A scroll-driven show. Scroll to raise the curtain, or use the scene buttons and the skip link to jump.

The Confidence Monster: a small red-orange dragon, curled up and scared
The Engagement Monster: a sloth fast asleep, draped over a mic stand
The Clarity Monster: a tangled ball of blue yarn with x-x eyes

Speaking Monsters

presents

Three monsters.
One microphone.

Tonight’s cast

  1. The Confidence Monsteras Ethos
  2. The Clarity Monsteras Logos
  3. The Engagement Monsteras Pathos

Programme note

Aristotle named three ways a speaker wins a room: ethos, pathos and logos. Each one has a monster guarding it.

The Confidence Monster thinks: What if they see my hands shaking?

The Clarity Monster thinks: So basically… what I mean is…

The Engagement Monster thinks: Is everyone on their phone?

Act I · Ethoscredibility

The Confidence Monster

Curls up and hides right before you speak. Shaky voice, racing heart, and a head full of “they’ll see I’m nervous”.

Act II · Logosreason

The Clarity Monster

Ties your message in knots. Ten points and no point, and an audience that can’t follow the thread.

Act III · Pathosemotion

The Engagement Monster

Falls asleep on the mic stand and takes the audience with it. Flat voice, no eye contact, and slides doing all the talking.

Every speaker has monsters.

Learn to tame yours.

Start taming

Speaking Monsters is public speaking training by LifeVersity, Rotterdam.

Speaking Monsters

presents

Three monsters.
One microphone.

Tonight’s cast

  1. The Confidence Monsteras Ethos
  2. The Clarity Monsteras Logos
  3. The Engagement Monsteras Pathos

Aristotle named three ways a speaker wins a room: ethos, pathos and logos. Each one has a monster guarding it.

What if they see my hands shaking?

The Confidence Monster: a small red-orange dragon, curled up and scared

Act I · Ethoscredibility

The Confidence Monster

Curls up and hides right before you speak. Shaky voice, racing heart, and a head full of “they’ll see I’m nervous”.

So basically… what I mean is…

The Clarity Monster: a tangled ball of blue yarn with x-x eyes

Act II · Logosreason

The Clarity Monster

Ties your message in knots. Ten points and no point, and an audience that can’t follow the thread.

Is everyone on their phone?

The Engagement Monster: a sloth fast asleep, draped over a mic stand

Act III · Pathosemotion

The Engagement Monster

Falls asleep on the mic stand and takes the audience with it. Flat voice, no eye contact, and slides doing all the talking.

Every speaker has monsters.

Learn to tame yours.

The Confidence Monster
The Clarity Monster
The Engagement Monster
Start taming

Speaking Monsters is public speaking training by LifeVersity, Rotterdam.