Leadership Communication Coaching
Leaders are judged on their ability to communicate with their stakeholders—whether they are employees, donors, students, partners, board members, community leaders, activists or customers. However, many leaders communicate far less effectively than they realize. Many leaders assume that because they have been speaking and writing since they were very young, they have a natural ability to communicate in ways that will resonate with and move audiences. But communicating from a position of leadership requires a greater level of skill. If a leader cannot engage, energize and inspire his/her stakeholders, how will that leader enable their organization to achieve its goals?
Athene Strategies helps leaders find their voice and effectively engage their audiences to build trust and confidence and achieve their goals. Athene Strategies offers individual coaching sessions and small group executive education sessions to prepare leaders to communicate effectively for high-stakes engagements and develop stronger communication skills overall. Tailored to meet the client’s particular needs, we harness not only best practices in communication, but also insights from a multitude of disciplines including linguistics, neuroscience, and physiology, to help leaders learn how to engage with audiences effectively.
Specifically, Athene Strategies offers several different types of coaching and executive education sessions:
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Presentation training and rehearsal: Athene Strategies trains leaders on to deliver powerful, impactful presentations and helps clients prepare for high-stakes presentations. We not only help our clients package their content to achieve the greatest impact on the audience, but we also work with leaders to develop strong presentation skills to effectively engage with audiences. Both presentation trainings and rehearsals are tailored to the specific needs of the client, and types of presentations we prepare our clients for include:
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Conferences and Major Address
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Board Meetings
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Donor Meetings
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Community Meetings
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Town Hall Addresses
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Panel and Panel Moderation
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Press Interview Skills: Athene Strategies trains clients to become effective spokespeople for their organizations. Our press interview skills trainings explore how reporters and the news media operate, how to effectively engage with reporters, and how to prepare for media interviews. We help our clients not only with the larger principles and disciplines of working with the news media, but also help clients package their content and rehearse for press interviews.
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TV and Video Presentation Training: Athene Strategies trains clients to appear on camera effectively – both television cameras and the cameras on our computers and smart phones. We help clients understand to how to engage audiences effectively through a camera. We prepare our clients for engagements such as TV interviews, social media videos, and video conferences.
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Job Interview Coaching and Rehearsal: Athene Strategies helps clients prepare and rehearse for job interviews. We help our clients not only figure out how to best present who they are and their qualifications for the role effectively, but also how to master their physical presence and harness strong presentation skills to have a successful interview.