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Overview

Classroom Option

Wednesday
May 22
8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Lunch included

$295.00

Contact:

Judy Ratcliffe
JRatcliffe@ccsu.edu
860-832-2276

Impactful Speaking

Looking to polish those presentation skills for small, medium or large audiences? Practice, Practice Practice!

Details

Curriculum

This course will enable you to speak impactfully to meet your listeners needs and your desired objectives. Concepts and practice areas include proven ways to engage your listeners. You are encouraged to bring real time topics to the workshop in order to maximize your time and help you to prepare for upcoming speaking opportunities. You will be video recorded on your own device. Please bring your phones full charged, with enough memory for two to three short videos, and ear buds to listen to the audio.

Who Should Enroll

Everyone could benefit from practicing presentation skills. Presenting in a meeting to presenting to a larger audience requires practice and learning basic skills.

Instructor

Ms. Gina Ohanesian

Gina Ohanesian, founder of Performance Alternatives, has been a leadership and business partner to organizations since 1986. With a broad background in organizational and leadership development, Gina has served a variety of clients domestically and internationally and has demonstrated expertise Organization Effectiveness, Executive Coaching and Business Consulting, Strategic Facilitation and Team Building, and Leadership and Employee Development.

Location

Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06053
Elihu Burritt Library
Room: 30204

Testimonials

Highly beneficial class that allowed students skills to immediately improve their speech skills in real time. Fall 2023

CCSU always has the best! Presentation skills was impactful, valuable, and practical. I can’t wait to try what I learned! Fall 2023

This course provided me a safe and constructive environment to practice my presentation skills! Fall 2023

Great environment to learn! Fall 2023

Gina is knowledgeable and a seasoned veteran as a coach and leadership professional. Fall 2023

This was a very valuable class. I feel like I became more knowledgeable and was able to build some confidence in myself, thank you! Spring, 2023 

Great course, even better instructor. Very hands on training that made the material easier to learn! Spring, 2023

I enjoyed the style used to present the material, it was very engaging. Fall, 2022

This was a very valuable class. I feel like I became more knowledgeable and was able to build some confidence in myself, thank you! I will be attending more classes! – Spring, 2023

We learned to speak to your audience as if they were someone you were familiar with. – Spring, 2023

Great course even better instructor. Very hands on training that made it easier to learn the material. – Spring, 2023