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Persuasive Presentations Start with Powerful Content

Even when you're speaking to an audience of one, the right words make a critical difference. From dynamic presentations and practical, interactive workshops to communication planning, coaching, research and editing, Maureen provides expert advice and support services to professionals who want to communicate more powerfully and lead more effectively:

• Leverage your knowledge
• Enhance your credibility
• Focus on audience needs and expectations
• Increase the impact of each message you send
• Expand your network and your business

Do you already have all the business you want? If you're looking for more, we offer customized presentations, as well as services for professionals who speak. Presentations can be designed to focus on the specific needs and goals of your business or organization. Contact us to discuss what you are looking for.

Interactive Presentations Yield Practical Results

Popular titles include:

"Say What? How to Manage Message Overload"
If you get too many messages, you're not alone. More messages than ever are demanding our attention. Despite the increase in message traffic, we often take communication for granted-and that can lead to serious problems. How do you protect the relationships you've built, while minimizing your risks? Find out how to reach the people important to your success. This lively, interactive session presents:

• A concrete look at today's communication gap at work-and the crisis caused by message overload.
• Guidelines to increase communication simplicity-while minimizing the risk of miscommunication.
• The "facts of life" for business communicators.
• Real-world tools for relationship building and maintenance.

"Speaking to Grow Your Business: How to Work the System"
Speaking engagements can be an extremely effective way to expand visibility, increase credibility, attract new relationships, and build new business. Planning and preparation demand time and energy. This presentation focuses on a system to streamline business development and reduce your uncertainty about where to invest your time and energy. "The System" is a 5-step strategy for cultivating the relationships that lead to better speaking engagements and more of them. Examples come from "real life" situations, including IMC members who use this approach successfully. Leave this session with fresh ideas:

• How to leverage your knowledge and clarify your ideas.
• What business audiences really want from speakers.
• How to write titles and headlines with audience appeal.
• How to approach new audiences effectively.
• How to work smarter (instead of harder) as a professional who speaks.

"Writing for Results: Produce Better Business Messages-Faster"
Good writing is good business. Yet many well-educated, intelligent and otherwise competent people run into trouble when expressing ideas in writing. Mistakes and missing information confuse readers and damage credibility. Confusing communication wastes time and money; it can even be dangerous.

• Today's communication gap-and the implications for writers at work.
• Find out what works in writing-and what doesn't-(and why).
• How to use purpose and audience to focus and clarify your message.
• 10 "rules of thumb" for greater success with electronic communication.
• 5 tools that will help you write better, faster and with greater confidence.

"You CAN Write for Publication: A Workshop for Professionals with Fresh Ideas"
Writing and speaking are two important pathways to build name recognition, enhance credibility, and leverage ideas. Most professionals know this-so there's plenty of competition. This workshop focuses on strategies and tools to help you get noticed-and help you place articles in publications that matter.

• How to produce and target your materials-to maximize your odds of getting in print.
• 7 ways to increase your credibility with editors-and one way to get them to call you.
• 3 key formats for business articles.
• Writing headlines that attract attention to your ideas.
• How to boost the power of your articles and presentations.

"Train Your Brain: Map Your Ideals to Leverage Your Learning Potential"
Every day, there is more to learn. Most of us spend a lot of time learning new material-adding to our storehouse of knowledge. How often do we work on increasing our learning productivity-so we're forced to work harder instead of smarter in order to keep up. It's not too late to increase your brain's capacity to learn and remember new material. Non-linear methods enable you to learn faster and remember more-longer-with less effort. Participants will gain:

• Powerful tools for learning and remembering new material.
• An effective approach to creative thinking and making connections.
• An easier way to integrate material from multiple sources and disciplines.
• A non-linear approach to communicating ideas-clearly.
• An aid to keeping your eye on "the big picture."

"The New Rules for Electronic Communication"
Technology has dramatically changed communication-and our writing skills need to change too. Learn how to get your message across electronically-and how to avoid the most common pitfalls email messaging.

• How readers have changed-and how these changes affect your messages.
• 7 rules for effective email.
• When to use email-and when not to.
• Better bullet lists.
• Adding graphics-why, when and how.

Feedback from audience and workshop participants:

"Great perspectives. I have a list of to-do's that should double my 2004 production of speaking engagements and revenue." Michael Loschke, President, IMC Consulting

"Excellent! Loads of information presented in an easily learnable manner. Motivates me to get started. Able to create an entire plan and strategy in a painless way, in just 3 hours." Kathy Fong, JD, CPPC, Rich Life Coaching

"Great presentation. I found the information vital. It will help me to develop the right contact for my audience. The mind-mapping process will help me maintain focus." Rick Cooper, Principal Consultant, StratAchieve

"Very enlightening. Provided opportunity to learn to mind map and formulate a plan to grow my business through speaking. A practical and believable way to become a successful speaker." Lynn Belzer, Lynn Belzer and Associates.

"Very practical seminar...should be required for all people in business." Helen Haig, HAH Associates Management Consulting

"Excellent, content rich. I walked away with action items. Your handout made it easy to take notes." Rich Armbruster, MBA, Armbruster and Associates

"Powerful, insightful, intriguing. A good eye (brain) opener. Much useful material." Will Small, CPM, CMC Emeritus, W & E Consulting

"Excellent strategies I will apply immediately. The mind map will take a place of prominence in my office to spur me into action." Dee Hansford, Consultant, Dee Hansford Consulting

"Very good. Mind mapping looks so easy, yet it's obviously powerful." Lee Hendrickson, Principal Consultant, Decision Process Management

"Good content. I liked your use of mind-mapping. It helped me conceptualize what I need to do, which helps me be more disciplined." Dave Stoebel, PhD, David Stoebel and Associates

"Very good information. Thanks for addressing the speech title issue. Great job!" Dohn Kissinger, PhD, CMC, PMP, Profit Solutions

"What a terrific job you did with the IMC presentation. You have a delightful style that allows the audience to identify with your topic and feel comfortable to share their input! Thanks for a session that offered steak as well as sizzle." Kimberley Silvers, SHPR, Silvers Management Consultants

Custom presentations on key communication topics

If you're looking for a presenter who does more than simply train others-Maureen has 20+ years of experience helping people communicate more effectively to achieve both individual and organizational goals. Clients trust us to deliver expert advice and insightful feedback tailored to key audiences.

In addition to consulting and writing services, Maureen has offered presentations, coaching and workshops for dozens of professional associations and investor groups, including:

Institute of Management Consultants USA Vanir Construction Management Golden State Capital Conference California Business Women's Expo Sacramento Business Women's Expo Central Valley Rock, Sand & Gravel Assn. John Muir Center for Regional Studies Society of California Archivists California Dept. of Parks & Recreation American Sociological Association

American Business Services Association Building Owners and Managers Assn., Sacramento Management Consultants of Sacramento Sacramento Executives Association, Inc. Small Business Resource Center South Coast Writing Project Auburn Writers Group California Studies Association Western History Association and many others

Contact Maureen Jung at (904) 298-5714
or email mjung@wordspringconsulting.com