I thoroughly enjoyed the environment you created within the group. It led to trust and inclusivity among us all. I am grateful for the connections I made as well as the tools I have to continue saying yes to speaking. 

Kayla Coffee, PresidentAerospace Futures Alliance

“While I was apprehensive at first, it turned out to be a fantastic 6-week course that went way too fast!”

Steve Wittenberg, VP OperationsToolcraft, Inc.

Showcase Your Shine

Through Communication Confidence

Are you ready to witness a transformation in your employees' ability to:

  • Make a point with confidence, clarity, and brevity.
  • Present with ease in meetings, onstage, or on camera.
  • Shine in sales, interviews, and networking opportunities.
  • Facilitate effective meetings with grace, tact, and efficiency.
  • Listen with curiosity, composure, and a desire to learn.

Are you ready to witness a transformation in your employees' ability to:

  • Make a point with confidence, clarity, and brevity.
  • Present with ease in meetings, onstage, or on camera.
  • Shine in sales, interviews, and networking opportunities.
  • Facilitate effective meetings with grace, tact, and efficiency.
  • Listen with curiosity, composure, and a desire to learn.

Virtual and In-Person Programs

Leverage Your Influence; Communicate with Confidence transforms your employees’ abilities to communicate effectively for themselves, your organization, and their community.

Increase your team’s communication confidence in just 10 hours.

Choose an area of focus: Effective Meetings, Powerful Presentations, or Confidence Communication.

Course options: 3, 6, or 10 weeks.

Sample Course Curriculum

Week #1
Week #2
Week #3
Week #4
Week #5
Week #6
  • Course Overview + Introductions
  • Personal Assessment + Goal Setting
  • Exercise: Introducing Self and Others
  • Homework

 

  • Vocal Warm-Up + Breathing
  • Dynamic Range + Articulation
  • Pause, Pace, and Emphasis
  • Song-as-a-Speech Exercise
  • Homework
  • Steve Jobs Speech Review
  • 5-Step Stories
  • Evocative Word Pictures
  • Mining Your Message
  • Homework
  • Rate of Speech
  • Dynamic Range 
  • Vocal Variety
  • Narration vs. Dialogue
  • Open and Close
  • The Speaking Pro
  • Gestures + Visual Aids
  • Feedback + Test Kitchen
  • Storytelling Practice
  • The Russian Doll
  • Introductions
  • Graduation Stories
  • Assessment/Next steps

Your coaching was a wonderful gift. Leadership Skagit teams took your input to heart and you could see it in the smooth transitions, storytelling, body language, and delivery.  A few people who have been so reluctant to speak in public just blew me away with their polish.

Laura Cailloux, MBA, EdDDepartment Faculty, Leadership Skagit

Say goodbye to forgettable training that quickly wears off and rarely pays off.  Invest in interactive training that’s wrapped in an element of fun!