Proprietary In-House Advanced Communication Workshops

The key to a successful outcome in any kind of corporate communication is building the message around the audience, rather than around the presenter. Using specific, proven principles, Hunt Communication  helps participants create and deliver messages that establish credibility, identify common ground with the intended audience and connect with them at an emotional level.

Take heart: There is a better way to create PowerPoint presentations. The first thing most presenters do is to open the software and start creating slides . . . which is a mistake. Used wisely, a PowerPoint deck allows a presenter to reinforce and support the message, and helps the audience to remember it. If abused, it can undermine both goals. Hunt Communication helps participants create appropriate and effective presentations that serve the audience’s needs and achieve the presenter’s purpose. After determining the right message, participants learn how to represent it most effectively in a formal presentation deck. The result is a powerful, easy-to-grasp visual expression of important ideas and information that focuses attention on key issues and supports decisive action.

This is a prerequisite to the Communicate with Confidence workshop.

The best communication can be destroyed by a poor delivery or an inability to effectively manage questions.  There are “Three Vs” of a powerful presentation style – the visual (what the audience sees), vocal (what the audience hears) and verbal (how the message sounds aloud to the audience).  Hunt Communication coaches participants on the specific areas they can improve when it comes to their vocal, verbal and visual presentation style. The result is confident, authentic and engaging speakers.

Crafting and delivering an effective presentation is step one. Being prepared to respond to questions or objections is equally important. If not handled effectively, questions from the audience can reduce the impact of the presentation, sabotage credibility, undermine the message, and ultimately inhibit the desired outcome. Using proven content and delivery techniques to respond to even the most unexpected and grueling questions will help to ensure the entire presentation is a success.

Stacking the Deck is a prerequisite to this workshop.

Communication can only succeed when its objective is crystal clear, and the message used to convey that objective is easy to understand and to follow. Truly effective communication will also take into account the needs and interests of the audience to ensure maximum impact and buy-in. Hunt Communication excels in helping leaders craft clear, persuasive messages that stand out from the vast quantity of undifferentiated information regularly inundating decision-makers.

A strong delivery substantially enhances the impact of a presentation; a weak one greatly undermines it. One cannot ignore research indicating that about 90% of what audiences retain comes from the speaker’s delivery of the material, making the time polishing a presentation a must. Hunt Communication provides participants with practical, focused one-on-one coaching that significantly improves their ability to lead meetings or make presentations. Facilitators help participants overcome apprehensions and remove physical and verbal habits that detract from the message. The immediate, demonstrable improvements result in a more confident and commanding speaker.

Successful leaders recognize the value of narrative in helping an audience absorb and remember messages and ideas. Stories are also a key ingredient in defining and differentiating an organization. They can persuade and inspire and, ultimately, shape and change actions and behaviours. By getting to the core of the organization’s message, Hunt Communication helps participants craft simple but powerful narratives that reach the audience on an emotional level and build support for the desired outcome.

Communication skills are essential for all leaders, but studies have shown that women’s careers are more likely to be impaired by gender differences in communication styles. Hunt Communication works with women executives and leaders to help them overcome their communication challenges through the use of practical, focused techniques that will make them more effective in achieving their desired objectives.