Programs Offered by Sarah Woods

Principal, Bates Communications, Inc.

Presentation Skills for Executives and Professionals
Pack a Punch with Powerful Content and an Authentic, Natural Style

This popular program gives participants the tools they need to present with confidence, poise, and authenticity. Participants hear stories of great leaders who communicate powerfully through voice inflection, body language, gestures, eye contact and facial expressions. We provide a step-by-step approach for:

 

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Networking and Building Relationships
How to Work the Room, Create Relationships and Build Business

People who know how to network attract the right kind of clients. We call it "connect-working" - and it starts with the interpersonal skills that are essential to building business relationships. This isn't networking 101 - we don't just show participants how to hand out business cards. We share strategies for "networking from your desk," "networking when you would be there anyway" and "networking in your sphere of influence."

Participants have a chance to assess their "connect-working" skills, and then learn innovative techniques to:

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Selling Your Ideas
How to Persuade, Motivate and Inspire Others to Action

Leaders in your organization need to be able to influence decisions and get things done. This program teaches them how to make their case by mastering the art and science of persuasion.

Participants will learn techniques to:

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Leading Great Meetings
What Leaders Must Know about Why Meetings Fail, and How to Fix Them

Meetings can go wrong for all sorts of reasons. (They go on endlessly. One person dominates. Side meetings begin. Take your pick!) Those situations make meetings intolerable and unproductive.

This program is for leaders who want to master the art of planning and managing great meetings. Participants learn how to plan and facilitate highly effective meetings, to build teamwork and get things done.

We share effective methods to:

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Your Communication Style
Learn How to Strategically Communicate with People of Any Style!

This highly interactive program helps participants identify and understand their own style of communication - Bold, Expressive, Sympathetic or Technical. This program is lively and makes understanding different styles fun.

Participants learn:

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The 7 Elements of Executive Presence
Secrets of Great Leaders Who Stand Out in the Crowd

Great leaders who stand out in the crowd share a common sum of qualities and competencies. In this program, we help participants develop a blueprint for developing these 7 elements which constitute the unspoken "language" of business leaders. The program will help everyone take something that seems intangible into the realm of the practical.

The 7 elements are:

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Media 101
How to Give Great Interviews

In this program, participants learn the secrets to giving great interviews. Spokespeople walk away with methods for making sure the ideal message gets across in an interview, no matter what questions are asked. Topics include how to:

More programs are available and each program can be customized. To inquire about more programs or Sarah Woods' availability for a keynote speech, breakout session, or panel, please contact Meredith O’Connor at 800-908-8239 or Contact Us.

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Testimonials

"As a result of Bates' training…our executives are far better communicators than ever before, and the results show in our increasingly positive press and ability to move these audiences to action."

Matt Davis,
Corp. Director of Executive Communications,
Dow Chemical Co.


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