Public speaking training · Perth, Western Australia
Public speaking training in Perth for people who feel nervous, from slightly anxious to totally terrified. David Julian Price helps you calm the nerves, find your voice and speak as yourself, through one-to-one coaching, small-group workshops and online sessions. You’ll leave with practical tools you can use at your very next talk.
If your heart races or your legs shake at the thought of speaking in front of people, you’re not broken and you’re not alone. Confident speaking is a skill. It can be learned. I’ve been teaching it for more than 40 years.
“You don’t have to become someone else. You just have to get comfortable being you, in front of people.”
Sound familiar?
For many people, standing up to speak is one of life’s biggest fears. It rarely happens on a big stage. It shows up in ordinary moments like these.
Some people come to me because they have a speech next week. Others have spent years avoiding every chance to speak. Both are equally worthwhile.
Four stages to becoming a confident speaker ©
This is the map I use with every nervous speaker. Tap the zone that sounds most like you.
Fear isn’t your enemy
Every great speaker has felt it. The difference is they learned what to do with it. Public speaking ranks among our greatest fears, yet speaking up is one of the most powerful skills you can have in your career, your community and your life.
Will the first few minutes feel uncomfortable? Probably. But exercise is easier once you’ve started, and conversation flows once you’re talking. Speaking works the same way.
The opportunities you miss by avoiding those five minutes are the ones that sting. Every time you choose to speak instead of staying quiet, you grow.
Great speakers aren’t born that way. They’re made through practice, guidance and experience. I’ve watched it happen hundreds of times.
Hear it from me
Nervous speakers often want to know who they’ll be working with before they pick up the phone. Here’s a conversation with Simon Pritchard about public speaking, so you can hear how I think before we ever meet.
How we work
The art of speaking is relatively easy to teach. Having the confidence to use it is the key. So that’s where we start, and we build from there one layer at a time.
Getting you on your feet
Exercises that get you standing in front of people, finding your voice, and discovering you have more to offer than you’ve given yourself credit for.
How you look when you speak
Your stance, hands, eyes, voice and energy. Once you know you look confident, you start to feel it.
Knowing what you’ll say
Organising your thoughts so there’s a clear start, middle and end, and you’re not clinging to your notes.
Bringing it together
Pace, pausing, stories and presence. You, speaking as yourself, only more so.
It’s personal, practical and paced for you. And it works fast.
What happens when it clicks
Marlene
Marlene had been avoiding her fear of public speaking for months. When the day came, she froze in front of a room full of colleagues. She couldn’t say a word.
Fifteen minutes of on-the-spot coaching later, she was speaking confidently. Her colleagues leant forward and laughed along. She got a standing ovation.
A colleague said it best: David freed her from the feeling that she’d never be good enough.
Kyle Saltmarsh
Kyle had one coaching session with me the week before the Young Person’s World Lecture Competition in South Africa.
He went on to win the world final. He counts it among his proudest achievements.
One session. The right few changes. A world title.
“David can be direct, but in the nicest way that actually makes you feel really good. Because you know he’s doing it because he wants you to be the best that you can be.”
JENNIFER · CITY OF ALBANY
Elevate your confidence
You’ve earned your seat at the table. The experience, the knowledge, the runs on the board. But if you don’t project confidence when you speak, none of that matters. People don’t just listen to your words. They read you: every pause, every gesture, every flicker of uncertainty. In the boardroom, on the stage or in the meeting room, confidence isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s your currency.
Confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s a skill. It can be learned, practised and mastered.
For more than four decades I’ve helped executives, leaders and professionals walk taller. Not just look more confident, but genuinely feel it. From the boardrooms of Qantas to conference stages in Dubai, I’ve seen what happens when someone unlocks their true presence. It changes everything.
The Three V’s
When all three align, you don’t just sound confident. You are confident.
The Trust Triangle
When all three work together, trust is automatic. And trust is where influence begins.
The Three F’s
These aren’t just communication tools. They’re leadership tools.
You don’t need a personality overhaul. You need practical, proven techniques that work in your world. Coaching is tailored to you: your strengths, your gaps, your goals. We work at your pace, on your schedule, with tools you can use immediately. No fluff. No theory for theory’s sake.
Public speaking or presentation skills?
Who I work with
Whether you’re speaking to five people or five hundred, the principles are much the same. Training can help you:
One-to-one
For one important speech, or for lasting confidence. Tailored to your experience, your goals and your pace.
Small groups
Practise in a safe room with people in the same boat. It’s amazing how quickly nerves shrink when everyone’s in it together.
Teams and communities
For workplaces, clubs, associations and volunteer organisations across Perth and Western Australia.
Face to face throughout Perth. Online across Australia and internationally.
Your coach
I’m David Julian Price. I first stood up to speak at Rostrum in Perth in 1980, and public speaking has been my profession ever since.
My job isn’t to change your personality or teach you to perform. It’s to help you get comfortable speaking as yourself. When you stop worrying about looking nervous, you can focus on connecting with your audience. That’s when speaking becomes enjoyable.
Some of the people I’ve coached have gone on to speak on international stages. Others simply wanted to feel comfortable at work or in their community. Watching both discover they really can do it is the best part of my job.
Questions
Absolutely. Most confident speakers weren’t born that way. They learned through practice, feedback and experience. Confidence grows each time you succeed.
Not at all. Many people I work with are complete beginners. Others have spoken for years but want to feel more confident and natural.
Public speaking training is about confidence: getting comfortable standing up and speaking as yourself. Presentation skills coaching is for people who already speak and want sharper business presentations, pitches and structure. Many people start with one and move to the other.
Yes. Wedding speeches, birthdays, farewells and other special occasions. We work on what to say and how to say it, so you can enjoy the moment instead of dreading it.
Yes. Training covers everything from team meetings and workplace presentations to conferences, networking events and community speaking.
Yes. I regularly work with clubs, associations, volunteer organisations and community groups across Perth and Western Australia.
Everyone’s different, but most people notice positive changes very quickly. It’s not about becoming perfect. It’s about taking the fear out of speaking and replacing it with confidence.
Yes. Coaching is available face to face throughout Perth and online across Australia and internationally.
Yes. Confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s a skill that can be learned, practised and mastered, and most people feel the difference quickly once they have practical techniques to use.
Verbal, Vocal and Visual: the words you choose, the voice behind them and what your body says. When all three line up, you don’t just sound confident. You are confident.
Credibility, Connection and Congruity. Your audience needs all three before they’ll truly follow you. When they work together, trust is automatic, and trust is where influence begins.
Yes. One-to-one coaching is tailored to your strengths, gaps and goals, at your pace and on your schedule. It suits executives and professionals who know their stuff but want their confidence to match.
David is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a Global Speaking Fellow and Past World President of the Global Speakers Federation, and a member of the Australian Speakers Hall of Fame. He brings more than 40 years of real-world experience, plenty of humour and practical ideas people can use straight away.
It’s time to walk tall
Public speaking isn’t about becoming famous or standing on a big stage. It’s about finding your voice and having the confidence to use it. Let’s work together so the next time you stand up to speak, you don’t just get through it. You walk tall.
Not ready to talk yet? Start with my free e-book, 10 Steps to Prepare and Deliver a Powerful Presentation.