Want to hear what I’m saying—above—about how to transition from online to in-person Presentations? Watch it here.
If you want to take everyone’s presentation skills at your organization to the next level, Gigi offers 6 Corporate Public Speaking Training Packages.
Each training is customized based on interviews with leaders, staffers and/or board members. That means the training is exactly what your team needs to deliver clear, inspiring and authoritative presentations whether it’s to one client or a standing-room-only audience.
Gigi’s Corporate Training Packages include:
Package No. 1
5 Steps to Your Elevator Speech or Introduction
When you go around the room at a pitch meeting or client presentation, can everyone on your team introduce themselves with clarity and confidence? If not, it’s time to teach the entire team the 5 Steps to Your Elevator Speech or Introduction.
Participants leave this training with a workable elevator speech and practical tips for delivering it with authority, clarity and warmth. Specifically, Gigi teaches participants how to:
Hone an elevator speech or introduction so that it’s clear, concise and on brand.
Ensure everyone is on the same page so it sounds like you all work at the same company.
Speak with rather than at the audience whether that’s one-on-one on Zoom or in a packed pitch meeting.
Everyone receives a copy of Gigi’s workbook 5 Steps to Your Elevator Speech.
Package No. 2
Command the Zoom:
Public Speaking in a Virtual World
You’re in a Zoom meeting and as the CFO drones on with the financial update, the president of the board texts you, “Please google public speaking coach. We need help ASAP.” Is that how you landed here?
In Gigi’s Command the Zoom, everyone on your team learns how to show up online with confidence, authenticity and vitality. Gigi teaches participants how to engage an online audience so the message is remembered long after everyone clicks “leave meeting.” Learn how to lessen Zoom burnout and make the best use of your small screen. Everyone leaves with:
Tips and techniques for looking and sounding your best online.
Best practices for juggling eye contact with visuals and notes.
Proven strategies for using body language and audience participation to increase engagement in online meetings.
All participants receive the Cheat Sheet Gigi’s 7 Best Online Presentation Tips.
Package No. 3
Nail Your Next Presentation Anywhere, Part One
You’re flying home from the latest conference you hosted and reflecting on how things went. It was “good” but you realize what could have made it “outstanding” were better-prepared, more polished speakers who could ignite excitement in the audience.
In this public speaking training designed for everyone from the executive team to mid-level managers, everyone learns to prepare and deliver a polished presentation while a brave few receive on-the spot coaching from Gigi. She identifies what your employees are already doing well and then provides basic training for creating presentations that are clear, captivating and inspiring. Topics include how to:
Structure your content so you open with a bang and end with power and clarity.
Let the numbers tell a story.
Calm your nerves before and during a presentation.
Everyone leaves with Gigi’s workbook Nail Your Next Presentation.
Package No. 4
Dress Rehearsal:
The Polish Before a High-Stakes Presentation
It’s the week before that high-stakes presentation and everyone’s jittery and grim-faced. If that’s the case, it’s time to invite Gigi for a Dress Rehearsal so that every speaker can shine. At this rehearsal, you’ll run through the presentation with Gigi who then provides on-the-spot coaching regarding everything from content to wardrobe to delivery. She identifies what the team is already doing well and helps you smooth rough transitions. Team members walk away with:
Confidence that they can deliver a high-stakes presentation.
Detailed instructions on where to tighten and polish.
Practice so everyone is warmed-up and ready to present with panache and power.
Participants leave with a Cheat Sheet covering all the highlights from Gigi’s critique.
Package No. 5
Up to Speed:
Public Speaking Training for New Employees
You’ve just onboarded 10 new employees who are eager and full of energy but who might be more comfortable texting than meeting face-to-face. It’s a good thing you have a corporate policy to train everyone, including newcomers, on public speaking. Now you have Gigi as a resource.
This training ensures every new employee’s public speaking skills match those of the seasoned staffers at your organization. It’s designed to be part of the onboarding process so new employees don’t fumble with presentations as they’re getting used to their new role. Gigi covers how to:
Present with Executive Presence.
Look and sound your best both online and in-person.
Use storytelling and visuals to engage an audience.
Everyone leaves with a Cheat Sheet of best practices for creating and delivering a dynamic and exciting presentation.
Package No. 6
Nail Your Presentation Refresher:
The Annual Check-up
Since your staff completed a basic public speaking training with Gigi months ago, you've noticed old habits creeping back. Or, since the initial training, your employees are so jazzed about public speaking that they’re seeking more opportunities and now they need skills to speak on bigger stages. It’s time for the Refresher.
In this training everyone brings a presentations they’re about to give and receives on-the-spot coaching from Gigi. Participants walk away with advanced skills including:
How to add appropriate drama.
Ways to add humor and vitality to any presentation.
More practice on speaking with clarity, authority and generosity.
All participants receive a Gigi’s Toolkit with reminders of tips, tools and techniques.
All of Gigi’s Corporate Training Packages include:
Gigi’s prep including: reviewing past presentations, if available.
Interviews with 2-3 leaders, staffers and/or board members to develop a customized training.
Tailored homework sent to attendees ahead of time, as needed.
One or more 60-90-minute webinars or in-person trainings customized for your group.
On-the-spot coaching during the webinar for as many as time allows.
Gigi models how to give constructive feedback so that after she leaves, participants can coach each other.
Follow-up webinars allow for dress rehearsals, further refinements, additional practice and fine tuning.
Cheat Sheet which includes highlights of the training and reminders of tips, techniques and tools.
“Pep Talk and Prep Talk” customized video in which Gigi guides participants through the Cheat Sheet as if she were on-site before the event.
Elevator Speech Workbook, as needed.
“Warm up with Gigi” video which leads attendees through a warm-up to complete before presenting.
30-minute follow-up debrief after the workshop to assess learning, progress and next steps.
Corporate public speaking training with Gigi comes in two formats:
company-wide WORKSHOPS
For groups of 20 to 100+ employees, a workshop helps company-wide groups level up their public speaking and online presentation skills in one session. A lucky few receive on-the-spot coaching while everyone learns by observing. Participants benefit from Gigi’s vivacious, condensed training and leave with tools they can use right away.
SMALL GROUP TRAINING
Your team gets personalized feedback without the intensity of a one-on-one session. Working in groups of 3 to 5 people, everyone receives on-the-spot coaching and also learns by observing others. This format is economical and still includes Gigi’s lively, hands-on training in presenting with clarity and warmth.
Would you like Gigi to customize a workshop for your company?
What people are saying about Gigi’s workshops:
“We recently partnered with Gigi for one of our Mulberry Talent Partners Job Search Workshops where she spoke on ‘How to Show Up Confidently Online.” She presented beautifully, was incredibly engaging, and her energy shone through the screen. It is easy, and fun, to learn from Gigi! ”
“Gigi helps our faculty take their years of research and turn it into an 8-minute talk. Wow! What a task! Gigi brings a sense of calmness and power to each meeting. We highly recommend Gigi, and can’t wait to work with her again this Fall! ”
“If you are looking to up your team’s game or your own game, you found the right person to help! ”
“Gigi’s warmth and humor keeps her audience engaged and her amazing insights and advice help everyone who works with her take their public speaking to the next level.
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“Gigi is one of those rare individuals who can change people’s lives for the better. Her involvement with our professional group, ATD, has sharpened the networking skills of our members, including one person who landed a job right after hearing her presentation to our group!”
“Gigi brought insight and knowledge to my staff at MSN that dramatically enhanced their communication skills. She listened, observed, coached individuals to understand unique skills suited to their specific needs. She has an instructional mastery that I have rarely seen. Hire her.”
“The content Gigi created was incredibly engaging and even interactive, which is not always easy to achieve in a webinar format. I would highly recommend her and am very grateful that she brought her expertise to the PDXWIT community.”
“Gigi’s workshop was wonderful, informative and reassuring. I left with many ‘healthy presentation techniques’ for how to both physically prepare and to ensure the audience is getting my message. ”
“Gigi’s “Nail Your Elevator Speech” webinar was fantastic. In one hour, she provided valuable food for thought and did it all with warmth, humor and professionalism.”
“Gigi is a realist with an optimist’s heart. She knows fundraising is tough, but also how to get it done. Her workshop was concise and candid, and she teaches with warmth and humor. Time well spent!”
“Gigi’s workshop helped me reshape my thinking about public speaking. I appreciated her advice about how to stay calm and especially her direction to expect imperfection. I left her workshop feeling re-energized about my next presentation. ”
“Gigi’s talk in Boulder was absolutely first rate. She brought excellent content, clarity, concision and enthusiasm to her talk. And a good time was had by all. I’m working on an exhibition and exchange in Kunming, China in early November and will use all her help.”
“Gigi’s keynote address truly grounded our Arts Symposium. Her down-to-earth advice, personable demeanor and entertaining presentation kept the audience rapt. People walked away buzzing with ideas and energized for the other sessions.
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“The lecture series Gigi presented in South Florida provided artists with such valuable lessons in how to succeed in the marketplace. Broward County artists learned to talk about their art, write about their projects and collaborate. We look forward to working with her again. ”
“I attended Gigi’s workshop at the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Since then, I’ve been awarded two fellowships, three professional development grants, and two project grants from local and state agencies. Gigi put all of that in motion for me a decade ago. Thank you so much!”
“Gigi’s class was fun, well-paced, and practical, and her observation about my elevator speech hook was astute. What works in writing doesn’t always translate well into spoken form. After I pitched the agent with the revised elevator speech, he requested my book proposal. Success! Thank you!”
“I met Gigi at an Artist Trust workshop in Tacoma, Washington in 2012 where she spoke about marketing. I had just sold my first piece and now five years later, using some of her advice, I’m a fulltime professional artist.
I fondly remember her New York-ish-ness and the feeling that I had chosen the right direction for my art. Her enthusiasm and information increased the confidence I felt in aggressively, strategically, and joyfully placing my art in front of a world audience.”
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