Notes from thirty years of coaching leaders to speak clearly under pressure — on presence, presentation, and the moments that decide how you are heard.
Almost nobody sets out to become a presentation coach. People arrive at it sideways — from training, from speech, from HR, from a career spent presenting well enough that colleagues started asking how. Here is what the work involves and how people get qualified to do it.
Most organizations bring in presentation skills training the way they order catering: by the event. It works, and then six months later the same problems are back. Training your own people to coach is the alternative, and it suits some organizations far better than others.
The Four C’s are a practical framework for building confidence and control as leaders steer organizations through tough times. Coaches possess the unique rapport and expertise to strengthen leadership communication when it matters most.
Wherever you fit on the shyness spectrum, you will probably benefit from learning outgoing behaviors and practicing a more forthcoming communication style. Here are five reasons to say goodbye to shy.
Healthcare and technology leaders face a major challenge: how to simplify complex and technical information so that others “get it”, buy in, and take action for best results. Here are some truths about transmitting knowledge and influencing others outside your field.
Executive Communication Coaching is a specialty within the leadership coaching field which focuses on imparting communication skill expertise to achieve individual, team and organizational success — distinguished by its primary focus on skills and observable behavior change.
Many speakers fear facing questions they can’t answer–and sometimes “run out of time” for audience queries. There are, however, more credible ways to handle questions that stump you. Far from confirming you as a dummy, the following strategies will reinforce your professionalism.
Despite the twenty hours Luanne spent preparing for each lecture to her nursing class, her students consistently rated her as dull. Luanne and Jacob suffered from the bane of being boring, perhaps the worst curse that can afflict a speaker.
If there’s a meeting, pitch or presentation behind the reading, the first conversation with Laurie is complimentary.
Laurie reads every inquiry personally and generally replies within one business day.
