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TAKE INVENTORY
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TAKE INVENTORY
How good of a presenter are you? Together we’ll review your current performance and highlight areas you excel and areas you could improve.
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Anchor Your Why
The why taps into your passion–it helps you speak with an authenticity that facts alone can’t deliver. When your presentation has a purpose, the story, structure and support become more focused, and people are inspired to respond.
ANCHOR YOUR WHY
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Build the Blueprint
Organize your ideas, draw connections, and stay on point with an outline. Guide your audience with thoughtful formatting and a strong narrative that always reflects your purpose.
BUILD THE BLUEPRINT
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Craft the Narrative
A great story captures attention, evokes emotion, and leaves a lasting impression. When we tell a story well, the audience feels like part of it. They walk away with a memory, one they’ll be eager to share.
CRAFT THE NARRATIVE
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Choose Your Words
Words carry tone, feeling, and intent, and the way something is phrased could mean the difference between being understood and being ignored. Together, we’ll sharpen your language, seek precision in your words, and craft a script that resonates with your unique audience.
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
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ALIGN THE AESTHETIC
When words fail, visuals prevail. Ensure your graphics are as strong as your spoken message and reinforce key points with a PPT, handout or takeaway guide that lives on long after the presentation has ended.
Align the Aesthetic
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Command the Room
Delivery is where your message comes to life. Learn to use your voice, your timing, your energy and your body to demonstrate confidence, connect with your audience, elicit emotion and make an impact.
Command the Room
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Step into the Spotlight
Step into the Spotlight
Whether you’re onstage, onscreen, or in front of the room, the spotlight is your time to shine, but it can feel pretty overwhelming when all eyes are on you. How you move across the stage, what you wear, and where you look, matters.
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LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Once you understand the tools around you–microphones, cameras, lighting, staging–you’ll feel more in control. That confidence will free your mind to focus on your message, and not worry about the tech.
Look Behind the Curtain
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MASTER THE MENTALITY
Your mindset shapes how you prepare, how you present, and how your message is perceived. Tech issues, tough questions, nerves–the stress won’t hold any power over a grounded and adaptable mentality.
Master the Mentality
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Process
Communication relies on the effective design of several key components:
Respect for the narrative, creativity in the display, and performance of the body.
Below are 10 areas In the Gate can support your design process:
SHANNON JOHNSON
Head of Culinary, Applebee’s
MARK
JEFFRIES
Keynote Speaker and Event Host
SUSAN
BURKE
Former VP, Compliance Education at LPL Financial
“I had the pleasure of working with Lauren during her time as an Event Producer, and she is nothing short of exceptional. She is incredibly efficient, crystal clear in her communication, and has a deep understanding of both production and the stage industry. Her ability to bring structure and clarity to complex events was invaluable.”
“Every one of our stage speakers had something fantastic to say about Lauren–all of which I can attest to after working with her for several years. The compliments ranged from ‘easy to work with,’ to ‘great at her job.’ One of my favorites was that she ‘clearly has the temperament for this line of work,’ which I believe was a statement on how demanding the sessions were and how consistently she maintains composure.”
“Lauren is an expert at extracting the max potential from client presentations and performance. On two very large corporate conference presentations, she provided me guidance, suggestion, coaching and reassurance, always in a caring and thoughtful way. Lauren’s approach and focus are centered around one goal - success for her clients! Due in large part to her input, both events went off without a hitch and my presentations exceeded all expectations. She is very good at what she does and the results prove it.”