Sharon Sayler educates businesses and organizations on how communication success both within the company and with clients, both verbal and nonverbal, are vital to their success strategies (sample presentations are below). Sharon covers communication success, group dynamics and team building success from the 10,000 feet level all the way down to the step-by-step, depending on audience need. She has presented to corporations and conferences, colleges and educators, marketers, government agencies, realtors, medical professionals, students, entrepreneurs, and many more.
A brief speaking biography of Sharon Sayler. Her speaking style is engaging, audience participation and humor-laden. She is both energetic and personal. She customizes every presentation to address the needs of the audience.
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It was great to meet you at BBNYC. I got so much from your presentation and our talk after. I gave a speech yesterday and did so much better with my breathing. Thank you! ~ Brian Hamilton Owner at Hamilton Financial Coaching Baltimore, Maryland Area
“Sharon, thanks so much for the fabulous time today! Love your skills, your enthusiasm and your professionalism. It was fun.” ~ Pat Fortin Mussieux www.steps2happiness.com/
Thank you for considering Sharon Sayler for your next event. We understand what a demanding process it is to coordinate an event, and what it takes to make it a success. We are happy to assist you to help make your event a spectacular success!
As a professional speaker she customizes her presentations to the audience at hand. She will work to bring relevance to your business situations and needs, to show what they can do. Mixing case studies, stories, and actionable recommendations together with humor, easy-to-understand language, and a dynamic presenting style.
She provides much more than buzzwords and back-patting. She give you the tools you need to turn inspiration into action.
From keynoting major events to presenting to your private business meeting, her expertise is in helping organizations adopt new behavioral success skills and communication tools to create expanding business value.
Book Sharon to Speak by using this link to email her or phoning 503.575.9126.
Topic Suggestions
Technically, Sharon is capable of speaking on a wide variety of business, motivation and success topics. Below are her “serving suggestions” to get the conversation going…. Whatever you want, we can talk about it.
The Secret Language of Success Revealed
It’s your ability to quickly influence others and build leadership rapport that will set you apart. If you’ve been saying all the right things, but still can’t get ahead, consider what is being said through your behaviors and body language.
Our behaviors and body language really do speak louder than words.
STOP hallucinating about someone else’s body language! TAKE COMMAND OF YOUR MESSAGE and start sending THE RIGHT MESSAGE with your own body language…. Most Communications Trainings teach only how to develop your content. Yet, most of us are already experts in what we want to say…. In this nonverbal public speaking primer you will learn:
- What to do with our face, gestures, voice, body and our breathing
- To improve your ability to lead others and conduct meetings,
- Ways to manage challenging people or situations and much more
Sure it’s good to know how to form the content, yet if we don't know when to say what, and what all the cues and signals our nonverbal messages are sending. Your message will fall flat if your body is incongruent with what you say.
Presentation Skills and the Nonverbal Secrets of Persuasion
Do you wish you could speak in public and look intelligent at the same time? Release your natural talents and let the world really hear and see what you have to say!
What if you could feel completely comfortable and in control speaking to anyone (or 1000s), anytime, anyplace—leaving them spellbound—in awe of your expertise?
- How would your bottom line be different if your teams were inspired to get to work?
- Are you frustrated after investing in motivational “Rah-Rah” sessions, only to lose momentum days later?
- Is morale and productivity suffering?
- Are you tired of working with rigid, risk-averse and change-resistant individuals?
A little secret to the above common problems: lack of motivation, lack of influence, misunderstandings and conflict are symptoms… not the problem. It's a communication problem….
Instant IQ: Look more intelligent when your body matches what your mouth says
Nonverbal communication is a powerful tool for creating change, building a positive work environment and facilitating progress toward your company’s goals.
This practical and intriguing presentation gives audiences principles and research-based techniques they can use immediately to bring out their best and to inspire and influence the best in others. During this powerhouse primer on nonverbal communication, audiences will learn to:
- Use proven techniques of gesture, posture, voice and expression to enhance their message.
- Increase their influence and confidence. Improve communication and teamwork.
- Develop strong relationships based on respectful communication.
Transformational Communication: Inspire, Influence, and Transform
Be more effective. Understand why effective communication is a make-or-break career competency. Gain recognition, build stronger relationships and deliver high-value results for yourself and your organization. Learn how to say, do and deliver your message to:
- Build safety and trust without saying a word
- Create messages that speak to listeners’ hearts and minds.
- Diffuse emotionally charged situations and manage the behavior, not the person.
- Foster positive attitudes in others through effective feedback.
Courage Under Fire: Responding to Conflict
Learn when to communicate (or not), and how to save yourself through “nonverbal self-defense” when handling volatile people and information. The key strategies provided in Courage Under Fire are:
- How to identify the dynamics of difficult situations and people
- How to advocate your point of view without harming your relationships
- How to spot when things are getting emotional and make it safe again
- How to listen and really understand others’ point of view
- How to define a mutual intent that will inspire action
The Communication Clinic
When was the last time you thought about screaming “Is anybody listening to me?” To remain effective you have to stay composed and professional. Influential and persuasive communication is vital in business and life. Effective communication is more than the words you say. Communication Clinic increases your verbal and nonverbal skills to influence and inspire others, and in turn, impact the bottom line. These easy-to-learn strategies will enable you to transform yourself, inspire your employees to be team players and turn customers into raving fans. We will cover:
- The 5 C’s of Respectful Communication: Competence, Clarity, Confidence, Commitment and Compassion
- How to adjust your behavior to communicate with different styles
- How to direct others through clear instructions and delegation.
- How to break through invisible barriers to discover what matters.
- Ways to manage conflict and address problematic situations
- Make sure loyalty doesn’t stop at the end of the shift or sale.
- How to deflect the poison of criticism and apply the potential of compliments.
Group Dynamics and Team Success Suggestions
How To Become A GEDI Master: How to universally get things done by committee
Find out how to maximize every team member’s strengths and talents. The oath we take once we become a true GEDI Master is “I promise, no more ‘death by committee’ (or team)”. In this fun group participation experience your attendees will learn:
- How teams make decisions
- The four steps of a team decision process
- The two main types of people and why you want to learn to be both
- How to make everyone participate and feel valuable
Hunting For Invisible Elephants: Keeping the endangered species of a functional team alive
Stop the negative influences of “problem-players” and learn to recognize a team's strengths and weaknesses. In this engaging audience participation session your attendees will learn how to:
- Catch the elusive functional team and avoid the dysfunctional team
- Understand the natural patterns of teams
- Four insightful tips for keeping your team on track
- Turn a dysfunctional teams “spots” into functional
Teamwork doesn’t have to be the PITS: The Three Variables to Good Teamwork
There are three variables that influence any team: Power, Information and Time. Your attendees will learn step by step how to produce a game plan that insures they’ll reach the team’s objectives and goals by understanding the:
- Essential techniques to keep high achievers inspired and a team player
- Ways to diffuse conflict before it infects the entire group
- Strategies to deal with pressure before is escalates
- The Motivation Secrets to getting things done on time and on budget
Coaching Your Team To Success: Create a Culture for Teamwork
Businesses often emphasize winning, being the best, and coming out on top, yet rarely do they know how to create the environment to emphasize true teamwork and collaboration.
In Coaching Your Team To Success attended will learn:
- The 5 powerful actions that must occur in every team
- The difference between power and influence
- How to win respect as a leader and what to do when challenged
- When and how to develop the team ‘lineup”
Tailored Training to meet your specific needs
Together, we can custom-design workshops based in group dynamics, behavioral coaching, and verbal and nonverbal communications to create the appropriate workshops for your organization and tailor each one to address your specific goals, issues and concerns.
The Benefits of booking Sharon for your next event
Sharon draws from a wealth of experience as a communications director for several companies and as a serial entrepreneur. She customizes your programs and messages to meet your specific needs. Her message focuses on sharing practical communication steps to greater understanding and rapport, while engaging the audience through humor and interaction to create a common purpose. Sharon’s books are available at a significant discount when you provide them as gifts to attendees. Sharon will gladly give a complimentary book signing following her presentation and book purchase discounts are available.
To book Sharon Sayler for your event or for an interview, call 503.575.9126 or contact me using the Contact Form
"…Sharon helped me with a short presentation I had to give. Her keen observation coupled with her understanding of non-verbal communication translates into a powerful coaching style that is both direct yet gentle. I would highly recommend her services to anyone committed to excellence. Her area of expertise is very unique and critical to anyone who presents or does public speaking. ~ Tricia Neves, President, San Diego, CA, www.hiringbydesign.com
"Sharon is a masterful speaker with warmth, depth and a wealth of knowledge. She keeps the audience engaged through humor, insights, and dynamic speaking. Her suggestions and ideas have been valuable to me in my career and personal development. I highly recommend Sharon." ~ Denny Stockdale, Stockdale Resource Group Minneapolis, MN
Training, mentoring and coaching has worked for star athletes for a long time, why not star performers in all careers—Sharon Sayler is a trusted advisor that knows the communication game, a guide to help you reach your goals. Sharon Sayler offers a safe, enjoyable, "hands-on" (well, technically whole body…) workshop for top executives, sales, marketing, public relations, and other professionals who want to deliver dynamic charismatic, winning presentations.
Author of What Your Body Says (and how to master the message) Sharon Sayler, MBA trains executives, business leaders, speakers who want to Inspire, Influence and Intrigue with their presentations. Her special workshops and trainings (including video-training) gives participants practice with observations and other options with your non-verbal techniques. Every participant receives a substantial workbook of tips, visual examples, and workshop highlights.
Sharon is available for:
- Half-day workshops
- Full-day workshops
- Keynotes & Breakout presentations
- Keynotes
- One-on-one coaching (in person or over the phone)
- Video review with voice over coaching
As a Certified Group Dynamics, Perception and Behavioral trainer and Book Yourself Solid Certified Coach, Sharon Sayler understands communication strategy and persuasion, including systems and group analysis, building credibility and rapport, content construction, non-verbal message delivery, and motivators of change. Sharon doesn’t waste time on empty platitudes. Her interactive coaching and workshops use systems, tools and examples based on her career in business consulting and her long association and mentorship with Michael Grinder, one of the foremost authorities on non-verbal communication and group dynamics.
"Sharon increases your intelligence, by that I mean how you are perceived…. No matter how intelligent you are, if others can’t see it… it doesn’t matter. Her coaching strategies breakthrough resistance and empower you to succeed. She is able to stay within the person’s belief systems and nudge them to expand their self image and charisma. As a person increases their range of behaviors, their effectiveness increases and a whole new range of possibilities open." ~ Michael Grinder, Author of 13 books on nonverbal communication and managing groups, Battle Ground WA
www.michaelgrinder.com
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Sharon has presented at conferences, events and workshops nationally. She is well known for her sense of humor, relevant information and her ability to engage her audience. All presentations are customized to meet the unique needs of your organization – whether it is a keynote presentation, a break-out session, a staff in-service, etc.
Sharon offers her expertise in ways that are always inspiring and empowering. She lives and breathes this stuff—she walks her talk and she talks her walk. ~ Michael Port, New York Times bestselling author of four books including Book Yourself Solid
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