students will explore the relationship between physical presence and vocal expression. Through guided exercises, they will discover how posture, alignment, breath, resonance, and physical openness can support a stronger, more authoritative voice.

Somatic Connection
Students will develop greater awareness of how anxiety manifests physically. Rather than fighting or suppressing nervousness, they will learn to notice physical patterns of tension and practice redirecting their attention toward the task, message, and audience.

Breathing & Pacing
Breath is one of the most powerful tools available to a speaker. Students will explore breathing techniques that support calm, vocal control, and endurance while learning to use pace, pauses, and silence intentionally to strengthen communication.

Kinesthetic Awareness
Students will examine how movement, gesture, posture, facial expression, and use of space affect communication. They will learn to make physical choices that reinforce their message rather than distract from it.

Vocal Authority
Students will develop techniques for projecting the voice with clarity, confidence, and intention without forcing or artificially deepening the voice. The emphasis will be on authentic authority—sounding and feeling grounded rather than simply attempting to appear confident.

Presence & Authenticity
Through immersive exercises inspired by actor training, students will practice shifting their attention away from self-consciousness and toward the present moment. The goal is not to “perform” confidence but to develop the physical and mental conditions that allow genuine confidence to emerge.