Day in and day out, we all communicate our needs, wants, visions, and dreams to other people. We connect with others as a matter of friendship, family, romance, community, business, and simple daily tasks. The sheer volume of the words we wrangle each day is astonishing!
But despite how often we communicate, we still run up against obstacles, areas where we are unskilled or unprepared.
Ignite CSP helps people make a fundamental shift in the way they understand their own power to communicate.
We help people feel seen and heard, so that they can do their best work.
“We need to develop the next generation of leaders.”
“There are a lot of people here who could benefit from public speaking training.”
“Our team needs the skills to communicate more effectively with clients, and to grab opportunities when they arise.”
We can help!“I’m a good speaker, and I want to be even better.”
“I need to show up with more confidence.”
“Please don’t make me do a presentation. Anything but that!”
We can help!Human beings are wired for narrative. We look for meaning, for patterns, in everything around us. Stories are how we make sense of the world.
This means that storytelling is one of the most fundamental methods of communication in our world. The use of stories in a presentation or speech personalizes your connection with your audience. It can feel more efficient to state data points or information in a presentation, but your audience will remember a story that conveys that data much better.
“I’m a good speaker, and I want to be even better.”
“I need to show up with more confidence.”
“Please don’t make me do a presentation. Anything but that!”
“I want some targeted coaching on my own schedule.”
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