A Guided Cohort combines the complete Self-Directed Program with eight scheduled live sessions for practice, coaching, discussion, and accountability. Participants complete the curriculum through the course platform and use the live sessions to apply it.

Each participant delivers a short baseline talk, receives two substantial coached speaking turns during the developmental sessions, and presents a final capstone. Participants also learn by observing other speakers and giving structured peer feedback. Selected independently completed speaking tasks may be submitted for focused between-session review.

Yes. Unless an offer is clearly labeled otherwise, Peter leads the cohort personally. A qualified guest coach may occasionally participate. If another coach will serve as the primary leader, that will be disclosed before enrollment.

A cohort is best for someone who wants the completeness of the full program and learns better with deadlines, live practice, personal feedback, and a small group. It also suits learners who value seeing other speakers work through similar challenges.

Each Guided Cohort is limited to eight participants. This allows every member to receive scheduled speaking opportunities, individual coaching, and substantive feedback while still benefiting from observing a range of other speakers.

Each participant has four scheduled live speaking opportunities: a short baseline talk, two substantial coached practice turns, and a capstone presentation. Additional opportunities may be available when cohort size and session time permit, but they are not guaranteed.

The curriculum includes seven speaking tasks in total. Tasks that are not scheduled for live delivery are completed independently through the course platform, with structured self-review and the included opportunities for focused between-session feedback.

No. After every participant gives a short baseline talk in the opening session, substantial speaking turns follow a published rotation. Each participant receives two coached practice turns during the developmental sessions and presents a capstone during one of the final sessions.

Participants remain actively involved when they are not the scheduled speaker by observing, applying the program’s feedback methods, and contributing substantive peer feedback.

The core curriculum is the same and is available through the course platform. The cohort adds a schedule, live practice, coaching, feedback, peer learning, and accountability. Peter may adjust examples, assignments, or session emphasis in response to the needs of a particular group.

Yes. Participants may submit brief questions about the curriculum, assigned practice, or preparation through the private cohort support channel. Peter ordinarily responds within two business days, Monday through Friday.

Each participant may also submit up to two speaking-task recordings for focused asynchronous review during the cohort. Each included review covers up to five minutes of material, and the participant should identify the specific portion, questions, or areas on which feedback is requested. These reviews do not include additional calls, repeated revisions, or unlimited document and video review.

Individual make-up sessions are not included. You may review the cohort recording and continue with the assigned work. On rare occasions, a session may be rescheduled if the entire cohort agrees and scheduling permits; an individual absence does not require the group to reschedule.

Message & Method ordinarily records live cohort sessions and may make the recordings available to enrolled participants until 30 days after the final scheduled session. Recordings are a supplemental feature and are not guaranteed. A recording may be missing, incomplete, delayed, removed, or unavailable because of technical, privacy, storage, or other circumstances.

Participants may not download, copy, screen-record, transcribe, share, post, or redistribute cohort recordings. Public, promotional, or testimonial use of a participant’s name, image, voice, presentation, or recording requires separate permission.

All participants agree to respect the privacy of other members and not disclose personal stories, feedback, employer information, presentations, or recordings outside the group. However, no group environment can guarantee that another participant will honor an obligation. Do not share trade secrets, regulated data, or information you are not authorized to disclose.

You need a reliable internet connection, a current browser, and a device that supports two-way video and audio. Join from a quiet, appropriately lit location where you can speak and participate. A computer or tablet is strongly preferred to a phone.

When a cohort is open, begin with the application or reservation process shown on the cohort page. Accepted participants may place a refundable $150 reservation deposit to hold a provisional place. The deposit alone does not activate course or cohort access.

After the cohort is confirmed, depositors receive a private enrollment checkout showing the final schedule, total price, deposit credit, remaining payment options, and applicable terms. Enrollment becomes confirmed when that checkout is completed. Course and cohort onboarding access ordinarily begins after confirmed enrollment and before the first live session.

If Message & Method postpones a cohort materially, you will be offered the revised schedule and any available transfer options. If the cohort is cancelled, cohort payments will be refunded or, at your choice, credited to an available alternative. Incidental costs and consequential losses are not reimbursed to the extent permitted by law.

Enrollment is personal and may not be transferred without written approval. A replacement participant may be considered before the cohort begins if the person is a suitable fit, accepts the terms, and the change does not disrupt the group.

Participants must engage professionally, protect the privacy of the group, follow reasonable session instructions, and avoid harassment, discrimination, threats, recording outside the authorized system, or disruption. A serious or repeated violation may result in removal under the Cohort Participation Terms.

Yes. The $150 reservation deposit is refundable until you complete the separate cohort enrollment checkout. It provisionally holds a place but does not activate course access or authorize the remaining cohort price to be charged automatically.

After the cohort is confirmed, the deposit is credited toward the total purchase price. If you do not complete enrollment by the stated deadline, Message & Method may release the place and refund the deposit to the original payment method.