Professional Business Skills Wave

Speaking on the Spot®
8:15 - 9:45
Michael Foley and Scott Nelson, Clarity Central
Session Level: 100 Level
Audience: Anyone who attends will benefit from this session

Effective communication is essential at every level in today’s business environment. The amount of information that employees must respond to each day is practically overwhelming and has subsequently become a major obstacle to success and productivity. Speaking on the Spot® is a practical, intensive session that is based on Aristotle’s Rhetoric – clarity, passion, and credibility. This session covers everything from structuring ideas, to making a point and proving it, to responding to difficult situations persuasively. If you ever wanted a communications session that would help you get results, this is it!

“Most useful and worthwhile training session I can ever recall attending in my 20+ years and is now a “must” for my team!”
Leif Nygaard, Wells Fargo

Stress Free Public Speaking
10:00 - 11:15
Stephen Shaner, Stephen Shaner Productions, LLC

Session Level: 100 Level
Audience: Anyone who attends will benefit from this session

Does your mouth go dry at the mere thought of speaking in public? How about giving that business presentation? If you would like to remove the terror and polish your speaking skills, join Stephen in this stress-free, interactive session. Learn the top mistakes that speakers make and take away invaluable tips for making dramatic improvements in your presentation style.


    The Art of Receiving Feedback
    1:30 - 2:45
    Ann Marie Tsoi, Benchmark Learning
    Session Level: 100 Level
    Audience: Anyone who attends will benefit from this session

    We receive feedback from a variety of sources with a variety of styles. Sometimes the feedback you receive is constructive and helpful; at other times feedback can feel like a blindside attack. In this session you will learn how to find the good in receiving feedback that may have been poorly given. Based on the teachings in the book Where’s the Gift, you will learn how to handle criticism with less anxiety and frustration and use criticism to learn faster and work better.

     

    The “G” FACTOR
    3:00 - 4:15
    Jeannette Grace , Expressive! Business Training & Speaking
    Session Level: 100 Level
    Audience: Anyone who attends will benefit from this session

    Gravitational Pull is the attraction one object has to another object caused by the invisible force of gravity. Human beings have the ability to create the same force. The question is – what is your “Gravitational Pull?” Are you the type of person or business who attracts people or repels them? Do others avoid you, not notice you or gravitate to you? There is incredible power in being the force others choose to surround themselves with. In this session, you will discover both the limitations and catalysts of your “G” factor.