The Voice of Leadership for Women

As a woman in business, you face a wide variety of unique obstacles and challenges to your leadership success. This course offers professional women a safe environment to discuss, explore and practice techniques to enhance your leadership skills. It will help you increase your self-awareness and recognize how you can leverage all forms of communication (verbal, vocal, and visual) to establish your leadership voice. Gain insights to help you connect with others on a deeper level, build strategies to create and deliver compelling messages that inspire others, and learn to be the most genuine and effective leader you can be.

• Get hands-on practice dealing with both difficult and delicate situations
• Discover how to develop your authentic leadership voice
• Gain insights to help you overcome resistance to change
• Inspire increased support, loyalty and buy-in
• Motivate others to follow you through speeches and presentations

• Listing five traits of effective leaders as communicators and evaluating how well you demonstrate those traits
• Creating a leadership message that inspires, influences and gets results
• Communicating a clear and motivating mission and vision
• Discovering how to stimulate authentic coaching, counseling and mentoring
• Defusing tension in challenging situations by using the right approach

Learning Objectives

• Describe and Apply the Five Principles of Effective Leadership Communication
• Craft a Compelling Leadership Message That Inspires Action and Produces Results
• Describe and Apply Four Leadership Communication Styles
• Take Charge of a Group of People and Win Their Support
• Communicate the Strategic Direction with Passion
• Set the Operational Direction (Delegate Responsibility) in Ways That Get Action
• Influence Buy-In and Committed Action
• Inspire People to Do Their Best
• Coach, Counsel, and Mentor Others to Build Their Skills and Grow Personally
• Recognize and Reward People for Their Efforts and Good Work
• Handle Tough Situations in Ways That Minimize Resistance and Maximize Acceptance

The Voices of Effective Leaders Past and Present

• Define Leadership
• Describe Typical Leadership Situations, and Assess How Well You Use the Language of Leadership in Those Situations
• Describe Five Traits of Effective Leaders as Communicators and Assess How Well You Demonstrate Those Traits
• Explain How Effective Leaders—Past and Present—Have Communicated Well

Finding Your Leadership Voice

• Describe the Two Components of a Leader’s Voice
• Describe How to Find Your True Voice as a Leader
• Describe Four Leadership Communication Styles and Identify Your Dominant Style
• Describe When and How to Use Each Style

Crafting a Compelling Message That Influences, Inspires, and Produces Results

• Gather Your Thoughts Quickly to Craft a Message
• Pinpoint the Desired Results of Your Leadership Message
• Tailor Your Message to the Intended Audience So That It Resonates Getting the Attention and Understanding of Those You Wish to Lead
• Get the Genuine Attention of Followers
• Generate Presence and Charisma That Command Respect
• Send Clear Messages That Maximize Audience Understanding
• Tell Dramatic Stories That Captivate Audiences and Make Your Message Clear

Setting the Direction for Others

• Communicate a Strategic Direction (an Inspiring Vision, Mission, and Values Statement) with Passion and Precision
• Set the Operational Direction, Assign Responsibility, and Delegate Authority in Ways That Prompt Others to Take Responsibility

Influencing Buy-In and Committed Action

• Describe and Apply Nine Different Influence Strategies
• Get Others to Accept, Endorse, and Advance Your Agenda
• Overcome Resistance and Initiate Change

Inspiring Others to Do Their Best

• Describe the Factors That Motivate and Demotivate People
• Light a Fire in the Hearts of Others

Coaching, Counseling, and Mentoring for Improved Performance

• Conduct Authentic Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring Sessions
• Provide Positive Feedback and Constructive Criticism

Address Tough and Touchy Situations in Ways That Defuse Tension

• Discuss the “Undiscussables” and Other Sensitive Issues Tactfully
• Defuse Tension and Assert Yourself Well in Tense Situations
• Deliver Bad News and Unpopular Changes in Ways That Win Acceptance
• Handle Conflict and Mediate Disputes

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