EXECUTIVE PRESENCE WORKSHOP

Interpersonal
Body Language Secrets
The Art of Small Talk & Winning First Impressions

Professional
Ace The Interviews
Customer Service Rules of Engagement
Effective Communication Skills For Managers
Executive Presence Workshop
Persuasion & Influence
Podium Power: Next Level Public Speaking, Presentations and PowerPoint Repair
Team Cohesion

ESL / Cultural
Accent Reduction
Business English

Overview:

Now more than ever leaders need to stand out from the crowd and have people follow their direction.

What makes you follow someone?
Do they have charisma, clear communication, and a way about them that makes you trust them?

Enhance your personal presence in the boardroom.

Who Will Benefit?

How do leaders become charismatic and get people to follow their vision? How do good managers direct people to carry out the orders of the day with immediate buy-in? By developing clear, confident communications, and by using techniques to take charge of the room and command attention when delivering valuable messages. Learn to be a manager or leader that truly sticks out, without being abrasive. This customizable program is great for managers, directors, supervisors, other executives, entrepreneurs and professionals who must communicate with teams, get buy-in from high-value stakeholders, and be in front of an audience often.

What You Will Learn:

A few of the things you will learn in Executive Presence workshop include:

Part One:  The Big Picture of Professional Communications

  • Defining core effective and professional communication strategies
  • Using the theory of ‘3V Communications’ to solidify your message
  • Learning the golden rules of professional communication
  • Understanding the (mis-)communication process and our filters
  • Assessing current email/platform writing for style, tone, and English (if necessary)

 

Part Two:  Developing People Management Skills

  • Being friendly:  from winning first impression to deep rapport
  • Smart small talk techniques
  • First impression management essential theories and practice
  • Building rapport:  how to connect to others verbally, vocally and visually
  • Introduction to NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) to build rapport quickly

 

Part Three:  Managing & Persuading People

  • Influencing others:  how to add persuasion to your communications to help get “buy in”  
  • Simplifying delegation
  • A classic formula for creating written or spoken ‘quick pitches’ with impressive persuasion
  • Identifying and hitting ‘hot buttons’ in sales and other high-stakes conversations
  • Preparing for negotiations

 

Part Four:  Improving Presence at Meetings & Presentations

  • Head to toe mental and physical preparation for the big day
  • Organization of thought so complex ideas are clear to audience
  • Speaking up in meeting more often and with intent
  • Learn body language cues and clusters to read the audience better
  • Master controlling your own body language for maximum influence

 

Part Five:  Feedback, Reviews & Coaching Staff

  • Giving and receiving feedback in a positive, constructive way
  • Employee review/staff evaluation meetings
  • Learn the predictable human response to criticism
  • Goal-setting and coaching strategies for yourself and others

 

Part Six:  Conflict Management & Assertiveness

  • Being assertive but not aggressive
  • Strategies for dealing with difficult people
  • How to discuss hot topics without arguing or offending
  • Handling conflict:  how to avoid and diffuse it
  • Step-by-step rules of engagement
  • Conflict management role-play

 

Part Seven:  Pitching Your Ideas

  • Learn a winning formula for pitches that are short or long, casual or formal, with or without slides
  • See sample slide decks for comparison
  • Prepare your 5-minute pitch for evaluation (homework)

 

Part Eight:  Getting Noticed: Charisma & Confidence

  • Abstract but very important to develop!
  • Personal Confidence Assessment
  • Developing your Confidence role-model
  • 3 Golden keys to confidence
  • The Charisma checklist
  • Examining the research on elusive ‘charisma’

Workshop Components:

All workshops include:

  • Demonstrations
  • Light PowerPoint
  • Constant group interaction
  • Group participation
  • Workbooks / Slide decks

Required Investment in Time:

This customizable workshop can run for 2 full days, or it can be segmented for shorter workshops or a mini-series.

Please Contact us today for a free consultation via phone, online, or face-to-face in Toronto. Let’s get the conversation started to see if 3V Training is the right option for your team communication improvement needs.