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You submit business writing samples; PowerSuasion analyzes them.  You find out either online or in a seminar what you need to improve and what's strong in your business writing.  As a result, you reduce stress and anxiety, focus your buisness writing, don't waste time on the unnecessary, and influence others successfully..

PowerSuasive Writing presents in one day a powerful step-by-step process to strategize and to create persuasive documents, ranging from emails to memoranda

The CEO wants to transform the company, but he encounters resistance from unexpected sources. 

Costly Attraction tells the story of a woman who takes a promotion but finds that things change and she loses assignments after an incident of harassment. 

Crossroads tells the story of a family business, where different members of the family and long term employees have different visions of the future, all of which leads to confrontation, outbursts, and leadership challenges.

Customer First tells Viktor's story. As the CEO, has to contend with the pressures of having a warehouse destroyed by a tornado, a lost shipment at sea of needed merchandise, and an employee who gives less than excellent customer service (to a customer who is one of the city's influential people).

 Look over the many vignettes we have ready to go to illustrate the various issues in a variety of diversity-challenged circumstances.

E Pluribus Unum tells the story of two people on a diversity task force who explore the challenges of diversity in their company--and discover much about themselves as well.

Feedback With Ease provides plenty of hands-on practice in how to give difficult feedback to others by using actors who act out a variety of scenarios.

Future Shock Now shows an organization in the throes of adapting to a quickly changing world.  A variety of employees struggle to figure out how to fit into the new world they inhabit, while leadership has to learn its own lessons as well.

Simulations with professional role-players give your people practice without the cost of losing a client,  frustrating a vendor, or increasing discord among colleagues.

Tom, the leader, has to learn to lead when Diane, a self-starting project manager, joins his team.  Meanwhile, Bill, Diane's colleague, is confused by the open ended, "empowering" management by Phyllis. 

 No Barriers follows two managers through a busy day of interviewing new hires, supervising employees and interacting with customers.  The managers each become sensitive to the multiple levels of awareness of people who are differeently abled

Personal Touch tells the story of a family business facing both personal and business crisis. Each employee and family member has a different vision of the future, thereby creating conflict; however, family bonds help resolve the tension.

Question of Style tells the story of two salespeople who need to adjust to the buying styles of their prospects, but have difficulty doing so.

Squeeze Play tells Phil's story. He has to confront budget cuts, restless employees, and demanding management. As the pressure mounts, Phil finds it more and more challenging to manage the demands and the stress.

Trickster tells the story of several people who are on the ins and on the outs...this live case presents the challenges prejudice and discrimination can create.

Until explores the definition of, and issues involved in, working in a hostile environment, by depicting the behaviors of characters who think themselves to be appropriate, when in fact they are harassing each other.

Nancy in her zealousness ends up alienating one of her boss's customers and she needs to handle the situation before her boss finds out.

This one-day seminar starts with a 30 minute mini-lecture on the responsibilities of the facilitator and then provides strategies the facilitator can use in her work. The rest of the day is spent in a simulation exercise where every participant has a chance to practice facilitation. (Limited to 10 participants.)

A one or two-day seminar, PowerSuasive Presentations uses the "actor-studio" approach to strengthen and focus the presentation skills of the participants.  Furthermore, this seminar does not use video feedback, preferring instead to provide plenty of feedback from the participants, who use criteria to evaluate the presentation.

So You've Got A Job To Fill provides both theoretical and practical understanding of behavioral interviewing, where the interviewer asks the interviewee to specify and clarify experience.  The seminar provides plenty of practice by having participants role-play with actors to sharpen these skills.

This one or two-day seminar provides training in the number one skill salespeople, executives, managers, and persuaders need:  SuperSonic Listening!  Whether selling a product or service, promoting a project idea, or persuading others to a different point of view, knowing how to position in our listener's mind-share what we are presenting is critical.