Presentation Skills Coaching and Training

Praise from clients...   Paul's public speaking class was an extremely helpful and fun experience for me. His sense of humor and outgoing personality made me comfortable from the beginning. Paul gave me great tips on how to improve my presentations; he even pointed out things that I didn't know I was doing and showed me how to change them for the better. He took the time to help me think of specific ways to engage my audiences in a meaningful way. He also provided me with materials to read and use after the class and has followed up with me to see how things are progressing. Paul is an engaging, dynamic and passionate speaker and teacher, and I am very thankful to him for his help in improving my public speaking skills. —Christina Jordan Project Bread--The Walk for Hunger I thought the public speaking training with Paul was fabulous. He was motivating, efficient, and a lot of fun. He made great suggestions and was very intent on each individual. I would be happy to take a more advanced or longer course with him as even with a small group it was hard to get everything in. Everyone I've spoken to also really liked the class... I felt that Paul was an excellent facilitator/trainer and knew exactly who his audience was. The exercises were fun AND useful and the group was an excellent size. I think the biggest learning for me was simply how to think more strategically about organizing a presentation. In the past, I have approached presentations in an ad hoc manner, knowing the material, but not really thinking about my key messages etc. Paul was excellent at making me think about how to organize a talk in a strategic manner to get the most impact. —comments from managers at a workshop for Oxfam America Paul is a dynamic, insightful, and engaging instructor—a true model for his topic of public speaking! Paul took the time to learn about our group and tailor the session to suit our needs. The content and presentation were motivating, entertaining, appropriate for varied levels of experience, and I would highly recommend this program to anyone. —Susan Rubin, Committee for Accurate Middle East Reporting in America Paul—It’s one thing to write a book but quite another to turn its content into an engaging talk. Your insights and coaching have dramatically improved my presentation skills (which I thought were pretty good already!) and helped make the introduction of my book a success. Thanks for all your help! —William Roiter, PhD, Author, Corporate MVPs, Wiley and Sons, 2004 Paul, our senior managers have really appreciated the workshops and coaching you’ve provided. Your ability to offer constructive criticism with insight and humor has been especially important in building their awareness, their performance, and their confidence. As construction managers, most of our team don’t think of themselves as “public speakers,” but they certainly have seen the value in improving their skills, as individuals and as members of a presentation or interview team. You’ve shown them the way, and we look forward to having you work with other Erland staff in the near future. —Donna Prince, Director of Marketing, Erland Construction Co. Paul’s public speaking workshops for TDC have been a great success. Participants—all from nonprofit organizations—were enthusiastic about his confidence-building approach, his ability to break the subject down into do-able units, and his use of humor to draw out the best in people. — Gordon Gottlieb,Training Director, Technical Development Corporation

Paul, your one-on-one session with me allowed me to take a step back from the material that I had already drilled into my brain and see it through the audience's eyes and how they'd react to the material. There is no doubt that without your suggestions on organization and relevance to my audience my presentation would not have been as dynamic. Your coaching was integral to my winning the Top Gun contest at Pioneer and improving my skills as a presenter! —Shawn Edwards, Regional Sales Specialist, Pioneer Investments As the team leader, I appreciated your ability to size up the situation and work quickly and effectively with me and the rest of the project team on a very tight schedule. Your individual and team coaching work gave our presentation clarity and coherence—and some pizzazz—that made a huge difference at our interview. Thanks again for a great job. — Aldon Jenkins, Vice-President, DMJM/Harris Paul—I want to take this opportunity to thank you for a wonderful session going over my presentation. I know this will tremendously benefit our upcoming presentations. Thanks also for the video cassette of our presentation that I will use to go over everything we discussed. This was great! — Joe F. Jabre, M.D., Winner of the 2005 Boston University Entrepreneurial Management Institute Business Plan Competition …Your comments inspired me to write up a short skit in the parking lot at the hospital, twenty minutes before our appointment! We really had fun with it, and the entire group commented on how much they liked having a top-notch lunch "and a show." It also generated some great discussion with the physicians about the issues they are facing and how to effectively counsel their patients. I also asked them for some feedback, as you suggested, and they seemed to appreciate being able to give their comments on our presentation. Great talk all around–thanks! — Sarah Hull, Sales Representative, Wyeth Ayerst, Inc. I would like to express my utmost thanks and appreciation for taking the time to speak to my senior construction management students….your presentation to the class was outstanding and the students were very much engaged….I have received excellent comments from my students and hope you will have time to share more of your insights and experience with us in the future. — Mark Hasso, Ph.D., P.E., Professor of Construction Management, Wentworth Institute of Technology Paul, your advice about our presentation was terrific. It helped us to distill the main issues, and to communicate our ideas clearly and forcefully. As a novice at formal presentations, I was particularly grateful for your tips on effective delivery. Our proposal truly benefited from your input. —Sally Lesser, Founder and President, Henry Bear’s Park Toy Stores

Paul Horn 617-325-5205   Fax: 617-323-5205   Mobile: 617-780-6979   Email: paul@paulhorn.com