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Speaker: Mary Cheyne, 2009 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking 1st runner up
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Location: Sun Life Financial Center
One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Eastbound side of Route 9
Building 4 (the first building on the right when you pull into the SLF driveway)
The Learning Center on the second floor by the Rotunda
Special Note: Car pooling to this event is a possible note on your RSVP
Event Description:
Have you ever been to a BORING presentation where the speaker focused more on the content than connecting with the audience? Have you ever BEEN one of those presenters?
Do you ever get nervous just before a presentation? Would you like to know how to calm your nerves quickly?
Have you ever felt different and wondered how to turn your uniqueness into a strength when speaking to a crowd?
There are definite secrets that powerful speakers use to give effective presentations. They are very subtle, but if you know what they are, and learn to master them, your experience of public speaking & presenting will never be the same again.
In this workshop, the presenter, Mary Cheyne, will share with you the secrets that she learned as a speaker. She used these secrets to help her advance to the 2009 World Championship of Public Speaking Finals & out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries, she came in 2nd place.
YOU can use these secrets to be a powerful and engaging presenter. Come and learn these secrets for yourself.
Key points/Learning objectives:
In this workshop presentation, you will:
- Learn how to overcome nerves quickly.
- Learn how to connect with your audience every time.
- Receive the Components of how to write an engaging presentation that transcends cultural barriers.
- Discover how to use your uniqueness to your advantage when speaking in public.
- Become aware of the difference between the "inner" game and "outer" game of public speaking and presentations.
- Add excitement to the delivery of your own presentation.
Mary Cheyne Biography
Mary Cheyne [pronounced 'Sheen'], MBA, is an award-winning communicator and the Founder of Magnetic Podium LLC, an organization that helps people find their unique voice and communicate with impact. Mary began her career in software development and later discovered she had a passion for training and motivational speaking. During her 15+ years of experience training and speaking to over 10,000 people from 5 countries, Mary has learned one important thing:
"To communicate and persuade effectively, the first person you need to convince is yourself"
Guided by this principle, Mary has devised tools and techniques to help you communicate and influence with impact. Mary used these effective communication strategies to win the 2009 World Championship of Public Speaking 1st Runner-up Title. In this international contest sponsored by Toastmasters, Mary beat out over 25,000 contestants from 14 countries. Mary’s communications accolades have been featured in The Boston Globe, The Burlington Union, The Somerville News, The Somerville Journal and The Wellesley Townsman. She has appeared on TV Shows in New York and Massachusetts. Chinese (Hong Kong) by birth, Australian by transplant and American by choice, Mary earned her MBA from the University of Technology in Sydney.
Visit www.magneticpodium.com for more information.
For questions, contact ProfessionalDevelopment@naaapboston.org
ADMISSION FOR SUN LIFE EMPLOYEES ARE FREE BUT MUST PRE-REGISTER!
Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial Inc. is a leading international financial services company known primarily as a life insurance company. Currently, Sun Life has over $300 million worth of assets under management and employs over 28,000 employees and 25 million customers worldwide. (www.sunlife.com)
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