Become a More Confident Speaker

Take Your Presentation Skills to the Next Level

Strengths and weaknesses - we all have them as speakers! The key is to capitalize on the strengths and minimize the weaknesses while retaining your authentic delivery style.

This program is the one-day version of our popular “Speak Like a Pro” course. We provide the most comprehensive overview of what it takes to be a great speaker and deliver a super presentation. Included are skills practice sessions around the six delivery elements, tips for coming across calm and natural, and a presentation template for putting your next talk together.

You get an opportunity to practice all the skills while presenting three talks to the group. As a bonus, we discuss how to create energy as presenter and put it in the content of every speech. Each participant will be videotaped and will receive real-time feedback. The videotape will be yours to keep.

What You Will Learn:

• How to identify your own strengths and areas for improvement in delivery
• Tools the professionals use to overcome delivery problems in these key areas:
  • Sincere eye contact
  • Meaningful gestures
  • Confident body language
  • Vocal variety
  • Clear verbal delivery
  • Approachable and engaging
  • Wowing your audience
• Practice exercises you can use anytime to improve and polish your delivery
• A presentation template for putting a talk together
• Tips for handling nerves
• Methods for learning and preparing your material
• The importance of storytelling and how to use storytelling in your presentations
• How to add energy to every presentation in four major areas:
  • Emotional Connection
  • Engagement
  • Examples
  • Entertainment

Optional Private Coaching Session with a Consultant
When you attend the training session, you can sign up for an optional one-hour private feedback session. This meeting takes place at your convenience in the week or two after the training. During your private session, we review your videos from the class and present you with a customized analysis for each talk. We discuss your strengths and areas for improvement and provide you with a development plan you can use to get the best return on your investment of time and energy in going forward.

Fee: $300 (for private session only)
Registration: Sign up during training session
Date: Choose a convenient one-hour time in the week or two after the program.

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Workshop currently scheduled Thursday, September 21, 2006 Registration -  7:45 Program - 8AM - 4PM Group limit: 12 participants Fee $449, lunch included Registration deadline: Noon on day before program. No walk-ins please. Location Spoken Impact Training Center Parkdale Plaza 1660 South Highway 100 1st Floor Conference Room A/B St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Client Comments

I believe that everyone in management can benefit from this training. It provides tangible instruction and feedback on how each person can improve as a public speaker. Especially valuable was the follow-up session where I had a chance to review the video of my speeches and discuss my strengths and weaknesses with the instructor.
Eric Malmstrom,
Senior Copywriter Target.com

I commend you on your great program. It was very good and will help a lot. And yes, I would recommend you to others.
Chad Feigum, Westwood Professional Services

The class is priceless and a must attend!
Sheba Coffey, Publisher, Women's Business MN Magazine

Thank you for the excellent program last Friday. I have been giving people rave reviews on the course.
Heidi Tordsen,
Project Manager,
API Outsourcing

This is a great program to further speaking capabilities. It was absolutely worth the time! Kristen Giovanis, President,
KJ International

The program provided tangible strategies that will make a real difference in my effectiveness as a speaker.
Karen Hagen, President, D.O.R.

Great program. I really learned a lot and am excited to incorporate the concepts in my next presentation.
Sheri Erickson, CEO,
Abeo Sleep Solutions, Inc.

This program covered many of the elements that are important when presenting. I learned lots of great tips and techniques, including a useful model that I can apply in the future. The practice sessions and feedback were especially helpful.
Ramona Bennett, Marketing Manager,
Cargill Salt

Your program is more technical, thorough and measurable than any I have completed in the past. It's a methodology that is easy to remember. I highly recommend the program. The follow-up one-on-one session is customized and incredibly helpful.

Anita VanKeulen
Retail Payments Division, US Bank