“Christie's coaching has helped me take my keynote presentations to a new level of being able to connect with my audience. The evaluations from my most recent presentation were the best I've ever received, thanks to the creative ideas I got from Christie's coaching. Christie has the unique ability to look at a presentation and give you exactly the feedback you need to help you make the leap from ‘good’ to ‘great!’ Her suggestions were right on target and aligned with who I am as a presenter.”
—Phyllis Lundy, Lundy Professional Development Resources, Inc.
“I used your coaching today and it went really well! The lead trainer commented on what a good job I did and said it was the best I’ve done. Your help made the difference.”
—AL, City Employee
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Proposal for presentation skills training and executive coaching
by Steve Mertz and Christie Ward
In coaching sessions with Steve Mertz and Christie Ward, You will take away the three essentials of great presentations: organization, developing key points and the delivery of your presentation. The custom format of our training can accommodate individuals as well as groups.
When you hire us you get two coaches. Steve Mertz has years of financial and presentation experience, Christie Ward has years of sales presentation and coaching experience. So you have both the content expertise and understanding and the presentation experience. That’s double the value for the price. This is the only two person team that delivers this type of coaching and training in the US at this time.
Beginning Executive Coaching Process
Christie or myself will do a pre-session interview to understand your goals, experience and objectives of your project. Our training can be done in Denver, Colorado, at our client’s location or any off-site location of your choice. If we determine that Christie and I would not be a good fit for your project we will tell you so in our pre-session interview and do our best to make more suitable recommendations.
GOALS
The goals of Presentation Skills Training and Coaching is to increase your comfort, professionalism, effectiveness and impact of every presentation you give.
Presentation Skills You Will Learn
Our clients will learn the following skills for creating and delivering a powerful sales presentation.
- How to engage your audience immediately and keep them engaged.
- How to adapt your presentation to any length
- How to clearly define your major points
- How to effectively use PowerPoint
- How to edit on the fly
- How to close the sale as part of your presentation
- How to deal with challenging group dynamics
- How to prepare for an IPO road show
- How to incorporate memorable stories to anchor your key points
- How to add credibility to your presentation
- How to create original material
- How to handle hecklers
- How to incorporate “inside” material in your presentation
- Tips on effectively using humor
- How to draw your audience into your presentation
- Why you must incorporate audience interaction today
- How to emotionally connect with your audience
- How to eliminate bad habits and distracting gestures
- How to use notes without your audience knowing
- How to make your stories ‘universal” to any audience
- Discover the best methods to open and close your presentation
Why Christie Ward & Steve Mertz?
Christie Ward knows firsthand what motivates people to change their ways — how to restart their lost momentum — and help them muster the courage to overcome even the most daunting obstacles. She works with individuals and teams who want to learn skills that impact their lives and their companies. For seven years, she coached and managed 200 of the best professional trainers around the world for CareerTrack , Inc. Christie Ward is the source of incredible personal success stories including changing direction in her mid-40’s to lead a multi-million dollar sales team, and maintaining a 90 pound weight loss since 1985. She employs accelerated learning techniques in her speaking, training and coaching. Christie is immediate past president for the ASTD-Rocky Mountain Chapter and current VP of membership for the Colorado chapter of the National Speakers Association, where she is a 15-year professional member veteran. She personally coached the World Champion of Public Speaking for the year 2000!
Steve says, “Don't worry I hold the record for attending lackluster sales presentations. As an Investment Advisor for fifteen years I have seen hundreds of presentations and given hundreds more. I know it’s not enough just to present the “facts”-the audience wants to know and experience the real you. We show you how to develop that emotional connection with your audience, leaving your competitors to ponder why they lost to you…again! That's why I vow to never let you duplicate those boring presentations.
Coaching Options Available To You
Your investment in coaching depends on your desired results. All coaching projects are customized to your individual needs. We are happy to develop a quote, after a conversation with you, to assess your needs.
Here are some of our client’s most popular options for achieving their goals:
- In-person coaching at your location.
- In-person coaching in Denver, Colorado.
- Combination of in-person coaching and telephone coaching.
- Combination of in-person coaching, telephone, video/audio evaluation.
I’m serious about taking my presentation skills to the next level. Click here to get a free phone assessment and conversation with one or both of us.
Christie and I look forward to discussing your coaching needs. Feel free to call me to discuss your immediate needs. My cell phone number is 303-619-8972 or you can call Christie at 303-252-4040
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Steve Mertz & Associates
9263 E. Arbor Circle #B-Englewood, Colorado 80111
Phone: 303-619-8972 Email: smertz@msn.com — Web Address: www.stevemertz.com
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“Christie has the unique ability to help you further develop your existing strengths, diagnose weaknesses and offer clear, concise, and specific directions for improvement. There isn’t a speaker or trainer out there that Christie Ward can’t make better!”
—Harry Chambers, author of The Bad Attitude Survival Guide and Essential Tools for Managers
“I have worked with many speech coaches…and Christie is the best. I always see a massive return on the investment of time and money I spend with her.”
—Steve Moroski, professional speaker, author of Stay Hungry
“I just wanted to thank you again for all your help with my speech!!!!It went SO well! I spoke directly from my heart and even got the crowd to laugh hysterically three times. I just can’t thank you enough. Who knows, maybe someday I can motivate others.” BJ, Boulder community award recipient |
