Effective Presentation Skills is a one-day skill-building program for professionals who are called upon to make formal or informal presentations. The most persuasive presenters deliver their ideas clearly, demonstrate confidence and enthusiasm, and handle objections with poise. Participants receive a video-recorded copy of their presentations on an SD card, personal coaching and feedback. Class size is limited to 10 participants.

Gain command of presentation delivery skills

• Conquer stage fright
• Project confidence and conviction
• Use effective eye contact and gestures

Organize content for clarity and impact

• Customize presentation for audience
• Create and organized and focused message
• Optimize opening & closing statements
• Make key information memorable
• Maintain listener interest
• Adjust detail and technical levels for various listeners
• Generate energy, emotion and enthusiasm
• Use notes skillfully
• Manage audience interaction
• Handle challenging questions & difficult people


From a recent participant...
I wanted to thank you for your time yesterday . You overcame my reservations immediately and proceeded to work with a fairly unruly bunch to adapt to our skill and interest level. You are quite talented and I learned a number of things that I will be able to apply in a number of contexts.

Reviews

It was incredibly good. Awesome! Cannot wait to apply some of the techniques. eBay, Inc.

This class is top notch! The instructor was very experienced and provided me with lots of good tips I can use on all my presentations. Definitely worth while. TIBCO Software

Exceptional! Instructor was knowledgeable and did a great job of helping people grow in a very short time. I am very confident that I will feel immediate results. Extreme Networks, Corp. Systems Engineer

Instructors



PETER ROSSELLI has been a speaker, consultant, trainer and course designer in the areas of presentation skills and interpersonal communication for over 20 years. As a program manager for Decker Communications, a recognized leader in the Communications Consulting industry, Peter designed curricula and trained a staff of thirty-five consultants to deliver training programs internationally.

He has spent several years designing and conducting programs in Presentation Skills, Interpersonal Communication Skills, Team Building, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Cultural Diversity and Customer Service. He has consulted for many companies including Apple Computer, AT&T, Bank of America, Pacific Bell, National Semiconductor, Cirrus Logic, Kaiser Permanente and Intel.





CORINE ANDERS has experience in training, facilitating, coaching, public speaking, seminar design and customization, sales and management. Over the past 20 years, she has trained and consulted with thousands of executives, managers, sales people, technicians, support staff and new recruits.

Her expertise is wide sweeping. It includes high stakes presentations, private consultations, business writing, sales communication, interviewing and management skills. Corine played a key role in leadership development programs at the General Electric - Jack Welch Education Center, Cisco Systems, UBS Warburg, and Yale University. She has worked with the United Nations and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. She has conducted seminars across the United States, Europe, Canada and Mexico.





BARBARA BROCKLEBANK has over 15 years experience as a consultant and corporate trainer. Barbara works with executives at all levels helping groups and individuals prepare for important presentations and business communications. She has conducted hundreds of skills development programs for a diverse group of industries including: technology, financial, health care, pharmaceutical, legal, scientific and consumer products.

She believes that compelling speakers are created, not born and that all executives can improve their natural speaking style to inform, motivate or inspire their audiences.





MICHAEL HEIM has been a trainer, speaker, consultant and course designer in the areas of presentation skills, cultural diversity and interpersonal communication for over 17 years. He has spent several years designing and conducting programs in Presentation Skills, Interpersonal Communication Skills, Team Building, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, Cultural Diversity and Customer Service.

He has consulted for many companies including Apple Computer, AT&T, Bank of America, Pacific Bell, National Semiconductor, Cirrus Logic, Kaiser Permanente, Intel, and many other Fortune 500 companies.





DEBBIE HILDEBRANDT provides training and coaching to individuals seeking to improve their spoken communication skills. Over the past nineteen years she has coached executives in a variety of industries including accounting and professional services, pharmaceutical, financial, health care, communications, commercial real estate, and technology. Clients include senior partners at Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, and Cushman & Wakefield. Additionally, Debbie has conducted group-training sessions at Mattel, Johnson & Johnson, Bell Atlantic, Tufts Health Plan, Fidelity, Fleet, Nextel Partners, Microsoft, Weyerhaeuser and Fujitsu. Private sessions vary from improving one-to-one communications to preparing and rehearsing a major presentation or speech. Group sessions include communication skills for meetings and presentations.

In addition to her corporate work, Debbie has been a member of the Training and Development staff at Brown University, where she designed and delivered programs on management development, presentation skills, conflict resolution and team building. While an instructor in the University of Hawaii system, she taught courses in both the speech and business education departments.

Debbie has also served as a Director for Kaplan Test Prep, an international education company, where she was responsible for statewide sales, marketing implementation and instructor training.

Debbie resides in the heart of Boston and enjoys travel and running. She holds an MBA and undergraduate degrees in both education and psychology.





JOFF MARSHALL-LEE is a multilingual trainer and consultant with extensive facilitation skills. He runs training for a variety of international clients around: presentation skills; change; influence; negotiation; team management; and communication. He is passionate about facilitating learning & development in a high energy, very engaging environment – especially when facilitating presentation skills programmes, both in the US and Europe.

Joff has facilitation experience with people at all organisational levels: from front-line to Board members. He delivers training globally in English, French and Spanish (he also speaks fluent German), and has lived and worked in Spain, France, Germany and Mexico; he currently lives near Winchester in the United Kingdom, following five years living in Spain. He also has extensive experience in delivering virtual training.





DEBORAH MASTERS has over 20 years experience as a consultant, coach, and course designer for Presentation Skills, Value Selling, and Interpersonal Communication. She has worked with thousands of individuals and conducted hundreds of skills development programs in a variety of industries, including technology, finance, entertainment, science, and sports. She has also assisted organizations through critical transitions, such as mergers and acquisitions.

As a respected public speaking coach and communication strategist, Deborah’s work focuses on business communication and personal change. She works with senior executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and teams to help them communicate creatively with confidence and clarity, and to develop and deliver compelling messages that inspire and motivate.





FRANK O'HALLORAN is an experienced training consultant and executive coach, specializing in developing individuals for Leadership roles and assisting professionals in their sales, management, communication and problem-solving skills. For 20 years, Frank has worked with managers as well as teams in over 40 countries around the world for many of the leading global corporations. Recently Frank was formally recognized by Microsoft for his high scoring training evaluations and received the Golden Trophy award.

Among his favourite engagements are his work as Lead trainer for Amgen’s IMDP where he conducts seminars in Communications and Project Management for Sales, Medical Affairs, Marketing and Regulatory professionals, his work as a senior faculty member for a global Leadership Development Programme for the U.S. Navy and as a long term Faculty Member for Accenture’s Strategy College. He has also enjoyed being engaged as an Executive Coach for the senior sales management team at Dell EMEA and is currently coaching four executives at Google. In addition Frank works on a frequent basis with individuals to prepare them for speaking events.





JOHN PRINCE is an expert in personal and public communication. Since 1987, he has provided training and consulting expertise to people at all levels of the business world, from the newly hired to upper management. He has shown these individuals how to remove barriers to effective communication and enabled them to deliver their messages powerfully and effectively in public as well as in personal forums. Equally comfortable in working with small and large groups as well as with individuals, he has helped people gain the confidence and skills necessary to strengthen and improve themselves and ultimately, their organizations.

John has developed and managed training and consulting staffs and designed and delivered training programs nationally and internationally. He has worked with groups and individuals from various disciplines such as sales, marketing, administrative, customer service and management from a variety of industries, including banking, high-tech, pharmaceuticals, clothing, insurance, entertainment and public utilities.

John has also held positions in the hospitality industry and as an outside salesperson. He has served as a captain in the United States Air Force and worked in the Theater as well as Radio. He holds a B.A. in Spanish from Grove City College in Pennsylvania and currently resides in Sausalito, California.





LORA STENARD has over 20 years experience as a senior executive consultant with exceptional business acumen, interpersonal skills, and communication expertise.

Lora sees her mission as an opportunity to contribute to great leadership, the development of high performance teams, and the production of outstanding results for corporations. She provides coaching and training in spoken communications skills to professionals and executives at the CEO level. She has coached and trained thousands of people helping them develop and enhance their communications skills in presentations, sales situations, and business communications. She has helped them recognize their own personal style, enabling them to present themselves in a genuine, confident and compelling way.

Ms. Stenard spent over eleven years with Decker Communications as the Director of Training and a senior executive consultant designing and developing programs.