Taught by Cara Hale Alter
Limited to 8 participants
Lunch, snacks and beverages are included
9:00AM to 5:00PM

LOCATION:
Peterson Power Training Room
2700 Teagarden Road
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-618-5617

Go from Good to Great

You’ve taken a SpeechSkills workshop and learned what it takes to project a confident, credible image; now it’s time to take your speaking skills to the next level. The focus of this workshop is on practice. You'll have several opportunities at the front of the room to evaluate your progress, reinforce your strengths, and begin developing your “next step” skills. (Previous Class Required)

Agenda

Strengthening Your Basics
The first half of the workshop will focus exclusively on direct feedback and on-camera coaching. We’ll assess your current style and identify which new skills are your highest priorities. You’ll receive real-time individualized coaching to get your new skills moving in the right direction.

Working with Visual Aids
In the second half of the workshop, you’ll practice using your best skills while presenting with PowerPoint. We’ll discuss best practices for creating and interacting with visual aids, and you’ll have the opportunity to practice with 3-4 of your own slides.

What to Expect

This one-day workshop will provide you with:

Practice
You’ll have at least 5 on-camera speaking exercises at the front of the room to help you develop new skills and gain confidence.

Feedback
• What image are you projecting? What’s working and what’s not? You can count on the feedback to be individualized, straightforward, and relevant to your real-world application.
• By the end of the day, you’ll list which new skills are your highest priorities, and we’ll discuss ways to keep your progress moving forward.


Video Takeaway
You’ll leave with a video of your individual exercises, including your coaching and feedback, so that you can review your work on your own.

Key Take-Away

You’ll walk away with a fresh evaluation of your skills, a new level of confidence, and an action plan for keeping your momentum moving forward.

IMPORTANT!: Each participant must have previously attended a SpeechSkills workshop and should come prepared to deliver 4 or 5 of his or her own slides.

SpeechSkills Purchase/refund policy: If you must cancel your registration, please contact SpeechSkills at your earliest convenience. Refunds, minus a $25. processing fee per enrollment, will be granted up to 14 days before the workshop. Due to space limitations, workshop fees are non-refundable for any cancellation within 14 days of the workshop date or absence on the day of the workshop. If you are unable to attend a workshop, you may transfer your space to a friend, family member, or colleague

Taught by Cara Hale Alter
Limited to 8 participants
Lunch, snacks and beverages are included
9:00AM to 5:00PM

LOCATION:
Residence Inn Oyster Point
(650) 837-9000
1350 Veteran's Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Increase your impact
Whether you are meeting one-on-one with clients, interacting with colleagues, or delivering a formal presentation, appearing credible and confident will significantly raise your effectiveness. Through a combination of lecture, on-camera exercises, and direct feedback, this workshop will increase your awareness of your personal style while providing you with a clear and practical path for improvement.

Each workshop participant will receive two Speechskills training DVDs: Projecting Credibility and Confidence and Improving Your Speaking Skills.

Benefits
Gain control of the image you project Attain status as a competent, respected professional Get better results from prospects, clients, vendors, and colleagues

What to Expect
This one-day workshop will provide you with:

Information
What criteria do listeners use to assess credibility, confidence, trustworthiness, approachability?

Exercises
At least four individual speaking opportunities in front of the group. (Videotaped for your home enjoyment.)

Lots of Feedback
How are you likely to be perceived? What's working for you and what's not. Count on the coaching to be straightforward, tangible, and relevant to your real-world experience.

Topics on the Agenda
Connecting with your audience (one-on-one or large group) Finding a balance between authority and approachability Unintentional behaviors that may lower your status Managing nervousness (especially when the stakes are high) Thinking clearly when the pressure is on

Key Take-Away
You'll walk away with a clear idea of your strengths, weaknesses, and what you can do to help your audience get the best possible impression of you.

Each participant will receive:
1) In-class handouts
2) USB flash drive with video of his/her on-camera exercises
3) Speaking with Credibility and Confidence – 30 Minute DVD
4) Improving Your Speaking Skills – 50 Minute DVD with workbook on CD ROM

SpeechSkills Purchase/refund policy: If you must cancel your registration, please contact SpeechSkills at your earliest convenience. Refunds, minus a $25 processing fee per enrollment, will be granted up to 14 days before the workshop. Due to space limitations, workshop fees are non-refundable for any cancellation within 14 days of the workshop date or absence on the day of the workshop. If you are unable to attend a workshop, you may transfer your space to a friend, family member, or colleague

2-day workshop
Taught by Ed Alter
Limited to 12 participants
Lunch, snacks and beverages are included
9:00AM to 5:00PM

LOCATION:
Peterson Power Training Room
2700 Teagarden Road
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-618-5617

It's not what you say that counts, it's what they hear.

Great presenters do more that just deliver information-they move people to action. They inspire, motivate, and persuade. In short, they make a connection so that their audience can better hear and retain their message.

This workshop will give you the practical skills you need to give dynamic, professional presentations. You'll discover how to make a great first impression, forge a lasting connection with your audience, and use visual aids to their best effect.

Benefits
• Be more professional, prepared, and confident in front of a group
• Create clear, well-organized presentations that keep your listeners engaged
• Distinguish yourself as an expert in your subject matter

What to Expect
This two-day workshop is highly interactive, allowing you to practice the skills as they are introduced. You'll have several opportunities to give on-camera presentations, followed by immediate feedback from the workshop leader. The small group atmosphere ensures that you'll receive plenty of individualized coaching, appropriate to your experience and skill level.

You'll leave the workshop knowing how to:

Create a Professional Image
• Make a great first impression
• Balance authority and approachability
• Avoid mixed messages

Connect with Your Listeners
• Get their attention
• Read their signals
• Accommodate different listening styles

Organize Your Message for Impact
• Identify your core messages
• Build a logical progression of ideas
• Create memory hooks

Think On Your Feet
• Organize your thoughts when time is scarce
• Manage questions and answers
• Recover from "going blank"

Work With Visual Aids
• Interact effectively with PowerPoint©
• Use notes effectively
• Keep your audience engaged

Key Take-Away
You'll leave with a clear idea of how to prepare and deliver your message with greater impact-and you'll feel more confident doing it.

Each participant will receive:
1) In-class handouts
2) USB flash drive with video of his/her on-camera exercises
3) Speaking with Credibility and Confidence – 30 Minute DVD
4) Improving Your Speaking Skills – 50 Minute DVD with workbook on CD ROM

SpeechSkills Purchase/refund policy: If you must cancel your registration, please contact SpeechSkills at your earliest convenience. Refunds, minus a $25 processing fee per enrollment, will be granted up to 14 days before the workshop. Due to space limitations, workshop fees are non-refundable for any cancellation within 14 days of the workshop date or absence on the day of the workshop. If you are unable to attend a workshop, you may transfer your space to a friend, family member, or colleague

Taught by Cara Hale Alter
Limited to 8 participants
Lunch, snacks and beverages are included
9:00AM to 5:00PM

LOCATION:
Courtyard by Marriott
(650) 871-4100
1300 Veteran's Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080

Increase your impact
Whether you are meeting one-on-one with clients, interacting with colleagues, or delivering a formal presentation, appearing credible and confident will significantly raise your effectiveness. Through a combination of lecture, on-camera exercises, and direct feedback, this workshop will increase your awareness of your personal style while providing you with a clear and practical path for improvement.

Each workshop participant will receive two Speechskills training DVDs: Projecting Credibility and Confidence and Improving Your Speaking Skills.

Benefits
Gain control of the image you project Attain status as a competent, respected professional Get better results from prospects, clients, vendors, and colleagues

What to Expect
This one-day workshop will provide you with:

Information
What criteria do listeners use to assess credibility, confidence, trustworthiness, approachability?

Exercises
At least four individual speaking opportunities in front of the group. (Videotaped for your home enjoyment.)

Lots of Feedback
How are you likely to be perceived? What's working for you and what's not. Count on the coaching to be straightforward, tangible, and relevant to your real-world experience.

Topics on the Agenda
Connecting with your audience (one-on-one or large group) Finding a balance between authority and approachability Unintentional behaviors that may lower your status Managing nervousness (especially when the stakes are high) Thinking clearly when the pressure is on

Key Take-Away
You'll walk away with a clear idea of your strengths, weaknesses, and what you can do to help your audience get the best possible impression of you.

Each participant will receive:
1) In-class handouts
2) USB flash drive with video of his/her on-camera exercises
3) Speaking with Credibility and Confidence – 30 Minute DVD
4) Improving Your Speaking Skills – 50 Minute DVD with workbook on CD ROM

SpeechSkills Purchase/refund policy: If you must cancel your registration, please contact SpeechSkills at your earliest convenience. Refunds, minus a $25 processing fee per enrollment, will be granted up to 14 days before the workshop. Due to space limitations, workshop fees are non-refundable for any cancellation within 14 days of the workshop date or absence on the day of the workshop. If you are unable to attend a workshop, you may transfer your space to a friend, family member, or colleague

2-day workshop
Taught by Ed Alter
Limited to 12 participants
Lunch, snacks and beverages are included
9:00AM to 5:00PM

LOCATION:
Peterson Power Training Room
2700 Teagarden Road
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-618-5617

It's not what you say that counts, it's what they hear.

Great presenters do more that just deliver information-they move people to action. They inspire, motivate, and persuade. In short, they make a connection so that their audience can better hear and retain their message.

This workshop will give you the practical skills you need to give dynamic, professional presentations. You'll discover how to make a great first impression, forge a lasting connection with your audience, and use visual aids to their best effect.

Benefits
• Be more professional, prepared, and confident in front of a group
• Create clear, well-organized presentations that keep your listeners engaged
• Distinguish yourself as an expert in your subject matter

What to Expect
This two-day workshop is highly interactive, allowing you to practice the skills as they are introduced. You'll have several opportunities to give on-camera presentations, followed by immediate feedback from the workshop leader. The small group atmosphere ensures that you'll receive plenty of individualized coaching, appropriate to your experience and skill level.

You'll leave the workshop knowing how to:

Create a Professional Image
• Make a great first impression
• Balance authority and approachability
• Avoid mixed messages

Connect with Your Listeners
• Get their attention
• Read their signals
• Accommodate different listening styles

Organize Your Message for Impact
• Identify your core messages
• Build a logical progression of ideas
• Create memory hooks

Think On Your Feet
• Organize your thoughts when time is scarce
• Manage questions and answers
• Recover from "going blank"

Work With Visual Aids
• Interact effectively with PowerPoint©
• Use notes effectively
• Keep your audience engaged

Key Take-Away
You'll leave with a clear idea of how to prepare and deliver your message with greater impact-and you'll feel more confident doing it.

Each participant will receive:
1) In-class handouts
2) USB flash drive with video of his/her on-camera exercises
3) Speaking with Credibility and Confidence – 30 Minute DVD
4) Improving Your Speaking Skills – 50 Minute DVD with workbook on CD ROM

SpeechSkills Purchase/refund policy: If you must cancel your registration, please contact SpeechSkills at your earliest convenience. Refunds, minus a $25 processing fee per enrollment, will be granted up to 14 days before the workshop. Due to space limitations, workshop fees are non-refundable for any cancellation within 14 days of the workshop date or absence on the day of the workshop. If you are unable to attend a workshop, you may transfer your space to a friend, family member, or colleague