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• Watch the Video: You've Got 7 Seconds. Make Them Count! with Sylvie DiGiusto

  • Start
    Monday, October 04, 2021
  • End
    Tuesday, October 04, 2022
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Guest Speaker: Sylvie Di Giusto
  You've Got 7 Seconds. Make Them Count!
  

  Meeting planners, corporate buyers, event hosts or audience members make very quick decisions about us. Should they hire us? Trust us? Buy something from us? It takes a blink of an eye and like it or not, you are going to be judged.

  Because our brains are built to size each other up quickly and even if there is lots of evidence to the contrary, others will stay attached to their initial impressions. The good thing is that this impression is something you can control, and at our September chapter meeting Sylvie will show us how we can influence the message we send to others, and how to position, package and promote our offerings to deliver what meeting planners and buyers look for.

  These are all things that you can shape and mold to work in your and your brand’s favor, and help you to become the successful speaker, trainer or consultant that you deserve to be. Sylvie will also provide a behind-the-scenes look into her business and share tools and techniques that have helped her to establish her brand and business online.

  During this interactive program, you will

  • Learn about the psychology behind first impressions and what YOUR first impression really says about you, your personality, your credibility, your expertise, your speaking services or your speaking fee.
  • Gain clarity about the way your first impression impacts the way your leads think about the services and products you offer, and how their snap judgments influence their decision-making process.
  • Determine the many opportunities you have to leave a positive first, last, and lasting impression with your website, speaker trailer, promotional materials or the conscious and unconscious digital footprint you leave behind.

  Get a behind-the-scenes tour into Sylvie’s speaking and online business and get dozens of ideas and ways to run your business more efficient and impactful.

  Keynote speaker and corporate trainer Sylvie di Giusto, CSP, helps individuals and organizations explore how people make up their minds very quickly about them, their leadership potential, or their company and either open the door or slam it shut. She has nearly twenty years of corporate experience and has held senior positions, mainly in human resources, at international organizations ranging from 10 to 100,000 employees. Today, she is a recognized member of the international speaking community, having presented to every strata of management—from experienced CEOs to young executives—within a variety of industries.

  Sylvie speaks to audiences around the world about the importance of “first impressions… and everything beyond” and takes them on an entertaining journey that reveals how the world sees them. She is a Certified Speaking Professional, the author of the Image of Leadership, and the creator of mobile Learning Lab “How You Impress.”
  When she is not working, Sylvie is volunteering with the National Speakers Association. When she is not volunteering, she is spending time with her family and exploring the extraordinary United States—this amazing place she is lucky to call home.

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• Watch the Video: Overcome the Top Ten Negotiation Mistakes Speakers Make

  • Start
    Wednesday, November 03, 2021
  • End
    Thursday, November 03, 2022
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Did you miss Linda Swindling, JD, CSP?

  Overcome the Top Ten Negotiation Mistakes Speakers Make
  
  How do you respond when told “your fee is not in our budget” and/or “can you lower your fee?” — especially in the new environment of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events? Learn practical ways to confidently discover what is available, when to ask for more, and when to run from engagements you really don’t want.

  You will learn:

  • The top 10 negotiation mistakes speakers make and actionable steps to avoid them.
    
  • How to ascertain the negotiation power of your contact and talk money safely.
  • What to say when a prospect asks you to do more and take less.

  About Linda Swindling, JD, CSP

  Negotiation speaker, author and expert Linda Swindling, JD, CSP, helps leaders negotiate everything from big deals to workplace drama using proven strategies that drive results without driving others away.

  Linda helps leaders enhance business relationships; improve sales opportunities; communicate more effectively so they are heard and understood; and to have the courage and confidence to ask outrageously to get what they really want.

  Linda learned first-hand how to negotiate results from her experiences in the courtroom and the boardroom. During her 10 years practicing law, Linda became a partner, had several successes negotiating multi-million-dollar deals, and resolved cases that “couldn’t be settled.” She also became a respected mediator in the Texas legal community. In addition to earning her law degree, Linda received advanced negotiation training through the Attorney-Mediators Institute, Harvard/MIT’s Program on Negotiation, and The University of Houston’s A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center. Linda also spent five years with Vistage, the world’s largest CEO development organization. During her role as a Chair at Vistage, she advised and coached CEOs and key executives both in one-to-one settings and in peer groups.

  Linda is an engaging keynote speaker and facilitator who delivers take-home strategies which work in the real work environment. Her material is innovative, based on original research and more than 20 years of experience. You won’t hear anecdotal or intangible theories based on books she read. Instead, you get strategies that produce breakthrough outcomes and lasting results.

  Linda is certified in the COREMAP assessment, the RAMP method and as a ToPS facilitator. She is also a Board Certified Coach, an eSpeakers Certified Virtual Presenter, and Certified Speaking Professional. Linda was also recently recognized as a Top 30 Negotiation Guru.

  Linda’s clients include the Fortune 500, companies from a wide variety of industries, governmental entities and many international associations. Linda has worked with Ericsson, Texas Instruments, AstraZeneca, Pepsico, ThyssenKrupp, Marriott, UT Southwestern, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and more.

  Linda is the author/co-author of more than 20 books, including her best-selling Ask Outrageously! The Secret to Getting What You Really Want and Stop Complainers and Energy Drainers: How to Negotiate Work Drama to Get More Done. She is a TEDx speaker and frequent media guest who has appeared on or been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Fox Business, The Huffington Post, and more.

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• Watch the Video: BRAINS-BIAS-SPEAKING -- What Neuroscience & Behavioral Science Have To Say About That!

  • Start
    Tuesday, November 30, 2021
  • End
    Wednesday, November 30, 2022
  • Location
    Zoom

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  BRAINS | BIAS | SPEAKING
  What Neuroscience & Behavioral Science Have To Say About That!
  Guest Speaker: Dr. John B. Molidor, CSP
  

  Have you ever wondered how your brain really works, how it sometimes drifts away, or why you sometimes talk to yourself (even when you are presenting)? In this session, we take a look inside your brain and nervous system (and how they function together), examine how your brain is biased toward certain speaking behaviors (and it is biased), explore how both brains and bias influence your presentations, and show how your audiences learn (or don't).

  Recent findings in neuroscience and behavioral science indicate what has to happen in order for behavior to change (both yours and your audience's), which is ultimately the effect that many of us desire as speakers. Many of us have also gotten to the point where we typically know what works and what doesn't, but we often don't know the underlying reason why. This research shows the why, the how, and a process to do so consistently.

  In this presentation, we translate some of the brain science into applicable, doable, and easily implemented steps for stronger speaking.

  About the Speaker

  Dr. John B. Molidor, CSP is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine. He also has strong ties to the great state of Minnesota, where he did his undergraduate work at the University of St. Thomas. And he is the CEO/President of the Neuro Based Leadership Institute.

  John loves talking about the brain, understanding how it works, and using it more effectively and efficiently. He works with individuals and organizations to be stronger leaders, better decision-makers, and more inclusive. He is a Past President of the National Speakers Association (NSA), a Past President of the Global Speakers Federation (GSF), and the recent 2021 recipient of the NSA Cavett Award.
  

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• Watch the Video: The 3 Essentials for Scaling Your Speaking Business

  • Start
    Wednesday, December 08, 2021
  • End
    Thursday, December 08, 2022
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The 3 Essentials for Scaling Your Speaking Business
  Guest Speaker: Jane Atkinson

  Moving towards the business of your dreams is possible, regardless of the economy. In this workshop on how to position yourself for the best success, Jane discusses:
  

  • The #1 requirement for reaching your goal
  • How to sell larger packages (virtual and in person)
  • What systems and teams you will need to scale

  About the Speaker
  Jane Atkinson has been helping speakers catapult their careers for nearly 30 years. She is the author of The Wealthy Speaker 2.0, The Epic Keynote and The Wealthy Speaker Daily Success Planner and Journal.
  
  Prior to coaching, Jane worked as an agent for several speakers whose careers skyrocketed. She also served as Vice President of a Speakers Bureau in Dallas where she represented several celebrities, best-selling authors and business experts.
  
  Jane’s Wealthy Speaker School offers online courses, masterminds and private coaching programs for speakers at all levels helping speakers position to gain those almighty HIGHER FEES.
  

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• Watch the Video: Rock the Virtual Stage

  • Start
    Saturday, February 12, 2022
  • End
    Sunday, February 12, 2023
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Chapter Meeting -- Rock the Virtual Stage: Creating A Bookable and Memorable Online Experience
  Guest Speaker: Tony Chatman

  For decades, professional speakers have been known for the art of standing in front of a live audience and communicating their message. Many of us have spent years perfecting our craft knowing that what will often separate us from our competitors is the ability to improve the overall experience of a live event. And then, in an instant, everything changed.
  
  Meeting planners and event organizers are now looking for speakers who can present virtually.  Speakers who can connect with their audiences and deliver their message remotely, with impact. Those speakers whose message resonate in a virtual environment will be a sought-out commodity for years to come. Yet to think that it’s as simple as taking your in-person skills and stepping in front of a camera is a misunderstanding that can lead poverty.
  
  Tony says… "Trust me on this one, I had to transform quickly, just like you. In March, I watched as the world finally responded to Covid-19 and all of my speaking engagements vanished into thin air. After having a few conversations with clients, I started getting booked, but now these were virtual presentations. The very thing I’ve hated and tried to avoid for years. On top of that we were in quarantine and much of the technology I wanted to order was sold out everywhere. I had to figure it out and figure it out fast. From client trainings to the Influence 2020 Mainstage, I had to get it right or suffer a defeat I wasn’t willing to endure. Since COVID-19, almost every client who’s hired me has requested additional presentations leading to over 100 paid virtual presentations since the beginning of the pandemic."
  
  In this workshop, Tony guides you through some strategies and techniques that helped convert my in-person speeches and trainings into effective online presentations. Together, we covered:
  

  • The differences between in-person and virtual presentations along with strategies to convert your in-person talk to a virtual presentation and make you look like a superstar speaker
  • Ways to enhance your message through slides and visuals without devolving into death by PowerPoint
  • Simple and inexpensive technology that will make your virtual presentation stand out
  • Strategies for keeping the audience engaged regardless of the platform being used
  • What Tony has learned to request from each client to ensure that the presentations were a win for both of them
    

  As is a subject matter expert and recognized thought leader in the area of workplace relationships Tony Chatman has devoted his adult life to understanding what makes people tick, how to bring out the best in people (including ourselves), and how to pass this information on in simple, yet practical terms. Whether addressing our hidden biases, helping navigate disruption and change or providing leaders with skills that make them indispensable, Tony provides practical solutions that aligns with people’s real world experiences.
  
  Tony Chatman delivers presentations that are an entertaining and impassioned balance of both science and practical insight. His ability to help leaders, team members, and people from every background and diversity adopt empowering mindsets and strategies that allow them to adapt, reinvent, and transform the results they produce both personally and professionally. His profound ability to connect with every audience member ensures they come away feeling that he spoke directly to them and impacted by his message.
  
  Tony has worked with hundreds of corporations and government agencies including the U.S. Secret Service, The Department of Homeland Security, Chase Bank, Estée Lauder, and N.A.S.A., to help people reach new heights of effectiveness by understanding themselves and others better.
  
  Tony recently completed his first book: The Force Multiplier: How to Lead Teams Where Everyone Wins and in 2018 he delivered his first TEDx talk – How to Stop Settling for Less.
  

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• Watch the Video: Turning Uncertainty To YOUR Competitive Advantage

  • Start
    Friday, April 29, 2022
  • End
    Saturday, April 29, 2023
  • Location
    YouTube

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  THRIVE: Turning Uncertainty To YOUR Competitive Advantage
  Guest Speaker: Meridith Powell

  Competitive, challenging and constantly changing – that is today’s marketplace! To grow and compete you need a new perspective and a new approach to sales, marketing and business growth. In this high-energy, power-packed session, Motivational Speaker Meridith Elliott Powell shares the innovative strategies you need to redefine disruption, put you in the driver’s seat, and turn uncertainty to your competitive advantage.

  Based on research from her newest book, Thrive: Turning Uncertainty to Competitive Advantage, where Meridith studied nine companies (who started in the late 1700s to early 1800s) that are still thriving in business today. Businesses that have survived World Wars, Economic Depression, and yes, even a Pandemic. Her research revealed a powerful methodology for what it takes to navigate change at this level, to find opportunity in crisis, and how to inspire your members to move from reacting to change to driving it.

  In this program, Meridith walks you through the steps you need to strategically move forward, proactively prepare for disruptions, standout from the competition, and dominate your marketplace. You’ll leave this session with a personal strategy that ensures you have what you need to stay razor-like focused, highly flexible and ready to turn uncertainty to your competitive advantage.

  This keynote has it all – energy, engagement and an innovative, empowering message. Key Takeaways:
  

  • Meridith’s research based 9-STEP formula for Thriving in Uncertainty ™
  • Proven techniques for predicting the changes coming in the marketplace
  • Powerful strategies that ensure longevity and success inn highly volatile times.
  • Secrets to making the RIGHT and critical decisions that move your organization forward.
  • Personal plan of action to turn uncertainty to competitive advantage.

  About the Speaker
  Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to watch by Currency Fair, Meridith Elliott Powell is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and business strategist. With a background in corporate sales and leadership, her career expands over several industries including banking, healthcare and finance. Meridith worked her way up from an entry-level position to earn her seat at the C-Suite table. She is Certified Speaking Professional, a designation held by less than twelve percent of professional speakers, and a member of the prestigious Forbes Coaching Council.
   
  She has a cutting-edge message, rooted in real-life examples and real-world knowledge. She is the author of four books, including Winning In The Trust & Value Economy (a finalist in the USA Best Book Awards) and her latest Own It: Redefining Responsibility – Stories of Power, Freedom & Purpose about how to build cultures the inspire ownership at every level to create profits at every turn. Meridith writes, speaks and is passionate about helping her clients understand everything they need to know about how to make this economy start working for them.
   
  High energy and highly interactive, Meridith’s keynote will help leaders and business owners learn the new rules of success today. Including how today’s economy has changed, how that has changed today’s customers and employees, and specifically how that impacts your business.
   
  In her highly engaging keynote-speaking sessions, Meridith shows her audiences how to attract more business, retain top talent, and leap into position to win in this new economy. No walking on coals, no breaking boards, just real-life strategies you can put into place first thing Monday morning.
  

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• Watch the Video: Embrace the Change: 15+ Sticky Strategies that Engage Today's Diverse Audience with Lenora Billings Harris, CSP, CPAE

  • Start
    Tuesday, September 20, 2022
  • End
    Wednesday, September 20, 2023
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Embrace the Change: 15+ Sticky Strategies that Engage Today's Diverse Audience
  Guest Speaker: Lenora Billings Harris, CSP, CPAE

  Do your presentations, blogs, articles, books, and videos reflect your understanding that your audience is diverse? Do you conduct a diversity and inclusion check much like you would use spell-check? If you want your message to relate to the broad diversity of people in your audience, watch Lenora’s fun yet straight forward session to discover tips and techniques to help you connect in a way that builds on the concept of belonging and inclusion. Her illustrations and suggestions can be applied to any learning environment in-person or virtual no matter what the topic. It is surprisingly easy!
  

  During this engaging, content-rich session you will experience creative ways to apply the principles and techniques of inclusion that grab your audience’s attention and keeps it. Join past NSA president and past Global Speakers Federation president Lenora Billings-Harris, CSP, CPAE to enhance your ability to deliver powerful messages that stick long after the session has ended.
  

  Takeaways: You will leave this session with...
  

  • At least 15+ easy methods to make sure your message is relevant to diverse groups 
  • Illustrations that relate to you and your audience
  • Great ideas from colleagues  
  • A handout filled with tips and suggestions

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