june 20 & 21, 2018 • las vegas, nv · 2018-06-17 · june 20 & 21, 2018 • las vegas, nv...

June 20 & 21, 2018 • Las Vegas, NV

During this live workshop, you will:

• Improve your own stage performance by relating to the VIPs.

• Know exactly what coaches look for both good and bad.

• Understand the essential elements of stories that keep your audience leaning in.

• Learn through the experience of our VIPs.

• Demystify the strategies, tips, and techniques of elite speaker coaches.

• Overcome delivery, speech, and structure issues by seeing the coach's perspective.

• Discover the tiny adjustments that make an enormous difference for your audience.

• Avoid the common mistakes that our coaches point out.

• Have fun!

• And much more . .

To get the most out of this session:

• Actively participate in discussions and activities.

• Take notes to capture your own “AH-HA!” moments.

• As you hear them, try applying each of the principles andsuggestions you hear to ONE speech you are currently developing

• Decide which ideas you plan to act upon immediately.

• Examine these ideas immediately after each session.

• Review your notes again within 24-hours –this reinforces retention.

• Check your progress towards your goals weekly and monthly.

NAME: _________________________________

Your Expert Faculty: Darren LaCroix, AS, CSP

Mark BrownMichael Hauge

Mark BrownWorld Champion of Public SpeakingOriginally from Kingston, Jamaica, Mark Brown immigrated to the United States at 18 with $40 in his pocket and a dream of a better life. He never imagined he would devote his life to helping others. He spent 15 years working in the banking and direct marketing industries as a computer analyst before choosing to develop his public speaking skills.

After recovering from a life-threatening illness in the summer of 1993, he made a commitment to excel as a communicator. His commitment earned him a 1995 Harlem YMCA Black Achievers in Industry Award. His efforts were further rewarded when he became Toastmasters International's 1995 World Champion of Public Speaking.

Brown, a member of the National Speakers Association, is also the recipient of a 1996 Music Service Award from the National Association of Negro Musicians. He has been the subject of articles in several publications, including the San Diego Union-Tribune and The New York Times. He has also been featured in print and broadcast media in Hong Kong, the Middle East, the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. In 1999, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences nominated his presentation in the Maine PBS television special “Words Count with Mark Brown” for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Educational/Instructional Program.

Brown makes over 200 presentations each year at conferences, school assemblies, symposiums, conventions, and corporate meetings, and he is in high demand by adult and youth audiences throughout North America.

Mark Brown’s purpose is threefold: to touch your head and make you think; to touch your heart and make you feel; to touch your hands and make you act.

Learn more about Mark on his website at www.MarkBrownSpeaks.com

Michael HaugeMichael Hauge works with people who want to change more lives, and make more money, by telling compelling stories. He has been one of Hollywood's top coaches and story experts since 1985, and he has worked with countless screenwriters, novelists, and filmmakers. He has consulted on projects starring (among many others) Morgan Freeman, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Reese Witherspoon. Applying those same, powerful storytelling principles, Michael also coaches independent consultants, speakers, marketers, entrepreneurs, and business leaders on using story to transform the lives of their audiences, clients, and customers.

Michael is the best-selling author of Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds, Writing Screenplays that Sell, and his latest book, Storytelling Made Easy: Persuade and Transform Your Audiences, Buyers and Clients - Simply, Quickly and Profitably.

Michael has presented seminars, lectures and keynotes in person and online to more than 100,000 participants worldwide.

According to Will Smith, “No one is better than Michael Hauge at finding what is most authentic in every moment of a story.”

Learn more about Michael on his website at www.StoryMastery.com06/18 Copyright 2018. Darren LaCroix, Mark Brown, Michael Hauge 1

Darren LaCroix, AS, CSPStage Time University

In 1992, Darren LaCroix took the stage in a Boston comedy club and bombed miserably. It was horrible. The headliner that night told Darren to keep his day job. Friends told him that his dream of making people laugh for a living was "crazy" and "stupid." He didn't listen.

He may have been born without a funny bone in his body, but he possessed the desire to learn and the willingness to fail. These were the essentials for achieving his dream. This self-proclaimed “student of comedy” is living proof that anything can be learned.

Less than nine years later, in 2001, Darren LaCroix outspoke 25,000 contestants from 14 countries to become the World Champion of Public Speaking. He did it with a very funny speech. Some say it was one of the best speeches in the history of the contest.

Since that victory, Darren has traveled the world demystifying the process of creating a powerful presentation. His story has roused audiences in faraway places like Australia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, China, Oman, Malaysia, and Taiwan with his inspirational journey from Chump to Champ. He is passionate about showing people that if you have the right mentors and you are a sponge, anything is possible.

In any industry, standing out to one’s peers carries great meaning. Darren has achieved the National Speakers Association Certified Speaking Professional designation and Toastmasters’ Accredited Speaker designation. He is currently the only speaker in the world who is a CSP, an AS, and a World Champion Speaker.

Through his LIVE workshops and online programs, Darren works with presenters eager to learn what it takes to connect deeply with their audience. He is the founder of StageTimeUniversity.com, The Ultimate Online Programs for Presenters.

Learn more about Darren on his website at www.StageTimeUniversity.com

06/18 Copyright 2018. Darren LaCroix, Mark Brown, Michael Hauge 2

Schedule is subject to change based on the needs (and hunger) of the students & instructors.

Day 1 Agenda

8:30 am Registration / Doors Open9:00 am Live Event Begins . . . Welcome!

• The Coach's Eye: What do they look for?

• VIP 1 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP

• VIP 2 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 3 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP

12:00ish LUNCH on your own

• VIP 4 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 5 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 6 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 7 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP

6:00 pm Sleep well . . . see you in the morning!

Day 2 Agenda

8:30 am Registration / Doors Open 9:00 am Live Event Begins . . . Welcome!

• DEBRIEF: Reflecting and Absorbing Day 1 Experience• VIP 7 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 6 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 5 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP

12:00ish LUNCH on your own

• VIP 4 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 3 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• VIP 2 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP

• VIP 1 Presentation / Feedback from You / Coaching the VIP• Keeps and Action Items

6:00 pm DISMISSED!!!

www.StageTimeLIVE.com


Breakthroughs:What ‘Get Coached to Speak’ Breakthroughs & Successes are working for you? List three examples below under the Breakthroughs column.

Challenges:What are your ‘Get Coached to Speak’ challenges? List your answers beneath the Challenges column.

Breakthroughs Challenges1. 1.

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My Learning Objectives:What would you like to get out of this program?

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

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PointofWisdom Example Example Example

Seamless transition: _______________________________________________________



they are thinking? ___________________________________________answer: ___________________________________________

premise: ___________________________________________________________

Strong opening

answer questions: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

review: ___________________________________________________________

Strong Closing




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Story Mastery Checklistby Michael Hauge

MUST HAVES: Are you?

___ naming the protagonist/hero of each story?

___ picturing that hero’s everyday life?

___ drawing us into the setting with details?

___ using conflict to create empathy with that character?

___ presenting your hero with a crisis?

___ giving your hero a clear goal?

___ including the obstacles and conflict your hero had to overcome?

___ showing how your hero overcame that conflict?

___ including how you, your process or your principles contributed to

your hero’s success?

___ giving credit to your mentors for your success?

___ picturing your hero’s new life after achieving his or her goal?

___ matching the aftermath with your audience’s needs and desires?

MUST AVOIDS: Do you?

___ replace stories with data?

___ ruin your stories with slides and text?

___ make every story about yourself?

___ summarize characters and actions?

___ rush your stories to get to the message?



49-Point “Coaching Checklist”Presenter: _______________________________

ON-SITE Preparation:____ Speak HUNGRY! (1.5 hours before) ____ Can they see you?____ Did you sit in the 4 corners of the room? ____ Can they hear you?____ Have note cards for last-minute ideas? ____ Did you meet and greet the audience?____ Did you make the AV person feel important? ____ Meeting planner feel important?

Own the Stage FOUNDATION: After your presentation, what do you want your audience toDO /THINK / FEEL? Keep it to 10 words or fewer!____________________________________________________________________________________

AUDIENCE IS THINKING: So what? Who cares? What is in it for me? . . . It’s all about me!

MUST HAVES: Are you…____ using a foundational phrase? ____ tapping and transporting?____ putting your audience into your scene? ____ using: “For example…”? ____ being conversational? ____“salting” your key points?____ using enough dialogue? ____ selling your point?____ pausing long enough for them to think? ____ moving on purpose?____ using “You” questions to connect? ____ naming your characters?____ using personal stories? ____ using your audience members’ names?____ using analogies? ____ speaking to one and looking to all?____ keeping them curious? ____ using the stage “on purpose” for clarity ____ developing your NAMEisms? ____ being specific?____ using holograms? ____ calling back to anchors?____ letting reactions tell the story? ____ pantomiming “realistically?”____ checking the VAKS? ____ letting them know what’s in it for them?

MUST AVOIDS: Are you…____ suffering from SAMENESS? ____ stepping on their thoughts?____ moving on stage without purpose? ____ using too much narration?____ using a distracting resting point? ____ giving too much blah-blah? (loose material)____ taking too long to get to your stories? ____ stepping on laughs?____ preaching as “speakerman / woman?”

Slide Presentations: Are you…___ using the “B” button? ____ using clean slides? ___ using visuals that back up main points? ____ ready with a back-up plan if the LCD breaks?

Next Step: ___ Thank you – follow-up with _________________________________



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