Speak Like a CEO® Boot Camp

This program is not a public speaking class for beginners. It is designed for the moderate to relatively experienced leader who wants to shine on a bigger stage, outshine the competition, and be considered a superb communicator. 

• Senior executives, presidents, VPs and high potential leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners
• Leaders who need to:
  • Meet with important and high stakes audiences and make an impact
  • Win support to drive initiatives and deliver exceptional results
  • Make an important case in brief, tell the story, and win buy-in from all levels
  • Go beyond presenting the data to build rapport, win hearts and minds

This program targets the business needs of leaders with these types of challenges and responsibilities in their organizations:

• Speaking to the board, the executive team, to get funding or project approval
• Meeting with influential clients, prospects, or speaking at industry conferences
• Called upon to present company information to investors, analysts and the media
• Responsible for setting and communicating strategic direction and plans
• Critical need to cascade messages, win-buy in, influence actions, get results
• On point to lead change, drive innovation, or execute major initiatives
• Building a leadership brand/visibility through public speaking and internal events

The Speak Like a CEO program offers a unique, interactive and high impact experience that gives you a tangible, powerful set of tools to go back to the office and succeed, including these key elements:

• Rigorous interactive sessions with recordings and personal feedback from peers and top coaches
• Powerful tool to unlock what is in the mind of any audience, large and small, and consistently communicate in a concise, clear, compelling, and relevant way
• Formula for making a succinct, persuasive business case in six steps and three minutes
• Simple approach to shaping and telling your big idea in fewer than 25 words
• Storytelling to share experiences and values that build your brand as a leader
• Tips on enhancing your virtual stage presence to connect with your audience and allow them to see you as a confident speaker and presenter

Speak Like a CEO Boot Camp is based on Suzanne Bates’ bestselling book Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results (McGraw Hill), updated and refreshed for 2018 with new insight and content designed to help leaders respond to the changing demands of the global, virtual world. The program has been praised by leaders in Fortune 500 companies as an unparalleled experience that helped them finally master the communication necessary for leading with influence.

 The course is led by seasoned executive coaches and facilitators with a track record of coaching and advising senior and high potential leaders in large and mid-size companies in more than 40 countries. Our coaches set an upbeat tone from the start and know how to bring out the best in everyone. You’ll leave energized by the positive, supportive feedback, armed with a toolbox of proven methods and techniques for preparing any speech, presentation or important message.