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Communication Secret #6
A great performance is one where the work has been done ahead of time. No one wants to see a play where the actors are grappling with the script after the curtain goes up. Likewise, it’s a huge mistake to work out your speech while you’re giving it. Rehearsal is the time to work it out. Skip this step at your peril!
What Clients Are Saying
"As Stephanie trained our speakers she was able to make a positive difference in each trainee’s presentation style, regardless of their level of experience. She is very patient, gives thoughtful feedback, and shows insight that allows the best to emerge from each person she coaches."
There Is Great Value & Security In Standing Out In This Competitive Economic Climate
Communication Coaching Will Help You:
- Interact with greater ease and confidence
- Speak individually, in groups and to audiences with more warmth, grace and control
- Engage listeners in what is being said, not in how
- Diminish distractions and detractions
- Represent yourself or your organization with poise and polish
The Value of Great Communication Skills
An individual works hard to reach a place of respect and authority in her or his chosen profession. Effective self-presentation adds confidence and allows one’s unique personality and expertise to shine through - in fact, it is key in separating from the pack and reaching higher goals. Right now, with companies downsizing and operating with skeleton staffing, these skills are even more essential in demonstrating value to an employer.
The Bad News: Being a great communicator isn’t always a natural gift.
The Good News: Communication is a skill and it can be learned.
Contact Silverman Speech Consulting for information on how to obtain personal, customized coaching for yourself or someone you believe in.
The News About Coaching
"… Executive coaches report steady demand for their services despite the recession. Individual and corporate clients say the one-on-one counseling is critical for career success, especially during tough economic times...Coaches say many companies still use their services to retain top talent and support senior leaders while coping with smaller staffs and recession-starved budgets. ."
Staying in the Game With Help on the Sidelines
Demand for Coaches Is Steady as Executives Try to Hone Skills in Recession
by By Sarah E. Needleman
Wall Street Journal August 25, 2009
"…An organization may trawl externally for talent, but it is the effective use of internal talent that builds sustained, valuable accomplishments. ."
The Unnecessary War for Talent
by Harold D. Stolovitch, Ph.D.
Talent Management Magazine August, 2009
"…Most coaches are hired by businesses to help up-and-coming executives or those who have arrived but still lack that certain je ne sais quoi. Human resource professionals say it is money well spent because it gives employees -- and companies -- an edge in a hypercompetitive world…almost half of 168 companies surveyed in 2005 provide development training and coaching to high-potential employees."
A C.E.O. Needs a Certain Shine Best Learned at Finishing School
by Hillary Chura
New York Times August 27, 2006
“…one-on-one interaction with an objective third party can provide a focus that other forms of organizational support simply cannot.
And whereas coaching was once viewed by many as a tool to help correct underperformance, today it is becoming much more widely used in supporting top producers. In fact, in a 2004 survey by Right Management Consultants (Philadelphia), 86 percent of companies said they used coaching to sharpen the skills of individuals who have been identified as future organizational leaders.”
What an Executive Coach Can Do for You
by Paul Michelman
Harvard Management Update, June 13, 2005
“Whether to appear more confident, better organized or to stop the ‘ums,’ entrepreneurs are realizing good voice and presentation skills can help them come into their own and even compete against larger competitors with big marketing budgets…
…Even though business owners may be experts in their fields, that does not automatically translate into being able to market themselves verbally. Many agree that speaking concisely — and in a compelling way — lends credibility. While poor communication skills are not necessarily deadly, they can make it more challenging to win over potential investors, prospective clients, employees and business partners.”
-Um, Uh, Like Call in the Speech Coach
By Hillary Chura
New York Times, January 11, 2007
