IN-PERSON Workshop
Speak from the Center of Who You Are
Speak from the Center of Who You Are
A private two-day workshop for leaders who understand that influence begins before a word is spoken.
With Patrick McAndrew
and Eric Weiss
New York City
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Two-Day Workshop
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November 15–16, 2025
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You Don't Need to Sound Better.
You Need to be Heard.
Anyone can deliver information.
But few can move a room.
Most messages are heard and quickly forgotten.
What people remember is how a leader makes them feel: composed, clear, and certain.
This workshop is built for those who know that presence is strategy.
When your words align with who you are, you don't have to demand attention.
You command it.
You already have a voice — but it doesn’t always feel like yours.
You can win the room, impress the crowd, and still feel disconnected from yourself.
This isn’t about technique. It’s about connection — to yourself, to others, to the moment.
When you’re connected to your voice, people feel it. They listen. They remember.
What Happens Over These Two Days
Part practice, part reset — two immersive days that sharpen how you think, speak, and lead.
You will practice ways to:
Speak With Ease in the conversations that usually tighten your chest.
Recognize and Repattern Habits that make you sound rehearsed.
Own Your Voice even when the room feels tense.
Lead From Your Center when emotions rise and pressure builds.
You don’t need another skill. You just need to feel yourself in the words again.
In two days, you’ll learn to get out of your head and into the moment.
To stop managing how you sound and start trusting what’s true.
When that happens, everything sharpens — your delivery, your ideas, your presence.
You’ll leave clearer, faster, more connected — not from trying harder, but from finally getting out of your own way.
It doesn’t take months.
It happens in the room.
What You’ll Walk Away With
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Clarity in the Moment
You’ll trust your judgment and speak with conviction when it matters most.
Clarity in the Moment
You’ll trust your judgment and speak with conviction when it matters most.
Clarity in the Moment
You’ll trust your judgment and speak with conviction when it matters most.
Influence with Integrity
You’ll earn trust naturally — by standing in what you believe.
Influence with Integrity
You’ll earn trust naturally — by standing in what you believe.
Influence with Integrity
You’ll earn trust naturally — by standing in what you believe.
Composure that Commands Respect
You’ll stay centered and grounded, even when emotions rise or opinions clash.
Composure that Commands Respect
You’ll stay centered and grounded, even when emotions rise or opinions clash.
Composure that Commands Respect
You’ll stay centered and grounded, even when emotions rise or opinions clash.
Leadership People Feel
You’ll lead with presence that calms, focuses, and builds lasting trust.
Leadership People Feel
You’ll lead with presence that calms, focuses, and builds lasting trust.
Leadership People Feel
You’ll lead with presence that calms, focuses, and builds lasting trust.
When your message is this clear, alignment happens faster and results follow.
Why It Matters
Why It Matters
A leaders voice defines the culture of the organization.
Confidence cascades. So does doubt.
Who This Is For
Emerging Executives
Stepping into greater responsibility and ready to communicate with influence.
Emerging Executives
Stepping into greater responsibility and ready to communicate with influence.
Emerging Executives
Stepping into greater responsibility and ready to communicate with influence.
Creative Leaders
Transitioning from maker to manager. Communicating with strength — without losing authenticity.
Creative Leaders
Transitioning from maker to manager. Communicating with strength — without losing authenticity.
Creative Leaders
Transitioning from maker to manager. Communicating with strength — without losing authenticity.
Seasoned Professionals
You’ve mastered performance; now you want communication that carries conviction.
Seasoned Professionals
You’ve mastered performance; now you want communication that carries conviction.
Seasoned Professionals
You’ve mastered performance; now you want communication that carries conviction.
Those Who Lead Through Connection
You know real influence comes from resonance, not repetition.
Those Who Lead Through Connection
You know real influence comes from resonance, not repetition.
Those Who Lead Through Connection
You know real influence comes from resonance, not repetition.
The best leaders don't just speak clearly — they speak authentically.
Because the best leaders don't just speak clearly - they speak authentically.
Meet Your Guides
Meet Your Guides
Patrick McAndrew
CEO & Keynote Speaker
Patrick helps leaders and organizations communicate with clarity, presence, and conviction.
He has worked with leadership teams at Morgan Stanley, Pacific Life, and Lincoln Financial, guiding executives to find their voice and lead from their center with clarity and composure. His work combines leadership development and performance principles to help people align who they are with how they lead.
Patrick McAndrew
CEO & Keynote Speaker
Patrick helps leaders and organizations communicate with clarity, presence, and conviction.
He has worked with leadership teams at Morgan Stanley, Pacific Life, and Lincoln Financial, guiding executives to find their voice and lead from their center with clarity and composure. His work combines leadership development and performance principles to help people align who they are with how they lead.
Patrick McAndrew
CEO & Keynote Speaker
Patrick helps leaders and organizations communicate with clarity, presence, and conviction.
He has worked with leadership teams at Morgan Stanley, Pacific Life, and Lincoln Financial, guiding executives to find their voice and lead from their center with clarity and composure. His work combines leadership development and performance principles to help people align who they are with how they lead.
Eric Weiss
Executive Director, Santa Fe Improv
Performer, master facilitator, and Executive Director of Santa Fe Improv.
Eric helps leaders break patterns that limit expression and rediscover spontaneity, agility, and trust in their own voice.
He has partnered with Upward Bound and the New Mexico School for the Arts, shaping the next generation of skilled communicators.
Eric Weiss
Executive Director, Santa Fe Improv
Performer, master facilitator, and Executive Director of Santa Fe Improv.
Eric helps leaders break patterns that limit expression and rediscover spontaneity, agility, and trust in their own voice.
He has partnered with Upward Bound and the New Mexico School for the Arts, shaping the next generation of skilled communicators.
Eric Weiss
Executive Director, Santa Fe Improv
Performer, master facilitator, and Executive Director of Santa Fe Improv.
Eric helps leaders break patterns that limit expression and rediscover spontaneity, agility, and trust in their own voice.
He has partnered with Upward Bound and the New Mexico School for the Arts, shaping the next generation of skilled communicators.
Together, Patrick and Eric bring decades of experience in communication, performance, and leadership development.
Their work bridges the art and discipline of expression — helping you align how you sound with who you are.
Together, Patrick and Eric bring decades of experience in communication, performance, and leadership development.
Their work bridges the art and discipline of expression, helping you align how you sound with who you are.
Together, Patrick and Eric bring decades of experience in communication, performance, and leadership development.
Their work bridges the art and discipline of expression — helping you align how you sound with who you are.
Speak from the Center of Who You Are.
Speak From the Center of Who You Are.
Because the most powerful voice in any room — is the one that’s real.
The Details
OpenJar Studios, New York City
Sat Nov 15th (9am - 4pm)
Sun Nov 16th (10am - 4pm)
Limited to 12 participants
The Details
OpenJar Studios, New York City
Sat Nov 15th (9am - 4pm)
Sun Nov 16th (10am - 4pm)
Limited to 12 participants
The Details
OpenJar Studios, New York City
Sat Nov 15th (9am - 4pm)
Sun Nov 16th (10am - 4pm)
Limited to 12 participants
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