Topics covered include: internal dialogue for success; first impression and why how you dress matters; proper handshake and how to respond to improper handshakes from others (including the over- the-top move and the limp fish); tactics to build and maintain rapport for long term relationships.
This session brings attendees the ‘why’ and ‘how to’ employ skills that are imperative to success for leaders, but are not commonly taught today.
It bridges the gap between generations and is applicable to all leaders, in every face-to-face encounter.
The skills taught are critical for building lasting relationships with key stakeholders: donors, coworkers, collaborators, members and more.
Session Objectives and Immediate Takeaways:
– Attendees will learn how to establish themselves as leaders and have command presence.
– Attendees will learn how to build confidence and trust in under 10 seconds.
– Attendees will learn how to make their first impression a powerful point of impact.
– Attendees will learn techniques to build rapport and lasting relationships among diverse audiences and stakeholders.
“This was an excellent way to break down essentials and reinforce the importance of investing time building relationships.”
We all network every day!
Is your networking paying off for you?
Are you collecting business cards or making meaningful connections?
Networking is an essential activity for all business professionals.
Everyone can learn strategies to make networking efforts productive.
Networking correctly builds business and drives revenue and profits!
In this highly interactive and fun workshop nationally recognized communication expert and author Matt Episcopo will take you through the steps of networking and share how the best networkers make networking work for them!
You will leave this session and immediately be a better networker and that skill set will help you get the return you deserve from your networking activity.
Session Objectives and Immediate Takeaways:
1. The skills of great networkers
2. How to make networking fun and make it work for you
3. How to network efficiently and get the results you need
“I really appreciated the format of this workshop. I have anxiety in social situations and networking is not my best trait. Matt’s workshop helped break it down into pieces that I could manage and master. I know what I need to do now, and I can totally handle this.”
“The best part of this workshop for me was Matt’s format to an alternative to the ‘pitch’ and how to engage someone where they actually want to know more!”