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On-Site Programs Custom Tailored to Your Needs

We offer on-site programs in public speaking, media training and crisis communications. All workshops are tailored specifically to your needs and relate to your issues.

Our Presentation Skills and Speech Dynamics training will make you a more confident, dynamic and effective presenter whether you are making a presentation before colleagues, the general public, or a board of directors. Our program includes message design, audience assessment, the 12 steps to an effective presentation, speech organization, effective use of PowerPoint and other visual aids, and how to prepare an attention-getting open and a memorable close. You will also learn how to make your presentations more dynamic with proper use of Voice (support, placement, projection, etc.) and Speech (rate, articulation & enunciation, emphasis & inflection, word "color," etc.). We employ a psychotherapeutic approach to help you overcome stage fright and channel nervous habits into positive energy.

Executive Presentation Skills Training is one-on-one training for those in leadership roles who want to prepare for a specific upcoming critical presentation away from co-workers, bosses and subordinates. Media Training covers the workings of the media, how to prepare for the media, how to develop your communications agenda and then effectively get YOUR message across with confidence, credibility and authority. Practice interviews are videotaped and then critiqued with positive reinforcement.

Advanced Media Skills Training you will learn how to respond "under fire"and control the situation in any type of media encounter including hostile situations and the ambush interview. You will also learn satellite interview techniques, how to prepare for and conduct an effective news conference, and how to develop future media strategies.

Executive Media Training is an intense, half-day or full-day, one-on-one session especially designed for those who need to prepare for an upcoming media appearance such as a satellite tour, press conference, or those who need additional preparation for a crisis event.

Whether your presentation is before a group or in front of a television camera you must be able to overcome the biggest stumbling block - Stage Fright. We employ a psychotherapeutic approach to help you overcome this "learned" fear and channel stage fright and other nervous habits into positive energy for more dynamic, effective, and confidence-driven presentations. Workshops: All workshops are carefully researched and individually tailored to our clients' specific needs and deal with current and future issues. All workshops - media and presentation skills training - include instruction with prepared handouts, video-taped presentations or mock interviews followed by critique with positive reinforcement. You will also receive a DVD of your on-camera work with titled reinforcement of skills learned and suggestions for future presentations.