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(first of all, it's pronounced Ra-shay but don't worry, I've heard all sorts of variations)
What puts me in a position to help you? I'm probably not all that different from you, starting out as a painfully shy kid. I was taught (and practiced) that children are to be seen and not heard. Add in a hard-to-pronounce name which was always stumbled over during introductions (thus laughed at) and you could imagine my fears of getting in front of groups at school. Not saying I had it worse than a lot of othert people, that was just my own experience.
Over the years I know this held me back -- I would go to meetings but wouldn't network, being too hesitant to meet people. I could write like gangbusters so I became a master of writing reports. But on those occasions when it came time to present those reports they would seem just okay. I knew I was offering more but not getting the results.
Things took a turn for me when I took up acting over twenty years ago. I was fortunate enough to find a training program with a unique approach to making sure the characters were dynamically connected. Soon thereafter I ventured into directing plays and applied the same approach to my actors. I found it worked wonders every time. Some of them would come back to me later and say they'd been able to use some of those same skills in the business environment.
And I noticed that over the course of time, my communication skills, both individual and in public settings, had improved as a result too.
The steps that were working to connect actors on stage weren't limited to the theatre environment. I was getting actors to connect for real, so real connection in real-life situations could be enhanced the same ways.
So I refined and augmented these techniques to help people in their real-life communications challenges. For people hesitant or fearful about speaking in front of groups, as well as those who get up and do it but know they could do better. Not only is there a focus on communications skills, but there are steps for how to meet audiences' objectives, how to organize points and facts effectively, and how to prepare yourself for the most effective delivery you can make. Tips on grounding, breathing, visualization etc. are helpful for everyone and in particular people with anxieties about public speaking
And once that started happening for them, they got more clients, built more business and made more money.
The benefits can take your message from one that barely causes a ripple to one that creates a powerful wave of interest.
What puts me in a position to help you? I'm probably not all that different from you, starting out as a painfully shy kid. I was taught (and practiced) that children are to be seen and not heard. Add in a hard-to-pronounce name which was always stumbled over during introductions (thus laughed at) and you could imagine my fears of getting in front of groups at school. Not saying I had it worse than a lot of othert people, that was just my own experience.
Over the years I know this held me back -- I would go to meetings but wouldn't network, being too hesitant to meet people. I could write like gangbusters so I became a master of writing reports. But on those occasions when it came time to present those reports they would seem just okay. I knew I was offering more but not getting the results.
Things took a turn for me when I took up acting over twenty years ago. I was fortunate enough to find a training program with a unique approach to making sure the characters were dynamically connected. Soon thereafter I ventured into directing plays and applied the same approach to my actors. I found it worked wonders every time. Some of them would come back to me later and say they'd been able to use some of those same skills in the business environment.
And I noticed that over the course of time, my communication skills, both individual and in public settings, had improved as a result too.
The steps that were working to connect actors on stage weren't limited to the theatre environment. I was getting actors to connect for real, so real connection in real-life situations could be enhanced the same ways.
So I refined and augmented these techniques to help people in their real-life communications challenges. For people hesitant or fearful about speaking in front of groups, as well as those who get up and do it but know they could do better. Not only is there a focus on communications skills, but there are steps for how to meet audiences' objectives, how to organize points and facts effectively, and how to prepare yourself for the most effective delivery you can make. Tips on grounding, breathing, visualization etc. are helpful for everyone and in particular people with anxieties about public speaking
And once that started happening for them, they got more clients, built more business and made more money.
The benefits can take your message from one that barely causes a ripple to one that creates a powerful wave of interest.