Presentation Training | Professional Development

Presentation Skills for Executives

Craft and Deliver Messages that Resonate with Audiences

feature-presentation-skills Your ability to present an idea, defend your course of action, handle tough questions, as well as engage and persuade audiences to follow your lead plays a large role in your success. We’ve all experienced a riveting presentation that stays in our mind long after the words have faded away. How much to you admire the skill, conviction and confidence of the speaker’s delivery?

Our multi-disciplinary team of professionals draws from theater and performance to the latest scientific research on perception, values, belief-systems, and human behavior develop powerhouse presentation skills that enable you to craft and deliver messages that resonate. We coach you on shortcuts and techniques you can use to become a better presenter from day one. Video practice sessions help you master both substance and style.

Program topics may include:

Building confidence and projecting personal magnetism
Structuring presentations for maximum impact
Translating complex information into simple and powerful messages
Getting your major points across fast
Learning how to read an audience while you are speaking
Adjusting content and style to any audience
Presenting persuasively in pressure-cooker situations
Maintaining focus and thematic unity
Creating powerful openings and closings
Overcoming bad habits and minimizing nervousness
Establishing credibility and likability
Connecting emotionally and intellectually with an audience
Interacting effectively with PowerPoint or slides
Handling Q & A sessions with confidence
Mastering the “bridging technique” in answering questions
Mastering voice projection, inflection, and delivery
Using body language effectively
Knowing how and when to use humor
Controlling stage fright
Learning strategic storytelling structures that evoke emotion

Programs are designed to fit your personal or organizational needs

1-day, 2-day or 3-day workshops as well as one-on-one executive coaching sessions.

Email us now or call 866-740-4176 to discuss your development goals.

What Clients Say

Kim Salm

I wanted to let you know that after my coaching sessions with you I have been able to focus my talks around a clear objective, project my voice with passionate and sincere intonation, and speak persuasively around the audience’s agenda vs. mine........... I can honestly say that I’ve learned a whole new approach to making persuasive presentations. Thank you very much!

Kim Salm
National Director, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Affairs
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

2015-01-01T20:25:13-04:00

Kim Salm
National Director, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Scientific Affairs
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/kim-salm/

Jill F. Torke

In my efforts to improve professionally I felt it necessary to seek out a speaking coach. What I found in Harrison was a passionate, enthusiastic instructor. He focused on my individual strengths and was able to really bring out the best in my speaking ability. Over the course of one short weekend, I was able to overcome my anxiety and fear of public speaking and for that I thank you!

Jill F. Torke
Director of Sales and Marketing
The Ritz-Carlton

2015-01-01T20:43:08-04:00

Jill F. Torke
Director of Sales and Marketing
The Ritz-Carlton

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/jill-f-torke/

Jennifer Tirey

The seminar served as an unexpected team building exercise, as well as a confidence booster for our less experienced staff and a validation tool for our more seasoned communicators. Everyone who attended the seminar walked away with some new techniques and a better understanding for how they should effectively deliver our message to the public. I would suggest GuruMaker to any group, big or small, the seminar was worth every penny!!

Jennifer Tirey
Deputy Director
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

2015-01-01T20:45:53-04:00

Jennifer Tirey
Deputy Director
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/jennifer-tirey/

Prof. Ariel Libertun

Harrison Monarth’s workshop on effective communications was a great success among the graduate students of our program. It is actually noticeable the immediate impact of the workshop in the students’ improved and richer ways of expressing themselves.

Prof. Ariel Libertun, Ph.D.
Deputy Director - Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI) Program
University of Colorado at Boulder

2015-01-01T20:47:31-04:00

Prof. Ariel Libertun, Ph.D.
Deputy Director - Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI) Program
University of Colorado at Boulder

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/prof-ariel-libertun/

Dr. Matthias Kuehner

Harrison is an excellent coach and trainer. I took a 3-day one-on-one re presentations and executive presence. It was simply the best training experience I ever had. I refer back to the training for every presentation I give and the results are clearly showing.

Dr. Matthias Kuehner
General Manager, Vice President
Denstply International

2015-01-01T20:48:24-04:00

Dr. Matthias Kuehner
General Manager, Vice President
Denstply International

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/dr-matthias-kuehner/

Adam A. Gross

Your help to our entire 130 person company has been invaluable. You have greatly enhanced our presentation skills office wide, and in so doing have touched the lives of many people in our company, making them more confident, more articulate and better employees. You have tamed our power point faux pas while drastically improving the quality of our brand and message. Thank you for making our entire company better! We look forward to working with you for many years to come.

Adam A. Gross
FAIA, Principal
Ayers Saint Gross Architects and Planners

2015-01-01T20:49:37-04:00

Adam A. Gross
FAIA, Principal
Ayers Saint Gross Architects and Planners

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/adam-gross/

Brian Brennan

The feedback we received from your speaking and presentations coaching program was excellent. We look forward to working with you again in the near future.

Brian Brennan
Sales Manager
Private Client Group, US Bank

2015-01-01T20:50:40-04:00

Brian Brennan
Sales Manager
Private Client Group, US Bank

The feedback we received from your speaking and presentations coaching program was excellent. We look forward to working with you again in the near future.

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/brian-brennan/

Carmen Novoa Quinn

I wanted to thank you for a very good and revealing presentation to our group. I loved your message! You did an amazing job and your impact on communication is still the talk of the group. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Carmen Novoa Quinn
Broker/Owner
Premier Properties & Associates

2015-01-01T20:51:43-04:00

Carmen Novoa Quinn
Broker/Owner
Premier Properties & Associates

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/carmen-novoa-quinn/

John Jay Daly

Larry Tracy is one of the most articulate advocates I've ever seen operate on the platform. He's crisp and clear, his logic and thinking first-rate. As a speech coach myself, I continue to learn from him.

John Jay Daly
Founder
National Capital Speakers Association

2015-01-01T20:52:39-04:00

John Jay Daly
Founder
National Capital Speakers Association

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/john-jay-daly/

Ambassador Otto Reich

In a Department that prides itself on its communication skills, you became the standard to match in public oratory.

Ambassador Otto Reich
U.S. Department of State

2015-01-01T20:53:42-04:00

Ambassador Otto Reich
U.S. Department of State

In a Department that prides itself on its communication skills, you became the standard to match in public oratory.

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/ambassador-otto-reich/

Carl G. Love

I have been trying cases for over thirty years, and have given a number of legal papers. It was surprising to me how much your training contributed to my presentation ability.

Carl G. Love
Partner
Cushman, Darby and Cushman, Attorneys at Law, Washington D.C.

2015-01-01T20:55:06-04:00

Carl G. Love
Partner
Cushman, Darby and Cushman, Attorneys at Law, Washington D.C.

I have been trying cases for over thirty years, and have given a number of legal papers. It was surprising to me how much your training contributed to my presentation ability.

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/carl-g-love/

Bill Fender

In my years of experience in training and development, I have never read more enthusiastic seminar evaluations. You showed our people how to convert arcane and complex technical information into a clear and persuasive presentation.

Bill Fender
Manager, Human Resources
LOGICON Operating Systems, Arlington, VA

2015-01-01T20:56:17-04:00

Bill Fender
Manager, Human Resources
LOGICON Operating Systems, Arlington, VA

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/bill-fender/

Steven Cox

You not only trained twenty-two people how to speak convincingly in some fairly hostile situations, but in two cases your training actually changed personalities.

Steven Cox
Director, Officer of Intelligence and Threat Analysis
U.S. Department of State

2015-01-01T20:57:19-04:00

Steven Cox
Director, Officer of Intelligence and Threat Analysis
U.S. Department of State

You not only trained twenty-two people how to speak convincingly in some fairly hostile situations, but in two cases your training actually changed personalities.

https://gurumaker.com/testimonials/steven-cox/