Speaking, Presentation Skills, Story Performance

A stronger presence as a speaker and presenter can make a dramatic impact on the success of your leadership, fundraising, or sales and marketing. My speech coaching, presentation skills coaching and story performance training is focused on teaching you the skills to transform from rote or “salesy,” to authentic and engaging. You will learn to speak with greater clarity, confidence and yes, a little charisma. Bottom line, you will gain a competitive edge that can ignite opportunity and prosperity!

I work with you to craft coaching and training to meet your goals and needs. In these sessions, your team will learn how to:

• Structure your speech with an attention-grabbing open, powerful content and stories, and an inspiring close.
• Explore your authentic “secret sauce” and how to bring it to life.
• Gain the tools to move from stage fright to stage free.
• Learn the trade secrets performers use to inspire, uplift and engage.
• Create a real connection with your audience through creative expression and emotional engagement techniques.
• Have a conversation with your audience by being yourself on purpose.
• Find the humor in your stories to delight your audience and enjoy yourself!
• Know what to do before, during and after your speaking engagement to prepare for and experience success.
• Clarify, organize and refine your message for targeted focus.
• Balance factual content with the drama of storytelling to amplify your points.
• Inject emotional connections and theatrical techniques into your speech to engage your audiences while tapping into your natural style and strengths.
• Take advantage of powerful “nonverbals” – vocal delivery, eye contact, silence, and use of space – for maximum attention and connection.
• Understand how to move from the written to the spoken word and create those ever-elusive transitions.
• Get past the audience’s mental gatekeeper and engage your audience for maximum effectiveness.
• Handle things when they don’t go as planned and keep your cool.
• Use the three tools that will ensure the success of any speaking engagement – preparation, authenticity and connection.
• Develop communication skills you can apply with an audience or one on one
• Learn how to craft a great story – the elements, the transitions – with Andrea’s Story Brainstorming Template.
• Learn how to take charge if . . . your location changes, someone walks out, someone confronts you, your AV doesn’t work, your contact doesn’t show up, and a number of other challenging circumstances.
• Excel at Q&A
• Use PowerPoint, props and other visuals for their best effect.
• Have the opportunity to “try out” your presentation with your peers and receive constructive, positive feedback.

Pre-training Session

A pre-training session with me establishes the needs and goals of your training program and determine how to best meet those needs. This is one of those circumstances where if a little is good, more is better. While your team can experience insights, shifts and some concrete skills in a half-day session, a one- or two-day program is a much better investment to create change that will last a lifetime. Your attention to this part of your team’s training and development will enable them to:

• Understand their power to harness and direct their energy and use it constructively with any audience.
• Develop enhanced communication skills working with an audience or one on one.
• Explore and engage their natural strengths.
• Address one of life’s greatest fears – public speaking – and help them to be their authentic self.
• Experience increased confidence, fulfillment, clarity, and conviction.
• Get to the heart and soul of who they are why they do what they do so they can make an even greater impact.

Your Investment

Let’s have a conversation to determine your needs and goals. This is complimentary. In addition to the professional fee, the client pays for any travel and lodging that is necessary.