Need a Speaker or Contributor Who Can De-Mystify What It Means to “Dress for Success?”

Image is about much more than clothes, current style trends, or personal shopping. In this candid and disruptive talk, Kathleen turns the concept of “image” on it’s head – and unearths true possibility for your audience to connect with themselves more deeply and connect with others more authentically.

Audience members come away full of ideas to use their wardrobe as a resource for enhanced self expression – which translates into a richer and more satisfying personal and work life. This presentation can be delivered as a keynote, business or association presentation, or workshop.

Companies can use image as a gateway to develop deeper trust, authenticity and connection. In this training, your team will learn to control the non-verbal messages they send to colleagues, clients and potential clients – as they develop skills to use clothing and accessories to create an image that is powerful, positive and professional – while staying true to who they are at a core level – which allows them to advance your organization’s goals more quickly, efficiently and effectively.

This presentation can be delivered as a half day, full day or two day training. In longer trainings, participants will learn additional skills around presence, personal style, fit, and color – as customized for your organization’s needs and goals.

Do we need to know how to garner warmth and trust from our colleagues, our clients, our family? Then we need communication skills that foster that trust and civility and etiquette are part of those skills we need to master.

Simple codes of conduct can change from region to region, but the idea of choosing to be aware of others and considering their needs before our own increases our potential and confidence when working with others.

The two trainings offered are:

DINING LIKE A PRO

Dining with others can often confuse and intimidate people, especially in high-stress situations like business meetings where the stakes are high in terms of business relationships. Sharing a meal is a preferred setting for establishing relationships and for more serious discussions, moving toward a business agreement or closure. More than a third of all business decisions are made at the dining table.

Knowing the general principles or rules of dining etiquette will put you at ease and contribute a positive impact regarding your personal and professional presence. The goal is an effortless and graceful demonstration of dining skills that with knowledge and practice anyone can use to dine like a pro.

Topics for this section can include:

• Seating – where to sit, who belongs at what spot, what body language is appropriate for men and women
  Napkin use and general indications demonstrated
• Table Settings — demonstrative training on placement of entire setting, including plates, glasses, silverware, food placement on the table for both Formal American and Formal Continental style
  
  

BUSINESS HOSTING – Conversing Well

Developing your hosting skills so that you can better represent your business organization (as a host or guest) requires a keen sense of what constitutes appropriate conversation. Also, entertaining customers, company celebrations and employee outings are in integral part of running a successful business, continuing customer relationships and rewarding employees. In a world where math, science and technology must meet with humanistic skills of empathy and connection, knowing best practices for conversation in business settings is key. Displaying proper business behavior is the responsibility of the host or guest.

Topics for the section can include:

• Being real – who and what is this meeting about?
• Adjusting the conversation to avoid controversy
• Ordering
• How to build rapport and relationship with conversation
• Follow up for all invitational meetings

These trainings are designed for individuals looking to improve communication skills, business etiquette and employee collaboration. Kathleen’s warm style of training involves interactive teaching and hands-on instruction throughout the half or full day of education.

Click here to email for more information or to set up a call.

Etiquette is a pathway to connection that places others first.

Do we need to know how to garner warmth and trust from our colleagues, our clients, our family? Then we need communication skills that foster that trust and civility and etiquette are part of those skills we need to master.

Simple codes of conduct can change from region to region, but the idea of choosing to be aware of others and considering their needs before our own increases our potential and confidence when working with others.

The two trainings offered are:

DINING LIKE A PRO

Dining with others can often confuse and intimidate people, especially in high-stress situations like business meetings where the stakes are high in terms of business relationships. Sharing a meal is a preferred setting for establishing relationships and for more serious discussions, moving toward a business agreement or closure. More than a third of all business decisions are made at the dining table.

Knowing the general principles or rules of dining etiquette will put you at ease and contribute a positive impact regarding your personal and professional presence. The goal is an effortless and graceful demonstration of dining skills that with knowledge and practice anyone can use to dine like a pro.

Topics for this section can include:

• Seating – where to sit, who belongs at what spot, what body language is appropriate for men and women
  Napkin use and general indications demonstrated
• Table Settings — demonstrative training on placement of entire setting, including plates, glasses, silverware, food placement on the table for both Formal American and Formal Continental style
  
  

BUSINESS HOSTING – Conversing Well

Developing your hosting skills so that you can better represent your business organization (as a host or guest) requires a keen sense of what constitutes appropriate conversation. Also, entertaining customers, company celebrations and employee outings are in integral part of running a successful business, continuing customer relationships and rewarding employees. In a world where math, science and technology must meet with humanistic skills of empathy and connection, knowing best practices for conversation in business settings is key. Displaying proper business behavior is the responsibility of the host or guest.

Topics for the section can include:

• Being real – who and what is this meeting about?
• Adjusting the conversation to avoid controversy
• Ordering
• How to build rapport and relationship with conversation
• Follow up for all invitational meetings

These trainings are designed for individuals looking to improve communication skills, business etiquette and employee collaboration. Kathleen’s warm style of training involves interactive teaching and hands-on instruction throughout the half or full day of education.

Click here to email for more information or to set up a call.

Etiquette is a pathway to connection that places others first.