In this episode, Holly & Kristin talk with Deborah Shames about:
Early career experiences that created the platform for Deborah’s commitment to showing up confident and polished. It wasn’t an easy road for Deborah either! An amazing story of commitment and courage.
Deborah’s passion for helping others (and especially women) feel confident, prepared, and competent in their roles as executives, leaders and entrepreneurs.
The secrets to being “memorable” when you present.
The things women need...
In this episode, Holly & Kristin talk with Deborah Shames about:
- Early career experiences that created the platform for Deborah’s commitment to showing up confident and polished. It wasn’t an easy road for Deborah either! An amazing story of commitment and courage.
- Deborah’s passion for helping others (and especially women) feel confident, prepared, and competent in their roles as executives, leaders and entrepreneurs.
- The secrets to being “memorable” when you present.
- The things women need to let go of to show up as confident, competent and authentic.
Key Takeaways
- When you need to address an audience or present a topic, always know your intention. Right before you present, review your intention for the meeting or presention, not the content.
- Never write out, read or memorize your content as this comes across as inauthentic
- Pick only three items that you want to cover in your content as this makes remembering content easier and doesn’t overwhelm your audience with too many messages.
Deborah Shames, Prior to co-founding Eloqui with David Booth, Deborah was an award-winning film and television director. She founded the only female owned production company in the San Francisco Bay Area-- Focal Point Productions, which she ran for 15 years.
Deborah directed luminaries including Wendie Malick, Rita Moreno, Danny Glover, and Angela Lansbury.
Deborah coaches female executives on presentation and communication skills. She preps authors, CEO’s and executives before media tours, and works with celebrity and on-air talent at major television studios. Deborah is frequently engaged prior to national sales meetings or product launches as a keynote speaker or coach, and for leadership development training.
Eloqui trains companies to deliver with style and passion. Their clients include CUNA Mutual, Amgen, Prolacta BioScience, OneAmerica, Northern Trust, Mattel, Samsung Chemical, and Hyundai Hata, as well as law, financial and insurance firms. Deborah enjoys coaching individuals to identify their strengths, utilize their authentic voice and drive business.
Eloqui also serves non-profits, especially around fund raising. From the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Global GLOW, and the Arthritis Foundation to Ability First, Deborah trains the CEO and senior management teams as well as volunteers. Her latest non-profit client is THORN, founded by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. Demi also calls on Deborah for coaching before her public appearances.
Deborah received a “Consultant of the Year” award by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. When not working, Deborah travels, does photography, hikes in the mountains, and makes jewelry.
Deborah and her partner David wrote: Own the Room: Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results that was published by McGraw-Hill and is now it’s in third printing. It is considered a business bestseller.
And Deborah’s latest book is for women professionals: Out Front: How Women can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers and was published by BenBella Books.
Connect with Deborah:
Email: dshames@eloqui.biz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahshames/
Website: www.outfront.biz
Twitter: https://twitter.com/women_outfront
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenoutfront
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Books:
Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable and Fearless Speakers
Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable, and Fearless Speakers: Shames, Deborah: 9781941631676: Amazon.com: Books
Own the Room: Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results
Own the Room: Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results: Booth, David, Shames, Deborah, Desberg, Peter: 9780071628594: Amazon.com: Books
UPLIFTING WOMEN HOSTS Kristin Strunk and Holly Teska
Your co-hosts of the UPLIFTING WOMEN PODCAST, Holly Teska & Kristin Strunk, are women who UPLIFT other women at work and in the world. Every other week they bring uplifting women guests to share their personal stories of challenge and triumph to inform and inspire their listeners. The podcast also features guests who have played a significant role in honoring women and their place in the world by serving as promoters, sponsors, and coaches to the many women in their personal and professional lives.
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Holly believes the world needs the best leaders it can build; those who demonstrate integrity, empathy, humility, vision, positivity, and confidence. This type of leader brings out the best in others and delivers outstanding results. Holly feels we need everyone to perform at 100% to making our world a better place. Holly's experience in leadership, executive coaching, and talent development is the foundation of her career. She has helped bright and motivated leaders become the very best versions of themselves. Through direct feedback, reflection, experimentation, and honest conversation, she will push you to excel at what you were called to do. Holly is especially committed to helping women navigate the choppy waters of today's fast-paced workplace and evolving world conditions but works with many different individuals and situations. She welcomes inquiries for leadership and executive coaching and speaking engagements.
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