Yes, we can coach kids. Actually, it’s easier to coach kids, because we help them create a positive belief system and attitudes towards themselves and others during a period when they have a high ability to absorb. We fit the style and pace of the program to the age and situation of the child, so they just enjoy some time talking about themselves and think it’s a lot of fun. We do it before they start getting frustrated with themselves and their world, so they don’t have to “unlearn” as much as adults do. In fact, when coaching adults, we find that they refer to childhood memories of bad experiences. So if we can fix this at source we hope to create a better generation of future presenters.

We believe that children are gifted and that they can do amazing things that grown-ups don’t expect them to do. We’ve coached kids in schools as early as 8 years of age. We use games suitable for their age to activate in them positive thinking, curiosity, sense of security in their surrounding, trust and confidence. We work with them to develop their confidence of being heard in front of groups of people, working on their confidence, vocal range, and body language.

Children learn best while they play, because the new knowledge is associated with fun. We bring into our child coaching 20 years of experience in teaching through gamification, coupled with extensive knowledge of the learning process. We assess their communication style and find the best way for each of them to absorb information and we present the program in the way that suits them best.

Teaching is about introducing knowledge and skills in preparation for some unknown use later. Education is typically about introducing knowledge and skills about specific values and about what’s socially acceptable. Unfortunately, this usually means that education is externally motivated for many young people. Child presentation coaching, on the other hand, is about gaining control over your confidence, mind & body to be an effective communicator. Kids see this as ‘being brave’!  It deals with the things that are important to them, not to somebody else. This makes kids coaching incredibly effective, because they can see positive results right away and this encourages them to continue, so they get better and better results. At the same time, their confidence grows, until they feel they can handle just about anything.

John Quinn delivers our child presentation coaching. John has been teaching and coaching presenters since 2001. John is the owner of https://audiencealive.com/ . John holds a current New Zealand police warrant, Level 2 first aid certificate  and is a leader in New Zealand Scouts. John is also an executive leader of New Zealand Toastmasters and has taught in New Zealand schools and Dubai colleges where he was based for 20 years. John is a public speaker on advanced presentation techniques, learning through gamification, graphic design, & communication styles. He currently lives in Queenstown, New Zealand with his wife Jacquie, children Cara and Aran, Sparky the dog, four ponies and two alpacas. John is passionate about improving the next generation of presenters.  You can read more about John here:  https://audiencealive.com/john-quinn/

The kids coaching program is over 3 one hour sessions. John will introduce the concepts during each session covering: Handling the fear of presenting and gaining confidence, developing a presenter voice, and using body language. In most cases, the 3 one hour sessions are enough to provide a foundation for the child for years to come. You can read more about the program here: https://audiencealive.com/presentation-training/presentation-training-for-kids/

Simply get in touch with us and we will arrange a time for the sessions.  Contact us.