Engaging Your Audience
What is “Engaging Your Audience™?”
- Engaging Your Audience™ is an intensive 2-day training and coaching workshop for executives who want to connect powerfully with any audience.
- Originally developed by EngagingMinds Worldwide for a group of regional executives at Microsoft in 2006, the course has evolved into a high-energy learning experience that transforms ‘presenters’ into storytellers.
- As of today, many hundreds of executives have benefited from this paradigm-shift learning experience that showed them, step-by-step how to “Talk Like Ted.”
- Times have changed and the old ‘presentation’ format no longer works. The time has come to Engage Your Audience.
What does “Engaging Your Audience™ Achieve?
- Using a simple 3-part process (Prepare, Craft, Deliver) participants learn how to convert ‘data’ or ‘information’ into meaningful stories to effectively engage their audience with confidence.
- Bring your PowerPoint presentation and learn how to transform “presentations” into compelling stories and ultimately how to leave slides behind.
- Participants will have 4 individual practice sessions to tell their stories to a live audience (captured on video) and receive meaningful feedback and coaching after each delivery. Watch the needle move as amazing stories emerge.
- Emerging storytellers also learn how to use the power of Metaphor, Story Structure, Voice Tone, Body Language and much more; not merely as ‘information’ but how to use these in actual practice.
- Learn how to tailor your approach to your specific audience and hijack their attention in the first 30 seconds.
Who Should Attend?
- Presenters, leaders, executives, middle-managers, sales people---anyone who must regularly communicate with impact as part of their work.
- Anyone who wants to take their ability to communicate in public to a new level, overcome public speaking anxiety, learn how to develop and deliver a message that truly resonates with an audience.
- Leaders who want to improve their ability to communicate across the organization, embedding key ideas and memes, leading change and inspiring the team.
- Executives who have a key presentation or public speaking event coming up and want to ramp up and polish their delivery ahead of time.
What’s In It for You?
- The end of “Death by Powerpoint,” as you remake yourself as a masterful storyteller and communicator.
- The ability to connect with and persuade key audiences with confidence, even on short notice.
- A proven method to approach each speaking occasion, allowing you to perform at your persuasive best every time.
- Freedom from the tyranny of reading slides (the ‘data dump’) and the ability to “Talk Like Ted.”
- A DVD record of your practice sessions and a comprehensive Participant Manual for ongoing reference and development.
- Notes:
- The normal 2-day delivery is limited to 6 persons per session. This allows time for multiple practice sessions, feedback, and individual coaching.
- One-to-one coaching sessions can be arranged by request.
- Lecture format is also available for larger groups in a 2-hour session.
Companies that have used Engaging Your Audience™ include: Microsoft, Novartis, Lenovo, Sanofi, The Fulbright Program, Edelman, and Bayer, to name a few.
From David Chard, the creator: “I am proud to bring Engaging Your Audience™ to my customers, grounded in my 30+ years as a professional communicator and consultant in the public relations industry. This program is ‘theory free’ and is entirely based on what actually works in the real world. I designed it using the best experiential learning methods using three decades of experience as a facilitator of learning and development. I believe it is the best course available to transform ‘presenters’ into communicators.”
YouTube Video Links for Engaging Your Audience
Take a video tour explaining some of the techniques used in Engaging Your Audience.