Hardy Smith - We Thank You

Our very own Associate Dean, Hardy Smith came to present a special presentation in May. With only a few months left of the Academy, Hardy gave us a treasure chest of ideas on how to Plan for 60 Days of Marketing.

Hardy's experience of launching his own business of professional speaking, coupled with his extensive background in PR, provided the Academy with practical tips and avenues for getting our word out in the marketplace.

It was a boost of confidence to hear so many members walk away, believing they had reality-based ideas that fit their needs.

Ken Banks - We Thank You

What Are You Famous For? This was the title of Ken Banks topic presented out at our Academy in May.

Ken shared with us his experiences with finding his niche marketing and focusing his efforts to align with that niche. Ken's ideas on branding added new ideas to our toolbox that we can use now and in the next phases of our business.

Lenn Millbauer - We Thank You

Just how exactly does one go about organizing a presentation? In April, we were fortunate to have Lenn Millbower share his expertise in design when he delivered Creating an Effective Presentation to the Academy.

Lenn shared with us an 8 part model for structuring our presentations in a way that gets every learning need satisfied. He even had us up out of our seats as we got our whole bodies involved in the learning.

Our members walked away thankful that they had a model that could serve as a checklist for addressing all 8 needs of the audience.

Robyn Winters - We Thank You

Many of us were eager to move into the content of how best to connect with our audience. In March, Robyn brought a specific knowledge that will forever change how some participants plan out their presentations.

Whole Brain Prospecting & Marketing: Do You Speak the Way They Think? This topic focused on the 4 quadrants of the brain, and how there is a different language for each. When our day was over, it was fun to hear the academy members talk about which thinking style they were, and which they needed to better address in their own presentations.

Terri Kabachnik - We Thank You!

In March Terri brought to us her formula for success. Interactive Research: Getting to the Decision-Makers Who Need What You’ve Got was filled with a step-by-step approach to gaining information from your clients. By finding out their challenges through the approach of a study, she have found the secret to getting the C-suite calling YOU back for the outcomes of the study.

So many of us in her audience walked away with an increased confidence that we could put the recipe into action!

Richard Parker - We Thank You

How can you turn a 30-minute presentation into 13 generations of revenue stream? Well just ask Richard Parker! Richard brought to us his real-life experiences of just how to create entire generations of product from a single speech.

Richard's ideas of looking at print, audio, and video options all inspired many of our Academy members to go and create a product out of their very next speech. Some of us are even experiencing the income from acting on Richards advice.

Rod Jurado - We Thank You

In January, we were provided a customized workbook that focused on different roles of professional communicators: Speaker-Coach-Consultant-Trainer. Rod spent his time, energy and effort giving us different techniques used by each role.

It was a most comprehensive toolkit, one that we are able to go back and refer to when our clients need us to take on these roles.

Thank you Rod -for investments you made on our behalf!