Communication Skills for the Professional
Presentations, Business Etiquette,
and Networking Skills for Washington
10 seconds! That's all your staff get to make a
favorable first impression. Our training can help them
shape their first impression and all that follows.
Don't send your staff to any more business meetings or
networking lunches without first scheduling this course.
Your staff will gain the confidence they need to
communicate any message clearly and effectively. In this
course, they will learn the basics of planning,
structuring and delivering winning presentations.
They will also learn business etiquette basics,
including:
Appropriate attire for different occasions
Projecting a professional image
Working a room with authenticity and class
How and when to offer your business card, and what
to do when someone else offers theirs
How to join and exit conversations gracefully
How to balance your plate and navigate your way at
receptions
What's wrong with this picture?
Caution: this is a professional actor. Do NOT attempt
this at an actual business meal!
Your staff can wine and dine your most valued client ...
and still lose the account--or not get asked back.
Good table manners should be second nature so that your
staff can concentrate on the meeting, not on which fork
to use. During our working lunch, our faculty review
business meal etiquette, so all of your staff can make a
good impression and not make the
eight etiquette mistakes demonstrated in the picture
above.
This course is ideal for
Sales staff
Editorial staff
New attorneys and accountants
Managers
Anyone newly posted to Washington
GS 5-15
Anyone seeking a job or wondering how to
network in Washington.
More Information
Sample Agenda
Audience Level
Course Materials
Fee
Related
Training
Related Resources
Also see
Giving
Great Presentations: Planning, Practice, and
PowerPoint
Effective Executive Briefings: The Art of Persuasion
The leadership competencies for this course
include:
Influencing
Interpersonal Skills
Strategic Thinking
Written Communication
Resilience
Political Savvy
Custom Training Information
Sample Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
From Thought to Talk: Communications and Presentation
Skills
Learn the necessary communication skills to give a
successful presentation, including thinking about a
topic, getting thoughts on paper, and structuring and
timing a presentation.
Briefings: What are They and What Should They Look Like
What is a briefing and what should it look like? You
will learn how to structure and conduct a successful
briefing, including delivery styles, appropriate
handouts, and visual aids.
Professional Image and Business Etiquette
In the DC environment of rubber chicken lunches and
awards and fundraising dinners, having good table
manners or the lack of them says a lot about you. You
want to be remembered for your great presentation, not
that you slurped your soup. Attendees will be taken
through the etiquette of proper table manners for a
standard business meeting lunch.
Working and Meal Etiquette Business Lunch (Business
Etiquette continued)
Professional Image and Business Etiquette
(cont'd)
Wrap-up any last minute questions from the previous
etiquette session and lunch.
Keys to Effective Presentations: Using Positive Emotion to
Persuade
Tips and techniques for delivering a presentation:
breathing exercises, projecting your voice, answering Q
& A, and common do's and don'ts will be discussed.
Attendees will be given a chance to practice in an
interactive manner.
Working lunch and breaks scheduled as appropriate
All custom training is tailored for each organization and
audience. Topics from this program can be combined with
topics from our other programs and with topics from your
existing training programs.
Sample Agendas
See our
Sample Agendas page for agendas from our other custom training.
Audience Level
3 to 4 years of work experience is recommended.
Audience Size
This program is most effective for between 15 and 30
attendees.
Previous Clients
This program has been customized for engineers and
scientists.
Our
selected client list includes clients who have
purchased custom training, sent staff to our public
programs and who have purchased our publications.
Length and Location
Usually requires 1 day.
This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can
be presented anywhere in the world online.
Fee
The fee for this program depends on the location,
number of attendees, length, and training materials.
Call us for details, or complete our
custom program information request for more
information.
If you don't have enough people for a custom program, see our
Capitol Learning Audio Courses:
Business Etiquette: Keys to Professional Success
Keys to Effective Presentations:
Invigorate Your Delivery and Increase Your
Confidence
Effectively Using Persuasion in Your Oral
Presentations: A Trial Lawyer's Perspective
What
is included in the fee?
TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your
training and educational objectives. Before we issue
a cost proposal,
we will work with you to tailor a program to meet
your training objectives.
The
program
fee includes pre-program development and design,
materials for your internal marketing and promotion,
all course materials, and
faculty chosen for your topic and your audience
at the time and location you choose.
Our custom program clients provide the
classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment,
any food and beverages, all registration functions,
and travel arrangements for attendees. When the
program is held outside the Washington, DC metro
area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by
the client or by us.
We can also provide meeting space,
online venue, audio visual
equipment, food and beverage, registration, and
travel arrangements, though this affects program
cost.
FAQs
See
FAQs About Our Custom Training.
Payment
Payment methods we accept for custom training
include checks and EFT/ACH.
Related Custom Training
Effective Executive Briefings
Giving Great
Presentations
Grassroots Advocacy on Capitol
Hill
How to Work With the
Media
Strategies for Working with Congress and Congressional
Staff
About Us
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business, and a Virginia corporation. We are
registered with CCR / SAM. See our
Capability Statement and our
About Us page for more details.
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Related Resources
Capitol Learning Audio Courses:
Business Etiquette: Keys to Professional Success
Keys to Effective Presentations:
Invigorate Your Delivery and Increase Your
Confidence
Effectively Using Persuasion in Your Oral
Presentations: A Trial Lawyer's Perspective
Need more information?
Phone: 202-678-1600
Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net
Complete our
online custom program information request.
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opinions of its faculty, authors, clients and the
owners and operators of its vendors are their own
and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.
All custom training from TheCapitol.Net is tailored for each organization and
audience. Topics from this program can be combined with
topics from our other programs and with topics from your
existing training programs.
Rave Reviews
"Meal etiquette was extremely useful.""It was good--new tips even for those who have taken
courses in effective presentations.""The tips, I learned today will help to make my next
presentation or briefing better than the last one I
did." -- Congressional Relations Officer, DHS/FEMA
"Will allow me to accurately relay my ideas to my
colleagues."
See
what
some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.
Faculty
Our faculty for this program all have more than 10
years of experience teaching business networking,
business etiquette, and executive level briefings
and presentations.
Internal Marketing
To help you publicize and market a custom program to
your organization's audience, we can provide printed
materials and language for your own internal
promotion and publicity.
Our Clients
Congressional Offices
Federal Agencies
Military
NGOs and
Nonprofits
Diplomatic Corps
Fortune 500
Law Firms
Lobbying
Firms
Labor Unions
Associations