Deborah Austin

Effective leaders are skilled communicators who are able to communicate their vision and mission in life. They know their values and are able to capitalize on opportunities in alignment with their highest priorities. Enhancing leadership and communication skills is a necessity in today's highly competitive global marketplace. As a leader, becoming a powerful speaker enhances your marketability as a person who gets noticed and attracts opportunities. In this dynamic seminar attendees will learn how to: • Identify the characteristics of effective leaders. • Develop an understanding of different styles of leadership. • Understand how vision and values impact leadership ability. • Identify the characteristics of excellent speakers. • Identify the fundamentals of public speaking to enhance communication skills.

Creating a successful business and personal life requires that an individual step into his or her authentic power. Part of that power involves developing a unique voice as a speaker to effectively communicate one's vision and mission in life. Leaders in corporate, governmental and nonprofit organizations will have opportunities to speak in public. Becoming a powerful speaker enables an individual to establish him or herself as a credible leader who attracts qualified clients and new business opportunities. In this dynamic seminar, attendees will learn how to: -Identify the obstacles that block their ability to become powerful speakers and change the fear of speaking to one of service. -List the fundamentals of speaking which are the vital components to develop a signature speech. -Research an ideal target audience or clients. -Practice pre-presentation techniques to maximize speaking engagements. Follow-up after a presentation to collect leads, maximize opportunities for sales.

The life as art metaphor is a powerful guiding metaphor for us as we lead our lives. Every human being has a life that overflows with potential and possibilities. Deborah believes that each person is worthy of success. As the artists, i.e. the creators of our lives we can affect change to lead the lives that we want. Each of us can live the life of our dreams! In this inspiring and entertaining keynote presentation, Deborah delivers five powerful strategies that can help audience members affect change in their lives. In this dynamic keynote speech, Deborah inspires and entertains while delivering substantive, life-changing content that audience members can implement in their own lives.