Your Journey to Getting Booked on Bigger Stages is Here.
We'll spend 3 immersive days together where you will:
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Craft high-impact segments of your keynote or TED-style talk
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Elevate your delivery and stage presence through practice on our stage
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Get a professional speaker reel that shows event organizers what you can do
See What It's Like
This video is from our previous 3-day speaking retreat. Attendees called it life-changing!
Your message is ready for our stage - and beyond.
This isn’t another conference where you sit in the audience collecting pages of notes. And it isn’t a one-and-done turn at the microphone.
You'll be doing the work: in the room, on the stage, and in front of the camera.
What’s Waiting for You:
- Signature Stage Segments you’ve shaped, rehearsed, and performed
- Personalized coaching and feedback on your delivery
- Plenty of stage time and practice so your delivery feels more natural
- Professional photography and video footage, plus an edited speaker reel
- Meaningful connections with a small group of women who understand this work
- Wonderful meals, honest conversation, encouragement, and plenty of laughter
Retreat Dates = February 23-25, 2027
Retreat Location = Citrus Club, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Limited to 12 women.
Have questions? Email carolcox@speakingyourbrand.com(opens in new tab) or schedule a Zoom call with us.(opens in new tab) We are more than happy to talk through your goals and make sure the retreat is the best fit for you.
Three Days. One Powerful Progression.
Shape Your Talk for the Stage.
We’ll begin by refining your Signature Stage Segments for live delivery and identifying the moments that will help event organizers see your range as a speaker, such as:
- A story that creates an emotional connection
- A moment of humor or personality
- Audience interaction
- A compelling teaching or thought-leadership moment
- The use of a prop, visual, or stage element
- A memorable opening or closing
You’ll know what you want to capture and why it belongs in your talk and in your speaker reel.
Take the Stage & Build the Reps.
Confidence doesn't come from thinking about your talk.
It comes from getting on stage, practicing your material, receiving feedback, making adjustments, and doing it again.
We’ll work with you on your storytelling, voice, movement, audience interaction, and overall delivery.
With each round, you’ll become more at ease with the material and more connected to the people in front of you.
Your segments won’t simply read well on the page. They'll feel natural, responsive, and fully yours.
Lights. Camera. Fully You.
You’ve shaped it. You’ve practiced it. Now it’s time to capture it.
You’ll perform your Signature Stage Segments for a warm, supportive audience (us!) while our professional video production team films you.
You’ll receive professional video footage, photography, and an edited speaker reel to use on your website, social media, and in your outreach to event organizers.
Instead of hoping they can imagine you on their stage, you’ll have the assets to help them see it.
You Get All This + More
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Signature Stage Segments
Hands-on guidance to create powerful, engaging segments that showcase your depth and range as a speaker, including stories, audience interaction, and humor.
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Practice with Personalized Coaching
You'll practice delivering your segments on our stage, building your confidence through repetition and receiving supportive feedback to up level your stage presence.
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Event Industry Insights
Hear what event industry insiders look for when booking and paying speakers and how to make sure you stand out.
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Pre-Retreat Group Prep Calls
Attend our 2 group Zoom calls to help you prepare and make the most of your time at the retreat. (Calls will be recorded in case you can't make it live.)
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1:1 Coaching Session
You get a dedicated 1:1 coaching session on Zoom that you can schedule anytime before the retreat. You can focus on your speaking segments, stories, or visibility plan.
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Professional Videography at the Retreat
You'll be filmed on our stage (with plenty of practice!). You'll get the edited footage & speaker reel you can use on your website and social media. We'll make you look great!
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Professional Photography at the Retreat
We'll have a professional photographer there to take photos of you that you can use on your speaker page and social media.
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Breakfasts, Lunches, & Dinners on All 3 Days
Enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a group on all 3 days of the retreat (included in the price). We'll also have snacks, water, coffee, and tea throughout the day.
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Special Speaker Kit
You get a special speaker kit with materials you'll use at the retreat and beyond to enhance your speaking.
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Post-Retreat Group Zoom Call
Keep the momentum going! We'll show you how to best use your speaker reel and video assets in your website, pitches, and outreach.
Have questions? Schedule a Zoom call with us.
We're more than happy to talk through your goals and make sure the retreat is the best fit for you.
You can also email carolcox@speakingyourbrand.com.
A Room & Experience Designed for Real Growth
This is a three-day, high-touch experience that combines strategic guidance, personalized coaching, repeated practice, professional video production, shared meals, and meaningful access to a small group of experts and peers.
Regular Price = $6,750
Early Bird Price = $1,950 x 3 payments
$5,750 pay in full
Questions? Email carolcox@speakingyourbrand.com.
What Past Retreat Attendees Have Said
I wanted to tell you how your retreat helped me. Well, I KILLED IT at the workshop I just facilitated at my most prestigious venue yet. People told me how warm and charismatic I was. Charismatic isn't something I normally hear.
Obviously I bring two decades of experience to the table and have spoken on stages before, but never with this sense of ease and confidence, and never with so much of my personality shining through.
After getting on stage over and over in front of you and such an incredible and supportive group of women, I not only got comfortable in my own skin but I discovered strengths I didn’t know I had. This time, without even thinking about it, I was able to move around the room and take up space and just be so much more confident and me than I would have otherwise.
Thanks for that push! I knew intuitively that I needed to do your retreat, and now I know why.
Tiffany Hawk, Author, Book Coach, and Speaker
Katie Anderson, Consultant, Author, and Keynote Speaker
While I’m a confident public speaker who has had the honor of keynoting many conferences and events, inspiring leadership teams at their retreats, and empowering teams at all levels to grow their skills and increase their leadership impact — I want to up my game even further.
Thank you to Carol Cox and Diane Diaz of Speaking Your Brand for putting on an amazing retreat full of practice, iteration, and community.
I am so inspired by the amazing women who gathered together. I learned not only from their different speaking styles, but also from their inspiring messages!
If you are wanting to hone your message and move further into your thought leadership (if you are starting out or a seasoned presenter), I highly recommend following Carol’s Speaking Your Brand Podcast.
In addition to my existing popular talks, I’m developing a new keynote - incorporating more storytelling - and I’m thrilled to already be booked to grace the stages of events around the world this year.
Hear from Our Attendees
Because of the retreat, I no longer need to rely on my notes when speaking.
I feel much more comfortable with storytelling and I've seen the difference it makes in my talks.
I'm also much more confident in raising my speaker fees.
I've even launched a podcast!
Nicole Rochester, MD, TEDx and Keynote Speaker
Betsy Jordyn, Brand Messaging Specialist and Podcast Host
To get me over myself (and out of my analysis paralysis), I joined Carol Cox and Diane Diaz of Speaking Your Brand and their amazing group of powerful women in a retreat to practice, learn and grow.
I learned SOOO much from both Carol and Diane and from each of the women at this event. I got to see such unique speaking styles and more importantly, I got to hear their stories and messages which opened my eyes to so many ways that we can all work together to change the world for good.
This group gave me the safe space to share my own story in a more vulnerable way and even dance in front of a group.
If you want to grow your speaking skills and thought leadership - cannot recommend them enough.
Questions & Answers
The retreat is all day on 3 days: February 23, February 24, and February 25, 2027.
On Tuesday, February 23, we'll be starting at 9 am and will finish the training at 5 pm. We'll then have dinner out as a group from about 6:30-8 pm.
On Wednesday, February 24, we'll be starting at 8:30 am and will finish the practice at 5 pm. We'll then have dinner out as a group from about 6:30-8 pm.
On Thursday, February 25, we'll be starting at 8 am and will finish the videography by 5 pm. We'll then have dinner out as a group from about 6:45-8:30 pm.
Plan to arrive in Orlando on Monday, February 22 and depart on or after Friday, February 26.
Each woman will have an opportunity to deliver 10 minutes of their talk (these can be different segments), which will be recorded by a professional videography team, so you'll have edited footage for your speaker reel (including b-roll of us as an audience).
We're going to set up the space to look like an event.
The videography will take place on the third day.
Don't worry, we're going to help you with that!
We're going to send you materials in advance to help you prepare, including what we recommend you include in the 10 minutes that will be filmed, such as audience engagement, a compelling story, humor, etc.
You'll also have the opportunity on Days 1 and 2 to work on your segments and get feedback.
The retreat will be at the Citrus Club in Downtown Orlando, Florida.
Our evening dinners as a group will be at restaurants in the Downtown Orlando and Winter Park areas.
These hotels are within walking distance of the venue (Citrus Club):
- Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando(opens in new tab)
- AC Hotel Orlando Downtown(opens in new tab)
- Aloft Orlando Downtown(opens in new tab)opens in new tab)
Not quite walking distance but less than a 5 minute drive:
The largest closest airport is Orlando International (MCO).
There is a smaller airport called Orlando-Sanford International Airport (SFB).
Here is what's included with your retreat payment:
- All the workshops and activities on the 3 retreat days
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the 3 retreat days
- Special speaker kit
- Professional photos
- Professional video
- Zoom prep calls
- Coaching session
Here is what's not included with your retreat payment:
- Transportation
- Hotel
- Airfare
The early bird price is $5,750 (regular price is $6,750).
Includes coaching, instruction, practice, professional photography and videography (10-minute edited video), and lunch and dinner on all 3 days.
The retreat is limited to 12 women.
The following meals are included:
- Continental breakfast on all 3 days
- Lunch on all 3 days
- Dinner on all 3 days
- Light snacks and water/tea/coffee on all 3 days at the venue
Please indicate your dietary needs/preferences on the sign-up form and we will make sure you are taken care of.
You will be responsible for transportation during your stay in Orlando, including getting to the venue each morning and dinner in Downtown Orlando/Winter Park each evening.
You can use a ride service like Lyft or Uber or a taxi service (or rent a car if you want more flexibility).
There are hotels within walking distance of the venue.
We will let you know who else is staying at your hotel so you can share a ride together, if desired.
Yes! We've hosted 4 different multi-day retreats with groups of 10-16 women each and they were incredible.
We've also hosted 5 one-day workshops over the past 2 years.
We are very detail oriented with the planning and communication. We'll make sure you have everything you need both before and during the retreat.
Our incredible team is the same women we've used since our first retreat in 2022.
Since we have hard costs related to putting on an in-person event, we aren't able to refund your payments.
You can transfer your payment to a Speaking Your Brand client who would like to attend (contact us first).
Great! Feel free to email us at carolcox@speakingyourbrand.com or schedule a Zoom call.
Meet Your Coaches
Carol Cox
Carol Cox is the founder & CEO of Speaking Your Brand® and host of the Speaking Your Brand® podcast.
Carol was named as one of Orlando's Women of the Year and has been featured in Forbes.
Carol has a Master's degree in History and lives in Orlando, FL.
Diane Diaz
Diane Diaz is our lead Speaking Coach with Speaking Your Brand®.
Diane has an extensive background in marketing and branding and is also an Ironman triathlete.
Diane has a Master's degree in Business Administration and lives in Orlando, FL.
Erin Mark
Erin Mark is our Visibility and Speaking Business Coach at Speaking Your Brand®.
Erin is a keynote and a TEDx speaker on the topic of "Everything I Needed to Live, I Learned While Dying", where she shares her experience growing up with cystic fibrosis.
