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Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.

Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.

From coaches to leaders, we help you create and deliver impactful content that captivates your audience.

Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.

Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.Elevate your presenting skills, from idea to delivery.

From coaches to leaders, we help you create and deliver impactful content that captivates your audience.

Welcome to Speakers' Studio!

Founded by Shannon Polly, MAPP  and Jordana  Cole, MAPP, Speakers' Studio is a community of learning for leaders, presenters, and facilitators who want to elevate their content, approach, and delivery skills.


  Jordana and Shannon hold Masters of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and have a combined 30+ years  of facilitation and presentation experience with global audiences across industries in virtual, hybrid, and in person settings.

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The Essential Presenter Program

Cornerstone Course

Do you have an idea for a presentation, workshop, meeting or keynote but need help turning your plan into something concrete? 


This self-paced course walks you through each step of the development process and levels up your presenting skills. Each 90-minute session combines expertise, tools, practice, and feedback.

Cornerstone Course Roadmap

Our comprehensive course guides you through six essential modules to help you design and deliver content that captivates your audience. 

  • Who Are You as as Presenter?
  • Telling Your Story


  • Who Are You Designing For? 
  • The Why: Know, Feel, Do.
  • The Three Whats


  • How Do I Choose the Right Activity?
  • Top 5 Interaction Tips
  • Top 5 Virtual Interaction Tips


  • How Do I Create Supporting Materials?
  • How to Defeat Slide Gremlins
  • The 3 Rs of Data Delivery
  • How to Create Impactful Handouts


  • Practice. Practice. Practice.
  • Managing Nerves
  • How to Be More Charismatic


  • Bringing it home...
  • The 5 Ps of Powerful Presenting
  • Power Robbers


Choose Your Level

The Soloist

The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

Learn at your own pace.

Enjoy lifetime access to the Cornerstone Course, including hours of videos, worksheets, tools, and resources, and engage with our online discussion boards.






$99 USD

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The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

Cornerstone Course with Live Cohort

Learn alongside other participants for six virtual, weekly, 90-min sessions where you’ll have an opportunity to practice your content and receive honest, supportive feedback. Enjoy extra accountability.


Next Cohort: September 24-October 29th

5-6:30pm ET/2-330am PT


$597 USD

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The Accompanist

The Director's Cut

The Director's Cut

The Soloist and Coaching

Add four private 45-minute coaching sessions with Shannon and/or Jordana to the self-paced course and you’ll have a tailored program with personalized coaching. 




$899 USD

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The Director's Cut

The Director's Cut

The Director's Cut

Cornerstone Course, Cohort, and Coaching

You'll have access to the full package of the online course, cohort experience, and four private coaching sessions to walk away with elevated content for presentations and workshops, confidence, and charisma that feels authentic. 


$1397 USD

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I have been speaking for many years and I attended the Speaker's Studio to 'sharpen the saw'. Shannon and Jordana have created a program that gets you thinking about your message and how to refine it. I loved learning from them.


Louisa Jewell, Founder, Canadian Positive Psychology Associa

Meet Your Team

Shannon Polly, MAPP

Shannon is a leadership development facilitator, coach, speaker, author and founder of Lead Well Work Well, a leadership development company in Washington, D.C. and has been selected as one of the capital’s top 20 executive coaches.  Shannon is also one of the first 150 people in the world who have received their Masters in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) degree from the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Martin Seligman. She has delivered keynotes for GE and Google and facilitated in Kenya and Bangladesh.

Jordana Cole, MAPP

Jordana is  a corporate learning and development leader with more than 10 years experience facilitating workshops, teambuilding sessions, and coaching engagements for thousands of individuals around the globe in industries spanning non-profits, higher education, technology, financial services, retail, e-commerce, and cybersecurity. Blending her academic background in the science of well-being with her corporate experiences in leadership, Jordana's built a reputation for designing and delivering content that ignites insights and inspires action.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our program goes beyond just teaching presentation skills or slide design. We help you think more strategically about your content - the why, the who, and the how.

Before you even start creating slides, we guide you through intentionally planning your message, your audience, and your own facilitator role. This ensures your content has maximum impact and you present it with confidence.

While other courses focus on the "what" and "how", we cover those essentials plus the critical "why" and "who" to make you a truly effective communicator.


Our program suits seasoned presenters and first-time creators alike. Before starting, just have an idea for a presentation, workshop or talk you want to develop. We'll guide you through the process, from concept to delivery.


All of our programs are suitable for virtual, in-person, and hybrid presentations so you'll feel confident no matter what "stage" you're on.


Our program is designed to equip you with the skills and tools to create better content yourself. The cohort experience provides structured stages to help break down your content into manageable pieces. You'll have the opportunity to get live feedback from others, but ultimately you are responsible for creating the content and implementing that feedback. You're the expert on your subject matter, audience, and yourself - we're here to provide you with the right frameworks and techniques to present more effectively.


The key differences are that our program goes beyond just public speaking skills. We focus on facilitating interactive, two-way engagement with your audience, not just one-way delivery. We also help you structure your content, build trust, and create impactful supplementary materials - making you an effective communicator, not just a confident speaker.

Participants in our cohorts get targeted exercises, access to resources, group coaching, and the opportunity to create a real-world deliverable they can implement. It's a comprehensive program to transform your presentation abilities.


We don't focus on teaching graphic design or any specific presentation software. Our program is more about the structure and strategy behind your materials, rather than the visual elements. We can help you create effective content regardless of the platform you use - whether that's PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva, or something else. The key is ensuring your materials align with your audience and goals, not just making them look visually appealing.


No refunds are provided, but we are happy to discuss alternate arrangements if a participant in a cohort is no longer able to attend. Cancellation policies are outlined in the contract. 


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