I work with teams of all sizes, both in person and virtually, to arm them with the skills they need to capture the imagination and full attention of audiences.
Choose from:
• Small workshops (1-50 participants)
• Large workshops (51-100 participants)
• Keynotes (100+ participants)
In an era of collapsing attention spans, we know instinctively that the old rules of presenting no longer apply. Throw a pandemic into the mix, and it’s a whole new ballgame. In this session, you will learn how to bypass the attention span problem altogether, keeping people off of their smartphones, and onto the edge of their seats. This session offers a fresh take on how best to develop and deliver content that is repeatable, compelling, and story-driven.
“Just be yourself!” Don’t you hate it when someone offers this empty platitude? It begs the question: Which self are we talking about? (As Walt Whitman says, “I contain multitudes …”). And how do you make your “public” self as comfortable as your “private” self?
This session gets at the heart of who you are on camera, or in front of the room, and offers practical techniques for bringing forward your best Self, while dismantling the communication habits that hold you back.
Does the word “exhausted” seem like an understatement? Is “dead inside” a bit closer to the mark? Burnout isn’t just a meme, it is real, with potentially devastating consequences for our businesses, our communities, our families, and ourselves.
It’s time for a new system that empowers us to actively manage our energy and shine in this relentless onslaught of web meetings, emails, and assignments. We are not productivity robots. We are living, breathing, feeling human beings.
In this new “hybrid” world of communicating, what is the proxy for a firm handshake? For solid eye contact? Is it possible to transmit personality and energy during a cold, low energy web meeting? How do you quickly shift gears, connecting in person, after so many months of virtual meetings? As we move to a more hybrid model of working (in person and virtual), the teams who are able to connect and influence, regardless of the medium, will be the teams that win.
According to a George Washington University study, effective listening can influence up to 40% of a leader’s job performance. Yet most of us are woefully unskilled at the simple act of listening. In this session, you will learn how to hear the message behind the message, along with techniques for “reading” even a virtual “room.”
Thanks to Covid, we’ve all been living in a pressure cooker. It’s no wonder so many of our conversations are strained and prickly. To make matters worse, few of us have been given the right tools to show up to tough conversations with grace, courage, and authenticity.
In this session, you will learn my No-Enemy Framework™ for dealing with difficult conversations, “big” personalities and high tension situations, creating connection and collaboration where there was once hostility and mistrust. And all the while, staying grounded and effective even during the toughest meetings.
