Who are we?
Agora Speakers International is a non-profit educational
organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills
through a worldwide network of meeting locations.
Our mission statement is simple yet powerful - We empower you to become a brilliant
communicator and a confident leader who will actively build a
better world
Survey after survey shows that public speaking and
presentation skills are critical to success in the workplace. Many
people pay high fees for seminars to gain the knowledge and
confidence necessary to face an audience. Agora provides an option
that is less expensive and held in high regard in business
circles. A proven - and enjoyable way to practice and hone
communication and leadership skills.
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for a PDF presentation Agora Speakers International.
Click
here
for a one-page description of our core foundational principles.
Our Main Features at a glance
- Strong educational program focused on
gaining real-world experience in public speaking and leadership.
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for a PDF presentation of the Educational Program.
- All educational materials available
online, free for all members.
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currently available documentation on the Educational Program
- Currently free . Lees than $20/year in
the long term. No sign up fees. No club chartering fees. No
multiple fees for joining several clubs.
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more about the fee structure.
- Presence in 30 countries, with 10 more
expected soon.
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countries in which we have presence.
- Club-based peer-supported learning, with
familiar meeting structure, meeting roles and officers.
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experience
- Direct democracy with electronic voting
by all members. Full financial transparency.
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principles
Our Educational Program
Our Educational Program has been designed by experienced
speakers and people with over 20 years' experience in adult
education.
The Program leads you gently from very humble beginnings to
more and more complicated and challenging projects, where you will
first speak in front of your fellow club members, and from there
proceed to spread your wings outside the nest and speak in front
of ever-increasing and wider audiences.
The Educational Program is formed by series of projects with
specific learning goals and designed to help you acquire and
practice specific skills - either public speaking or leadership.
You progress at your own pace, and as you progress along the main
educational path, you unlock access to more specific paths that
explore public speaking in special contexts or environments. You
can learn to be a storyteller, or a business presenter, or an
educator, or many other options available
We believe that every speaker is unique, so the Educational
Program is also designed to help you discover your own style,
instead of imposing on you artificial techniques that will only
result in your audience perceiving you as unnatural or - even
worse - dishonest
You will:
- Learn to communicate more effectively
- Learn to move people to action
- Learn to lead small and big teams
- Increase your self confidence
- Increase your assertiveness and ability
to defend your interests
- Defend your viewpoints and principles
- Become a better and more empathic
listener
- Be able to deliver great presentations in
all sorts of contexts
- Learn to deal with failures during
speeches
- Learn to user stories, anecdotes, emotion
and rhetorical devices in your speeches
- Learn to think faster and improvise when
things don't come as expected
- Become a member of a wonderful worldwide
community
Click here for a
presentation explaining our educational program.
Click here for
access to the Educational Program itself and the Documentation
Portal
E-Books
The 70-page Agora Guide
explains everything about Agora in one single place - How Agora is
structured, the purpose of clubs, how YOU can start one, detailed
explanations about each of the roles, club officers, Ambassadors
and everything you need to get started with Agora. Feel free to
download and share it. (3Mb PDF)
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