Applause-Inc

28/10/2015

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership — starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers ...

How do you explain when things don't go as we assume? Or better, how do you explain when others are able to achieve things that seem to defy all of the assumptions? For example: Why is Apple so innovative? Year after year, after year, they're more innovative than all their competition. And yet, they're just a computer company. They're just like everyone else. They have the same access to the same talent, the same agencies, the same consultants, the same media. Then why is it that they seem to have something different? Why is it that Martin Luther King led the Civil Rights Movement? He wasn't the only man who suffered in pre-civil rights America, and he certainly wasn't the only great orator of the day. Why him? And why is it that the Wright brothers were able to figure out controlled, powered man flight when there were certainly other teams who were better qualified, better funded -- and they didn't achieve powered man flight, and the Wright brothers beat them to it. There's something else at play here.

28/10/2015

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.


http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

28/10/2015

When you improve your training skills, everyone learns more, and has more fun. What could be better?
Make classroom learning more effective. Improve your ability to present information, facilitate classroom discussions, and lead learning activities. Our Effective Trainer Workshops can be customized to meet the needs of novice and advanced trainers. Participants practice with real-world content, receive constructive feedback, and discover ways to make classroom learning more fun as well as more effective.

As a result of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Choose and use appropriate methods to engage adult learners
Make use of effective delivery skills including body language, eye contact and voice
Manage their own emotions and nerves
Present content clearly and effectively
Promote and manage classroom discussion
Lead classroom activities and games
Enliven dull content with alternatives to lecture
Answer questions effectively
Minimize and manage disruptive behaviors
Program Options:
Two-day workshop
One or one-half day workshop with individual coaching sessions
Half day sessions, series
Custom content for novice or advanced trainer development.
Call us to customize a workshop for your team of subject matter experts or professional trainers.




http://applauseinc.net/trainer-workshops

"What a great class. I picked up skills and tips that I definitely will use in my position as a trainer."Learning and Development Specialist, July 2013

28/10/2015

It's what you say — AND how you say it. Make your presentations both meaningful and masterful.
Effective presentations rely on excellence both in content and delivery skills. Our workshops provide guidance and feedback on both content and delivery and use video feedback so participants can “see” the results.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
Select individual strategies to manage nervousness and build confidence
Capitalize on their unique delivery strengths while building effective new skills and habits
Analyze the audience and assess the presentation situation
Construct a clear, focused presentation with a Targeted Message™
Make complex/technical information more clear and concise
Create effective openings using the Power of Three
Create and deliver a masterful closing
Handle questions, interruptions and challenges
Consider creative ways to make presentations more interactive and more memorable
Program Options:
Half day, one day or two-day workshops
Workshop plus individual coaching sessions
Half day sessions, series


http://www.applauseinc.net/presentation-workshops

“This has been by far the best seminar I have attended. I am really motivated and excited to use the material I have learned.”Sales Manager

28/10/2015

Are you ready to build SuperStar presentation skills? Create and deliver compelling messages? Project absolute confidence and credibility whenever you speak? Master every aspect of your communication skills for presentations, meeting, training or everyday communication?

As a presentation coach for over twenty years, I can help you to:

Discover and appreciate your strengths
Eliminate self-defeating thoughts and fears
Speak with power, confidence and warmth

In addition, you'll be able to:
Craft a clear, compelling message
Ace your opening and closings
Be more confident when speaking on your feet
Respond to challenges and difficult questions with ease
These are confidence-building techniques and habits you'll use for years to come!
If you are ready for presentation skills so good you deserve applause, attend this special day of fun and learning.

http://applauseinc.net/superstar-presentations

"I can't tell you how valuable the Superstar class was for me personally. The safe environment allowed me to trust the process and see the value of video feedback. I definitely gained confidence as I honed and practiced my elevator speech. We all are SuperStars as Gail says, and I can help you dress…

28/10/2015

With better speaking skills you get better results: close the deal, impress the client, inspire your people.
Individual presentation coaching is an intense, intimate learning experience that focuses exclusively on those aspects of your communication that need attention.

Individual Presentation Coaching:
Helps leaders build critical skills for greater success in presentations and everyday communication
Provides practice, feedback and reinforcement in a positive, private environment
Uses video feedback to clarify strengths and weaknesses, and to focus concerns and goals
Condenses the learning process for leaders who have specific concerns and limited time
Learning Objectives May Include:
Refining delivery skills to capitalize on your unique style
Communicating a clear and compelling message
Identifying communication roadblocks and correcting them
Improving the quality of virtual presentations and meetings
Projecting greater ease and confidence
Speaking with more authority
Speaking with warmth and approachability
Using storytelling, humor and other engagement options
Listening and responding to listener concerns and questions
Winning over a hostile audience
Speaking effectively using a script, slides or other visuals
Rehearsing a key presentation
Call us for a customized coaching program for yourself or a high potential team member.


http://applauseinc.net/presentation-coaching

"I will never forget the incredible value you brought to our team so many years ago. Clearly, you inspired me."Renée Garpestad, Ed.D., ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE!