Applications open12 women · 12 weeks

A speaking practice for women who have something worth hearing.

Speaking with Impact & Intention is a 12-week cohort of just twelve women — real repetition, honest feedback, and a finished Ripple Talk you'll shape, rehearse, and keep.

Led by five expert facilitators — not one guru

Application-based · €2,100 for the 12-week program · Cohorts kept intentionally small.

Story is strategy. Your voice is your career. One ripple can change the tide.

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See what a Ripple Talk looks like.

The kind of talk you'll shape, rehearse, and record over twelve weeks.

Speaking is not just for a stage

Most of us were never given a place to practice.

We were told to prepare our content and speak with confidence. What we rarely got was real repetition, honest feedback, and a space to find out what our voice does under pressure. This is that space.

This is for you if…

You have a presentation, pitch, or talk coming up and want to be genuinely ready for it.

You are tired of leaving rooms wishing you had said more.

You have ideas worth hearing and want the voice to match.

You want to build a speaking practice that fits into your life, not on top of it.

You don't need another workshop. You need a room to practice in.

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From Cohort 1

Real repetition. Real change.

★★★★★

“I came in as an intermediate speaker and left as an advanced one. The bi-weekly sessions, the reflections, and the on- and off-camera assignments gave me real repetition in front of a real audience — and that is what makes the difference.”

Marie-Louise Murville
Marie-Louise Murville
Cohort 1
★★★★★

“My biggest impact was pausing to really think about what I want to present, the audience, the structure and posture. Even breathing!”

Ibiere Addey
Ibiere Addey
Cohort 1
The 12-week cohort

A journey from self-discovery to confident delivery.

Carefully sequenced over three months, with community and support at every stage.

Month 1
01

Finding Your Voice

Record regularly, receive feedback, and notice how you naturally show up on camera and in the room.

Month 2
02

Warming Up to Storytelling

Longer-form speaking, narrative clarity, and the first shaping of your Ripple Talk.

Month 3
03

Strengthening & Delivering

Build, refine, and deliver your finished Ripple Talk to your cohort and all five partners.

A taste of the weekly practice

Practical, real-world, and immediately applicable — each challenge builds on the last.

Weeks 1–2
Show Up on Camera
Introductions in contrasting contexts, then pace, pause & presence.
Weeks 3–4
Everyday Stories
A 3–5 minute story from a real-life moment, then making your message stick.
Weeks 5–6
Topic & Talk Promise
“This matters because…” — then storytelling as a leadership skill.
Weeks 7–8
Finding the Thread
One recurring idea, then your first 6–7 minute Ripple Talk attempt.
Weeks 9–12
Assemble, Polish, Deliver
Bring it together and deliver your full Ripple Talk showcase.
What you receive

Everything inside the cohort.

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Weekly Speaking Challenges

Practical, real-world practices that build directly on each other, week after week.

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Bi-Weekly Live Sessions

Live partner-led sessions with TRN facilitators and your cohort, twice a month.

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Peer & Partner Feedback

Consistent, honest feedback throughout — so you learn what lands and what to refine.

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The Ripple Network Platform

Upload your videos, receive feedback, and access session resources any time.

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Mentor Office Hours

Monthly open sessions with a Ripple Network partner to work through what you're practicing.

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Your Ripple Talk

A short, practised talk built around one idea — developed, recorded, and yours to keep.

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Networking Forum

A judgment-free practice community that keeps the momentum going between sessions.

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Masterclasses & Resources

Speaker masterclasses and a growing library of e-learnings and materials.

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Visibility Opportunities

Guest spots on The Ripple Network channels, external podcasts, and shows.

Join us

Choose your way in.

Apply for the cohort, or join the platform month to month.

Application-based · 12 women only

The 12-Week Cohort

Speaking with Impact & Intention

  • Weekly speaking challenges & practices
  • Bi-weekly live sessions with 5 partners
  • Peer & partner feedback throughout
  • Monthly mentor office hours
  • The Ripple Network platform & resources
  • Your recorded Ripple Talk — yours to keep
€2,100 /person
Apply for the next cohort

The world rewards a bias for action. So do we.

Open to everyone

Platform Membership

Join the community, month by month

€29 /month
  • Full Ripple Network community access
  • Monthly Open Mic Night
  • A new focused challenge every month
  • Masterclass library & resources
  • Monthly open office hours
Join the platform
Cohort alumni only

Alumni Membership

A members' rate for graduates

€19 /month
  • Everything in Platform Membership
  • Continued access to your private cohort forum
  • Keep your history & community
  • Members-only partner deals
Continue as alumni

Unlocked after you complete a cohort.

Sabine Hutchison
Meet your founder

Sabine Hutchison

Founder · Program Design & Direction

“I realized women had powerful stories, but nowhere to practice them.”

The Ripple Network was built on one belief: that a single action can create waves of lasting change. Sabine designed a place where women get real repetition and honest feedback — the room she wished she'd had — and now leads a community of women learning to speak, tell their stories, and lead with impact.

A voice does not arrive finished. It is built, one practice at a time.

Delivered by five experts, not one guru

Your facilitators.

Sabine Hutchison
Sabine Hutchison
Founder · Program Direction

Program design and direction. Built The Ripple Network to give women a place to practice.

Gina Dunn
Gina Dunn
Brand Strategist

Brand + voice clarity with deep narrative roots. 25+ years building brands.

Susan Braakman
Susan Braakman
Listening & Self-Advocacy

Strategic, influential communication with speaking confidence and vocal impact.

Mary Morrison
Mary Morrison
Leadership & Wellness

Nervous-system literacy, intuition, and embodied resilience. Author of Beyond the Ladder.

Emma Wainer
Emma Wainer
Communication Coach

Leadership communication: speaking with authority, clarity, and purpose.

The magic number

Why twelve makes all the difference.

12

Women per cohort — small enough to take real risks

5

Expert facilitators, not one guru

12

Weeks of structured speaking practice

1

Finished Ripple Talk, recorded and yours to keep

For organizations

Bring The Ripple Network to your team.

Private, cohort-based speaking programs for companies — tailored challenges, five expert facilitators, and outcomes that stick. Three package tiers, shaped around your team.

Explore the corporate program
FAQ

Questions, answered.

A speaking-practice community for women, built around a 12-week cohort program: Speaking with Impact & Intention. You join a small cohort of twelve, practise every week, get honest feedback, and leave with a finished Ripple Talk you've shaped, rehearsed, and recorded.

Twelve women move through twelve weeks together. Weekly speaking challenges, bi-weekly live partner-led sessions, peer and partner feedback throughout, and monthly mentor office hours — culminating in your Ripple Talk delivered to your cohort and all five partners.

Twelve is the sweet spot. Small enough that anxiety lowers and real practice becomes possible, varied enough to mirror real-world audiences, and balanced so everyone gets meaningful floor time every single week. It's the structure that makes feedback feel meaningful and growth feel possible.

Yes. Cohorts are intentionally small and application-only, so the room stays safe, committed, and worth showing up for. Apply for the next cohort and we'll be in touch about fit and timing.

The 12-week cohort is €2,100 per person, application-based, and includes your recorded Ripple Talk. Prefer to start lighter? Platform Membership is €29/month and open to everyone. Cohort graduates unlock a members' rate of €19/month.

Weekly speaking challenges plus bi-weekly live virtual sessions. It's built to fit into your life, not sit on top of it — real repetition, spaced over twelve weeks.

A voice that holds in the moments that matter, confidence built from real experience, clear evidence of how your ideas land, and a finished Ripple Talk ready for a stage, a website, a conference, or the presentation you've been preparing for.

Yes. The Ripple Network runs private cohort-based programs for organizations, with tailored challenges and three package tiers. Reach out and we'll shape something that fits your team.

Wall of love

What cohort members say.

★★★★★

“The bi-weekly sessions and the on- and off-camera assignments gave me real repetition in front of a real audience. That is what makes the difference.”

Marie-Louise M.
Cohort 1
★★★★★

“I finally paused to really think about what I want to present — the audience, the structure, the posture. Even the breathing.”

Ibiere A.
Cohort 1
★★★★★

“I stopped preparing content and started building a voice. The room was small enough that I actually took the risk.”

A cohort member
Cohort 1
★★★★★

“Twelve weeks in, presenting to leadership stopped feeling like pressure and started feeling like preparation.”

A cohort member
Cohort 1
★★★★★

“My Ripple Talk is recorded and mine to keep. I've already used it on my website.”

A cohort member
Cohort 1
★★★★★

“Five facilitators, not one guru — each one caught something different in how I show up.”

A cohort member
Cohort 1
Ready to ripple?

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Twelve women. Twelve weeks. A finished Ripple Talk and a voice that holds in the moments that matter.

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€2,100 · Application-based · Cohorts kept intentionally small