Dressing Up Your Message: Delivering to Diverse Audiences

Rochelle DeLong of Consilio, Gemma Gaudette of KIVI and Jessica Flynn of Red Sky PR engaged the audience in a series of interactive exercises focused on three areas...

Perspective on your Natural Presence
The dialogue kicked off with a somewhat controversial article and video from Forbes Women talking about the 'Ten Body Language Mistakes Women Leaders Make'
  1. Too many head tilts
  2. Physically condense
  3. Acting girlish
  4. Excessive smiling
  5. Nodding too much
  6. Speaking Up
  7. Waiting Your Turn
  8. Being Overly Expressive
  9. Using a Delicate Handshake
  10. Flirting
Some fascinating points made in the open discussion about owning your personality and your femininity, 

 

Communicating Your Value
When introducing yourself or making connections, don't just 'do the namebadge, title & company' introduction. Frame your introduction by highlighting your value, your expertise.

Instead of, "I'm Jane Smith, I am a director at a tech company." think about  "I'm Jane, I empower companies to engage with their customers through technology."

Delivering Your Message
Through role playing and Q&A, Gemma and Jessica ran through highlights of media training seminars as detailed below.
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