"I wanted to let you know how much I have come to rely on the speaking and presentation techniques you have taught me. Last week I had to do a presentation. I felt relaxed, confident and organized. I feel the vision that I was trying to get across was clear and concise. It's times like these that I realize how your patient coaching has paid off. Thank you."

Gordon Watson, President,
Fidelity Brokerage Group

 

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We are demonstrably effective. Feedback from experienced executives and managers consistently mirrors our claim that our methodology - which is simple to implement once it’s understood - achieves results by measurably helping everyone move to their next skill level.

"This was the best course I’ve had since I began working at Schein. I wanted to improve my speaking/presentation skills and I did - dramatically. The Stepping Stone approach helps me clear my head and not rely too heavily on notes.” Karen Sayre, Schein Pharmaceutical

(See our Success Stories for more examples of feedback.)

We gather more information about our clients before training, personalizing each program to meet their needs. This arms them with the strategies appropriate to their specific level of expertise. We then distill those strategies into quick-to-grasp concepts that are predictable — and repeatable for every future presentation.

We bring expertise not just from business and business communications, but from psychology too. Our coaches know how to work with different learning styles and personalities, and how to tap into their innate strengths to draw out a natural style. Experiential learning and a wealth of information about how to read audiences, move past barriers, and build confidence are skills that can immediately be transferred back at work.

The synthesis of complex information into a clear, incisive, and energized message is the hallmark of our proprietary methods. People are relieved to learn how to deliver a message that is effective and persuasive but sounds simple.

Our clients' success is measurable and repeatable. We can measure the qualitative success that each client gains.

We create a learning environment that is particularly supportive and constructive, backed by extensive videotaping and attentive, personalized feedback.

We offer unusual adaptability and flexibility to meet your particular training needs, whether that be about program logistics or company goals. We are committed to the success of our clients and understand how to work with a broad continuum of learning styles.

Decker’s “skills-for-a-lifetime” reputation speaks for itself. We have a stellar hire-back record among companies for whom bottom-line results are imperative. Our methods are not formulas but game-changing understandings about focus and selection that begin with planning and continues through Q&A and beyond. Our approach drives a paradigm shift for participants about what it means to have "charisma."
1. We listen, first to your overarching needs and then to your specific training goals. 2. We gather information about your challenges and obstacles. 3. We provide strategy-rich solutions at every level from executive to employee. 4. We build in interactive and graduated support to reinforce learning before, during, and after the training.
Small class size (7-8) with plenty of one-to-one personal attention. Easily implemented tools and strategies. Insights into how to motivate an audience. Measurable progress. Patient, constructive support from expert coaches and the self-assurance they provide.
The visible results when employees demonstrate more impact. That we really listen and take time to get to know each person’s needs and their corporate goals. That we prepare in advance to maximize coaching time. Immediate and lasting change. Extremely knowledgeable, caring coaches. Significant increase in sales (see HP's success story).
Everyone can benefit. When nervous or inexperienced speakers stop trying to conform to their stereotype of a powerful speaker and learn to tap into their innate natural style, they discover their own authentic voice. Armed with unmatched organizational tools and strategies, no one ever need to fear “freezing up” again.