Once a quarter The Henderson Group holds "By Invitation Only" workshops in San Francisco, led by our VP of Services, Terry Gault.  Upcoming Dates:

Executive Communicator

Dec. 8 – 9, 2011 in San Francisco

Jan. 26 – 27, 2012 in San Mateo

Participants learn:

Executive Presence – How To:

• Make the right first impression
• Empathize with functional executives according to their diverse business drivers
• Establish rapport with superiors and their superiors

Executive Communication – How To:

• Assess group dynamics quickly and cultivate support
• Modify dialog style according to each executive
• Anticipate and navigate around “political landmines”
• ”Think on your feet”and handle probing questions and objections effectively

Executive Presentation – How To:

• Prepare effectively by holding the “meeting before the meeting”
• Open and close presentations with impact
• Deliver the right amount of detail without getting bogged down
• Maintain the engagement of a busy executive audience
• Use metaphor to make complex concepts easy to understand
• Avoid presentation pitfalls and “career limiting moves”
• Influence executive decisions to drive desired business outcomes

"This course exceeded my expectations, and I found several elements of extreme value.   The most beneficial aspect was the quadruple-barrel feedback circle — self-assessment, peer assessment, executive assessment and presentation expert assessment. I also compliment the feedback quality of the instructors. The powerful combination of the executives, and communicator expert cannot be overstated.  Further, the video provides an immensely rich and relevant tool for participants to tie it all together.  I thought this was fantastic."

Joe Hasselwander, Senior Digital Marketing Professional

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Art of Presentation

Feb. 2 – 3, 2012 in San Francisco

The results of this work:

• Competently present ideas and information to groups of people
• Energize and persuade audiences using stories and metaphors
• Effectively communicate with peers, superiors and customers
• Move business objectives forward by quickly engaging with customers and colleagues and creating influence.

Specific Skills Mastered:

• Using voice, gesture, movement, presentation structure, stories and metaphor for powerful presentations
• Helping audiences learn through use of examples, associations and images
• Turning fear into excitement through creative visualization
• Structuring presentations for maximum impact
• Engaging listeners and increasing audience attention span.

“After one session with The Henderson Group, I immediately rolled out their work throughout the EMC Sales Organization.”

National VP of Productivity, EMC Corporation

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