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Communication for the Senior Leader®

Project a polished leadership presence in any type of communication setting

How to Lead Every Time You Speak
Every executive knows that communication and leadership skills are essential to their success. But what few realize is that these two skill sets are in fact intrinsically linked – and should be approached as such.

Designed for executives and senior leaders, this powerful program focuses on the strong links between leadership and communication. You will learn to apply an inspirational leadership approach that will enable you to create belief in and support for your ideas, and drive people to action every time you write or speak.

Takeaways
Attending this course will enable you to:

  • approach all interactions as leadership opportunities
  • script yourself with clear, compelling and well-developed messages
  • speak with a logical structure that drives home your points
  • read and engage your audience
  • strengthen people’s belief in your message and commitment to action
  • sharpen your ability to think quickly and speak confi dently under pressure
  • use eye contact, pauses and body language that hold the audience
  • master the style and language of leadership
  • deliver your messages with maximum leadership impact

Course Content

Communication Self-Assessment

Adopting the Leader’s Mindset

  • the connection between communication and leadership
  • strategies of great communicators
  • moving from information to inspiration
  • analyzing every interaction to determine your opportunity

Crafting the Leader’s Script

  • why most scripts fail to inspire or engage
  • designing powerful leadership scripts for formal, informal and off-the-cuff situations
  • putting it all together, to engage your head, heart and body

Using the Language of Leadership

  • from Martin Luther King to Steve Jobs: unlocking the power of language
  • employing strong, confi dent and natural language
  • why jargon sounds impressive but fails the leadership test
  • how you may be undermining yourself without knowing it

Leading on Paper

  • the PowerPoint trap: why senior leaders should be wary
  • creating visuals that convey ideas, not just facts
  • leading in memos and e-mails

Achieving Presence

  • understanding leadership presence and the dynamics of power
  • projecting vibrant leadership through eye contact, voice, expression, body language
  • helping others see and hear the conviction you hold in your own ideas
  • delivering a consistently great performance every time out

Leading in Impromptu Speaking

  • why small conversations have big impact
  • always be ready – even when you have no time to prepare
  • listen, listen, listen
  • turning Q&A situations into leadership opportunities

Special Features
This program employs a highly practical, interactive and varied format. You will prepare and deliver a talk, role play diffi cult conversations, analyze your material through the “lens of leadership,” practice handling diffi cult questions and more. You will also receive extensive feedback, including videotaped feedback on your leadership presence.

Course Leaders
Mr. Bart Egnal, Ms. Brenda Allen

May 14-15, 2012 in Vancouver.
November 15-16, 2012 in Vancouver.
April 3-4, 2013 in Vancouver.

Fee: $2,395 + tax

Register by email: ekovarsky@thehumphreygroup.com
Register by phone: 604-568-7495 ext. 109