FAQ's

You have advanced in many arenas, yet will never achieve your full potential if you avoid public speaking, or follow outdated techniques that don’t reflect your genuine qualities.

Better communication and speaking skills gives you an advantage to seize every opportunity and aspire to new heights. So, whether pitching for business, delivering a talk at a conference, raising money for your favorite non-profit, or communicating one-on-one, you can become a powerful force when you speak with authenticity and confidence.

This interactive workshop debunks the myth that if you’re not an expert, you don’t deserve to speak on a topic, and why being polished and perfect can hurt you. Learn winning tactics to play to your strengths, authenticity, confidence, and purpose.

A reporter shoves a microphone in your face and asks for an immediate response... A television host becomes combative and you have to think quickly on your feet… Or, you’ve decided to host your own TV or radio show that requires specific studio skills.

Conducted by a TV/Film director and on-camera host, learn hard-won skills from the professionals’ playbook. No matter the communication venue, you’ll be prepared with technique, safety nets and fallbacks so that you can always perform at the highest level.

Being perceived as a leader, and feeling confident in the role, requires mastering a suite of skills they don’t teach in business school. This includes command presence and how to engineer the impression you want—both internally with your team, and externally with the public, shareholders, and press.

Participants learn to persuade rather than educate; tell compelling stories; use PowerPoint effectively; and engineer the perception that your company or organization is in strong, capable hands. Everything from strategy, wardrobe, and on-camera technique is covered. The result is less prep time with stronger presentations-- at conferences, and addressing your Board of Directors, to working your way up to the C-Suite.

No one in business has enough time, but you never want to wing an important presentation. Here’s the rub. Too much rehearsal can be as damaging as not enough. The secret is knowing your content without memorizing every word. Take a page from professional speakers and learn to work off an outline. You will also be able to create the feeling of spontaneity, and how to change up if the audience isn’t engaged, or you’re not achieving your objective. These creative methods support you, and guarantee that any presentation sounds fresh, no matter how many times you’ve delivered it.

This universal fear has held back talented, capable professionals, even destroyed careers. Anxiety can damage your delivery, or keep you off the podium entirely. It’s time to face your demons.

In this interactive, supportive workshop, you will employ techniques that performers use to conquer fears and address any audience. Modules include Sense Memory, working off an outline, and most importantly, how to put your attention out on the audience and turn off the critical voice in your head. Embracing anxiety gives you a powerful engine.

Meetings, internal communications, and pitches often fail because of communication barriers. Doesn’t it sometimes feel like you are speaking different languages, and no matter how often you repeat yourself or communicate with force, they just don’t get it?

When the same thing happens with internal communication, it can damage a career or team. The Eloqui Communication Index was created as an efficient method to accurately assess other communication styles and quickly respond. This allows you to adapt your approach and language. As a result, you will be more persuasive, because you are using language and behavior that connects with whoever you’re speaking to.

A common fallacy is that public speaking in large venues is a quantum leap from day-to-day communication. This training identifies each participant’s strengths and provides the tools to adapt to larger venues. Specific modules include the elements of physical presence and justified movement on a large stage; awareness of sightlines and audience inclusion; as well as the best way to be yourself when all eyes are on you. Participants learn professional actor techniques to appear comfortable and confident in any space, even in the round, when you are surrounded by an audience.

Let’s face it. Business pitches are show business. And just like the Entertainment Industry, if you don’t set yourself apart, appeal to your audience or have the right talent, your production bombs.

When you and your team are asked to come in and tell the potential client a little about yourself, don’t take the bait. The client doesn’t care about who you are. They only care about what you can do for them.

Eloqui trainers draw from years of experience in film, stage and television, where being able to connect with the audience and telling compelling stories determined success or failure. This training includes the techniques of sharing a team intention, dividing content according to roles, and the art of the hand-off. With an emphasis on impression management, your team will stand head and shoulders above your competition.

The business landscape now incorporates five distinct generations: Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials, Gen Zers and Gen Alphas. Successful firms understand that each generation has their own distinct preferences, skill sets, motivations, and what influences their decision-making process.

This presentation provides best practices for leveraging talent at all levels of the firm, as well as how to better engage clients/prospects and includes practical advice on communication, motivation, and cross-generational interactions.

Fundraising is critical for all non-profit and charitable organizations. Your entire staff needs the skills that attract the investment of time and money to your organization. This program trains the Directors and Managers to inspire and motivate volunteers. We cover meeting facilitation, so everyone participates while the agenda is covered. And we include leadership skills, to keep both volunteers and staff on point.

One of our most popular modules is the Eloqui Communication Index which is used to read and respond to any individual. This one tool gives everyone the ability to be persuasive, solve internal problems, and manage large teams. The result is that any organization is more harmonious, runs smoothly, and exhibits purpose and passion.