Ortigia, a small island off the city of Siracusa, in the South-East region of Sicily, is a year round Italian destination boasting a unique location and timeless beauty encircled by the sea. Called the 'White Pearl of Syracuse', Ortigia is ideal as a base to explore the cultural richness of the region or as a stand-alone short break to immerse in the wonderful ambience, gastronomy and archaeological treasures that are found around every corner.
The charm of Ortigia is also its mix of styles: remnants of Ancient Greek ruins are interspersed near dazzling Baroque piazzas that are fed by a labyrinth of Medieval lanes containing physical evidence of early Moorish, Roman, Byzantine, and Judaic civilizations. The entire small island of Ortigia island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
with Fredrik Haren, James Taylor and Alison Burns
The 1st International Speakers Retreat, which takes place on the gorgeous Italian island of Sicily, is your opportunity to learn how to launch, grow and monetize your message as a speaker. Whether you’ve been speaking professionally for years, or you are just starting in your speaking career, you'll be able to immerse yourself in the craft, art and business of professional speaking.
Over four days and night you'll learn directly from three of the world's most experienced experts on keynote speaking, speaker marketing and vocal and stage skills; Fredrik Haren, James Taylor and Alison Burns.
From discovering and crafting your signature speech to improving your voice and getting booked as a highly-paid speaker, Fredrik, James and Alison will give you the strategies, tactics and techniques to take your speaking to the next level. The retreat is designed to gather speakers from around the globe with a common goal - to help you launch, share and monetize your message as a speaker.
At the retreat global keynote speaker Fredrik Haren will teach you how to find your inner theme as a speaker, effective ways to craft your best keynote presentation and how to develop your unique speaking style.
Meanwhile award-winning marketer and international speaker James Taylor will train you on marketing your speaking, booking offline and online stages and developing multiple back-end revenue streams.
Finally actor, singer and vocal coach Alison Burns will run workshops to help you develop your voice, physicality and stage skills.
This is the 16th retreat we have organized but the first for those who are looking to travel the world and share their message as a highly-paid keynote speaker. Don’t miss this chance to spend a few days on the romantic and historic Italian island of Sicily, home to some of the world's best foods, wines and landscapes. What could be better than a holiday where you really learn something and have a great time with like-minded speakers?
The 1st International Speakers Retreat will take place on the island of Ortigia which is the historical heart of Siracusa in southeast Sicily, on May 31st - June 4th, 2018. The area is about an hour from the international airport of Catania which is easily accessible from the US and the rest of Europe as well as other Italian cities including Rome, Florence and Milan.
During the day you'll learn directly with Fredrik, James and Alison and every evening you can sit back with an Italian wine and enjoy local handmade delicacies and take part in intimate, once-in-a-lifetime mastermind sessions. So get ready to taking your speaking career to the next level while making friends and having fun!
Over 20 hours of speaker workshops with Fredrik Haren, James Taylor and Alison Burns
Join speakers from around the world for wonderful Italian meals each day and night.
Develop your confidence and take part in once in a lifetime mastermind sessions with top speakers.
Build relationships with other speakers and explore future collaborations and referral opportunities.
Receive a welcome goodie bag when you arrive at the retreat.
Join Fredrik, James and Alison on stage to give your speech to a live audience (optional)
You will also receive instant access to James Taylor's International Speakers Online Course with video lessons covering some of the advanced concepts and strategies you’ll be learning at the Retreat. Over the next six months a new training module will be released on how to launch, growth and monetize your speaking.
When a speaker finds his or her inner theme everything falls into place. In this 30 minute speaker one-on-one coaching call keynote speaker Fredrik Haren he will help you find the inner theme for your powerful keynote presentation.
The Million Dollar Speaker Series! (Learn EXACTLY how Speaker Hall of Fame inductees and top keynote speakers built their speaking careers). With this bonus you'll get immediate access to the International Speakers Summit video and audio recordings where James Taylor interviews over 40 world-class speakers as they reveal their secrets to building a multi-million dollar speaker business.
If you are serious about becoming a successful speaker then you have to understand how event professionals, meeting planners and decision-makers select their speakers. When you register for the International Speakers Retreat you will also receive a VIP Pass for the upcoming Event Professionals Summit where James Taylor and Erin Gargan interview over 40 of the world's top event professionals.
As a professional speaker your greatest asset is your voice. With this bonus you'll receive immediate access to this powerful online course from vocal coach Alison Burns where you'll discover how to improve the quality of your voice, learn warmup exercises and ways to look after your voice as a professional speaker.
In these 40+ HD Video Lessons, creativity expert James Taylor will break down how to generate new ideas for your keynotes and speeches.
Access to James Taylor's Masterclass from Asia Professional Speakers Singapore event on how to monetize your expertise online.
There are tens of thousands of professional speakers in the world, but only a few have taken the step to being a global keynote speaker. In his latest book Fredrik Haren shows you how to become a truly global keynote speaker.
BONUS #9: INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS COMMUNITY (PRICELESS)
Private Facebook Group to request video reviews from your fellow speakers! Never do a presentation without feedback again!
The main hotel and gathering spot for our retreat will be the Residence Hotel "Alla Giudecca", which is centrally located in Ortigia, next to the sea, and a few minutes stroll to all the local sites and piazzas.
The hotel is an ancient building completely restored that has on its premises traces of an underground Jewish ritual bath dating back to the 13th century.
He has been invited to speak in more than 65 countries on 6 continents and speaks in more than 20 countries every year.
Fredrik is a pure keynote speaker, which means he doesn’t do workshops, full-day trainings or consulting – he just delivers keynotes. And he has delivered more than 2000 keynotes around the world.
His client list includes keynoting at global management conferences for KMPG, BMW, Ericsson and 100’s of other companies in virtually all industries.
He has shared the stage with Sir Richard Branson, Seth Godin, Sheryl Sandberg and many many more of the top speakers in the world. Fredrik regularly speaks for big groups of 2000, 3000, 5000 and even 10,000 people (as well as many smaller audiences). In 2017 he was one of the keynote speakers at The Global Leadership Summit, which is the largest leadership summit in the world with over 10,000 attendees live and 400,000 (!) attendees watching via video-link in 128 countries around the world.
As a mentor and coach to professional speakers Fredrik has, in the last year alone, coached and mentored more than 100 speakers in over 10 countries on both how to help them find their “inner theme”, as well as on how to develop a better speech and how to have a better delivery.
His corporate clients have included Apple, Yamaha, Sony, Bertelsmann and Johnson & Johnson. As an in-demand creativity expert, he has been featured in countless media outlets and was the subject of a 30 minute BBC documentary about his life and work.
Recognized as a leading authority on creativity, innovation and marketing, James is the recipient of The Modern ONTRApreneur Award, the S.D. Southern Award and also holds a Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.). He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (F.R.S.A.) whose Fellows have included Benjamin Franklin, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Bob Dylan, Adam Smith, Nelson Mandela and Professor Stephen Hawking.
A lifelong love of music started at home, with an early education in the Great American Songbook from a father who played guitar and a mother who would carry the guitar case into his gigs! As a young girl in Dundee, an industrial city on the east coast of Scotland, the dreams were of singing and acting in Hollywood and the soundtrack was Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, and Bessie Smith among many others.
Her debut album, Kissing Bug was received with universal acclaim and became the first album by a Scottish jazz singer to reach the Jazz Top 10. So far she has packed her bag to perform in far-flung destinations such as Tokyo, New York, Nashville, Cannes, Italy and Shanghai.
The International Association for Jazz Education has awarded her for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education and in 2013 she received the Brand Personality Award by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation, previous recipients of this award include Aretha Franklin and Steve Jobs.
Thursday, May 31st 2018
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Students Arrive
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Opening Session
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Workshop I
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Dinner
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Evening Mastermind
Friday, June 1st 2018
8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am – 10:45 am Workshop II
11:00 am -12:30 pm Workshop III
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Lunch and Free Time
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Workshop IV
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Workshop V
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Dinner
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm Evening Mastermind
Saturday, June 2nd 2018
8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am – 10:45 am Workshop VI
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Workshop VII
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Lunch and Free Time
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Workshop VIII
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Workshop IX
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Dinner
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm Evening Mastermind
Sunday, June 3rd 2018
8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am – 10:45 am Workshop X
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Workshop XI
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Lunch and Free Time
3:00 pm – 4:45 pm Workshop XII
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Wrap-Up
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Dinner
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Optional Performance
Monday, June 4th 2018
8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast
Depart
PARTNER PACKAGE
So here's how to register your partner. Firstly register yourself. Then come back to this page and click on the non-participating partner package button and make this an adventure both of you can enjoy.
Q. When does the retreat take place?
A. The retreat classes run from the afternoon of Thursday 31st May to the morning of Monday 4th June 2018.
Q. Where does the retreat take place?
A. The retreat classes will take place at the Residence Hotel 'Alla Giudecca'. Upon registration you will receive a Fact Sheet with location information. Six weeks before the retreat you will receive the final retreat schedule.
Q. What is the cost?
A. The cost per participant is US$3000 and US$500 for non-participating partners.
Q. Can my partner attend even though they won't participate in the classes.
A. Absolutely, non-participating partners are very welcome and the price per non-participating partner is $500. Partners may also sit in on a workshop session or two as long as there is adequate space in the room.
Q. What is your cancellation policy?
A. You can receive a full refund minus any credit card fees within the first 30 days of booking. Please consider getting travel insurance to cover unexpected occurrences.
Q. What about accommodation?
A. Registration includes your accommodation at the Residence Hotel 'Alla Giudecca' or a nearby residence hotel. The Residence Hotel "Alla Giudecca", which will be our main retreat gathering place, is located in the historic center of Ortigia island, in the heart of the old Jewish Quarter, next to the sea (with access to a swimming platform), and the major Piazza Duomo a few minutes away. The Hotel, simple yet tastefully restored, is an ancient building that respects the history and architectural origins of this beautiful mediterranean location. Underneath the hotel hides the jewel of the oldest Jewish ritual bath in Europe. The courtyards have an Arabic atmosphere, that improve the spaces of the facility and in the main building there is a conference room, reading room, and piano room available for your use. A continental breakfast will be served at the hotel each morning for all workshop participants and their partners.
Q. What about meals?
A. Your registration includes four Continental Breakfasts, three Lunches, and four Dinners during the retreat.
Q. Who can I contact if I have other questions related to the retreat?
A. Please email support@jamestaylor.me
Q. Can you accommodate those with dietary issues?
A. We are happy to cater for people with diet issues. Vegetarian, vegans and basic diet requirements are included in the price - just let us know at support@jamestaylor.me
Q. Are the retreat venues suitable for those with mobility issues?
A. We are not able to accommodate anyone with severe mobility problems. Please get in touch with support@jamestaylor.me to discuss your particular needs.
Q. How do I get there?
A. You can travel to Sicily by air from all over the U.S. and Europe. Catania (CTA) is the closest international airport. If you are considering some travel before the workshop, you might take one of the low-cost European airlines from another major city such as Rome, Naples, or London. Check out www.skyscanner.com or www.edreams.com for flight times and costs. Or if you want to explore Sicily, another option is to arrive at the Palermo Airport (PMO), which is about 3 hours from Ortigia, and take a leisurely sight-seeing route to the retreat with a return from either Catania or back to Palermo. Upon registration you will receive a Fact Sheet with the various travel options to the hotel once you arrive in Sicily which includes private and shared shuttles as well as public transportation to/from Catania.
Other retreats take place in London, New York, Italy, Scotland, France and Asia. We are honored to work with Fredrik Haren for this retreat in Italy. We hope you decide to join us to take your speaking business to the next level.
