Sessions take place online, with participants from leading tech companies and startups across the globe. Throughout the program, our team of instructors helps participants develop a toolkit to become top voices in their field: Confidence, speaking and presentation skills, content development, and more. The program contains a unique combination of live virtual lectures from world-class tech speakers, along with intimate small-group guided discussions and recitations (called Tribes). We’ve found that this holistic combo provides participants with all the experience and skills they need to step up to the stage. This is an exclusive program, and we reserve the right to only admit candidates who meet the required criteria. However, if you are part of our intended audience, we encourage you to set aside your impostor syndrome and apply. We usually have a long waiting list, so don’t wait until the last minute! Once you enroll, you'll be asked to complete a welcome form so we can tailor your experience. Note that by registering you agree to follow our Code of Conduct.

The program is meant for women+ working in tech, who aspire to share their knowledge through public speaking at tech events. Students should have experience in their fields, but no public speaking experience is required. Previous students in the program came from roles such as software engineers, software architects, R&D managers, VPs, CTOs, data scientists, data analysts, DevOps engineers, security specialists, QA engineers, UX designers and researchers, product managers, and product owners.

The program takes place over 10 weekly sessions (10 weeks in total), alternating between lectures and tribes (recitation and group discussion meetings). Each session is expected to last approximately 2 hours. Throughout the program you will: Build and craft your own tech talk Work on weekly assignments and homework to facilitate your progress To ensure you get the most out of the experience, we recommend you plan to spend an extra 1-2 hours per week to your assignments.

Our team helps each participant in the program “find her tribe”: a small group of 5-8 women from a relatively similar professional background. Our team carefully matches every participant with her tribe based on her application form. Tribes are meant to further enhance your learning experience, through productive group discussions in a supportive environment. We’ve found that surrounding yourself with peers who understand where you came from is extremely helpful. They can empathize with you and provide valuable feedback about your ongoing work. Some of the tribes in our previous cohorts built meaningful connections and stayed in touch for years, lifting each other up over time.

During tribe sessions, participants take place in a variety of activities designed to enhance skills, facilitate personal growth, and build a community. Each recitation session has its own goals and instructions. In the bronze package, tribes get their guidelines and instructions before the session begins, and sessions are self-managed by the participants. In the silver package, each tribe is assigned a dedicated tribe leader from our team. This leader will be a trained, professional tech speaker, acting as a coach and facilitator throughout the entire program. From our experience, having a dedicated tribe leader can substantially improve your chances of getting accepted to speak at tech events. In the gold package, each participant gets a dedicated tribe leader and 2 one-hour 1x1 meetings with a trained coach from our team.

This program is designed by women in tech, for women in tech. It’s based on our personal experience: We deeply understand the challenges women in R&D face when it comes to sharing their knowledge publicly. As this is a holistic program, our focus isn’t just on public speaking. Instead, we’re taking the time to do more: Build confidence, enhance morale, encourage peer support, and help our participants build great technical content – conquering personal and professional goals. The insights and skills provided in the program are valuable on all of life’s stages. To date, we’ve already trained more than 120 women in leading technical positions as certified speakers. Most started doubtful, then secured additional speaking gigs within 2 months of the program. This is a highly exclusive program, with a long waiting list and only 1-2 cohorts per year. Don’t miss your chance to join.

All lectures and recitations are held in English. Your final presentations should also be in English.

We put a lot of effort into placing each participant in the best tribe for her. You may state any special requests on your application form, but we cannot guarantee to accept them.

No. Our sessions are being held live to foster optimal group dynamics, both during lectures and recitations.