Unmuted
You've been the most edited version of yourself for long enough.
A 6-week voice and presence workshop for people who have been
shrinking - in relationships, in careers, in a world that keeps
demanding a different version of them — and are ready to come
back to themselves.
One workshop available: Monday nights, 6:30PM, starting May 11 to June 8; showcase Sunday, June 14.
Not a speaking course.
An encounter with your real voice.
You didn't go quiet all at once. It happened gradually. In relationships where keeping the peace meant keeping quiet. In a media landscape that told you who to be and how to be seen. In a professional world that keeps reinventing the rules faster than you can find your footing.
None of it was a single moment. It was a thousand small adjustments
that felt reasonable at the time. And now the most edited version of
you keeps showing up when you need the real one most.
That contraction is a nervous system response, not a personality flaw. And it changes through one thing: going through it, with support, in conditions that are real enough to activate it.
This workshop doesn't teach you how to speak. It gives you back
the voice you already have.
For six weeks at the Centre For Talking Arts, Dexter guides you
through escalating experiential exercises, on stage
in front of real people, in a small group where being witnessed
is part of the work.
The group doesn't just watch. It holds the
space that makes the shift possible.
Week six is a live showcase. You leave with footage of who
you became.
What shifts when people go through this
Real words from real transformations.
You don't need to be ready.
You just need to be done waiting.
- →People who have spent years making themselves smaller — in relationships, in rooms, in a world that kept asking them to adjust — and are done with it
- →Professionals who are capable and competent but smaller in the room than they actually are
- →Anyone who's ever left a conversation, meeting, or moment thinking — I should have said that
- →People who learn by doing, not by listening — who want an experience, not a seminar
Six weeks of going through it,
not around it.
The Block
Naming what actually stops you, and why. You'll identify your specific pattern under pressure and understand what's happening in the body when you shrink.
The Body
Presence, breath, and how you take up space. You can't think your way into presence, you have to inhabit it. This session is entirely physical and embodied.
The Voice
Saying what you mean without apology. Finding the tone, pace, and authority that's actually yours, not the version you perform when you're nervous.
The Power
Showing up on stage as your true self. Camera work and on-stage exercises that further expand who you really are. You'll watch yourself after and learn to use what you see.
The Joy
The group tests you, and you laugh. Your skin is thick, yet ticklish to what used to trigger. You want more stage time.
Live Showcase ★
This is not a performance. It's a declaration. Each participant
takes the stage to share what has shifted — as a spoken piece,
a monologue, a meaningful story, or a statement of values that
could only come from someone who has done this work.
No scripts for effect. No polish for approval. Just the real voice,
the real person, and whatever truth has been waiting to be said out
loud.
Everything you need
to show up differently.
Five Coached Sessions
3.5 hours per session, one night per week. Maximum 12 participants for genuine depth and individual coaching time.
Guided Practices
Reflections and exercises between sessions to integrate what's shifting, not just in the room, but in your daily life.
Live Showcase
A real audience. A real stage. And a spoken declaration — your values, your story, your truth — shared from the heart in whatever form it takes. This is the moment the previous five weeks have been building toward.
Before & After Footage
Multi-camera recording of your showcase. Yours to keep, and to watch when you need a reminder of what you're actually capable of.
Investment
Includes all five sessions, guided practices, live showcase, and your multi-camera performance footage.
Spots are limited to 12 students.
You've been the most
edited version of yourself
for long enough.
Six weeks. A real stage. A room that holds you. A declaration
that's been waiting to be made.
This is what it looks like when you finally stop adjusting
and start arriving.
One workshop available: Mondays nights, 6:30PM, starting May 11 to June 8; showcase Sunday, June 14.
12 spots per workshop. Future dates announced via The Unmuted Letter. Subscribe to be first to know.
This workshop is not for everyone.
That's not a disclaimer, it's a courtesy. This work asks something real of you, and it only works if you're genuinely ready to show up for it.
- ✕People looking for a passive learning experience. You will be on your feet, on stage, and in front of people every session
- ✕Those who are not open to honest, direct feedback from Dexter and from the group
- ✕Anyone who is unwilling to be seen looking uncertain, uncomfortable, or unpolished. That's not a failure, it's the work
- ✕People seeking a purely technical public speaking course. This is about nervous system regulation and authentic presence, not delivery techniques
- ✕Those who cannot commit to attending all six sessions. The group builds together week by week and consistent presence matters
Questions & Answers
But Dexter is a coach and facilitator, not a therapist, and this is not a substitute for clinical treatment. If you are currently in active mental health treatment, please consult your provider before enrolling.
Refund Policy
"Important things you write down,
the most important you don't."
Locally serving the
Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area
