From the moment a professional stands behind a podium or at the head of a conference table, you sense that person’s authority, passion, knowledge, and confidence—or lack thereof. Immediately, you create a narrative, a story. It’s not a story about physical appearance, gender, or the words spoken; it’s about how effectively that person can PLAY THE PART.
Read a sample chapter (PDF) Play the Part book website
At Barnett International our goal is to help every professional in any circumstance communicate with excellence. We work with individuals and teams – first by observing and assessing communication strengths and areas for improvement – then by custom designing programs to meet the individual’s or organization’s goals. We provide both long term one-on-one consulting and customized small group trainings.
A sample of our trainings:
A presentation is a conversation, and no two conversations are alike. As a speaker, you need to design your information in a way that’s appropriate for the given audience. This coarse offers methods to structure both detailed and executive summary presentations, tips to build confidence, increase credibility, and deliver like a pro.
Many think you’re born with it, but it’s a skill. Once the rudiments of presence are incorporated and embodied you’ll craft a style aligned with both your personal values and your organization’s goals.
You mother was right, good posture matters – as well as so many other subtle ways we signal our relaxation, energy, confidence, knowledge and enthusiasm. Understanding the body as an instrument so that it delivers the messages you wish to send, AND correctly interprets the signals rapidly coming at you.
The human voice carries emotion, energy, vitality, joy – indeed the life force. Tone, pace, vocabulary, pitch…the list of how your unique vocal signature manifests your confidence, warmth, humor and intent is formidable. Best to have mastery over something so vitally important.
For a team to be successful its members must be willing to take risks, make mistakes, resolve conflicts, listen well, make compromises, as well as have fun, be creative, and play. Sound like an impossible dream? Team Play makes Team Work happen.
Corporate coach Gina Barnett shares some helpful speaking tips:
Barnett International Consulting serves a range of leading domestic and multinational corporations seeking to improve the communication skills of their top-tier executives. This has occasioned programs with participation of attendees from diverse countries, in locations such as Asia, Europe, and the United States. Below is a small sample of some of the clients Barnett International has served.
“Gina Barnett has been a huge secret weapon to our business. She is strong, funny, smart, insightful, a great leader, and someone who inspired immediate trust throughout my staff. The next time you have no idea how to handle a problem, I bet Gina Barnett has an idea you did not think of.”
“…thinking that I would not need a speaking coach but reluctantly meeting with Gina Barnett and getting 100% more confident because of her. She is amazing.”
“Gina is an exceptional communications coach who brings much depth and expertise into her coaching practice. She is highly personable, humorous, fun to work with and possesses high level of personal integrity. She is an expert at understanding the impact of communication on ones career, relationships and on influencing outcomes. Gina is very results oriented and gives you a very good value for your investment. She is definitely a pro and expert executive communications coach and mentor.”
“Gina Barnett has been working with our company since 2006 as a communication coach. She has provided a variety of programs for us including one-on-one coaching for high potentials, presentation skills training for our management development program and launching our women in leadership series. Gina’s programs get results. The sessions are engaging and provide participants with tools they can put to immediate use. She has consistently received high ratings from participants. I highly recommend Gina’s programs and coaching services to others.“
“Our bank interviewed a number of high quality coaches to work with senior Investment Banking professionals on increasing effectiveness for client presentations. We selected Barnett International for two reasons: the program structure, and the extremely perceptive abilities of Gina Barnett. Each banker who participated in the group and one-on-one sessions felt expertly coached and learned skills that helped them reach a higher level of performance. Gina is smart and straight forward in her assessment and feedback, and she takes a personal interest in the on-going success of her clients. From my own sessions, I left with a great deal more confidence and with practical tools for career advancement.”
