Presenting Yourself and Your Firm to Win

Who matters the most to your success? What exactly do they need to hear from you? And exactly how do they need to hear it to say yes?

Whether you are pitching new business or persuading the investment committee to fund your initiative or delivering important information to the C-Suite, the ability to present your ideas in a compelling and clear way is a critical skill for everyone at all levels of your organization.

In this lively workshop, you will learn how to craft and deliver persuasive presentations to the audiences who matter most. And you’ll have the opportunity to practice new techniques so you can apply them immediately.

Topics to be covered include:
  • What Message Matters Most to Your Audience
  • Creating a Killer Opening That Grabs Attention and a Closing that They Will Remember
  • The Five-Point Structure that Drives a Winning Presentation
  • Effective Storytelling and the Use of Language and Imagery
  • I’m SAVE (Stance, Attitude, Voice and Expression)
  • Techniques to Stay in Control, Calm and Confident In the Hot Seat
  • Characteristics that Give You Authenticity and Authority

Participants leave this interactive workshop with practical tools and strategies to implement immediately in order to create more engaging and effective presentations and briefings.

Is this workshop for you?

Competencies: Oral Communication, Messaging, Presentation Skills, Persuasion
Who Should Attend: Beginner, Intermediate, Mid- and Senior Level Managers and Executives who want to improve public speaking skills and communicate more effectively with C-Suite decision-makers. Sessions are customized according to participants’ level.
Length: Full or half-day sessions available, dependent on whether participants are video-recorded.

Please note we can customize the training to your specific needs.

Running Meetings That Actually Accomplish Something

No one likes meetings. For good reason. They go on much longer than they should. They frustrate more than they accomplish anything. Participants are wondering, “Why am I here? What are we solving for? When’s lunch? How far away is the restroom?” They’re often hijacked by attention-seekers, empire builders, power hogs. In the end, what do you have? Absolutely nothing.

It doesn’t have to be that way. In this workshop, Wainger Group experts teach your people how to lead meetings that motivate, focus attention, quickly and efficiently share vital information, and unite team members in dedication to your most important objectives.

Here’s what your team will discover:
  • I’m When to Meet (and When Not To)
  • Fundamentals of Effective Meetings
  • How to Create a Sharply Focused Agenda
  • Techniques for Creating Group Participation
  • Managing Conflict, Disruption and Distraction

Your team will leave this interactive workshop with tools and tips for managing meetings—and greater confidence.

Competencies: Professional Development, Executive Skills
Who Should Attend: Business and non-profit professionals at all levels who want to grow influence and revenue.
Length: Half- and Full-Day Workshops Available. All workshops provide each participant with a copy of the book Prism of Value: Connect, Convince and Influence When It Matters Most.
How do you know your team needs this workshop?

Stay Cool When in the Hot Seat: Being an Effective Spokesperson

No one likes to be caught off guard. You’re in a meeting and your boss challenges what you just said. Or at a new business pitch, you get asked an uncomfortable question. Or a reporter calls asking questions you simply cannot discuss. a What do you do? What do you say? In today’s unpredictable environment, you have to expect the unexpected.

In this workshop, Wainger Group experts teach your people how to be ready for uncomfortable and challenging situations that will inevitably come their way. Through discussion and role playing, your teams will learn techniques and strategies for grace under pressure so that they can successfully navigate through negative events.

Here’s what your team will discover:
  • Understanding Your Response to Pressure and How to Manage It
  • Preparing Yourself for the Unexpected
  • The Importance of Knowing Your Message
  • Ways to Calm Nerves and Stay Above the Fray
  • Neutral Body Language
  • Techniques for Framing Responses and Pivoting on the Spot (reframing, bridging, flagging, etc.)

Your team will leave this interactive workshop more confident on how they can best respond to unexpected situations and crises with greater confidence and be an effective spokesperson if that is required.

Competencies: Professional Development, Executive Skills
Who Should Attend: Business and non-profit professionals at all levels who want to grow influence and revenue.
Length: Half- and Full-Day Workshops Available. All workshops provide each participant with a copy of the book Prism of Value: Connect, Convince and Influence When It Matters Most.
How do you know your team needs this workshop?

You can communicate the most compelling, persuasive messaging to your clients, constituents, community to inspire engagement and action.
We can help.