Presentation skills, leadership, and emotional intelligence (eq) training and coaching
from a global provider based in Vancouver, Canada

Presentation and Communication Skills

• Present with Power (1 and 2 days)
• The Leader's Voice (1 and 2 days)

Present with Power

"Great value. All material was pertinent to the subject matter. No stone was left unturned and great participatory flow. 8 hours seemed like 4 ."

–Paul Pederzini, Senior Branch Manager, Westminster Savings Credit Union

"Excellent workshop! As the facilitator was an excellent presenter, I was able to learn by example."

–Dr. David Parker, Neuromed

"This course was well varied and really held my attention. Bruna really led by example and I was able to absorb the lessons throughout the day. It was a pleasant surprise to learn so much."

–Murray Thom, Research Engineer, D-Wave Systems Inc.

Probably no other skill is as vital to success as the ability to stand up in front of a group to effectively communicate information and influence others' thinking and actions. In a safe and supportive environment, this course will help you to improve your presentation skills by providing you with strategies and proven techniques for preparing a successful presentation and developing your delivery skills. This is a highly interactive course - this is why it is limited to a maximum of 8 participants. You will walk away with a DVD of your own presentation which will include feedback from the instructor.

Objectives:

• Develop credibility as a speaker
• Learn techniques for boosting your self-confidence as a presenter
• Develop effective non-verbal communication skills
  • The most important visual: you; Presence; Sustained eye contact; Pacing; Movement; Gestures; Facial expressions; Voice
• Know how to adopt a conversational, natural speaking style
• Use language that people can connect with
• Plan and organize your content
• Know how to stay on message
• Speak with clarity and passion
• Use persuasive techniques
• Design PowerPoint slides that don't put the audience to sleep
• Acquire best practices for making technical presentations more interesting
• Use the 3-part strategy for handling objections
• Master answering questions with authority
• Know the special requirements for presenting to C-Level and other senior executives
• Troubleshoot potential problems
• Add humor
• Learn what to say when the unexpected occurs – anticipate most common situations
• Use the HBCA model for opening your presentation with dynamism and credibility
• Plan your conclusion for maximum impact
• Use techniques for "connecting" with the audience - understand the 7-minute rule
• Use knowledge of neuro-science to understand and reduce anxiety

Workshop includes:

Video taping of your presentations;

Frequent, progressive practice and feedback;

Viewing of videos and other activities

A professional critique of your PowerPoint slides (participants send slide deck prior to workshop)

Length:

1 day and 2 day versions

Corporate Training:

This workshop can be customized to meet your specific objectives. Depending on your needs, we can structure a one or two-day workshop, with video-taping of participants who get an opportunity to practice their newly-learned skills on camera. We don't believe in "off the shelve" presentation skills training and we work with you to meet your specific needs. Powerful presentations need a clearly identified objective, a succint central message, a strategy for designing your presentation, an understanding of how to create powerful visuals that support rather than detract from your message and preparation and practice. Different speaking events require different strategies. We help you to craft and polish your presentation so that you shine!

Presentation Skills Coaching:

Bruna Martinuzzi also provides one-on-one coaching for presentation skills to prepare you for an up-coming important event or to help you enhance your public speaking skills for general use. Investing some time to enhance this skill will pay dividends for your career and boost your self-confidence. You are guaranteed to walk away with practical tips and with greater confidence in your ability to deliver an effective and dynamic presentation.

To bring this course into your organization or to book your coaching session, contact Bruna Martinuzzi

The Leader's Voice ™

"I enjoyed the opportunity to work with a great instructor and a wonderful group of like-minded people. Bruna's knowledge is outstanding. Also her ability to demonstrate the skills through her own presentation is inspiring. This workshop has given me much greater awareness of the ability that we have to make a real difference to our own staff and clients."

–Brian Kipp, President, SDS Software

 

"This is a great course. Amazing, useful from minute one! It will help you to improve your skill from the moment she starts talking. And you won't forget the material because of the way it is presented. I got a lot of tactical tips that I want to implement immediately. I know it will improve my leadership skills right away."

                    –Tatiana Ospina, MICROSOFT, Madrid

 

Communication is the biggest area of dysfunction, and provides the biggest opportunity for improvement, in organizations. There are four fatal assumptions that leaders have about their communication.

They assume that their audiences:

1.  Understand what was communicated.
2.  Agree with what was communicated.
3.  Care about what was communicated
4.  Will take appropriate action

The Leader's Voice ™ strikes right at the heart of leadership communications. It helps individuals get clear about who they stand for, what their message is, and how they can articulate their message so that people hear it, get it and act upon it.

Years of research demonstrate that the most effective communicators use these three channels to convey important leadership messages:

• Facts  
   
• Emotions 
    
• Symbols

 

When speakers use all three, they take their communication to the next level and inspire their employees and other stakeholders to align and unite toward a shared vision.

This model is not just for leaders. It is for any speakers who want to inspire others with their communication. It teaches participants how to turn a dull, factual speech or presentation into a dynamic and engaging communication. Whether you are a leader, preacher, teacher or sales professional, this workshop will provide you with powerful and proven communication tips as well as ample opportunities to practice what you learn.

Who Should Attend:

• Mid to Senior Managers
• Executives
• Sales professionals
• High potential and emergent leaders
• Any professional who needs to communicate effectively

Participant Benefits:

• Develop their ability to inspire people to believe in and take action on vision, values, and key strategic initiatives.
• Increase productivity as a result of higher levels of trust in their communication.
• Develop key leadership themes and messages.
• Garner greater leadership credibility.

Organization Benefits:

• Clarity of vision, of message, of key business imperatives.
• Consistency of language and messaging, with leadership actions that match the words.
• Unity amongst leaders—everyone is aligned to the same common goals.
• Better morale and communication among all employees.

Features:

• Three video-recorded practices and feedback sessions
• Several additional communication sessions - not recorded
• 11 short interactive lectures on important communication topics
• Small group activities related to communication
• Five video case studies
• A clear understanding of the brain science underlying communication
• Learning the 3-D model of storytelling
• Developing the ability to use metaphors and symbols to deepen communication
• Proven, research-based model
• Addresses all forms of leadership communication (Written, Spoken, Email)

To bring this course into your organization or to book your coaching session, contact Bruna Martinuzzi