Speak with Confidence and Advance Your Career in the Silicon Valley | Aug 1, 2013
Silicon Valley houses professionals from all over the world who speak English with an accent that may be keeping them from advancing in their career.
Speaking clearly, concisely, and effectively with confidence is the key to unlocking many doors: in both business and personal relationships. In business you have technical presentations, technical overviews, sales presentations, stake holder meetings, teleconferences. The speaking opportunities increase as you advance in your company.
For further information on the influence your voice has on others, please take a look at a 2012 study by Quantified Impressions that was published in the Wall Street Journal. It was found that a person’s voice tone had two times more influence on the listener’s first impression than the message itself. And for example in the same article it was reported that CEOs with lower-pitched voices made on average $187,000 more than their higher-pitched counterparts.
In the business world having a heavy accent is often not mentioned, except by an aware manager in a performance review. However, it is acted upon in many subtle and not so subtle ways. See this example of Raj. (http://www.voicepowerstudios.com/blog/193-corporate-glass-ceiling.html)
Join us for a talk by Sandra McKnight
Venue
- Silicon Valley Innovation Center 3200 Coronado Drive Santa Clara 95054
Date:
- Aug. 1, 2013 Thursday
- Time : 6pm – 8.30pm
Agenda:
- 6.00 - 6.30 PM – Registration and Networking (Light refreshments available)
- 6.30 - 8.00 PM – Workshop
- 8.00 - 8.30 PM – Q&A, Wrap up
- Members: Free
- Non members : $ 15
- Walk in : $ 20
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How to create concise content using the AAB formula: Attention, Action and Benefit. For both spontaneous and/or prepared presentations
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How to make your message Clear, Confident, and Persuasive. Reduce Filler words, Slow down, Speak Clearly, Modify Accent, Project your Voice. Exercise Handouts provided for audience participation.
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Two volunteers to each give a 3 minute Spontaneous Speech using the AAB formula. Volunteer picks a work related topic. Sandra’s Feedback for immediate improvement.
Drawing and Special Offer
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Business card drawing for 3 free “Your Voice Is Power in Business” MP3 down Loads
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Special Offer for SIPA Audience Members Only: Good for 1 Week: One 20 minute free Telephone Voice Consultation/analysis with Sandra
About Sandra McKnight, Owner of Voice Power
Sandra McKnight is one of Americas leading experts of the art of the speaking voice. She is a dynamic motivational speaker, a professional actress and the author of “Your Voice is Power in Business.” Since 1986 thousands of people have enjoyed and benefited from Sandra’s charismatic stage presence, engaging humor and practical ideas on the power of your voice to change your life. Sandra’s coaching services have been used by individual CEO’s on a private basis and by Fortune 500 companies in interactive workshops since 1986. Sandra received a BA from Pennsylvania State University, USA and her training in voice, diction and communication from the Julliard School in New York City, USA. She studied acting with the renown Lee Strasberg, Uta Hagen, and Jose Quitero and singing with Richard Fredericks of the NYC Opera. Her starring roles in Film, TV, live theater performances and network and cable TV programs many of which enjoy international syndication, include: “ The Young and the Restless,” “ Lou Grant, (with Ed Asner) “ and as Nora Phillips on General Hospital.” She has been heard on radio talk shows throughout the USA and hosted her own New Mexico radio show, “Your Voice Is Power” In addition, currently, she can be seen performing and singing in her live theater performance, “Love, Light and Laughter” produced by Voice Power Studios.
Client List:
Over the last 15 years, Sandra has helped many executives achieve their total communication objectives in the area of sales, negotiating, interviewing, conducting meetings, giving business presentations, and reporting to their boards of directors and stock holders. Renown corporate clients include: Northrop Grumman, Intel, NM & Arizona, Prudential Insurance, Electronic Data Systems, MCI Telecommunications, Birkart Globistics, Ltd. Hong Kong, York International, Inc., Hong Kong, Top Human Technology Limited, Shanghai, Gov’t of Valdez, Alaska, USA, Navajo and Apache Indian Nations, New Mexico and Calif. Government Organizations, Hospitals, and Banking Institutions, Radio and TV Personnel and Universities such as UCLA, USC, and the UNM President’s Office.
Testimonials:
“Sandra is a professional at ease with her coaching of voice power that helps a speaker make a lively connection between the speaker and audience. Her work transcends cultural differences with passion and joy.”
Eva Wong, Chairman & President, Top Human technology Limited, Shanghai, China
“The workshop helped me to relieve my anxiety from public speaking. It gave me more confidence through understanding the mechanisms of public speech and thus assisting me in conveying my message to the audience.”
James David Kilpatrick, CEO Far East, Birkart Globistics Ltd. Hong Kong
"Sandra is a great coach and very skilled at bringing out the actor in us all. She opened my eyes to the potential that can be realized if speaking is performed in a way that connects with people through energy, personal emotion and voice. I look at my speeches in an entirely new way and the results have been very rewarding."
Barry Ridgway, regional Sales Director, Microsoft Corporation
“Sandra has really helped me and others in our organization to get our messages across clearly and effectively to our people.” Keith Reese, Vice President, Intel Corporation.
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