This interactive workshop will focus on helping engineering and technology managers improve their ability to communicate high-value technical and business concepts to customers and partners in a high-impact manner. Topics include:
Just the facts: understanding your presentation goals and approach
Goals for the approach and requirements from the customer
Format of presentation
What you want to happen next
Storytelling as a communication tool
Understanding this basic, but powerful tool
Know your audience, build your characters
Key elements of good stories
Adapting the story to the format
From headlines, to short stories to long form, leveraging written and verbal presentations tools
Making the story yours through uniqueness, context and impact
Previous workshops in this series have been very postively received!
Workshop Facilitator
Matt Leary
Principal, Solutions Insights
Matt has spent the last 20 years helping national and international technology, engineering and industrial companies improve their sales, business development and marketing performance. Currently, Matt is a founding partner and principal at Solutions Insights, a firm focused on helping companies bring complex solutions to market. Previously, Matt held senior positions at a Boston-area technology start-up, and at a leading technology marketing and sales member-based association. Matt has delivered business development consulting and training to a wide range of companies including 3M, AT&T, Cisco, General Dynamics, GE, Nokia, Northrop Grumman, Verizon and Xerox.