Speak with Persuasive Power and Professional Presence

Date:

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Time/Agenda: 

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location:

Virtual, via Zoom - login credentials to follow

DESCRIPTION

Speaking effectively conveys authority, influence, and success! Discover expert techniques of polished presenters and speakers.  Learn how to organize and focus your thoughts, plan an organized strategy for your content, incorporate an effective introduction and closing, use examples and stories to add greater impact, and apply skillful techniques for speaking with eloquence.  Transform your information into a high impact and memorable presentation.  Get ready to gain people’s attention, project a confident image, convey knowledge and expertise, and positively influence your listeners.

Learning Objectives:

• Plan content and ideas into an organized format and discover strategies to impact how memorable your message is to an audience, compelling them to want to learn more. 
• Discover how to go from "dull" to "dynamic" as a speaker or presenter, focusing on professional presence, how listeners absorb information, visual and verbal cues to avoid, and numerous engagement strategies and tools. 
• Captivate the attention of the audience, convey knowledge and expertise, positively influence your listeners to take action, and remain poised and professional while speaking with less nerves and greater confidence.

COST
Complimentary for ALA Members and ALA Business Partners. $25 for ALA Member Guests. 

CERTIFICATION APPROVALS
CLM and HRIC credit pending

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tracy Stock, Speaker and Author at Achieve Positive Outcomes

Tracy Stock is one of the most in-demand and top-rated female speakers in North America today because of her ability to inspire behavior change and achieve positive outcomes. As a former director of learning and development and 25 years of speaking experience, her trusted clients include the U.S. Army, Motorola, U.S. Bank and Subway, to name a few.

As a best-selling author - with five published titles, Tracy is also a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) - the highest honor in her profession held by only 12% of speakers worldwide.

Tracy is well-known for energizing workplace culture, enhancing employee engagement, and empowering high performance both live and virtually. 

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