communication training that empowers your whole team
Empower your teams to communicate confidently, collaborate effectively, and achieve goals more efficiently.
Better Communication Benefits Everyone
Effective communication is as vital for employees as it is for leaders. When everyone in your organization communicates clearly and confidently internally and externally, your workplace thrives and your company grows.
Enhance Team Collaboration
Build Stronger Relationships
Accelerate Project Completion
Improve Job Satisfaction and Team Morale
Reduce Misunderstandings
Boost Client Satisfaction and NPS Scores
Promote Open Dialogue
Here’s What clients say
Confidence, Focus, and Credibility. That's what I got from Laura. Everything was catered toward my professional objectives. I would recommend Laura to any mid-level executive or above, looking for those practical gems to get to the next level!
Dr. Sicola's Vocal Impact workshop is a game changer. I learned more in her workshop than I ever expected! From prepping for interactions to simply knowing how to find my breath, it's the most informative workshop I've ever taken.
I took the advice you gave for introducing myself and put it in to action. Today we had a meet and greet with Executives at Virtua. When I ran in to them hours later the overwhelming majority remembered my name!!!
I often get caught up in the content and “proving” that I know my business, but now I realize that projecting confidence is about so much more than content.
I loved having Laura as a guest on my show, Thrive LOUD. Not only is she a true expert in the field of leadership communication and influence, but she's a great storyteller, and even got me to laugh out LOUD on my own show. If you are looking for training or coaching (or a show guest) to take […]
Laura has a niche ability to quickly identify areas of challenge, and provide in a diplomatic, consumable manner, just the right amount of constructive feedback. Through one week of rapid fire sessions, I gained keen insight into the critical traits executives are seeking in interviews, and developed the skills to tell my story confidently and persuasively.
I came to Dr. Laura Sicola to prepare for an upcoming job interview. It was truly a mind-opening and life-changing experience. I will never approach an interview – or my career – in the same way again. Highly recommended!
Laura is a phenomenal communications coach. She challenges you to implement different communication strategies and techniques, which leads to effective communication and ultimately better results. Her sessions should be required for anyone in a management or leadership position.
Laura helped me build confidence to go into situations and deliver results. She knows how to get into my mind and into the situation, and frame it in a way that pulls out key concepts, so I can think through every situation and how to be better.
Laura worked with me on my campaign video and did a great job helping me develop the arc of the message, loosen up, and talk more like I do in real life. It was my first video production and I couldn't have done it without her.
Laura is a pro's pro – there is a reason she's got millions of views for her videos and is sought after for interviews. She is very straightforward in her approach, easy to understand and most important she cares about YOUR audience. Beyond her great style and being super approachable her message is unique and brilliant.
It’s more than language. I learned to think and speak more strategically. That was the key.
Laura is smart and funny! I learned a lot, had fun, and am ready to put into practice all that I learned.
Laura's entire presence commands attention; just observing Laura is training in itself.
After your coaching in preparation for my TEDxSMU talk, an audience member commented, “Obama couldn't have written or delivered a better talk.” Thank you!
I feel empowered by better understanding the importance of personal conviction in effective communication. I figured out what was working for me and what was not, and how to fix it.
Laura’s Unique Approach
As a cognitive linguist, Laura understands the science behind effective communication and the importance of aligning what you say with how you say it.
In her workshops, Laura teaches how to be authentic while communicating clearly and effectively to your audience.
Each workshop can be customized to your organization's needs and emphasizes practical communication skills. Half-day and full-day communication skills training sessions are available.
During the training, Laura ensures a safe, confidential, judgment-free space for learning where participation is encouraged but never forced. In many programs, participants listen and watch themselves on video, privately, (without peer critique) to discover their own insights and breakthroughs about their effectiveness as communicators and leaders.
Each participant leaves with a personalized action plan detailing the priorities they should work on that will make the biggest impact on how they communicate with internal and external stakeholders on their personal and professional brand and on their job performance and career potential .
Communication Training Programs
Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice
It’s all about the brand you want to create for yourself. In the workplace, the challenge is not just communicating ideas accurately, but doing so in a way that motivates, inspires, and projects the specific leadership qualities you want to be known for. In Speaking to Influence, you’ll learn how to master verbal, vocal, and visual cues to create an impactful communication style that is authentic to your unique voice and establishes your ideal brand and reputation as a leader who gets results.
Virtual Influence: Communicating in the Virtual and Hybrid World
Virtual communication is the new normal, but how do you take the best in-person version of yourself and bring it to the screen for work meetings and presentations? The goal is to speak in a way that will maximize the audience’s attention, comprehension, and retention. In the Virtual Influence workshop, you’ll learn how to captivate, engage, and make a lasting impact in any online setting.
Becoming a Go-To Thought Leader
The journey from expert to thought leader is often hindered by the challenge of effectively communicating your vision and insights in a way that not only shows that you’re smart but is actually interesting to everyone else and makes them feel smart, no matter what the context. In this workshop, you'll learn how to craft your message, communicate it confidently, and build your reputation as the go-to expert in your field, whom everyone genuinely wants to listen to!
Breaking “the Expert's Curse”
“Word soup.” “Too much mist.” “Lost in the weeds…” Technical teams often face the challenge of communicating complex ideas to non-technical audiences. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to replace jargon, acronyms, and an avalanche of data with storytelling, editorializing, and strategically “connecting the dots” to make your message more relevant, engaging, understandable, and persuasive. And that makes YOU even more valuable as a leader.
Communicating Through Conflict
In this creative and entertaining workshop, Laura breaks down the various orientations to conflict and underlying assumptions we often make that create conflict. With a dose of humor to laugh at ourselves and our own tendencies, she provides a new perspective along with tools to use to get to the heart of the matter, untangle the knots, and pave the way to resolution. Laura creates a safe, judgment-free environment where attendees can freely participate to get maximum value out of the experience.
Communication in Board Meetings
In this consulting engagement, Laura observes a board meeting and conducts follow-up interviews with members and organizational leaders to find out what’s working, what’s not, and what the board really needs and wants in order to get the clearest picture of the status, goals, and best next steps. With this information, Laura compiles an assessment and develops specialized training on enhancing communication and relationships in your board meetings so that everyone is on the same page, and you get the approval you need to achieve your goals.
Bespoke Training Options
Every team has unique communication challenges. Laura will work with you to develop a workshop specifically addressing your team's individual needs and goals for meaningful and practical learning.
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