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"Can You Hear Me Now?" Public Speaking and the Power of Words The confident speaker, despite title or position, will have a competitive edge over just about everyone. Cultivating the ability to communicate, choose your words carefully, and engage people is the best investment you could ever make. The Science of presenting is the ability to organize, choose, and convey important information in a meaningful way. The Art of presenting is using your personal talent, personality, and resources so your audience will listen and stay engaged. Both are critical, even when presenting highly technical information. Learn how to take the lead and motivate the masses by conveying your message with passion and inspiration. At the end of this course, participants will be able to: a) Examine specific tools for organizing material b) Practice ways to present technical information c) Deliver and design a short presentation d) Explore mental coaching techniques to address fear e) Identify best practices of visual aids (i.e., PowerPoint)
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CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?The Power of Your WordsTalia Fox, M.Ed., CEO KUSI Training
What Can Your Words Achieve?
• Articulate values and ideas• Build image and credibility• Ask for resources • Manage and resolve conflict• Manage and lead people• Inspire and motivate others• Gaining power and influence
Why This Skill Will Change Your Career Success?
• Articulating the best of who you are
• Authenticity vs. Office Appropriateness
• Clear and concise communication moves business mission forward
• Helps you put your values and needs in action!
Leadership Cannot Happen Without Communication
What are your personal communication listening styles? What are the styles of those you want to influence?
Understanding and Managing Different Types of Communication
• Internal• External• Non-Verbal• Verbal
Build Executive Presence
• Look confident ( act as if)• Be present• Be supportive• Establish credibility and trust• Develop style • Be clear and precise• Cultivate Greater Emotional
Intelligence
The Science of the Chat
• Cultivating a natural conversational style
• Be concise and clear without sounding scripted or disconnected
• The power and danger of eye contact and verbal cues
• Challenges specific to women
Quick Tools to Improve Mental Communication
Purpose: Drives all communication decisions1. Introduction: Gets attention, Time frame, introduces 3 pointsTransition: Connect to core personal leadership values2. Points: Point 1Transition: Connect to Business Impact and VisionPoint 2Transition: Communicate the Long term Mutual Benefits Point 3Transition: Why we value collaboration?3. Conclusion: Drives purpose home, prepares for next steps
Shift From Amateur to Professional
Amateur• Has knowledge• Has awareness• Has great ideas• Follows job description• Stays in comfort zone• Collaborates• Understands the power of
individual contributions• Has values
Professional• Turns knowledge into practice• Articulates and implements
awareness• Expresses ideas and Motivates others • Aligns with personal/professional
values Seeks challenges to grow and innovate
• Leverages resources and shapes opportunities
• Liquidates collective value• Makes choices based on values
What is
power?
Ability to get things done
Capacity to influence outcomes
Exercising authority
Controlling one’s
environment
Chatting Your Way to The TopTalk about things that support the big picture:
• What is the short term and long term Vision?• What are the various Missions to accomplish?• What are your personal and business Values?• What are your professional and personal
Goals?• How can I improve Performance and
productivity?• What challenges is the organization facing? • How can I (we) address these challenges?
