
Coaching Subjects
Here is a partial list of representative training/coaching modules upon which I draw to develop each client's custom training or coaching program.
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10 commandments for answering questions
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14 opening techniques
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16 types of sound bites
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27 ways to manage the fear of speaking
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4 keys to success in public speaking
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5 principles of great speakers
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7 commandments of media relations
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Active listening
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Audience analysis techniques
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Bridging technique
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Creating context
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Figures of speech
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Group facilitation skills
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Handling typical challenges in groups
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How to get started preparing a presentation
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How to P.O. a reporter
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Importance of verbal communication
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Knowledge and preparation
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Listening skills
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One- and two-way communication
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Organizing a presentation
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Platform command
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Powers of observation
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Preparing for an interview
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Principles of media relations
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Rehearsal
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Closing techniques
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Techniques for anticipating questions
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Types of questions and answering them
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Understanding and preparing sound bites
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Understanding the culture of media
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Using eye contact
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Using humor
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Using names
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Using visual aids
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Why you fear public speaking
Here are of few examples of my coaching work.
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Trained the top four executives of a major software company to develop and communicate appropriate corporate and product messages in support of an IPO.
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Trained 50 executives and middle managers of a financial services company on effective employee communication techniques during a corporate re-engineering program.
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Trained 160 senior managers and executives of a large regional health system in the Communication Skills for Managers Workshop.
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Have trained more than 150 corporate executives and physicians to handle media interviews, in one-on-one and structured classroom programs.
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Provided personal coaching and presentation training to a senior corporate executive who was responsible for internal and external presentations during a corporate re-engineering program.
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Developed and delivered, to 50 Public Relations staff members of a public relations firm in New York, Philadelphia, Bethesda and Richmond, a two-day training program, How to Prepare and Deliver Effective Presentations. This program is customizable for virtually any type of client.
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Provide one-to-one coaching on personal computer skills to client executives.
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