Methods One-on-One Coaching These one-hour sessions with a seasoned coach provide our clients with a focused and confidential learning environment in which to develop and practice new skills. Video-taped Practice Connie has found through the years that using video with expert feedback is the most efficient way for our clients to learn quickly and deeply. In this way they develop the most realistic understanding of their presentation style strengths and weaknesses, and are able to make necessary and effective changes in the shortest time frame. Relaxation and Warm-up Exercises In this hurried and harried business climate, clients benefit greatly from learning basic breathing, stretching, and vocal and mental focus exercises to ground their attention, allowing them to concentrate completely on their message. As in all performance disciplines, warming up to create a finely tuned mind and body produces the best results. Fearless Speaking Practice Ninety-nine percent of the Earth's population finds getting up in front of a group to be their #1 fear. Many professionals are overwhelmed by this fear, allowing it to limit their career paths. Participants using this practice learn to engage their audience members effectively, dropping layers of anxiety, enabling the speakers to find their own authentic style. Interactive Exercises Since speaking is a skill, practice makes perfect. A variety of these improvisational exercises call upon the participants to think on their feet and gain the elasticity and confidence to excel. Written Materials Connie's twenty-five years of trial consulting and public speaking coaching has given her the opportunity to write many articles and training curricula. In addition she has collected a variety of other written resources to share with her clients. Her workbook, The Speaker's Resource Book, is full of helpful articles and templates to use over and over again. Visual Language Development In order to develop a heightened ability to use effective visual language and concepts for presentations, participants are challenged to engage their visual sensibilities through guided imagery and visual awareness exercises. Storytelling The combination of visual imagery, supportive body language, and vocal nuance expressing a story communicates layers of meaning to an audience, seeding its significance deeply and broadly. We begin by analyzing the story goal and audience, followed by brainstorming and careful construction, choreography and orchestration. © 2003-2005 Constance Miller All rights reserved.
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