Talking Points
The Currency of Trust
Authenticity and trust are now inescapable. People demand them from financial institutions. From leaders. From everyday brands. They are fundamental to success.
Technology is helping, but also hindering. There is no replacement for interpersonal excellence.
In this presentation, Dr Mahler presents practical skills for building credence and restoring the building blocks of trust.
inVisible
For Women in Business.
Diversity and inclusion are not achieved without encountering challenges. But in-visibility is a choice. You are responsible for your destiny.
This presentation is about breaking down the barriers, being clever about how you engage with hard conversations and giving of yourself without hesitation.
It’s about the five key barriers to visibility and how you responsible for removing them.
Virtual Workshop: Hard Chat
Duration: 1 to 3 hours
The world has changed. Emotions are raw and tempers frayed, but, at the same time, like the Little Britain comedy where the Scottish waiter attempts to describe the menu through the medium of ‘ dance’, we are struggling to handle ourselves through the virtual medium.
When it comes to difficulty, what words do you say and in what order? What words can’t you use and what is the vocal tone and eye contact requirement to help get your communication across with empathy? Within all that, where is the room for creativity and authenticity?
Now is the time to really know what you are doing and, in this virtual exploration, you will learn the answers to all these questions using Dr Mahler’s framework for Hard Chat, which PwC partners described as ‘gold’.
Key takeaways from the ‘must-have’ session include:
• Learning the 5 Hard Chat levels of engagement
• Discover the non-verbal necessities to handle emotion
• Know the words to say and not say
• Piece together the 5 algorithms for performance that work first time every time and leave you free to be creative and professional in the moment
The Missing Ingredient of Leadership
Leaders must inspire and engage. That task is more complex than it has even been, a combination of interpersonal skills and the power to navigate today’s communications ably.
Dr Mahler investigates the roles of body language, vocal psychology and patterns of conversation that control presence and influence. Her insight and experience will change the way you think, act and speak to achieve respect and authority.
Webinar: Staying Human in a Virtual World: Presence on-line
The time for intimacy and connection is here.
Video conferencing is a chance to really engage at a new and deeper level and, the rules have changed.
Louise will share what works and what doesn’t in this new super-charged environment. You will discover the secrets of the television host, you will find your radio voice and develop skills to engage full attention by building your inclusion-muscle.
In this often hilarious, but scientifically researched session you will:
- Discover how spatial awareness is key
- Develop your tools and techniques to be inclusive
- Recognise the importance of what you do and say on the small screen
- Learn the dos and don’t of engaging others
Webinar: Female Led Leadership
What is it that Jacinda Ardern, Angela Merkel, and Sanna Merin do that leads Forbes magazine to say that what countries with the best coronavirus responses have in common is Women Leaders?
How is it different from their male counterparts and it is unique to women? Dr Mahler will analyse their body language, vocal approach and conversational flow. She will model what is palpable for us all and show how this is the future direction of leadership, not necessarily, male or female.
In this provocative keynote, you will:
- Discover the skills of key international female leaders who are leading at these critical times
- Challenge classical techniques of power
- Learn new ways to build trust
- Establish skills that will result in newfound confidence
Webinar: The Voice of Leadership
In today’s uncertain world we need to manage our new vital tool - the voice.
With video-conferencing in full swing, your voice takes pride of place in communicating your message. As we place added emphasis on the importance of voice, many realise their own inadequacy, feel helpless and are unaware of the susceptibility to further damage both vocally and psychologically.
In this on-line presentation, you will remove the barriers to self-expression through awareness, tools and techniques. You will learn how sound is actually made and what stops it being available under stress
In this highly interactive keynote you will:
- Build skills to get that voice working and develop a flow of sound that imbues trust and caring
- Learn methods for vocal engagement and authority
- Recognise the challenges, diagnose your own blockages and find simple ways to undo the patterns - fast under pressure.
On-line Leadership Communication Program: Presence and Influencing for Leaders
Dr Mahler presents leadership programs that combine instructional and interactive face-to-face or zoom webinars, clinics and masterminds to embed the learning for leaders and sales teams. These sessions impart the skills and processes to have gravitas and presence and apply them to tailored scenarios specific such as presentations, meetings or managing client and staff engagement, to gain maximum engagement and influence with confidence.
Dr Mahler’s program includes theory and interaction, based around winning the hearts and minds of those around you with the following outcomes:
- Analysis of individual body, mind and voice patterns under stress
- Processes for handling the various communication opportunities
- Practice opportunities for individual change plans and transformation
Note: these programs can be tailored specifically for Women and Diversity programs.
Let’s Get Going!
Welcome back! The world has been disrupted and not a soul has been left unaffected by the uncertainty of 2020, but, today is 2021! The time to refresh is now.
No more blank screens, scowling faces or zoom fatigue. The imperative to bring your whole self back into the arena in its full confident bloom is critical.
And studies show that simple techniques, such as smiling, are a natural drug to reignite and motivate. The simple act of smiling releases endorphins, natural painkillers, and serotonin and it’s catching. Why not!
In this session we will release the smile, get your breath flowing, reawaken your arms and legs and release you from the tyranny of the screen. You will re-learn how to greet your fellow human in the flesh (safely), how to listen effectively, where to move your body for best effect to build relationships and how to re-engage your confident self.
Welcome back. We’ve missed you! Now, let’s get going.
Workshop: Bringing your Team back to Work
Bringing your team back to work requires learning, engagement and positive motivation. Dr Louise Mahler provides all this and more.
Over the last year, we are not capturing our true energy and some say they are tired and we are boring each other to death with waffle.
So let’s come together and re-energise with practical work on presence and influence for the virtual, face-to-face and hybrid worlds.
In these workshops, you will re-discover your physical energy, learn how to build relationships online and in-person and receive all the structure for presentation, difficult situations and feedback for maximum effect (and less waffle), while still bringing your sense of humour and creative essence.
Yes, its presentation skills, but it has more. Learn from the expert and bring your very best to the fore.
This half-day program can be enhanced by:
- ongoing masterclasses
- A Workbook
- Journal
- Videos
- Louise’s book ‘Resonate'
Overcoming Performance Stress/Towards the Light
Many of us are under stress and the old techniques are not serving us in a Covid-ravaged-world under the magnifying glass of the digital camera. Many struggle to speak, be heard and get the critical messages across succinctly.
Let’s break the myth! Taking a deep breath and relaxing has not worked and in this presentation, we will re-think your patterns and processes in a highly interactive and fun engagement. Dr Mahler will share the 7 key physical and vocal skills and techniques to break your patterns of stress and discover that a framework is the key to feeling secure, sounding trustworthy and exuding professionalism with every word.
Gravitas
In today’s leadership context, leaders need to create an exceptional connection with their audience to engage and inspire fast. The skills of the Ancient Romans can teach us so much about the lost art of communication and how these skills can be applied today whether it be in small groups, on Zoom, to large audiences and in the media.
Dr Louise Mahler's new Gravitas Keynote explores:
• From Slaves to Emperors; How to elevate power and presence to perform under pressure delivering impactful messages
• What the Ancient Romans knew about the psychology of performance, audience engagement and how to unravel the psychology of difficult situations that create performance anxiety
• The gestures of an Emperor; build the skills of body and voice that underpin interpersonal engagement, elevate a message and create presence as a leader
• From the Roman Forum to the Boardroom: Present any content with creativity and originality and agility