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Public Communications Training for Women
why womenspeak?
Public communication - whether by way of a media appearance, a company presentation or a speech for an event - is an instrument of incalculable influence. Yet current research shows that women still struggle both to gain access to it and to thrive within its sphere.
WOMENSPEAK Training was established to address this lack of parity by way of better communications training. We have tailored traditional communication programs to meet the specific needs of the female communicator in a variety of public communications and advocacy settings.
"Judgments about confidence can be inferred only from the way people present themselves, and much of that presentation is in the form of talk... In U.S. businesses, where men's speaking style dominates, women may be ignored, interrupted, and passed over for promotions - even if they're highly competent.”
"The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why"Deborah TannenHarvard Business Review
why womenspeak?
Figures from the Women's Media Center show that globally, news stories including women tally less than 15% and are often only about appearance and family status.
who we are
•Corporate training and development firm
•Founded 2007
•Independently owned
•Spanish-language capability
•Recent clients:
Senior Executives, Investment Bankers, Logistics Departments, Business Owners, Journalists, Research and Development, Authors, Teachers and Administrators, Financial Advisors, Social Workers, Community Leaders,Volunteers, Organizers and Advocates, Publicists, Marketing and PR Departments, Organization Presidents, Bloggers and Entrepreneurs.
employees/representatives of:
client list
employees/representatives from following companies/organizations:
staff tenure training
media training public speaking training
executive coaching accent reduction
communications consulting
capabilities
group classes curriculum design
media training
"WOMENSPEAK Training gave me valuable advice on communicating effectively in different media. I learned how to hone a message, streamline information, create sound bites and look and feel more comfortable in front of a camera. Emily was also generous with her followup and feedback. I recommend WOMENSPEAK Training wholeheartedly."
Jane Bennett ClarkSenior Associate Editor, Kiplingers Personal Finance
* Message Development & Delivery * Constructing Development & Delivery * Interviews (radio, phone, on-camera, web casts, etc.) * Presentation for Camera: Wardrobe, Make-up & Hair * Speech Coaching * Individual Work Sessions/Feedback
capabilities
public speaking training
"An incredible system...the best training I've ever had. WOMENSPEAK Training gave me the tools to achieve credibility with all types of audiences. My public speaking is now constructed to be as streamlined and persuasive as possible...this process has also gone a long way in reducing my nervousness. I used to dread public speaking - now, I speak whenever I can and feel like I have the best tools to do a great job."
Michi BarallPh.D. Candidate, Columbia University
* How-to Write Speeches/Presentations * How-to Deliver Speeches/Presentations
* Finding Your Authentic Voice as a Speaker * Looking and Sounding Your Best
* Speech Coaching * Individual Work Sessions and Feedback * Managing Performance Anxiety
capabilities
communications consulting
"This program has helped to focus our team on the development and delivery of concise, powerful messages. The presentations have received positive feedback from our audiences and ignited them to action."
Vice-President, Prestige Beauty Company
✴Spokesperson Development✴Leadership Communication Applications✴Presentation/Speech Consulting✴Communication Management Consulting
Seminars/Programs Include:✴Communicating with Impact*Communication for Women in The Global Environment✴Credibility and Persuasion✴Visibility, Self-Advocacy✴Job Interview Skills
capabilities
group classes
“Very helpful! Great systems for creating quick, simple messages that suit the target audience and creating sound bites to convey passion and cultural relevance...to the engage the audience...one of the most pleasurable training experiences I have been involved in.”
Seminar Attendee, Prestige Beauty Company
Available for all WST capabilities
Most popular group class is Best Practices 2-day “Communicating with Impact,”Seminar Agenda Includes:
✴Learning systems for creating streamlined and persuasive multi-modal messaging platform✴The Science of Charisma - how to become more charismatic in content and presentation✴Authentic and Inspiring Communication - a core competency for leadership✴Effective and persuasive targeting✴Tool box of practicalities for self-advocacy and visibility (including elevator speeches)
capabilities
curriculum design Popular Design Topics Include:
✴Strategic Communication, Messaging and Sound Bites✴Dimensions and Tactics for Influence and Persuasion✴Leadership Core Competency: Credibility Development✴Leadership Core Competency: Charisma Development✴Listening Skills (active listening, enabling active listening)✴Upward Communication✴Manager Core Competency: How-to run a meeting (protocol, facilitating discussion, navigating conflict, recognizing value)✴Envisioning - Setting Goals, Inspiring Others✴Personal Presentation (body language, speech, appearance, professionalism)✴Diversity Programs (Awareness, Visibility, Cultural Difference)
capabilities
"This was great - built my individual confidence and brought the group together with a terrific shared experience. I have already recommended WOMENSPEAK Training to a colleague." -Seminar Attendee, Prestige
executive coaching
"This program taught me so much - from dealing with nervousness to the right and wrong words to use. I feel much better about speaking both in public and in the media!"
Vice President of Marketing, Independent Bank
"Excellent program not only for professional and career development, but also for personal communication and daily use"
Fortune 500 Marketing Manager
WOMENSPEAK Training provides tailored programs and private sessions for executives, or anyone looking for custom-made, in-depth communications training.
Our expertise and training are entirely focused around the individual executive, the company s/he represents, the issues at hand - all designed and delivered in the most thorough and expeditious way possible.
Let WOMENSPEAK Training design an Executive Package that is custom-made to your executive's needs.
capabilities
speech coachingaccent reduction
"WOMENSPEAK Training instruction is expert"
Beth BetzBusiness & Professional Women's Organization
"Phenomenal"
Lisa MillerUniversity of Louisiana at Monroe
Our accent reduction training will give you more options as a public speaker or spokesperson.
Correct "problem" sounds and regionalisms or improve your speech as a non-native English speaker with WOMENSPEAK Training Accent Reduction Workshop.
Workshop includes:
* Individual analysis of your speaking patterns and dialect * Individual program tailored to your specific needs as a speaker * Exercises for practice and development
capabilities
emily a. donahoefounder / president
Emily A. Donahoe has trained CEOs, executives, authors, government officials, physicians, and public relations directors to be better communicators. Trained by TJ Walker as senior consultant at MTW, she has lead training sessions for employees of Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, The Environmental Protection Agency, Diners Club, P.F. Chang's, American Kennel Club, Illumina, E-gain, National Multi Housing Council, American Spine Association, Jefferson Pilot Financial, Sovereign Bank, Minnesota State University and The District Department of Transportation. Her clients have appeared on NBC's "The Today Show", BBC's "The World", NPR's "Talk of the Nation", The Sharon Osbourne Show, WB Network and New York One, and in print and internet media that includes The New York Times, MSNBC.com, CNN.com, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, The Boston Herald, The Daily News and Newsday.
Donahoe has been a guest speaker at Yale University (School of Drama), University of California, San Diego, and shared the speaking stage with experts from Columbia University, Verisign and The Cato Institute. In 2004 she was a featured speaker for "Understanding the Needs and Mindset of the Media" at the American Strategic Management Institute's "Media Training Boot Camp" in Washington, D.C. representing Media Training Worldwide. She taught public speaking at the University of California, San Diego for two years.
Donahoe has worked in promotional media for Match.com, MTV, Eureka, Procter & Gamble, Alcon and Glaxosmith-Kline. She has performed on Broadway & Off-Broadway, in regional theaters around the country, on television, film, radio - and in new media (including webisodes, and internet news). Her CD with TJ Walker "Fear No More: Exorcising Your Public Speaking Demons" and her chapter in "Podcasting Hacks: Tips and Tools for Blogging Out Loud" are both available through Amazon.
She is proud to have co-created/co-managed "Lake Providence Help" during Hurricane Katrina (featured on BBC's "The World" and NPR's "Talk of the Nation"), an effort which raised over $20,000 in donations in four days for disaster relief. MFA - University of California, San Diego; BA - Vassar College.
who we are
avril nuñez senior consultant
Nuñez is a founding member of The Thomas Collective (TTC), a firm that provides public relations support for a broad range of consumer products. She is currently Senior Account Director, and also heads up the firm’s Hispanic programming with tailored outreach to Spanish language publications.
Since its inception, TTC has created communication strategies for Food and Beverage Clients (including Vere Chocolate, Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky, The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch, Wyborowa Single Estate Vodka, Wild Turkey Bourbon, Tezón Tequila, Kahlúa Liqueur, Malibu Rum and wineries from New Zealand, Australia, France, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Chile); Retail (Tanishq Jewelry, New York Burger Company) and has recently expanded to include tourism (Wine Country, Chile). Nuñez has both lead and collaborated with teams that have created campaigns to put clients’ brands/products before the public by creating “newsworthy” stories resulting in media placements via print, radio, television and internet outlets. She has extensive experience representing international and domestic clients, having been instrumental in the development and execution of a number of highly successful and award-winning campaigns, including the launch of Chivas Regal 25-Year-Old—which involved the coordination of over 200 domestic and international broadcast and print journalists from 27 countries for a one-day event. She has organized and led press trips to Scotland, Mexico and the Philippines, and has planned and executed events in Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York in addition to overseeing the Wine Portfolio and press trip planning to New Zealand, Australia, Portugal and Paris.
Nuñez was instrumental in developing and formalizing TTC’s proprietary approach to solving communication challenges, and selecting and training a staff to possess highly developed public skills. She has a sound understanding of both traditional and social media, trends and the public marketplace, and unique skills in important sub-need areas (including media pitching and media training).
Avril was born in Mexico City and moved with her family to California in the early 90’s. She holds a Psychology degree from Stanford University. In addition, she has conducted research for Sullivan & Cromwell’s M&A department and worked on brand management for Cutters Gloves, a high-performance sports glove company.
who we are
melle powers diversity trainer /
advisor
Melle Powers has brought diversity organization assessments to life and conducted skill-building sessions for executives and managers within a wide variety of industries. She has lead training sessions for employees of Johnson & Johnson, Abercrombie & Fitch, British Petroleum, Sodexho, Novartis, DLA Piper, Skadden Arps, SECO (SouthEastern Conference of Optometry), and BI (Boehringer Ingelheim). An expert in the Interactive Theatre model, she has worked as a trainer/seminar leader for training and development companies that raise awareness and develop diversity skills in clients through the use of customized scenarios that are tailored to client culture.
Powers has worked in promotional media for IBM, Snapple, Burger King, Alcon and Zofran. She has performed Off-Broadway, in regional theaters around the country, and extensively in film and television (including a recurring role on Chapelle’s Show, Mercy, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU and Damages on F/X).
Powers worked as the Assistant to the Director of Human Resources at American Express, Tax and Business Services for two years. She is co-founder and served as Managing Producer for five years of “The Mud/Bone Collective”, a theater company formed for and by artists of color whose original mission was to perform classical works
who we are
WOMENSPEAK Training99 Ocean AVE, # 1CBrooklyn, NY 11225
www.womenspeaktraining.comhttp://womenspeaktraining.blogspot.com
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