“Your presentations are excellent, organized, insightful.  Maria Elena is one of the best presenters I’ve ever witnessed chocked-full of business building ideas and thorough word-of-mouth marketing.” - Mott Williamson, Partner, Wurster, Armstrong & Williamson,C.P.A.; Owner, ROCG Avatar Consulting 

Dynamic and Motivational Presentations

That Move, Touch & Inspire You To Action 

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Quick Holiday Grip, Grin & Graze Tips

The 3 P's of Communication

Making TIME Work For You

~Our #1 Requested Signature Program~

The Know, Like and Trust Factor

"In his book, The Likeability Factor, Tim Sanders shares "Our nation is so focused on effeciency and productivity that we forget that likeability is truly our lifeline." You must be visibile, likeable and credible.

Your name and reputation are the only currency known online and offline. In order for you to be positioned for success, you must be known for your passion and expertise. Give yourself a competitive edge in the marketplace. Learn strategic, tactical and authentic approaches to profiting from your personal brand and garnering the strong connections necessary in employment transitions or to maximize opportunities. You will learn to develop true contacts, maximize your personal brand, expand your networking comfort zone, and:

• Learn how to be visibile for all the right reasons
  
• Understand appreciation systems and how to engage
  
• Create an environment that is conducive for positive word of mouth
  
• Understand their own communication style and motivation

~Signature Program~

Buzz-Worthy TEAMS

Maria Elena Duron was awarded the Best Team Builder in the Western Region for the 2009 Best of Texas Awards.

The key to great team building is “having a solid understanding of your personal brand and what you authentically contribute to any group, business or activity.”  

Give high performing team members the steam of irresistible momentum and the stamina of the spirit of possibility through aligned values and diverse vantage points.Understand your communication style and how you relate to a team. 

• Set SMART goals for themselves and others
• Illustrate the impact of body language and voice tones on communication.
• Explain the four basic behavioral styles and how to adapt to each
• Capitalize on personal style for more effective communication

~Signature Program~

Buzz-Worthy SERVICE

"Personal branding gives high performing entrepreneurs and executives the spirit of possibility and the centering balance that comes from connecting with their authentic strengths, their unmistakable identity and using what makes them best. Making your employees the best brand advocates for your business."

Building relationships with customers has become increasingly more critical in today's service-oriented environment.  Whether you are the person on the front line, or the one serving the front line, you touch customers. Everyone serving internal or external customers needs these fundamental skills!  Coaching "buzz-worthy service" builds a comprehensive plan to make sure the training is put into place immediately even as they are working on the job.

• Identify first-rate customer service
  
• List tactics for dealing with difficult behaviors
  
• Create an environment that is conducive to delivering exceptional service
  
• Understand their own communication style and motivation

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A Shot At Life

A perfect inspirational moment for a luncheon, dinner, or to kick-off or wrap up an event!

We're all time deprived.  Everyone has more moments than minutes and have plates that are more than overloaded.

Take time to evaluate what's most important.  Get some actual steps, tools and takeaways that will help you, not only manager your life, yet to succeed at it.  Shared with heartfelt passion and energy "A Shot At Life" will leave you uplifted, grateful and ready to achieve. Follow your dreams, ignite them and take your shot at life!
 

People Strategies

A perfect inspirational along with practical presentation to inspire and motivate people to connect with people.

Everywhere you hear about social networking and online engagement.  You hear companies requiring Facebook pages of their employees, people making great strides and people fired for their online activity.

Who knew of Twitter and Facebook a few years ago?   It's not about having a great social media strategy (that's just a tool)!  It's about having great people engagement strategies.  Encourage your team and leaders to be connected in the best possible way that encourages others to speak positively on their behalf.

Your Leadership Brand

Assess your leadership and communication style and inspire others to inspire others!

Do you know your trust level?  Your communication style? Your motivation style?

Explore and be entertained with the 7 things you need to be an effective, energetic leader.  Pinpoint what's missing in your leadership brand and walk away with action to bring those missing areas into your brand!

~Workshops~

Making Time Work For You

Practical, usable tips and mind shifts so that you'll find an abundance of time! (because time management is a myth!)

This practical workshop provides solid sustainable change tips to provide more control of time and life balance.  You will find that time that you're desperately seeking!

Powerful Personal Brand Management

Filled with walk-away tips that will make success soar for any emerging leaders, executives, professionals and entrepreneurs.

From personal brand management, online and offline, learn how to claim your expert status in your industry and compel others to speak positively on your behalf!  Eye-opening, life changing, inspirational and action focused are just four of the most common attributes to describe this mind-shifting workshop!

From Mouth to Mouse

More than just a Facebook fan page or a few engaging Twitter tweets, social marketing is about be excellent and engaging both online and offline.  Take away a powerful and structured "how to" system!

Do you have a solid 15, 30, and 60 second intro for face to face introductions?  Describe yourself in these increments along with 140 characters or less.  Take the social and weave this word of mouth marketing online and offline.  

Productive, powerful and transformative!  Maria Elena makes sense and strategy out of social marketing for profitable results!

Powerful Presentations

Words, like glasses, can blur a conversation or bring great focus -Benjamin Franklin

Do your presentations lack luster, finesse, effectiveness or professionalism?  Say good-bye to presentations that are lame and ignite your own energy and provide a presentation that gets results, compels others to speak positively on your behalf and powerfully positions your for profitability.

Professional Presence

In this age of technology, questions like "when is it appropriate to answer your cell phone?", or "is it alright to text in meetings", to professional email etiquette - there are more etiquette and professional faux paus that happen online and offline.

A perfect program for every generation along with some great tips on working with the media and how to look good in any interview situation.  This program helps your internal brand advocates shine a positive light on your company or organization and exude professionalism.

Developing Brand Advocates

"People buy People"

Your team is your business.  The person that is belly to belly with your customer is the brand of your business.  It doesn't matter what the plaques on the wall say, or that great mission statement on the back of your business card, or all of the elegant copy on your brochures - it is what your clients say about you and what your team says and how they treat them.

This strong, internal branding programs builds your brand advocates from the inside out- the most solid way to develop advocates.

Engaging Etiquette

"Make a first impression that's worth a second look"

Today we connect online and in-person.  Within 15 seconds of meeting us, someone determines who we are, our social status, economic status, education and if we're someone they want to connect with.  The Google factor also now includes your digital reputation in those first moments.  Do you have digital dirt?  Do you know protocol for introductions? How do you handle having to text for information during a meeting without garnering scowls from senior management? How about phone calls during the meeting?

Do your emails exude professionalism?  How about your out going voice mail? Engaging etiquette provides the necessary business and professional etiquette that many in today's workforce are missing.  From techno-etiquette, introductions to meeting over meals we make sure you utilize the etiquette of engagement.

Implementing A Business By Referral Strategy

92% of people will act on a word of mouth recommendation

How do you implement and work with clients who want to work with you and are looking forward to seeing you?  You start with a solid referral and a great third party testimonial!  Learn the 'how to' in putting forth a solid strategy beginning with a foundational inventory that "has to happen" or your referral strategy will not be strong and effective.

S.M.A.R.T. Connections - Critical Connections 

"It's not just who you know, it's who knows you well"

Critical Connections are those relationships that your success depends on. This can be your organization, associations, teams or network.  Connecting with people is no longer about more, better and greater. It is not "just" networking. It's about quality, critical connections with the critical few that can take you far!

Key learning points include: 

• Three Steps to Personal Branding for Connections
• 18 People You Need to Know
• The "Rules of Engagement" for Connecting

Whether you want to recession proof your career, build your business or emerge as a leader, S.M.A.R.T. Connections are critical.  
 

Social Marketing for Business

"When you don't have the time or money to experiment"

Social marketing, social networks and web 2.0 are not a new phenomenon yet many businesses struggle with how to make the most of this new communication tool while making sure it's inline and productive with their marketing strategy.

This turnkey workshop provides you the big 3 social networking tools customized for your needs.  Take away your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook business pages along with a beginning engagement strategy.

Social Media for Work

"When you need an online pres" 

Many companies are now requiring their workforce to have an online presence on one or all of the big three social networking sites:  LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter  Learn how you can remain professional and private online.

This turnkey workshop provides you the big 3 social networking tools customized for your needs.  Take away your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook business pages along with a beginning engagement strategy.

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