YOUR PEOPLE
ARE YOUR COMPANY'S
GREATEST RESOURCE.
Give them the tools they need to
own any room, and grow the leaders
your company needs to thrive.
Unconventional Training for Out-of-the-box Results
You’ve sat through too many presentations that make you want to hit the snooze button so you
can wake up when it’s over.
You’ve watched smart, talented team members hide in the back of the room, passing up
presentation opportunities, swallowing their words and falling back in their career advancement.
You’ve scrambled to fill a leadership position, and when you look around
the room, no one is ready to step into that role, because they just can't
move a room to action.
What if your company focused on growing the leadership potential of each employee?
What would be the impact if your entire team had the skill and confidence to present more effectively, and
understood to the bone the story your company is telling?
When you amplify the communication and
leadership skills of everyone on the team, you’ll watch the entire team rise to its highest potential,
and your company will have the leaders it needs to thrive in the 21st century.
Johanna Walker is a dynamic presenter, trainer, storytelling expert and coach with a powerful presentation approach that energizes audiences and leads to change that lasts.
She creates an engaging learning environment through which participants gain skills to step into authentic leadership. Whether speaking one on one with a client, leading a meeting, or presenting to a large audience, articipants learn to present in a way that consistently commands the room, creates meaningful connection, inspires action and closes the sale.
Programs are highly interactive, immediately applicable, and are customized to meet your company’s needs. Depending on your goals, content can be delivered in a 45-minute keynote, a half-day or full day training, a 3-day intensive, or ongoing group training over several months.
"Johanna invigorated our annual board of directors retreat with her training that got us telling stories from the heart. The exercises she led simultaneously nudged us out of our stuck-in-the-mud comfort zones while building foundations for the hard work of connection. Isn't that what communication is all about?" Evelyn King Metcalf, President, SENG Board of Directors
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While I can support your team long-term through ongoing speaker training, here are 2 of my most popular daylong trainings. Let’s talk about building a program that’s best meets the needs of your organization.
Your organization has a wealth of talented people with big ideas, change-making smarts and massive leadership potential. But when it comes to sharing those ideas in presentations and meetings, they often get lost behind lack of confidence and self-doubt. That’s costing you real dollars in lost productivity, lack of employee engagement, and buried innovation.
In this training, participants learn tools and techniques to deliver dynamic, high-impact presentations so they can step into leadership and directly impact the bottom-line.
Stop watching team members swallow their message, hide in the back of the room, hedge in meetings, or even go on and on like windbags. Instead, create a culture where they grow into their full potential with the skill & confidence to nail any speaking situation, and become the leaders your company needs.
Top Take-aways:
- Learn how to craft presentations that get right to the point and inspire audiences to take action
- Discover the number one method for connecting with any audience, including staff, clients, and prospects
- Explore ways to turn the nervous ‘butterfly’ feeling when you speak into more clients, more sales, and getting buy-in from your team
"This training exceeded our expectations. Johanna’s
presentation style was was fun and engaging, and even the most skeptical of participants got on board, took risks, and walked away with new skills. I’m confident they’ll be better leaders because of it."
Aaron Nagel, Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer League
Research shows that the most powerful way that humans connect is through story. Show slide after slide of stats & numbers and you may get some interest, but tell a story and you’ll have audiences flocking towards you wanting more.
In this training, participants learn the fundamentals of a great story--which stories your team members needs to have in their back pocket, how to tell them well, and how to use them to amplify the message at hand.
We’ll uncover the Big Story your company is telling, and how each team member’s role in that story can impact the bottom-line. Plus, participants will learn the secret sauce that make your team’s presentations conversion machines.
Top Take-aways:
- Discover why telling a story is absolutely essential for making the sale or getting buy-in from your team
- Learn the formula for story-crafting that has audiences sitting on the edge of their seats and doesn’t derail from the message at hand
- Hone in on the story your company is telling, and the part each person plays in it.
"When Johanna came in to lead a training for our marketing team I had no clue what a story was, much less how to turn my experience into something people would actually want to hear AND something that would support my message. I left the day not only having the nuts & bolts of how to turn my dry content into great stories, but feeling excited for my next opportunity to speak."
Lauren Shaw, Team Snap
"I was very pleased with how the training went with our leadership team. I watched the participants take chances, and was glad to see this happen almost immediately. Your encouragement and very direct feedback for each participant was key. I've heard a few of them speak multiple times since we were together and the improvements are clearly evident! You do a great job of bringing together both the tangible and intangible aspects of speaking by teaching how to tell a better story through both spoken language and body language AND by helping speakers learn to overcome the emotions, nervousness and self-confidence issues going on in their head. Our day with you was time & money well spent!"
Will Hinshaw, US Jaycees
"After the session with Johanna, I kicked off a month long training program at work. Starting in my very first training, I was leading and speaking in a way I never had before. My confidence soared and the participants really engaged in the content. I couldn’t believe the difference I felt! In the training Johanna asked us to be playful and to “untuck.” It was difficult for me to untuck because I like to keep myself “tucked in.” But I went along with it and I could tell what a better speaker it made me. If you’re thinking of working with Johanna, trust the process! ”
Danielle Hartman, JCI Leadership fellow
“I felt pretty comfortable with public speaking before this training, so I honestly didn’t expect to learn anything beyond a couple of tips. Was I ever surprised! I would even say it was life-changing. I am so much more comfortable talking about myself and my organization, and I feel confident being myself when I sell myself & other opportunities to others. Johanna’s training is about so much more than being a better presenter. She puts a magnifying lens onto your life & work and help you really shine. I will always think back to this training as a turning point in my life.”
Terry Bartley, WV Community Development Hub
"We aim to give our staff tools they need to be successful coaches, and to support them both personally and professionally. This training exceeded our expectations. Johanna’s presentation style was was fun and engaging, and even the most skeptical of participants got on board, took risks, and walked away with new skills. I’m confident they’ll be better leaders because of it. We all showed up expecting to gain some new skills in presentation and storytelling —which we did— but we didn’t expect to have as much fun as we did, or to get so much more connected to one another. We are excited to explore other ways to benefit from Johanna’s expertise."
Aaron Nagel, Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club
"Johanna invigorated our annual board of directors retreat with her training that got us telling stories from the heart. The exercises she led simultaneously nudged us out of our stuck-in-the-mud comfort zones while building foundations for the hard work of connection. Isn't that what communication is all about?"
Evelyn King Metcalf, SENG
"We aim to give our staff tools they need to be successful coaches, and to support them both personally and professionally. This training exceeded our expectations. Johanna’s presentation style was was fun and engaging, and even the most skeptical of participants got on board, took risks, and walked away with new skills. I’m confident they’ll be better leaders because of it. We all showed up expecting to gain some new skills in presentation and storytelling —which we did— but we didn’t expect to have as much fun as we did, or to get so much more connected to one another. We’ve gotten loads of positive feedback from participants, and are excited explore other ways to benefit from Johanna’s expertise."
Aaron Nagel, Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club
"After the session with Johanna, I kicked off a month long training program at work. Starting in my very first training, I was leading and speaking in a way I never had before. My confidence soared and the participants really engaged in the content. I couldn’t believe the difference I felt! In the training Johanna asked us to be playful and to “untuck.” It was difficult for me to untuck because I like to keep myself “tucked in.” But I went along with it and I could tell what a better speaker it made me. If you’re thinking of working with Johanna, trust the process! You will not only be a better presenter, but you’ll be a better person because of it!!"
Danielle Hartman, JCI Leadership fellow
"I felt pretty comfortable with public speaking before this training, so I went into it expecting to pick up a couple of tips, but honestly didn’t expect to learn anything beyond that. Was I ever surprised! I would even say it was life-changing. I am now so much more comfortable talking about myself and my organization, and I feel confident being myself when I sell myself and other opportunities to others. Johanna’s training is about so much more than being a better presenter. She is able to put a magnifying lens onto your life & work and help you really shine. I will always think back to this training as a turning point in my life."
Terry Bartley, WV Community Development Hub
"I was very pleased with how the training went with our leadership team. I watched the participants take chances, and was glad to see this happen almost immediately. Your encouragement and very direct feedback for each participant was key. I've heard a few of them speak multiple times since we were together and the improvements are clearly evident! I'm sure that it's all rooted in the confidence that your "go before you're ready" mentality and your use of practical tools gave them. You do a great job of bringing together both the tangible and intangible aspects of speaking by teaching how to tell a better story through both spoken language and body language AND by helping speakers learn to overcome the emotions, nervousness and self-confidence issues going on in their head. Our day with you was time & money well spent!"
Will Hinshaw, US Jaycees
"When Johanna first came in to lead a training for our marketing team I had no clue what a story even was, much less how to turn my experience into something people would actually want to hear AND something that would support my message. I left the day not only having the nuts & bolts of how to turn my dry content into great stories, but also feeling excited for my next opportunity to speak."
Lauren Shaw, Marketing Team, TeamSnap
"Johanna invigorated our annual board of directors retreat with her training that got us telling stories from the heart. The exercises she led simultaneously nudged us out of our stuck-in-the-mud comfort zones while building foundations for the hard work of connection. Isn't that what communication is all about?"
Evelyn King Metcalf, SENG
Johanna’s trainings incorporate a mix a nuts & bolts tools as well as playful, get-out-of-your-comfort-zone, team-building exercises. Participants leave her trainings invigorated to step into their own speaking power, with new skills, behaviors and the necessary mindset to be effective speakers and leaders.
Ready to build bench strength and leadership potential among your team, and have game-changing impact in your organization?
Click the link below to schedule a time to talk with Johanna about how you can champion your team.
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