What I Taught
For over 20 years, teaching and coaching were at the heart of my work. This page is a look back at what I taught: the workshops, coaching, and assessments I used along the way.
Presentation Skills Training
Beginner and Intermediate Presentation Skills
For many people, public speaking ranked right up there with a trip to the dentist. My workshops were designed to help participants manage the anxiety that comes with presenting, giving them the the tools to develop their presence and deliver their message with confidence.
Advanced Presentation Skills
For experienced presenters looking to polish their style, my workshops helped take their presentation skills to world class level. The training strengthened executive presence and sharpened participants' ability to engage an audience and keep them focused on the message.
Presentation Skills for Technical Staff
Many of my clients were engineers, scientists, accountants, or other technology professionals looking to brush up on public speaking and communication skills. Some were aiming for leadership positions and needed to improve how they presented to clients, C-level executives, and staff. They were professionals whose presentation skills were good from a technical perspective but who sensed something was missing when addressing non-technical audiences or the Board. I offered specialized courses tailored to technical audiences.
Executive Presentation Coaching
This one-on-one training helped clients polish their speech and build presentations tailored to their particular needs: whether developing an idea, improving delivery, crafting memorable slides, or building confidence in public speaking.
Other Customized Training
Repeat clients often asked me what else I could teach. Over time, I developed a variety of workshops to help clients continue to dig deeper into presentation and leadership communication training, as well as develop leadership and team building skills.
Assessments
To help clients, I have used these three assessments: Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Practices Inventory and Myers-Briggs.