Have you ever left a meeting wishing you had spoken up? Spent years becoming an expert, only to feel like you're performing confidence rather than feeling it?
We work with women across companies like UN Women, TEDx, Soundcloud, and SAP, and we hear this again and again: I want to speak with more confidence, but I don't know where to start.
This is where to start.
Each session, we give you one small speaking tool and you could try it out right there on the call. Thirty minutes of short input with real practice & feedback from two theater-trained coaches.
And stay till the end of each session. We have a little gift for you
You won't just listen. You'll unmute, try it out, and get real feedback.
On Zoom. 30 minutes. Completely free.
Session 1: The Power of Pause
The most powerful thing you can do when you speak is… stop.
A well-placed pause commands attention, gives your words weight, and makes people lean in. In this session, you’ll learn why pausing feels so uncomfortable, how long a good pause really is, and you’ll try it out yourself.
You'll walk away with the simplest tool that instantly makes you sound and feel more confident.
This is a practice session, not a passive webinar. We ask you to have your camera on and be ready to unmute yourself. That’s where the magic happens.
Tuesday, June 3rd
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Berlin Time
ZOOM
Who is this for?
Women* who want to speak up with more confidence, whether that’s in team meetings, presentations, pitches, or on bigger stages. You don’t need experience. You don’t need to prepare anything.
Just show up with your lunch and your curiosity.
Each session stands on its own, so come to one, two, or all three.
Got a professional development budget you haven’t used yet? Our program EMBody might be exactly what it’s for. Join a Lunch & Learn to find out.
*We use “women” to include all who identify as women, as well as non-binary and gender-fluid individuals.
ABOUT
Meet your hosts
Esther de Bruijn and Dyane Neiman are the co-founders of Female Speaking Berlin, with a combined three decades of experience in theater, storytelling, and communication. They are practitioners first: Dyane built Germany’s biggest storytelling community, THE BEAR, and together they have coached women at UN Women, TEDx, Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition, Soundcloud, Falling Walls Female Science Talents, and more. Their approach is hands-on, playful, and grounded in real practice, not theory.
Want to go deeper?
Each lunch session gives you one skill. Our next cohort this fall, EMBody, gives you the full transformation.
EMBody runs from September to November 2026, with four in-person half-day sessions in Berlin (25 September, 16 October, 6 November, 27 November) plus a 1:1 coaching.
It’s designed for women who want to build lasting confidence as speakers, practice and deepen new skills and as a result - fundamentally change how they show up.
Lunch & Learn attendees get an exclusive offer. Stay till the end of the sessions to find out more.
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