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Connie Dieken

Connie DiekenConnie Dieken is the leading authority on communicating to a world of short attention spans and instant addicts. The president of onPoint Communication, she’s a Fortune 500 executive communication coach who guides leaders to achieve their highest performance and gain powerful results in today’s lightning-paced, over-stimulated world. Winner of a 2007 Leadership Think Tank Award, a 2006 NAWBO Top Ten Women Business Owners Award, and an inductee of the Radio/ Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame, Connie advises leaders and sales executives on how to communicate best when attention, market share and money are on the line and outcomes are critical.

Connie Dieken draws on her wealth of experiences in the ruthless world of broadcast communication to fuel her research, programs and speeches. She spent more than twenty years as a television news anchorwoman and reporter and as host of America’s longest running television talk show, The Morning Exchange. She is a multiple Emmy© award-winning and Telly© award-winning journalist and represents more than 50 companies as a spokesperson, including Sealy, GE, American Greetings, Ernst and Young, Goodyear and Diebold automated teller machines.

Connie Dieken is the author of the forthcoming book You Lost Me at Hello: How to Talk to a World of Short Attention Spans. She has also co-authored 4 books: Communicate Clearly, Confidently & Credibly and the 303 Solutions book series. She designed the innovative Make Things Happen™ communication system and her work has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Crain’s Business, The Chicago Tribune, Women’s Day, ABC and in dozens of publications across the country.

Organizations like Olympus, Apple, Moen, The Cleveland Clinic, Pacific Life, Rockwell Automation, American Greetings and KraftMaid turn to Connie to help them develop and deliver high profile communications for mergers and acquisitions, product launches, annual meetings, sales presentations, culture shifts, leadership development and media relations.

Connie delivers ground-breaking communication insights through keynote addresses, coaching programs, leadership retreats, seminars, workshops and strategic plans based on her unique Connect-Convey-Convince® method which improves business performance and ensures that leaders conquer long-windedness, resistance and delays.

She is an active member of the National Speaker’s Association and recipient of its highest earned award, the Certified Speaking Professional, earned by less than 7 percent of speakers worldwide. Connie has also received wide-spread recognition for many charitable and civic projects.

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Connie's Topics:


You Lost Me at Hello
How to Talk to a World of Short Attention Spans
• Learn how TV ratings are linked to your
business performance
• Discover an unstoppable method to persuade
and motivate others
• Conquer long-windedness
• Cut down on resistance and delays
• Convince others to agree and act on your   requests
• Break through an overwhelmed, overworked
and overteched world
• Grab people's attention and keep it


High Performance Communication
How to Conquer Resistance and Get Results
• Stop rambling and start engaging instantly
• Get your points across clearly - faster & easier
• Win buy-in, even from most difficult people
• Ensure complex ideas are fully understood
• Convince others to agree and act
• Gain commitment, not just compliance
• Elevate performance & morale


Who Me? How to Create an Executive Presence
Breakthrough Techniques to Gain Executive Presence
• Stay composed under pressure
• Appear more polished
• Sound more seasoned and credible
• Stay true to yourself
• Focus and get more done
• Develop leadership strengths
• Manage your vulnerabilities
• Handle tough battles with confidence
• Communicate transparently
• Inspire loyalty


Power Pitch
How to Convince Anyone—Anytime
• Energize any audience, any time
• Persuade others to buy-in
• Organize material that's results-focused
• Manage distracting mannerisms
• Use your space most powerfully
• Answer difficult Q&A
• Be comfortable handling equipment like   projectors, remotes and other tools

Reviews

"Perfect. Exactly what we needed to be more on point and improve our presentation skills.”

Apple Computer

“Your advice is spot-on. We’re making faster connections, communicating with better candor and eliminating miscommunications."

Diebold

“Absolutely fantastic. We’re now getting our points across more effectively in today’s fast-paced world.”

Olympus

“Your communication expertise is immense. Thank you for being a part of our success."

Charter One Bank


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