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Nikolaus Heilman

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Public Speaking

6 Months | 12 Hours | $2100.00
1. Every day communication
2. Seminar facilitator
3. Public speaking

NOTE: Personal contact with the protege is required to observe reactions and levels of comprehension. This does not mitigate the use of email and telephone conversation to bounce ideas off each other and to stimulate thinking between mentoring sessions. TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM COST and are the responsibility of the protege.

Real leadership requires the ability to inspire with the spoken word and attendant body language. If, as a leader, you cannot inspire, you will expire. Effective communication is not an option for supervisors and managers. It is a job expectation and is one of the most valuable tools for productive leadership. The new supervisor could be facing a formidable challenge. If the promotion came through recognition of excellent technical skills and work habits and there was little or no succession training, the new supervisor may be left literally speechless. Communication is not only a productivity tool; it is also a judgment tool. Subordinates, peers and superiors tend to judge others, to a great extent, on the quality of their communications, written and spoken. There is no real leadership when it is not communicated with conviction.

True leadership requires good, personal, verbal communication skills. If you are a good leader, people will put money where your mouth is. There is, unfortunately the erroneous idea among many executives, particularly the younger ones, that if they know how to surf the Internet and can write e-mail and blogs, that they have all the knowledge in the world and are great communicators. Executives (supposed leaders) have more need to manifest their leadership qualities in face to face situations in the work place. Many people would rather have a root canal than appear before an audience. Even if they are natural hams and have no problems in getting before a group, they often are not effective because the lack speaking skills. This ability is not obtained by watching the screen on the lap top. There has to be exercised practice and application before a live audience.


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John Ribbler

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Public Speaking

3 Months | 9 Hours | $1575.00
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