Speaking & workshops
Speaking & Workshops
Talks and workshops that help professionals speak with clarity and confidence.
I work with corporate teams, from support staff to senior leaders, who need to speak up in meetings, present to management, and hold their ground with clients. Participants leave with a structure they can practice on Monday, and the proof that they can use it, because they already have.
Workshops are never used to sell financial products, and I don’t solicit participants.
2.8 → 4.8
Participants’ confidence speaking up at work, out of 5, after one session
10+
Years speaking
30+
Talks and workshops
500+
Largest audience
PMP®
Certified
About
Lawreanne “Weanne” Chu, PMP
Weanne is a PMP-certified program lead and licensed financial advisor who has spent over a decade explaining complex, high-stakes topics to rooms that needed convincing — from twenty-person strategy sessions to audiences of 500. She led a nationwide, first-of-its-kind worksite partnership across legal, compliance, IT, HR and field teams, and designed the onboarding system behind it. She now teaches the thing that made all of it work: saying the point clearly, before you feel ready.
Signature session
Speak Before You’re Ready
Participants learn to organize their ideas, manage nerves, and contribute with more confidence.
The HEELS framework
H
Handle
State your point up front, in one sentence
E
Explain
Say why it matters to the people in the room
E
Example
One concrete example, not four
L
Link
Bring it back to your point
S
Show up
Voice, body, and starting before you feel ready
Participants will
- 01Structure a message on the spot
- 02Practice speaking live, in small groups
- 03Give and receive useful peer feedback
- 04Leave with a written commitment they can act on
- 05Get feedback on a scenario from their own work
Sample programs
Two formats, one method
Interactive Workshop
- Practice rounds
- 1 round; everyone speaks once
- Tools taught
- HEELS, for structuring a point on the spot
- Repeat loop
- None
- People leave with
- A framework and one real rep
Deep Dive
- Practice rounds
- 4 rounds; everyone speaks in each, every round building a different skill
- Tools taught
- HEELS, plus language swaps, an interruption drill, and feedback skills
- Repeat loop
- Yes: same scenario twice, second pass after feedback
- People leave with
- Visible improvement on a scenario from their own job
Up to 25 participants per facilitator; larger groups are run with an adapted design. Onsite, hybrid or virtual. Also available as a 30 to 45 minute talk or a full-day custom program.
Sessions delivered in English or Filipino.
From the stage
In the room
Track record
Selected engagements
EngagementRoleWhenAudience
Confidence workshop, WE Initiative women’s empowerment series at Isla LPG (Solane)Facilitator, hybridSept 202630+ participants
Nationwide income protection webinar, government-agency partnerSpeaker, onlineJul 2026100+ live on Zoom + livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube
Strategic planning workshop, Bristlecone Branch, Sun LifeLead facilitatorAug 2025About 20 participants
Sun Life Live Brighter Forum: Tacloban, Zamboanga, Iloilo (twice), Nationwide (online)Guest speaker, panel and solo2023–2025150–200+ per event
Financial planning sessions, government-agency worksite partnerSpeaker2022–2025Up to 500+
Virtual wellness talksSpeaker, online2020About 50 each
Coca-Cola Foundation health and environment eventPaid speaker2011300+
Results · Isla LPG (Solane) confidence workshop, Sept 2026
What changed, in their words
9.5 / 10
Average likelihood to recommend
2.8 → 4.8
Confidence speaking up at work, out of 5
6 of 6
Respondents rated their confidence higher after the session
“I appreciate Ms Weanne for sharing all her own effective techniques to us. Before, I tend to over-explain myself, but through her HEEL+S framework, I was able to slowly improve my presentation and conversation skills.”
“Relatively exposed to public speaking already, but glad to be able to learn significant tips and guidance still in doing it better. Appreciate the guidance on getting to know your target audience thoughts as well to ensure effective point.”
Based on the six post-session responses received.
Book a session
Shaped for your room.
Scenarios are written for your team, such as a client challenging a recommendation or presenting a finding to a skeptical stakeholder.
- 01Alignment call
- 02Customized outline
- 03Delivery
- 04Short feedback form
Fees quoted per engagement.