Speaking and Presentations Workshops
“When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.” Dale Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie’s perceptive advice serves as a reminder to all business speakers and should be applied to each and every speech and presentation. Focus on the audiences’ emotion, prejudices (what they care about) and their pride and vanity (admirable outcomes and results).
Live speakers have an enormous advantage that websites, webinars and videos cannot touch:
• They can speak directly to each audience with inspiring ideas and calls-to-action that make exact sense to the audience in front of them.
• Wonderful speakers make the audience active participants, not passive observers.
Speakers today are expected to inspire and persuade; to make a difference to audiences through content that delights, surprises and engages them; and with a delivery style that exudes confidence, passion and authenticity.
My presentation skills enhancement workshops focus on capitalizing on the strengths of each person:
• Knowledge, experience, expertise and commitment
• Creativity, imagination, sense of humor, the ability to provoke intense thought or to radiate compelling leadership
Workshop participants learn to recognize their strengths (too often overlooked in the rush to give ‘constructive criticism’). We use them to grow speaking skillfulness and as models for overcoming areas that are weaker.
Here’s what participants have to say about Susan Trivers’ speaking and presentation skills enhancement Workshops
• I loved it. I got lots of information.
• Very practical. I really brought something home from this training.
• Excellent ideas for presentations which I wouldn’t have thought of; exceeded expectations.
• It was better than I had expected.
• It was helpful for presentation skills improvement and it helped with the nervousness that I experience during public speaking.
• Interactive and improvable tracking on general presentation preparation and speaking skills; yes it met my expectations.
• Well needed, great presenter and format. Exceeded my expectation.
• Connect to audience. How to plan for a presentation. How to do an opening, call-to-action. The first one is the most beneficial one to me. As an engineer, I am so used to list all info in slides, and forget to comment to audience.
• Creating presentations. “Call to Action.”
• 1) Call to action: good idea–start at the end and work backwards. 2) Three key Ideas and how to get there – very good. I feel Susan really gave me some good feedback. She did a great job spending time with everyone.
Another client wrote:
A special thanks to Susan Trivers, who worked very closely with all the teams to focus our talking points, rehearse our presentations and prepare to deliver them. Also, her insight on how to address questions from the panel proved to be highly insightful. T.R., VP, Business Development, Healthcare Industry
From another Workshop Client:
“Even though we do a pretty good job at winning projects and at making presentations, even the best of the best can benefit from being coached. And – we can always strive to do even better. That is why we are so excited about this opportunity.” Melanie Hennigan AIA LEED AP, Principal, Grimm+Parker Architects
Workshops for high-performing mid-level managers:
“I am pleased to announce that CDAI and CTS will be bringing Susan Trivers to San Diego. This is a great opportunity for our people to really get some one-on-one coaching and hone their presentation skills. You have been identified by your department Vice President as being a priority candidate for this workshop, given that you regularly give presentations to customers.” Mari McAvoy, Human Resources Manager, Cubic Transportation Systems
1 – How do you achieve your business goals? If you count on any speaking and presenting to clients, prospective customers, or to related industries, you will maximize your results with memorable speaking.
2 – How do you develop your employees?. Education in their areas of expertise keeps your employees on top of the latest best practices. Enroll your experts in presentation skills workshops so they can transform their speaking and persuade their audiences. They will work harder in their own fields and will be ambassadors of your company beyond your office walls.
3 – Create a culture of exceptional speaking within your company. When everyone learns the same best speaking practices, you’ve sown seeds of a new culture of speaking. Every person will be a powerful presenter who can represent your company to all audiences at any time. The participants support each other after the workshops are over, generating a meaningful return on your investment in the workshops.
Every Speakonomics! ™ Workshop is customized to meet each company’s or individual’s needs and to address specific topics. Speakonomics! ™ Workshops are not off-the shelf, one-size-fits-all workshops.
Call or write Susan to ask for a speaking and presentation skills enhancement Workshop for your company.
Terms and conditions: All workshops are customized to meet the specific needs of each client. Following the necessary conversation (s) about client goals and desired outcomes, Susan will design a project plan that meets your needs. The project plan will include an all inclusive fee. Clients will be expected to make a partial payment upon signing the agreement and the final balance will be due in advance of Susan’s appearance.
