Tanya Bickley Enterprises
Peg Sherry
Peg Sherry
Consultant/Coach for
Success in Verbal Communication
Working with Peg Sherry you can learn the necessary skills for interesting, powerful presentations, interviews, teleconferencing and public speaking.
Speaking to an audience of one or to a roomful of people is an event that can raise the stress level of even the most verbal of us. From chairing a committee to a critical job or college interview to that "make or break" boardroom presentation to Congressional testimony, all too many people leave their verbal communications to chance.
Peg Sherry specializes in the spoken word. She has spent a lifetime helping people get their point across clearly, firmly and with confidence. With a unique system developed in the theatre, classroom and on the podium, Peg shares tested strategies and techniques you can use to master the aspects of appearance, content and style whether speaking one-on-one or to a group.
The end result is clarity, credibility, command and confidence!
"Ours is a communications-intensive society," Peg says. "Our media have conditioned us to respond to crisp, concise, professional presentations. In face-to-face situations we frequently have but one chance to make our point. Those with a basic grasp of oral communication skills can dramatically increase their chances of getting what they want."
In her practice, Peg coaches and consults with corporations, groups and individuals, customizing her system to focus on the basics: how to target objectives; how to choose words; how to use simple body language and facial expressions to reinforce the desired message.
Did you know that in all communications...
- 7% is what you say (content)
- 38% is how you say it (style)
- 55% is appearance (how you look across a desk, across a room, at a podium
If you could improve any aspect– or all of them– by even 10%, think how much it would improve your communications! Working with Peg Sherry you can learn the necessary skills for interesting, powerful presentations, interviews, teleconferencing and public speaking.
You can:
- Hold attention
- Be convincing
- Make your point
- Win your audience
- Ace your interview
- Be remembered
Learn Preparation Skills:
- Know your audience
- Focus and organize your material
- Learn the 6 C's of content
- Practice simple exercises
- Reduce articulation, grammar or accent problems
- Incorporate forceful and vivid language
Learn Presentation Skills:
- Use variation of pace and projection for emphasis
- Develop a strong pleasant, well-modulated voice
- Talk "to" not "at" your audience
- Let your body language speak for you
- Use eye contact
- Control panic
- Establish credibility
- Project confidence
- Be a good listener
- Relax and enjoy
- Be yourself...but a more confident self
Through a combination of coaching, training, videotaping, role playing
and practice sessions, you can become a confident, forceful and
effective speaker.
A few comments from clients and audiences regarding Peg's work:
"Thanks for your solid tips!"
"I learned so much from your expertise..."
"...a wealth of information..."
"My presentation was great...Thanks!"
"Your speech was so lively and relaxed."
"You are a superb teacher..."
"I was successful beyond my wildest dreams..."
"You gave me confidence–I got the job!"
Educator, lecturer, theatre director, Peg Sherry draws on all three disciplines in her successful oral communications consulting practice. With a B.A. from Montclair State College, NJ, and two masters in arts degrees, one from Middlebury College, VT in Literature, the second in Speech and Theatre from Purdue University, IN, Peg was a Coordinator of Speech and Drama, and a Teacher of English, Speech and Drama at New Canaan High School.
Peg has been a speaker and workshop facilitator for many organizations:
The Alliance of American & Russian Women (St. Petersburg, Russia)
The American Association of Blacks in Energy
The American Association of University Women (AAUW)
The American Women's Economic Development, Inc. (AWED)
Career Transition Support Groups
Elsa Peterson, Inc.
Exchange Club
Goodrich and Sherwood
Kiwanis Club
National Human Resource Association
Peg Sherry's Clients:
Corporate executives
Entrepreneurs
Marketing researchers
Politicians
Students
Peg's Business & Civic Affiliations:
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Board of Governors, Town Players of New Canaan
Commission for the Aging
Director and Actress, Tri-state area
Entrepreneurial Woman's Network (EWN)
Executive Women's Golf Association (EWG)
New Canaan Chamber of Commerce
The Professional Collective
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