How To Own the Room - A Masterclass In the Art of Brilliant Speaking

Comedian. Podcaster. Phenomenon. Viv Groskop is not only a hugely accomplished public performer: she can teach every woman how to be heard, without pretending to be someone they’re not.

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026, Viv Groskop returns to How To Academy for an unmissable, interactive masterclass in the art of finding your voice.

Most experts on public speaking don’t tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don’t tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don’t tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don’t tell you how to own the room. Viv Groskop does.

From the way Michelle Obama projects ‘happy high status’, to Virginia Woolf’s leisurely pacing, and Oprah Winfrey’s mastery of inner conviction, what is it that our heroines do to make us sit up and listen – really listen – to their every word? And how can you achieve that impact in your own life? Find out in this unmissable, exclusive public masterclass.