1. Communicating with IMPACT!
WICT Carolinas
Professional Development Workshop Series

2. About Professional Development Workshops
Webinar series brought to you by WICT Carolinas
Trained professionals provide skills-based instruction, tips, tools and techniques that can be immediately applied
Held every other month, April - October
FREE of charge to all members
Communicating with Impact is the third session in this four-part series.

3. Today’s Featured Guest Speaker
Jeff Johnson
Sr. Director, Sales and Product Training
Spectrum Reach
Charlotte, NC
30 years of sales, sales management and
sales training experience
… and has a communications degree!

4. Our Agenda Great Communicators Why focus on something we do DAILY?
Don’t Hurt Yourself!
Simple Action (…you can take TODAY!)
Be Memorable
Questions?

5. YOUR Payoff! After our time together, it is my hope that you will:
Realize your words may outlive you
Practice what we’ve discussed
Change things for the better by
COMMUNICATING WITH IMPACT!

6. POLL Questions
Who Said That?

7. POLL #1
Who said:
“I have a dream…”

8. Great Communicators

9. POLL #2
Who said:
“That’s one small step for man…”

10. Great Communicators
“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
- Neil A. Armstrong

11. POLL #3
Who said:
“Float like a butterfly…”

12. Great Communicators

13. What do YOU want? Why focus on something we do daily?
(We’ve been communicating since we were born!)

14. COMMUNICATE WITH IMPACT?
POLL Question
Why do YOU want to
COMMUNICATE WITH IMPACT?

15. COMMUNICATE WITH IMPACT!
Don’t Hurt Yourself
We each posses qualities that may detract from our ability to
COMMUNICATE WITH IMPACT!
(Use the Chat Pod and COME CLEAN!)

16. Verbal Detractors
When speaking… in person, by phone, to a group or at a drive-through:
Only use words…
Don’t be a robot without a personality
Be aware of your timing
You should articulate, really

17. Visual Detractors
When presenting yourself… in person, to a group, via FaceTime or on CNN:
Be universal in your style
Leave the Crown Jewels at home
Look them right in the eye or eyes
Know who is watching

18. Intangible Detractors
In all forms of communication… you want to remember a few foundational points:
Avoid ‘nice’ words
Don’t drive in the ditch
Nervous energy is negative
Flying by the seat of your pants
can HURT!

19. Simple Action
Identify your objective

20. Simple Action Identify your objective Get started
Positioning statement
An agenda
State the benefits
Acceptance?

21. Simple Action Ask a few questions Identify your objective Get started
Positioning statement
An agenda
State the benefits
Acceptance?
Ask a few questions

22. Close the ‘communication loop’
Simple Action
Identify your objective
Get started
Positioning statement
An agenda
State the benefits
Acceptance?
Ask a few questions
Close the ‘communication loop’

23. Be Memorable… by being MINDFUL
Communicating with Impact happens because you CHOOSE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!
1. THINK

24. Be Memorable… by being MINDFUL
Communicating with Impact happens because you CHOOSE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!
2. K I S S E R

25. Be Memorable… by being MINDFUL
Communicating with Impact happens because you CHOOSE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!
3. If it’s a person… be personable!

26. I’m happy to address anything that we’ve covered…
Questions
I’m happy to address anything that we’ve covered…

27. Next Professional Development Workshop
Career Advancement
October 5, 2016

28. Other Upcoming WICT Carolinas Events
Date
Event/Series
Topic
August 9
Mentoring Circles
Personal Branding
September 6
September 7
TED Talk Touchstones Series
So we leaned in… now what? By Sheryl Sandberg
September 15
WICT Carolinas Signature Event
Tech It Out Event
October 5
Professional Development Workshop Series
Career Advancement By AccruePartners
October 11
November 2
A Hilarious Celebration of Lifelong Female Friendship By Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin
November 8
Workshop & Closing Session: Hearing from Our Industry Leaders
January 2017
Annual Holiday Party
Early 2017
Annual Conference
Visit WICT.org/Carolinas for additional details

29. WICT Carolinas Volunteer Opportunities
The success of WICT Carolinas is a direct result of our passionate and hard-working volunteers. Volunteering can provide career development opportunities or a way to give back to the telecommunications industry.
Current volunteer opportunities are posted on our website.
Volunteer today! WICT.org/Carolinas

30. Special Thanks to our 2016 Financial Sponsors
DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSORS
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
WICTCarolinas
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31. Thank you!