A 6-week live group program for conscious, self-aware people who want to consistently speak with care, impact and wisdom. Starts February 24th.
Speak with alignment and impact.
Stay grounded and centered -
And deepen connection and community.
Speak with alignment and impact.
Stay grounded and centered -
And deepen connection and community.
Stay grounded and centered -
And deepen connection and community.
What is SoulSpeak?
What is SoulSpeak?
SoulSpeak is a 6-week live cohort program on Zoom,
where you practice aligned, attuned, and impactful communication skills in a supportive community.
You will:
• Build resilience and grounding under pressure
• Receive deep connection, community and support
• Communicate with clarity, courage, and care – online and in real life
This is a practice-based program (not a lecture series).
Who Is It For?
Who Is It For?
SoulSpeak is for you if you:
Freeze, react or placate when conversations matter
Want to speak publicly without feeding outrage
Care about impact and integrity
Want embodied practices, not theory
Desire community that helps you stay steady, not spiral
May already have practices (e.g., meditation, therapy) but want skills that show up when with others
SoulSpeak is probably not for you if you:
Want debates or arguments
Are looking for therapy or heavy processing
Desire a pure public speaking skills course
Don’t want live participation
What You’ll Be Able To Do By The End
What You’ll Be Able To Do By The End
You’ll leave with:
a reliable way to regain your ground when you’re triggered or shut down
the felt experience of safety, connection and co-regulation in a group container
practical ways to communicate in three key contexts:
social media posts (clear, grounded, value-based)
conversations (calm, caring, not advice-y)
short messages / talks / videos (structured, inspiring, real)
And you’ll have practiced all of this – not just learned it.
You’ll leave with:
a reliable way to regain your ground when you’re triggered or shut down
the felt experience of safety, connection and co-regulation in a group container
practical ways to communicate in three key contexts:
social media posts (clear, grounded, value-based)
conversations (calm, caring, not advice-y)
short messages / talks / videos (structured, inspiring, real)
And you’ll have practiced all of this – not just learned it.
My job requires me to present in public, and I noticed that I was starting to withdraw even more, worried about being judged for my speech or making mistakes. Jonathan’s program changed how I approached speaking. He was always supportive, gently nudging me along the way. I appreciate his class, his vision for his clients, and the supportive space he creates for us to grow and excel. Jonathan has given me tools to be more myself in all aspects of my professional life.
Courtney Bass Sherizen
Courtney Bass Sherizen
Jonathan transformed my approach to presenting. His calm, grounded presence creates immediate psychological safety; his patience invites honest experimentation and growth. He offered precise, actionable feedback without ever overwhelming the process, and paired it with practical drills I could implement between sessions. Within weeks, I saw measurable improvements in clarity, confidence, and audience connection. Jonathan is exceptionally attuned to nuance: he hears the subtext, notices the micro-tells, and turns them into simple adjustments that produce outsized results. He is professional, responsive, and deeply invested in client success.
Diana Mikas BBA, RHN, PCC
Diana Mikas BBA, RHN, PCC
What Makes SoulSpeak Different?
What Makes SoulSpeak Different?
Most communication training doesn’t address your internal state.
Most spiritual practices don’t teach practical communication.
SoulSpeak bridges these, with a focus on 3 interconnected areas:
Most spiritual practices don’t teach practical communication.
SoulSpeak bridges these, with a focus on 3 interconnected areas:
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Presencing practices and teachings
Presencing practices and teachings
Come back to your body, your breath, your aliveness - so you're not hijacked by reactions.
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Connection Experiences
Connection Experiences
A safe, grounded container that helps you find safety and co-regulate in community. SoulSpeak is more than a set of practices: it's a community.
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Aligned Expression
Aligned Expression
Learn specific tools and practices for how to communicate in real-life formats.
SoulSpeak is practical. Each week you'll increase your inner steadiness, experience real connection, and practice communicating in formats you actually use – posts, conversations and short talks/messages.
And you'll show up with greater impact.
And you'll show up with greater impact.
What We'll Be Doing Each Week:
What We'll Be Doing Each Week:
Week 1: Regain Your Ground
Week 1: Regain Your Ground
Stay grounded, present, and steady in tumultuous times.
If you meditate, you already know how to center... until you read the latest headlines or see the social media posts.
This first week we build your “return path” – the practical steps that help you come back to yourself when you get pulled off center.
You’ll learn how to recognize your patterns, and how to ground and step back into presence more quickly each time.
If you meditate, you already know how to center... until you read the latest headlines or see the social media posts.
This first week we build your “return path” – the practical steps that help you come back to yourself when you get pulled off center.
You’ll learn how to recognize your patterns, and how to ground and step back into presence more quickly each time.
Week 2: Connection - Stay Steady Together
Week 2: Connection - Stay Steady Together
Finding safety and co-regulation in community.
This week is about the container. Instead of conversations where everyone is upset about current events, you'll see what it feels like to be with others without spiraling, fixing, preaching... or bypassing.
We build the relational foundation that makes expression safer and more effective, as we also continue to deepen Week 1's presence practices.
This week is about the container. Instead of conversations where everyone is upset about current events, you'll see what it feels like to be with others without spiraling, fixing, preaching... or bypassing.
We build the relational foundation that makes expression safer and more effective, as we also continue to deepen Week 1's presence practices.
Week 3: Aligned Social Sharing
Week 3: Aligned Social Sharing
How to post with clarity and care.
You’ll learn a grounded approach to social media expression: how to name what matters without rage-posting or avoiding.
You'll learn the PACE Process and the SAFE Post Framework, where we’ll work with tone, structure, and intention so your posts are real, heartfelt, and actually land.
You’ll learn a grounded approach to social media expression: how to name what matters without rage-posting or avoiding.
You'll learn the PACE Process and the SAFE Post Framework, where we’ll work with tone, structure, and intention so your posts are real, heartfelt, and actually land.
Week 4: Grounded Conversations
Week 4: Grounded Conversations
Stay calm, clear and caring.
This is for real-life talk: with friends, family, coworkers, and community. Practice speaking without avoidance or outrage, while still meeting the difficulty of the moment.
You’ll apply PACE and learn to deepen connection, listen deeply, speak honestly, and hold boundaries when needed.
This is for real-life talk: with friends, family, coworkers, and community. Practice speaking without avoidance or outrage, while still meeting the difficulty of the moment.
You’ll apply PACE and learn to deepen connection, listen deeply, speak honestly, and hold boundaries when needed.
Week 5: Speak With Presence
Week 5: Speak With Presence
Craft messages, talks, and videos that move and inspire.
This week is about speaking in "one-to-many" formats when it's your turn to speak more fully, such as short talks, videos and more.
Without diving into the full complexities of public speaking, you’ll learn a simple structure and delivery principles to share a short message that’s compelling, grounded, and true.
This week is about speaking in "one-to-many" formats when it's your turn to speak more fully, such as short talks, videos and more.
Without diving into the full complexities of public speaking, you’ll learn a simple structure and delivery principles to share a short message that’s compelling, grounded, and true.
Week 6: Sustainable SoulSpeak
Week 6: Sustainable SoulSpeak
Make this your new normal, beyond the cohort.
The cohort concludes with more time for integration and practice.
We reflect on what worked, refine what didn’t, and create a simple plan for staying resourced going forward.
You’ll leave with a personal rhythm for continued practice.
The cohort concludes with more time for integration and practice.
We reflect on what worked, refine what didn’t, and create a simple plan for staying resourced going forward.
You’ll leave with a personal rhythm for continued practice.
Why We Have Weekly Practice Labs
Why We Have Weekly Practice Labs
While optional, they are highly recommended. They are where you turn insights into a new way of being in the world, through practice, reflection and real-time support.
Labs give you:
- a steady place to re-ground and re-connect every week, finding safety and connection
- real practice speaking in a way that’s clear, caring, and aligned
- a structured space to try, refine, and try again... without shame
When the course begins, choose one lab time as your "home base,” so the group can build rhythm and familiarity. If you occasionally need to attend the other lab due to schedule, you can. And, if you couldn't make the core class, this will help you learn and integrate.
While optional, they are highly recommended. They are where you turn insights into a new way of being in the world, through practice, reflection and real-time support.
Labs give you:
- a steady place to re-ground and re-connect every week, finding safety and connection
- real practice speaking in a way that’s clear, caring, and aligned
- a structured space to try, refine, and try again... without shame
When the course begins, choose one lab time as your "home base,” so the group can build rhythm and familiarity. If you occasionally need to attend the other lab due to schedule, you can. And, if you couldn't make the core class, this will help you learn and integrate.
When Do We Meet?
When Do We Meet?
This live program takes place over 6 weeks, starting February 24th.
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1. The Learning - Core Class. Tuesdays at 10am PT. Live teachings and introducing core practices on Zoom.
Can't make a session? They're recorded, and yours for life.
Can't make a session? They're recorded, and yours for life.
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2. The Doing - Optional Practice Lab. Fridays at 10am PT.
Based on cohort size, we'll have one or two labs per week (starting week 2). Choose whichever time is best for you when the program starts.
Based on cohort size, we'll have one or two labs per week (starting week 2). Choose whichever time is best for you when the program starts.
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3. The Support - Community and Lifetime Recordings and Community. Classes are yours for when you need them, and you become part of a supportive community.
EVENT DETAILS
EVENT DETAILS
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Tuesdays
Tuesdays
Starts February 24th,
10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern
on Zoom
Note: No sessions the week of March 16th.
10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern
on Zoom
Note: No sessions the week of March 16th.
Money-back guarantee through February 27th.
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SoulSpeak Core Program Summary
SoulSpeak Core Program Summary
A 6-week live Zoom cohort training (with one planned break week).
You’ll get:
- Weekly core class (teachings + practices for the week)
- Weekly practice lab (optional, encouraged): connection + practice + coaching
- A clear path through three pillars: Presencing → Connection → Aligned Expression
- Practical tools for three real-life formats: social mediaposts, conversations, short talks/messages
- A private membership platform for a dedicated, caring space for connection with fellow members
This strikes the balance between ample support.. and helping it fit in your schedule.
A 6-week live Zoom cohort training (with one planned break week).
You’ll get:
- Weekly core class (teachings + practices for the week)
- Weekly practice lab (optional, encouraged): connection + practice + coaching
- A clear path through three pillars: Presencing → Connection → Aligned Expression
- Practical tools for three real-life formats: social mediaposts, conversations, short talks/messages
- A private membership platform for a dedicated, caring space for connection with fellow members
This strikes the balance between ample support.. and helping it fit in your schedule.
About the Creator & Facilitator of SoulSpeak
About the Creator & Facilitator of SoulSpeak
Jonathan Bender, MS, MFA has been a transformational workshop leader, coach and trainer since 1996. He has coached and taught both live and online trainings to thousands around the world, focusing on self-expression, public speaking, personal growth and "the performance of your life.”
The founder of WholeSpeak, LLC, and The Performance of Your Life, he spends his time teaching how to show up in life and on stage with authenticity, power, and dynamic presence, and has a mission to help our world heal the wounds of disconnection, and find greater presence on stage and in life.
Jonathan is professional theatre director, actor and writer, and holds graduate degrees in Theater: Contemporary Performance (MFA, Naropa University) and Performance Studies / Speech Communication (MS, SIU Carbondale). On a path of personal and spiritual development since the age of 14, he is deeply devoted to his own and others’ transformation.
The founder of WholeSpeak, LLC, and The Performance of Your Life, he spends his time teaching how to show up in life and on stage with authenticity, power, and dynamic presence, and has a mission to help our world heal the wounds of disconnection, and find greater presence on stage and in life.
Jonathan is professional theatre director, actor and writer, and holds graduate degrees in Theater: Contemporary Performance (MFA, Naropa University) and Performance Studies / Speech Communication (MS, SIU Carbondale). On a path of personal and spiritual development since the age of 14, he is deeply devoted to his own and others’ transformation.
Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
We are fully committed to welcoming every single person, in their uniqueness. If you are a Person of Color, LGBTQIA+, a healer, an artist, neurodivergent, socio-economically disadvantaged, a stay-at-home parent, or are part of another historically marginalized population, you are more than truly welcome.
You belong here. You, your voice and your experience are an important and integral part of our community. We are committed to making this a safe and inclusive space.
You belong here. You, your voice and your experience are an important and integral part of our community. We are committed to making this a safe and inclusive space.
Early Registration Gift:
Early Registration Gift:
The Speak Up With Confidence Package
The Speak Up With Confidence Package
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The News Reset Routine (Value: $49)
The News Reset Routine (Value: $49)
Guidelines and practices for when to check the news – and what to do before and after – so you stay steady and able to show up.
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Release Fear, Find Your Voice (EFT with Kate Winch) (Value: $95)
Release Fear, Find Your Voice (EFT with Kate Winch) (Value: $95)
A guided EFT session to release fear and stuckness so you can speak with more ease and confidence. Join master healer and Emotional Freedom Technique expert Kate Winch on Zoom for this live session, or watch the recording anytime.
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Beliefs That Free Your Voice (with Lion Goodman (Value: $95)
Beliefs That Free Your Voice (with Lion Goodman (Value: $95)
A practical session on shifting old beliefs and protective patterns, so your voice comes through with more freedom and impact. Join in live, or get the recording.
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“Make It Land” Vocal Toolkit (Value: $75)
“Make It Land” Vocal Toolkit (Value: $75)
Learn powerful yet simple vocal techniques with Jonathan Bender to speak with a clear, calm, and compelling voice – especially under pressure.
Total Additional Value: $315
Total Additional Value: $315
“Sometimes it seems like the universe conspires to bring teachers to your life. This unlocked something in me that I didn't know I was missing."
Jonathan helped me realize my desire to remember my true, powerful voice. He held a safe and confident space that provided room to experiment, and he equipped me with simple and useful techniques to help ensure my message is communicated effectively. I am deeply grateful for my experience with Jonathan. – Harper Ray Wagner
I found Jonathan highly supportive and encouraging, creative in his approaches, and constructive in his feedback, with an easy sense of humor. Jonathan is a unique, gifted teacher who approaches his work from a holistic -- not just technical -- perspective, with interest in his clients’ internal experience and investment in helping them become more effective by working from the inside out. – Dinorah Meyer
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is SoulSpeak a spiritual program?
Is SoulSpeak a spiritual program?
It’s grounded. It draws from multiple personal and spiritual growth modalities, communication tools and somatic practice, but it’s not tied to a specific religion or identity. Many participants have a spiritual practice; others don’t. What matters is your willingness to experiment, and see what works for you..
Is this therapy?
Is this therapy?
No. It’s a training and a practice container. It is deeply supportive, but it’s not a therapy group.
What if I already have tools?
What if I already have tools?
Excellent! The issue is whether they’re available under pressure, and in these trying times when you go to speak up. This program helps your tools show up in the moments you actually need them, and provides additional means of support.
What if I miss a class?
What if I miss a class?
All core classes are recorded for you to keep and re-watch forever.
How do practice labs work?
How do practice labs work?
Attending a weekly lab is optional but encouraged. They’re designed to make sure the skills turn into lived capacity.
Is there a refund policy?
Is there a refund policy?
Yes. We offer a full money-back guarantee through February 22nd, so that you can attend the first session and ensure it's a good fit for you.
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
Right now the world is a challenging place to be. With dismaying events around the country and division all around us...
we need both resilience and skillful speaking – even when it's hard.
SoulSpeak is for when your heart races before a social media post,
when you tense up in a conversation,
or are afraid to speak up at all.
Let's speak up with intention – and contribute to creating positive change.
we need both resilience and skillful speaking – even when it's hard.
SoulSpeak is for when your heart races before a social media post,
when you tense up in a conversation,
or are afraid to speak up at all.
Let's speak up with intention – and contribute to creating positive change.
Join Today and Begin With Us on February 24th
Join Today and Begin With Us on February 24th
If you want to be part of a grounded, caring community— and you want your voice to be clear, aligned, and effective — SoulSpeak is for you.
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