Showalter Group
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It’s What You Say and How You Say It:
Persuasive Platform Skills for
Government Affairs Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
700 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20003
Ticket: $899.00/person
If you want to be treated like a leader, you must communicate like one. Every presentation is your leadership audition. Every presentation is your opportunity to advance your ideas, cause, and personal brand. Are you willing to invest in yourself? If so, join me for my Persuasive Presentation Skills for Government Affairs Professionals class.
Agenda
Module #1
Defining Your Presentation Environment
Knowing Yourself
The Strengths Inventory Exercise
Module #2
Winning Them Over Before You Say a Word:
Enhancing Your Platform Persuasion (and Charisma)
Biography Exercise
Module #3
How to Painlessly and Quickly Develop Original Material
It’s Not About You – How to Meet the Needs of Your Audience
Seeing It and Saying It: Amy’s Observation Journaling Method
Humor is Serious Business: How (and when) to Integrate Humor into Your Presentations
Module #4
The Persuasive Power of Narrative – How to Create Original Stories that Persuade & Inspire
The Science of Narrative – The Nuances between “Good” and “Great” Stories
Story Creation Exercise
Module #5
It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It – Mastering Your Mechanics
Getting Their Attention – How NOT to Open Your Presentation
It’s Closing Time – How to Stop Strong
Words Do, Indeed, Mean Things
Naming and Claiming Your Non-Verbal Strengths and Challenges
Beyond Power Point: The Effective Use of Visual Aids
Module #6
Setting the Stage (and your mind) so That You Hit Your Mark
Thinking Quick on Your Feet – How to Handle (and welcome) a Q & A Session
It’s Over! Amy’s Rules for Accepting and Maximizing Feedback
Module #7
That Was Then, This is Wow –
Mini-Speech Practice / Videotape & Group Critique
(optional group critique)
Address
The Showalter Group, Inc.
4030 Smith Road
Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45209
Phone
513.762.7668