Master Public Speaking to Become a Leader at Work. Speak Up! (Udemy.com)
Master your public speaking toolkit, harness a powerful mindset, and learn strategies to be recognized as a leader.
Created by: Rebecca Martin
Last updated March 2026
What you will learn
- Step up to your leadership potential through mastering the tools of high-level communication.
- Let go of your inner critic and feel the power of owning your winning mindset.
- Decrease anxiety and increase confidence and authority in any public speaking situation.
- Be heard and taken seriously in high-stakes meetings, conversations, and presentations.
- Understand, maximize, and expand your communication style.
- Communicate confidence, authority, and leadership through conscious use of body language and vocal choices.
How it compares
Against the other 392 rated Udemy courses in Communication Skills on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 91% of them
- Reviews2,871#97 of 393 by number of reviews
- Length1.4 hoursshorter than 68% of them
- Last updatedMarch 2026more recently than 74% of them
Course Description
Do you want to uplevel your public speaking skillset, especially in front of leadership?
Do you feel like your body language or voice does not convey the authority of a leader?
Do you feel like you are getting passed over for the promotion to leadership that you deserve due to your communication style?
Are you looking for more executive presence in your speaking and presentations?
When you do speak up, do you feel like you are not being heard or taken seriously as an authority with leadership potential?
Hi! I’m Rebecca Martin and I’m an executive public speaking coach. If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions then this public speaking course is for you.
After taking my course you will have the public speaking tools and experience to communicate yourself as confident and an authority in any high-stakes situations. You will find your authentic executive presence.
Here's what sets this course apart from other public speaking courses:
This course is structured intelligently for you to move quickly and go deep in your public speaking journey. Your time is valuable. This course is thoughtfully crafted to give you an intensive experience that will bring your communication to the next level.
You'll start at the root of the problem in your public speaking by understanding what is getting in your way of achieving your communication potential, which most likely is fear and your inner critic.
You’ll learn to embrace your unique communication style so that when you do speak up, you will feel authentic and know how to deliver value that you believe in as a public speaker.
This is not a one-size-fits-all approach, you can tailor these public speaking lessons to you. You'll learn how to assess yourself and choose the voice and body language techniques that help you to communicate with confidence and authority.
Each lecture gives you actionable homework so that by the end of the course you'll have experienced a new relationship with communication and presentation. You will learn by doing the work of public speaking.
Each lecture is crafted to deliver concentrated value and to support different learning styles. Whether you're a doer, a reader, or a listener, each lecture is accompanied by a PDF and MP4.
If you are looking to bring yourself to the next level in your career, and you know you need a new public speaking skillset, it's important that you understand the tools that you have at your immediate disposal. This course is packed with accessible insights and actionable steps to bring your public speaking to the next level.
Reviews of Rebecca Martin Coaching:
"Working with Rebecca was a fantastic experience that I would absolutely recommend to anyone trying to become more persuasive, effective, and comfortable in their professional and personal communication. She was patient and helpful throughout the process, and the tools she gave me have helped me in work and life. A+." Andrew W.
"This has really helped me grow as a person/professional. Having this under my belt, so to speak, has given me great confidence that I actually can speak in front of crowds and do so successfully without appearing nervous or rushing through the material just so I can sit down. Being able to do this opens up doors for me in my career that I have shied away from in trying to avoid public speaking. I may never totally enjoy public speaking but it no longer controls my life and my choices about my profession. It's a great feeling to no longer have this anxiety that would plague me for even the smallest presentations." Cathy D.
"I reached out to Rebecca to help me with my presentation insecurities. I wanted to be more comfortable when speaking in meetings at work, when presenting and sharing my perspective. She helped me gain confidence and taught me how to be calm and expressive when speaking in public. As a result, not only have I gained several presentation opportunities, but also I ended up getting promoted. Isn’t this life changing? She is an exceptional coach." Alma M.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
2,871 Reviews
Rebecca Martin
As an executive communication coach, I have helped hundreds of professionals transform how they show up at work and in their lives. Many suffer from public speaking anxiety, imposter syndrome, and lack of self confidence. Working with me they have learned how to show up authentically calm, confident, and in control.
I've worked with lawyers, tech executives, managers and thought leaders at companies such as Google, Facebook and Salesforce. I have taught at Stanford Graduate School of Business, University of California Hastings College of the Law, and Middlebury College on subjects ranging from debate and argument to clear communication.
I received a BA from Middlebury College and a masters degree in acting from The National Theater Conservatory at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. I have also studied psychodrama and Gestalt Therapy at Esalen Institute. Twenty years of acting allows me to help people to transform themselves and their lives using superior performance techniques.
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Reviews
By Nombeko Carol Dhlamini on 3/16/2026
To be honest i always have negative thoughts.Especial when IM attending meetings they asked question i know the answer but IM scared to raise my hand and give answer.
By Anonymized User on 8/21/2024
Learned a lot from this course as it was very direct and helpful in knowing the do's and don'ts in Public Speaking. It provides me the basic foundation & techniques to be more effective in this craft. Not to mention, the activities/exercises are quite fun & exciting.
By Anonymized User on 11/20/2023
It was an okay course. Lots of information for beginning speakers, but if you've actually taken communications or public speaking courses, there's not a lot of new information.
By Cassandra Hannon on 6/16/2023
This was a great public speaking course, especially for someone like me - a beginner. Her resources were outstanding and the homework was great and made you really think. I highly recommend to anyone wanting to get better at public speaking!
By Aravindhan Kandhan on 6/3/2023
It was an awesome training its gave me confidence to speak Infront of the people. especially how to overcome the anxiety session more useful for me thanks.
By Anonymized User on 9/3/2022
the course was great introduce about the body language and gestures. And the confidence level are so high. it's a time to speak up now. there is many way to how to speak up and when to speak up in different different ways. some video practice way is also given to evaluate ourselves. really amazing. thanks
By Anonymized User on 4/27/2022
Loved this! This course is so well organized and thought out. Her speaking course walks you through each section of what it takes to be a great speaker from thoughts to eye contact to body language to voice. I will definitely use this as a tool each week.
By Hairi Ali on 8/12/2021
Clear explanation, short and direct on actionable points in each lecture. Superb doable takeaways in many lectures. Indeed, a well thought out and structured course for me. Many thanks.
By Anonymized User on 5/6/2021
This course is very accessible - the build-up to the practical aspects was a solid foundation in understanding ourselves. Having had the required self-awareness, the practical sections in the end were easy to understand and assimilate. Thank you for a great course!!!
By Jennifer Chung on 6/20/2020
Update on 4/3/2021: Finished this course for the second time, while I couldn't believe how much I have improved in communication skills as compared to the first time I watched this video, yet I am still picking up new techniques to focus on during this second time watching the video. Thank you Rebecca, for putting your heart into this course. Update on 10/20/20: Following this course and Rebecca's guidance to speak up for myself, the most amazing things happened. I feel empowered to ask for a promotion, and I even provided a list of reasons why I should be promoted, and guess what, I got a promotion. I feel confident that I deserve to be recognized. (Believe me, I have come a long way on this). I cannot thank Rebecca enough to help me grow, and be authentic and speak up for myself. Original comment: This course is unbelievable, I wished everyone that I knew would take this course. The materials address all the skills and tools I need to propel in communications. At work or in personal life, it really comes down to communication that determines where we land in our career or life. I went through this 90mins course for the first time, and just wanted to get an overview of the class and see if there is anything I can pick up and start practicing right away. I will make sure I sit and stand on a powerful pose at all times, instead of sloughing or make myself seems smaller. I will open my mouth more when I speak. I plan to revisit this course regularly, there is so much to learn from your course. I plan to pick a topic weekly and just focus on practising that, to get the most out of the class. This is not just a class on communication, it is actually a class on reaching one's full potential in life via communications. Thank you Rebecca, you did it, AGAIN!
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Overall Score : 94 / 100






