Presentation Skills for Leaders
Public speaking is a core leadership skill. We want to speak with confidence and credibility, whether we’re facilitating a meeting, giving a speech or delivering a business presentation. Presentation Skills for Leaders provides actionable techniques that you can use immediately in virtual and in-person situations, including how to:
connect with your audience
Sharpen your message
Tell a story with data and specific examples
Replace filler words with confident language
Use voice, gestures and eye contact to project confidence
Use PowerPoint as a visual guide, not a crutch
block your information and use intentional questions to engage your audience, including virtual and hyrid.
Present at an executive leveL
Handle tough Q&A
What sets Bliss Communications apart is a high-level of expertise that focuses on building essential speaking skills in a positive environment. The combination of 1:1 coaching (recording presentations for immediate review and coaching), interactive workshops, speaking engagements and a top tier On-Demand Video Library is what develops leaders into great communicators.
“We have seen the results of Mimi’s training in subsequent leadership meetings, where the speakers are more engaging, confident and organized in their presentations. I’ve personally worked with Mimi in honing my own executive level presentation skills and cannot recommend her enough!”
“Good, concise tips for presentations. Short, actionable suggestions. Excellent real world examples. Very timely.”
“Mimi provided excellent insights and easy to remember skills to improve your team’s professionalism and credibility in presentations - both in person and virtually. Highly recommended.”
Interactive Keynotes and Workshops
Presentation Skills for Leaders can be tailored to provide an hour of actionable information or a half-day of in-depth coaching for a small group. The key is to build skills that you can use immediately in any situation. Interactive workshops are conducted virtually or in-person, plus access to Mimi’s library of videos to reinforce the skills.
Individual Presentation Coaching
One-on-one presentation coaching focuses on building skills over a series of sessions. Individual coaching is a good fit for a leader who is moving into a new professional role, a seasoned executive who speaks at industry conferences and company events, or a subject matter expert who is preparing for presentations and panel discussions.
High Potential Leaders
Preparing the next generation of high potential leaders is critical for any organization. Mimi Bliss and Holly Conner frequently lead presentation skills sessions for leadership development institutes, including programs in the corporate, government/public service, engineering, economic development, and nonprofit sectors.
“Mimi Bliss is an exceptional instructor on all elements of presentation skills. She has a model for preparation, and is precise and to the point about the delivery.
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Physician Leadership institutes
As more physicians move into executive roles or advocate on health policy issues, there is an increasing need for good presentation skills. Mimi Bliss has provided communications seminars for physician leadership institutes for the past twelve years. Communications workshops for state and national medical associations, as well as healthcare organizations, can include both media training and presentation skills. Workshops focus on scenarios that are specific to physicians and their individual specialties.
Mimi speaking at the Georgia Physician Leadership Academy. Mimi has led presentation skills and media training workshops for physician leadership academies in Tennessee and Georgia for nearly 20 years.