Today was the final day of the three day program. Today was focused on application, practice, and assessment of the framework that we’ve developed over the last two days.
We practiced speaking to poems, speeches, and presentations. Furthermore, we were filmed speaking standing up, sitting down, in front of a projector, and sitting at a conference room table.
Emphasis is placed on seeing yourself and the impact you make as a speaker, from the listeners point of view. Once you understand how you appear in their eyes, you can adjust your delivery to achieve the maximum impact.
At the end of the program they give you a DVD which is comprised of all of your recording over the 3 day program. I was astonished when I watched the DVD at how much progress I made in 3 days. I’m already a more confident speaker, know where I’m at, and have the framework to implement into my everyday life to continue to improve as an impactful speaker.
I can truly tell all of you that I will carry the skills I’ve acquired in this program with me for the rest of my career.
This is one of the best development classes that I’ve ever taken. The improvement is night and day. I’d encourage anyone, no matter what skill set or position in an organization you are, to take this course.
I hope that this blog series was an informative read, and I would appreciate any feedback that you have.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions regarding the program.
The SVTB
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
SPEAKEASY Mini Blog Series - Part 3
Impact, impact, impact. Today was all about concentration, repetition, application, evaluation, and integration.
Yesterday we learned the techniques and tools to use for excellent communication and began practicing. Today, we spent the whole day implementing and practicing those techniques.
We had 3 recorded exercises and speeches throughout the day where we were evaluated by our coaches, our peers, and ourselves.
The video assessments allow you to see your evolution throughout the day and pinpoint your strengths, as well as your areas of development.
Between the video assessments you're given practice exercises that are targeted at giving you the opportunity to work on your development areas. By the end of the day you, you've been through an intensive training program and can effectively implement the techniques that you've been taught with extreme concentration.
I was extremely happy with my end of day assessment and am looking forward tomorrow. My focus area for tomorrow is trusting myself. I need to control the situation, and effectively deliver the message to my peers, regardless of what my speech says.
Stay posted,
The SVTB
Yesterday we learned the techniques and tools to use for excellent communication and began practicing. Today, we spent the whole day implementing and practicing those techniques.
We had 3 recorded exercises and speeches throughout the day where we were evaluated by our coaches, our peers, and ourselves.
The video assessments allow you to see your evolution throughout the day and pinpoint your strengths, as well as your areas of development.
Between the video assessments you're given practice exercises that are targeted at giving you the opportunity to work on your development areas. By the end of the day you, you've been through an intensive training program and can effectively implement the techniques that you've been taught with extreme concentration.
I was extremely happy with my end of day assessment and am looking forward tomorrow. My focus area for tomorrow is trusting myself. I need to control the situation, and effectively deliver the message to my peers, regardless of what my speech says.
Stay posted,
The SVTB
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
SPEAKEASY Mini Blog Series - Part 2
Day 1 was quite the experience. I already feel myself becoming a better communicator. We have a class of 8 people with senior-executive level managers from companies like Wells Fargo, Visa, Juniper, Apple, and more.
“Communication is defined as the transfer of a sentence to the mind of another”.
Today was focused on driving the idea into our heads that communication is about making an impact in the mind of another person. The thought process and training is explained in the analogy of a world class tennis player.
World class tennis players take the same swing regardless of if they’re hitting the ball against the wall, against an opponent, or center stage at Wimbledon. World class communicators therefore have the tools and approach to communicate effectively and make an impact, if they’re talking to 1 person, or 10,000.
The approach is broken down at a high level into two steps, thought composure, and thought delivery. After learning the technique, the rest of the day was spent on multiple video assessments, exercises, and implementation.
Danny Slomoff, our instructor, has over 30 years experience as a communication coach and psychologist, and has therefore been an inspiration in his ability to recognize and give feedback to us around becoming an “excellent communicator”.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow, and am off to go complete the homework assignments for day 2.
Stay posted,
The SVTB
“Communication is defined as the transfer of a sentence to the mind of another”.
Today was focused on driving the idea into our heads that communication is about making an impact in the mind of another person. The thought process and training is explained in the analogy of a world class tennis player.
World class tennis players take the same swing regardless of if they’re hitting the ball against the wall, against an opponent, or center stage at Wimbledon. World class communicators therefore have the tools and approach to communicate effectively and make an impact, if they’re talking to 1 person, or 10,000.
The approach is broken down at a high level into two steps, thought composure, and thought delivery. After learning the technique, the rest of the day was spent on multiple video assessments, exercises, and implementation.
Danny Slomoff, our instructor, has over 30 years experience as a communication coach and psychologist, and has therefore been an inspiration in his ability to recognize and give feedback to us around becoming an “excellent communicator”.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow, and am off to go complete the homework assignments for day 2.
Stay posted,
The SVTB
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
SPEAKEASY Blog Series Part 1
I've been fortunate enough to be sponsored to go to SPEAKEASY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ag40VrbCY, a corporate communication development program in SF for the next 3 days.
My program, Talk So People Listen, is described below: http://www.speakeasyinc.com/talksopeoplelisten.asp
"Three-day program for middle and upper management. Limit: 10 participants. This program is for the individual who understands the importance of communication to driving business results ¬ and who is committed to developing a style that can positively impact those results. In this program, participants get all the information and all the insight they need to develop a communication style that is uniquely their own. And they have the time needed to explore, experiment with, and then own the specific skills that will make them more comfortable and more effective communicators".
I'm going to blog about my SPEAKEASY experience to stress the importance of learning and development in your organization. The development of your most important asset, your people, is an investment which, in a recessed economy, most organizations have chosen not to make.
I believe that organizations should make a point to invest in their people, and develop the high potential candidates of today within their company so that one day, you have created a pipeline for your companies leaders of tomorrow. Leaders who have developed within your business and understand the pulse, culture, and direction your company needs to go in to remain a world class organization.
I’m looking forward to giving this course everything I have to truly grow and develop as a professional. I’m also extremely thankful to Cisco and my management team for making this opportunity possible.
I’ll keep you posted. I’ve got to do my homework for the first day, preparing a 2-3 minute speech about something I’m currently working on.
I’ve included some further information about the program below if you’re interested:
http://www.box.net/shared/71r8cv8z5o
The SVTB
My program, Talk So People Listen, is described below: http://www.speakeasyinc.com/talksopeoplelisten.asp
"Three-day program for middle and upper management. Limit: 10 participants. This program is for the individual who understands the importance of communication to driving business results ¬ and who is committed to developing a style that can positively impact those results. In this program, participants get all the information and all the insight they need to develop a communication style that is uniquely their own. And they have the time needed to explore, experiment with, and then own the specific skills that will make them more comfortable and more effective communicators".
I'm going to blog about my SPEAKEASY experience to stress the importance of learning and development in your organization. The development of your most important asset, your people, is an investment which, in a recessed economy, most organizations have chosen not to make.
I believe that organizations should make a point to invest in their people, and develop the high potential candidates of today within their company so that one day, you have created a pipeline for your companies leaders of tomorrow. Leaders who have developed within your business and understand the pulse, culture, and direction your company needs to go in to remain a world class organization.
I’m looking forward to giving this course everything I have to truly grow and develop as a professional. I’m also extremely thankful to Cisco and my management team for making this opportunity possible.
I’ll keep you posted. I’ve got to do my homework for the first day, preparing a 2-3 minute speech about something I’m currently working on.
I’ve included some further information about the program below if you’re interested:
http://www.box.net/shared/71r8cv8z5o
The SVTB
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