Watching WOMEN speak confidently encourages other women to speak.

Repeated exposure to public speaking SIGNIFICANTLY reduces anxiety.

Women who practice speaking GET BETTER - consistently is key!

Tell Me In 2: STUDIO
$25.00
Every month

A weekly, virtual practice space for women to become better, more confident communicators—two minutes at a time. Based on skill sets found in the arts – stand-up, spoken word and poetry- members tell stories, try material and read written work. Studio includes constructive feedback from working Artists, as well as, conversation and support from members. You bring two minutes. Then, we talk about it. Practice. Feedback. Community. Includes FREE Admission to Monthly Open Mic.

✓ Weekly Tell Me in 2: Studio Sessions
✓ Free Admission to Monthly TMI2 Open Mics
✓ Constructive Feedback
✓ A Supportive Community
✓ A Place to Experiment

  • Tell Me in 2- Studio requires a computer/ phone with camera microphone, Zoom, and reliable internet.

  • Studio is a weekly open mic with feedback. Join our community of speakers for an evening of fun, creativity and community.

  • Our Tell Me in 2: Studio is $25.00/mo (that’s $6.00 per session) No drink minimum and you don’t have to wear pants!

  • You have 2 minutes to perform anything you’d like. You can also join us as an audience member to support and then join in when you’re ready.

  • Absolutely! Open Mic is taught Masterclass style. Many students report learning from watching others perform. Join us any way you can. .

  • We have a few different ways to participate. A 2 minute presentation, quick chats and improv games.

    When presenting your 2 minutes we’d like you to have a framework- A good hook, supporting info and a great close. Give it a go and see what happens.

  • Approximately 90 minutes. We encourage everyone to stay as long as they can but participants can arrive and leave as they need.

Teaching Confidence through skills sets found in the ARTS….

TRY. FAIL. ADJUST. REPEAT

WOMEN AND YOUNGER ADULTS REPORT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PUBLIC-SPEAKING ANXIETY.

— Acta Psychologica, 2026

A SINGLE COMMUNICATIONS COURSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED STUDENTS PUBLIC SPEAKING APPREHENSION, BUT MANY STUDENTS STILL LACKED CONFIDENCE WHEN THE COURSE ENDED.

— Journal of Education for Business, 2024

WOMEN REPORT LOWER CONFIDENCE IN SPEAKING UP AT WORK THAN MEN…But when women see other women speaking up, their confidence to do the same increases.

—Journal of Applied Psychology, 2022

WOMEN AREN'T JUST NERVOUS ABOUT SPEAKING. THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE THEIR VOICES UNDERMINED.

—Women in the Workplace 2024

WHEN SPEAKING BECAME PUBLIC, WOMEN STEPPED BACK. The women who did give public presentations did not perform worse than men.  

— Labour Economics, 2021

REPEATED EXPOSURE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING HAS BEEN SHOWN TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE PUBLIC-SPEAKING ANXIETY.

— Reeves et al., Behavior Modification, 2022