Stop speaking. Start performing.
To earn your spot on stage, you need to move from speaker to performer.
Performers inspire their audiences to feel, think, and act differently. Performers reach out from the stage and touch the hearts and minds of the people in front of them. They do the unexpected. Â
Performers entertain.
But HEROIC performers do more.
They surprise, delight, and deliver insight. They masterfully combine insight and entertainment. They make their audiences see the world differently.
You see, the best professional speakers are the ones who don’t just speak on stage, they deliver transformational experiences.
Those speakers are the ones that event planners can’t stop talking about. They’re the ones audiences admire and remember. They’re the ones that change lives.
Our Promise
Deliver the the best performances of your life. We promise that you and your speech will be transformed, improved, and refined in just three months.
The Program
GRAD | Stage Performance Mastery is a hybrid program with both in-person and virtual events. You’ll come to our HEROIC campus for 3 different 3-day sessions.
In between those sessions, you’ll attend live virtual sessions and meet with your rehearsal groups virtually to reinforce what you’re learning and practicing on campus.
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The 8 Performance Principles
Throughout the GRAD | Stage Performance Mastery program, you’ll discover performance techniques, tools, and visionary guidance that will transform you from speaker to performer.
The 8 Performance Principles you’ll master will take you on a deep dive into high-level stagecraft and performance techniques.
Feel confident on stage. Know exactly how to improve your performance during your rehearsal sessions. Perform your speech with full self-expression and authenticity.
This is what it takes to make your mark on stage.
Stop Memorizing Your Speech and Start Learning It
Never “recite” your speech on stage again.
If you need to look at your slides to know what comes next, you don’t know your speech. But memorizing your content verbatim puts you on autopilot on stage—and you need to be deeply present. With HEROIC’s 7-step rehearsal process, you’ll put in the work before getting on stage, so when you do, you’ll show up and shine.
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A Symphony of Sound
When you turn your words into music, your speech comes alive.
Keep thousands of people on the edge of their seats for sixty minutes—with only your words. There’s a specialized technique for making your words stick. Most “speech coaches” have no idea what it is—but it’s key to making your speech easy to understand, captivating, and transformational.
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Surprise and Delight Your Audience—Every Single Time
Craft an entertaining, engaging, and enlightening performance.
New insight and groundbreaking information isn’t enough—your audience expects to be entertained. To entertain, you need to be theatrical. But you don’t need a clown nose. You need to craft emotional moments, make bigger commitments, and master the five performance techniques to entertain and inspire.
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Break the Fourth Wall
Connecting with the audience isn’t just about what you say.
Every time you step on stage, there’s an imaginary wall separating you from your audience. But speaking your innermost thoughts isn’t enough to break down the barrier and connect. You need more than an emotional connection, you need a physical connection—one that comes from authentic expression.
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Mission Pilot at Polaris Program, Mission Director at Inspiration4
"Absolutely loved everything about the experience! The HEROIC process takes you through step-by-step and helps build the confidence you need to take your speaking to the highest levels."
Stand and Land
Movement that matches your message.
The most important visual on stage is you. Use the most powerful place on stage, move naturally and purposefully, and bring your speech to life when you master this essential performance technique. It’s the Achilles heel of most speakers, but when you learn it, you’ll take your speech from amateur to amazing.
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The Way You Make Them Feel
Make them laugh, cry, and gasp—regardless of your emotional state.
If you don’t make your audience feel, they’ll never change their behavior. But how you feel has nothing to do with how you make them feel. When you know the three keys for provoking emotion, you can make your audience feel the transformation, think about your big idea, and act differently.
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Build Bridges
Create moments when your audience steps inside your story.
Your story matters to you, but won’t matter to your audience unless it’s about them. Cast your audience as the main character in your stories, and build bridges with powerful moments of reflection. Make your stories more compelling—using one essential storytelling element that adds action, emotion, and suspense.
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The Signature Bit
When you have a telling problem, you need a showing answer.
If your audience understands your message, but doesn’t do anything about it, you have a telling problem. Giving more information won’t solve the problem, but showing your big idea with an entertaining and effective signature bit will. There’s one thing your signature bit must be…and one thing it should never be.
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Speaking, Director at Performance Culture Consulting
"I cannot imagine there are any higher quality professional programs in the world. HEROIC has helped me break through countless glass ceilings and transformed me into a confident speaker. Thanks to this evolution, the professional future I envision for myself looks completely different, and I can't wait to see it through. Thank you HEROIC!"
Who it’s for
This stage performance program is designed for speakers, authors, and thought leaders who want to develop a reliable, insightful, and entertaining presentation.
Professional Speakers
who get positive reviews from their audiences, but know deep down that they could do better by mastering the craft of performance.
Rehearsal-Ready Speech Writers
who have put in the work to create a powerful message and are ready to make it stage-worthy and present it to their specific audiences.
Thought Leaders
who want to craft a presentation that’s easier for audiences to understand, accept, and feel—using the power of performance techniques.
Astronauts, Athletes and A-Listers
who want to add more theatricality to their performance and get applause not just for who they are, but for what they can make their audiences feel on stage.
Rehearsal-Averse Speakers
who aren’t willing to put in the hours to rehearse their speech and make it audience-ready.
Professional Critics
who prefer to find faults and mistakes in other people’s presentations (and their own) rather than focus on the positive with a “yes, and…” attitude.
Intellectual Property Pirates
who watch other speaker’s presentations to find and steal stories, signature bits, and ideas and then use them as their own.
Fortune-Seeking Thought Leaders
who are searching for short-cuts, hacks, and overnight success programs that will bring them fame and fortune with zero effort on their part.
Keynote Speaker, Award-Winning Entrepreneur
"HEROIC has changed my life. As a result of doing this work, I've recognized my true dreams of becoming a speaker and for the first time in my life I feel I am developing the tools to not only find my way onto a stage, but to own the stage when I get there!"
Make Deep, Lasting Changes in How You Perform on Stage
Our approach to speaking is different from any other programs on the market today.
This isn’t a 30-minute masterclass about storytelling and stage performance. It isn’t a short virtual course with a few videos about increasing your confidence on stage. It’s not a 2-day bootcamp that gives you a few tips and tricks but leaves you wanting more.
This is deep learning.
It’s meant to change, transform, and recreate who you are as a speaker.
At HEROIC, you won't just get information, you’ll experience transformation.
It’s all here—everything you need to become a world-class performer.
When you rehearse your speech like a performer, you’ll know your speech so well that you’ll be able to focus all your attention on your audience—and be deeply present on stage. You'll connect faster and make a bigger impact. And you'll be a better speaker... guaranteed.
Transform the way you speak. Forever.
Own any and every stage.
Experience transformation in your rehearsal group.
Master the art of combining insight and entertainment, and discover what it takes to perform a speech that works every single time.
Your performance will be entertaining, powerful, emotion-packed, and life-changing. And you'll captivate your audience, for every second of your speech.
Schedule a call with a HEROIC Advisor today and learn how to transform your performance, your career, and your life—the performer’s way.
Meet Your Faculty
Our masters-level writing, performance, and business faculty show you how to craft and rehearse a performance that's more powerful, more theatrical, and more effective.
“They did it, and you can too.”
Here's what HEROIC alumni have to say about GRAD | Stage Performance Mastery.
"I recently spoke at an event with thousands of attendees and some really big-name celebrity speakers. Because of the work I did with HPS, I was named the top-rated speaker of the entire event. Their process is a game-changer and that talk has spawned five more keynotes."
"I recently spoke at an event with thousands of attendees and some really big-name celebrity speakers. Because of the work I did with HPS, I was named the top-rated speaker of the entire event. Their process is a game-changer and that talk has spawned five more keynotes."
"I recently spoke at an event with thousands of attendees and some really big-name celebrity speakers. Because of the work I did with HPS, I was named the top-rated speaker of the entire event. Their process is a game-changer and that talk has spawned five more keynotes."
Navy Seal, Keynote Speaker and Consultant
“Taking the leap to be a professional speaker after 27 years in the military was a scary proposition. I joined this community and now have the knowledge, skills, and support to crush this next chapter of my life. Joining this community was one of the best decisions I have ever made! I can't recommend it highly enough.”
Founder of ASPIRE Intelligence, International Keynote Speaker
“I've gone through so many other programs, but HEROIC is nothing like I've ever experienced. HEROIC transformed me from a speaker in my own small world, to a performer who owns a stage and changes the world one speech at a time. What makes HEROIC so special is the people involved. I can call this community my new extended family. I am forever grateful.”
Author of Ditch That Textbook
“Before HEROIC, I was already making a living as an education speaker. I was getting speaking opportunities, but I didn't feel like my message had the impact I hoped it would. GRAD was a serious personal investment, and I can now say that it's one that will pay off over and over. I am CONFIDENT that my message will affect thousands of lives. My business will grow through the tactics and product models I learned about. And I will continue to improve as a speaker through the network I've joined. All in all, teachers' and students' lives will change thanks to my experience at HEROIC – and mine definitely has as well.”
Lieutenant Colonel Fighter Pilot, Founder, Athena's Voice USA
“When I first signed up for HEROIC, I felt like I was a fairly skilled speaker. I just needed some polishing and, from most people's perspective, that was true. What I found through my learning at HEROIC is that the power of a speech is so much more than great stories and powerful messages, written beautifully and shared in the spoken word. When a speaker can step on a stage and become a performer of their message, instead of just a speaker of their content, the message can truly penetrate the heart and soul of the audience. HEROIC not only taught me the importance and power in performing a speech versus simply speaking it, their teaching method sinks it into your very core. Absolutely worth every penny!”
Keynote Speaker, Leadership Instructor at Harvard DCE, Founder and Executive Director at Institute for the Future of Learning, Author
The HEROIC program over delivers in content, support, and community. The process is rigorous and will yield gold.
Keynote Speaker, Educational Consultant, and Special Educator
HEROIC is not just a program in public speaking. It is a life changing experience that will inspire you to challenge yourself and grow in more ways than you thought possible.
Schedule a call with a HEROIC Advisor today and learn how to transform your performance, your career, and your life—the performer’s way.
Your Journey Begins Here.
Each year, HEROIC hosts four GRAD | Stage Performance Mastery Programs. In each cohort, we only accept 65 students, and spots fill up fast.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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