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Executive Training

Executive training is conducted in one-on-one sessions for individuals in leadership positions who may not have an entire day for a group sessions, or may not wish to receive training with other subordinates. Workshops include media training, crisis communications, and presentation skills training and speech dynamics, as well as overcoming stage fright and other nervous habits. These workshops are custom designed taking into account the client's current speaking style and skills, areas of required improvements, overall type of presentations given, and even specific upcoming engagements. Executive training focuses on improving delivery, elocution, dynamics, and confidence levels.

Executive Presentation Skills Training

Presentation Skills and Speech Dynamics Training focuses on briefings, speeches, and other live presentations and includes message design, speech organization, creating the captivating open and memorable close, proper use of visual aids, message reinforcement and preservation, and how to maintain and how interest

Training also focuses on overcoming common delivery faults, how to conquer stage fright and other nervous habits, and build confidence and poise.  

& Speech Dynamics 

Speech Dynamics Training focuses on how to make your presentations more dynamic with proper use of voice & speech. Voice training incorporates elements such as posture & breath support, projection, "in the mask" voice placement, and resonance as well as how to avoid and overcome voice strain. Speech training includes rate, pronunciation, articulation & enunciation, pauses & inflection, word choice & gestures, how to "color" your speech and make your words memorable, as well as how to overcome stage fright and other nervous habits.

Executive Media Training

Executive Media Training ranges from the basic course for those who have little or no experience facing the television cameras to crisis communications and handling hostile media and satellite interviews. Here again, each course is individually tailored to the individual's level of expertise and confidence, desired areas for improvement, and upcoming appearances or media tours.

The Executive Media Workshop helps you develop your communications agenda and teaches how to take and maintain control of the interview, improve on-camera poise, and how to get YOUR point across with clarity, confidence and credibility. Scenarios and on-camera exercises range from standup interviews to hostile media, and from satellite interviews to news conferences.