Coaching & Training Services:
Team Communication
"It was a very efficient use of my time to have Jeff and Maureen help me develop my presentations. With their coaching, my speaking skills and speech content improved beyond my expectations."
Kathryn Pinkard, President & CEO
First Community Bank
"I recommend this service for anyone who wants to polish a presentation to the public and get expert pointers on delivery."
Warin Parker
New York Life licensed representative
Mayor, Windsor, California
Services
Coaching & Training Services
Speeches & Presentation
Whether you address small conferences or a cast of thousands, we can help you craft your message, build confidence and achieve your communication goals with greater pleasure and effectiveness.
Contact us to learn more about Speech and Presentation Coaching.
Coaching & Training Services
Interview Preparation
Most leaders are interviewed sooner or later, perhaps by a board of directors or an appointments authority, and often, by reporters. Whether you're getting ready to go on the record, be on-camera, in the courtroom or the boardroom, our personal coaching will prepare you to create the impression you choose.
Contact us to learn more about Interview Preparation.
Coaching & Training Services
Message & Image Development
Success depends on crafting the most effective message, both verbal and visual. We help you hone, articulate and polish your verbal and visual message.
- Workshops or Individual Sessions
- Voice and Personal Speech Improvement
- Ask about our "Casual Day" image rescue
Contact us to learn more about Message and Image Development.
Coaching & Training Services
The "Elevator" Speech
- What do you do?
- What business are you in?
- What's your organization about?
These common, semmingly simple questions present opportunities that are often missed. We prepare people in your organization to generate genuine, accurate, and immediate responses that will open doors to new client relationships.
The "elevator speech" training can also be accomplished as part of a team-building, motivational retreat session.
Contact us to learn more about Elevator Speech Training.
Team Communication
Team Communication Workshops
Harris Merrill can facilitate your next team workshop, leadership retreat, motivation-building session or training.
- Build effective communication for work groups/ teams.
- Techniques for effective communication across personality and leadership styles.
- Priority & goal-setting workshops and retreats
- Myers Briggs Temperament Indicator (We are certified administrators)
We can train members of your organization to effectively represent your services, products and values. Some clients partner with us to resolve specific communication situations for individuals or urgent team projects. We're not only ready--we're experienced, flexibile, and creative. We believe that caring follow-up is a key to continued progress.
Contact us to learn more about our Team Communication Workshops.
Harris Merrill works with the art and science of personal and organizational communication. We provide expert consultation and training for presentation, speech and communication in a variety of settings, through personal coaching or in groups.
Our services include:
- "Turnkey" Presentation to civic & professional groups or client seminars
- Preparation for industry or promotional presentations, and client presentations
- Preparation for media interviews and testimony before decision-making bodies
- Special services for candidates
- Materials preparation
- Content writing and editing
- Ways to manage the presentation environment
Please select any of our services on the right to learn more.
Newsletter
In this Issue:
- - Give a great introduction
- - Five ways to put an audience to zzzzleep
- - 3 Quotes from Executive Image Power, co-authored by Maureen Merril
- - Champion your Cause!
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Books
Executive Image Power
Executive Image Power is the key ingredient to building professional confidence, making a great impression and advancing your career with every meeting. Discover the insider secrets from North America's top executive image experts...
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Articles
Public Speaking for Those Who'd Rather Not Speak
Conventional public speaking instruction assumes that the challenges of public speaking are the same for everyone.
Not so! Many talented, expert "numbers crunchers" are reluctant... Read More