Brigid O’Connor of At Ease offers presentations and
training to help you communicate with efficiency
and purpose.
All listed options can be customized. Click on titles to view descriptions. View previous
and future booked engagements by topic or by industry. Would your audience benefit from specific training on particular topics? Build-to-suit sessions are also available from At Ease, LLC.
 
Image Inventory
from At Ease
What areas of influence impact your image
or the image of your business? How do people
see you now? What can your image do for
you? What tactics can you implement to change
your image? The Image Inventory will enable
you to gain an understanding of what image
is and how it can work for you. An inventory
tool and group interaction are included.
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Listening:
The Distinction That Differentiates
Stellar listening can enhance your ability
to succeed whether you work for yourself
or others. Listen well, and you’ll
relate effectively with coworkers, supervisors
and clients. Focused listening is key to
developing solid business relationships.
Catapult your success into the stratosphere
by focusing on this vital communication
skill. Learn about the importance of listening,
its anatomy, the effects of good listening,
and the characteristics of various listening
styles. At Ease helps you unearth the obstacles
to good listening and the ways to overcome
them.
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Media Training
- Marvelous Messages from At Ease
Media Training - Which audiences do you
target? Why these? What are you saying to
your publics? Are your inadvertent communications
supporting a consistent and productive message?
In the Media Training - Marvelous Messages
session, work with an objective, experienced
practitioner who will help you define your
objectives, target the appropriate audiences
and develop high-impact messages. A survey
tool and brainstorming exercises are included.
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Media Training - Working with the Media from At Ease
Media Training - How can I be a source for the media? How do I get on a reporter’s
“A” list? Why is the “sound bite” so essential?
How do I get my messages across in an interview?
How can I best craft my responses? How can
I heighten the impact of my comments? What
are the potential pitfalls in a press interview?
Experience Media Training: Working with
the Media and learn tips and tactics for
controlling the outcome of interviews and
making the best possible impact on the public.
Video and print examples are included.
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Moderator
Services
Moderator Services - Substantive panel
presentations, teleseminars, debates and
town meetings run more smoothly and are
more engaging when a professional moderator
assists with timing, flow and transitions.
Enliven presentations by adding a talented
moderator from At Ease who can assist in
preparation, practice and during the event,
too.
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Powerful
Pitches: Honing Your Skills for Business
Development Success
Professionals need solid presentation skills
to secure new clients. Prospect meetings
are simultaneously a vital marketing tool
and a challenging obstacle to success. Victory
in these encounters hinges on likeability
and preparation. Experience Powerful Pitches
and:
- discover the contributing factors to
a high-impact presentation style,
- learn the ways to speak most effectively
with prospective clients, and
- understand the common pitfalls for formal
and informal business pitches.
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Present
with Power
Professionals need solid public speaking
skills to be effective. Whether speaking
to 1 or 1000, delivering messages through
today’s insanely full communication
channels demands a clean, high-impact presentation
style. This style must be lacking in distraction
yet rich in impression. While some consider
speaking a number one fear, professionals
can usually stand up and deliver to some
extent. But the ability to impress points
on an audience with verve or at least consistent
clarity isn’t the norm. Experience
Present with Power with At Ease and:
- benchmark existing skill level,
- identify weaknesses and set goals for
improvement,
- grasp the tenets of successful public
speaking and
- improve your knowledge, comfort and skill.
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Presentation
Training One-on-One
Speaker’s training - Are you facing an
important business presentation? Do you
have a speaking engagement but don’t feel
prepared? Does your campaign stump speech
need some work? Take Positive Presentations
from At Ease and get one-on-one constructive
criticism for your prepared speech. We’ll
review research findings that affect your
effectiveness as a speaker. With the camera
turned on you, we’ll critique and improve
the organization of your speech and the
impact of your delivery. A benchmarking
tool and audio-visual equipment are included.
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Presenting
Your Case on the Hill from At Ease
Have you secured a meeting with your state
or federal legislator? Whom do you need
to know and how do you get those people
to know you? What action do you want from
your representative on the Hill and how
will you get it? What will the meeting be
like? What do you need to be prepared? How
might the legislator react? Presenting Your
Case on the Hill will give you a sense of
your appointment before it happens. Learn
what to expect and how to react. Take this
session and increase the effectiveness of
your grassroots efforts. Customization to
your legislative issues and scenario-specific
role play are included.
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Savvy Factor from At Ease
Do you have "presence"? What do your bearing and demeanor say about you? How do you rank in the estimation of others? Is your reputation working for or against you? People who present themselves well and develop productive reputations thrive. What do they have that other people don’t? The Savvy Factor. Are you savvy? Learn what it is and how to get some. Survey, quiz and personal pitch tools are included. Back to the top
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