"Let me engage your audience..."
Helen is a keynote speaker, a workshop presenter, and served as host & emcee for nonprofit corporate/fundraising events, symposiums, and industry and networking events. She would be delighted to work with you on your special program.
Keynotes, Talks & Workshop Series:
This Kaleidoscope Career
Using her own kaleidoscope career and those of the amazing people who have shared their stories on This Kaleidoscope Career podcast, Helen walks your audience through defining their core skills, talents, and passions and she helps them position the throughline that allows each person to seek, find, and thrive in new opportunities. The keynote is packed with humor, storytelling, and takeaways for every audience.
Speak with Impact: Your Signature Remarks Toolkit
There is fierce competition in business development and community engagement at every level. Fine-tuning your ability to speak with confidence and sell yourself and your ideas can advance your odds of success.
In this workshop series you will learn:
• Why and how to develop your signature remarks
o Your introduction & passion statement
o Your personal storytelling
o Your key talking points
• Flexing for different platforms (e.g., presentations, interviews, panels, webinars)
Why You Need to Cultivate Ambassadors (For leadership & decision-makers)
How and why you must energize your teams and stakeholders by empowering them to be ambassadors for the mission–whether engaging with members, volunteers, donors or advocates.
Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley Chief Mission Officer: “Her ability to simplify storytelling empowered our volunteers to become stronger, more effective advocates for the children and families we serve. Her expertise, humor, and passion made storytelling accessible and inspiring, equipping our volunteers to be even stronger ambassadors for our mission.”
Amplify Your Voice: Impact Your Mission (Training for all stakeholders in nonprofit or for-profit organizations)
Volunteers, staff, board and other stakeholders must be empowered ambassadors for their organizations. Give them tools to be more impactful at every turn whether closing a sponsorship, appearing on TV or recruiting other volunteers. This program, customized for your mission, will teach how to create passion statements and their personal stories that will move others to become supporters.
Why? Everyone you meet, and every one your staff, volunteers, Board or other stakeholders meet, is a potential volunteer, client, donor or advocate.
“Excuse Me! I am Speaking!”
It's hard to be the only woman in a room full of men or other Alpha leaders whether in a small meeting or on a stage. This interactive talk will give women the confidence they need to speak in any situation from their introduction to their presentation - including using personal storytelling to be more memorable. With these tools, they will own the room in any business or networking event, succeed in sales pitches, and shine in media opportunities. Every attendee will take away valuable new tips no matter how seasoned they are.
Change Girl Talk to Woman Talk
I share key communication strategies for women to command respect and authority including eliminating unnecessary apologies, owning the room through strong introductions, and more. These simple yet powerful communication shifts can significantly impact how women are perceived and treated in the workplace. Find our more in this podcast: Be Business Savvy.
MEDIA TRAINING:
Ugh! The Press Wants to Talk to Me!
Whether you have reached out to local media or the national press comes knocking get our organization ready to share its work or insights. Your teams, not just your leadership, must be on board and ready to represent your mission. Get in front of it. Take control and make an impact! Coaching includes how to prep, speak, dress, and present in any Q&A setting. You’ll be glad you did.
CureSearch for Children's Cancer CDO: “The communications workshop was beyond fantastic! It left an impression on everyone in the room. I heard so many positive things from our staff and attendees about how helpful the exercises were.”
Speaking with impact: How to Present Well on Camera – any Camera!
60 Minutes journalist Dan Rather wrote a book called The Camera Never Blinks. When he wrote that he was referring only to the television news camera capturing an interview (or life as it was happening). Now, we are in front of digital video cameras, live or recorded, for business and pleasure on and off all day long. We take it for granted. But sometimes, the end product, especially in a professional setting, is not what we hoped it would be. From a career in front of the camera and behind it, Helen will guide all levels of speakers through best practices in a fun and engaging way. By the end of the talk or workshop, pros will be ready for the next zoom call, stage, or TV interview.
Speaking with impact: Your Interview Toolkit
Whichever side of the mic you are on, learn best practices to make you shine! From hosting a podcast or panel to being a guest you need preparation and a full toolkit of resources to do it well. This program will teach you how to own the interview, how to ask questions, how to answer strongly and come out on top.
CUSTOM TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Let Helen be your advocate and ambassador amplifying your mission.
Professional Interviewer and Moderator:
Whether from center stage, a fireside chat, or a panel discussion, you need a professional emcee and interviewer to keep the event moving and keep both the guest and audience engaged.
Helen is a professional interviewer who has sat across the table or screen from some of the world’s bold-faced names in entertainment, business, philanthropy, government and politics.
In addition, she has moderated and/or designed panels for leading business events including Forbes Power Women, Working Mother Best Companies events, the NY Alliance, and the Swedish-American Executive Women’s Conferences in NYC and Stockholm among others.
Email helen@helenjonsen.com to discuss appearances and other topics.