Business & Executive Coach
A Message From Ken
Coaching is one of the leading tools that successful people use to be their best. As an experienced coach, I conduct weekly sessions to provide the structure, accountability and focus that enable my clients to set better goals, explore bigger possibilities, overcome barriers and achieve greater success and satisfaction in any area of work or life.
Coaching Session, What You Can Expect
Confidentiality All of our interactions will remain strictly confidential, meaning I will not share any information provided by you with anyone, without your express consent.
Availability You may contact me outside of our scheduled sessions, if you prefer not to wait until our next formal meeting. You are encouraged to stay in touch with me via email, as this provides an easily accessible way for me to monitor your progress, and to add extra insights during our time together. I generally do not coach during the last week of the month – please respect this time.
Communications I usually coach from the top of the hour to 45 minutes after. The most accessible time to reach me is in that 15 minute time period before the upcoming hour. Otherwise, I will always reply to your requests within 48 hours, except when out of town, on holiday, or during the last week of the month.
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Ken Abrams Coaching Blog
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Confidence sapping friends & colleagues |
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Written by Ken Abrams
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Monday, 14 March 2011 08:36 |
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The people whom you have the most contact with and hang around will have either a positive or negative affect on your levels of self-esteem and confidence.
We all know those people who are positive, happy and joyful to be around.
How do they make you feel?
Yes, they make you feel the same! They can but zest into a boring atmosphere and can fill the room with positive, can do vibes that has a knock on effect onto everyone else.
We also know of those people who could moan for America!
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Developing Dynamite Presentation Skills |
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Written by Ken Abrams
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Wednesday, 27 October 2010 11:43 |
What’s the difference between a dry lecture and dynamic presentation?
Whether you’re delivering a speech, conducting a workshop, presenting a new product idea or leading a teleclass, the answer is still he same: interaction. When speaking, the goal is to connect to your audience in a personal way so your message will have more of an impact. This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to constantly ask questions and aggressively involve your listeners verbally. What it does mean, however, is that you have to build a rapport with them. Although this is developed partially by the verbal content of your presentation, a good portion of it comes from less obvious—and often nonverbal—elements.
Below is a list of ways to build rapport…while still being discreet about it.
- Start off with a bang. Begin your presentation with an interesting introduction. Introductions warm up an audience not only to your topic, but to you as a speaker as well. It’s useful to view your introduction as a snapshot of what a listener can expect from the rest of your presentation. First impressions are powerful, so make the most of yours.
- Speak to “one” person. When speaking to a group, it’s easy to get impersonal. To avoid this, imagine you’re speaking to only one person at a time. Powerful presenters have a way of making each listener feel spoken to directly.
- Make eye contact. It’s pretty basic stuff. If you look people in the eye, you connect with them more directly. Of course, if you’re delivering your presentation or leading a class over the phone or Internet, your voice will have to convey this element of “I see you.”
- Control your speed. Although it’s obvious advice, it’s easy to forget when you’re nervous: don’t talk too fast or too slowly. Talking too fast will make you appear uneasy, and listeners won’t be able to catch everything you say. Talking too slowly makes you appear boring and dull…yawn! Try to find that middle ground where your natural personality is free to express itself.
- Shake it up. Vary the volume and rate of your speech—appropriate to your point, of course. When we talk to our friends one-onone, we naturally vary these elements as our emotions and emphases shift. If you do this in your presentation, you’ll come across as more human. And more interesting.
- Don’t be afraid to pause. Strategically placed pauses make a point more dramatic and interesting, and as a result, more memorable.
- Humor always helps. Although you’re aiming for a professional image, who says professionals shouldn’t laugh? If you can make a joke (a funny one only!) or tell a humorous anecdote, go for it. Humor is the ultimate magnet in that it makes you more “real” and likeable.
- It’s about them, not you. Instead of simply conveying information and the things you do (explaining features), couch this information in the form of a benefit. In other words, make it clear how it will make a positive difference in your listener’s life.
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Confidence Secret Agent 007! |
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Written by Ken Abrams
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Monday, 09 August 2010 09:53 |
Are you ready to have some fun?
Are you ready to go beyond enemy lines in the duty for queen and country?
Ok, ok I know I’m getting carried away – how about completing another confidence building exercise instead?!
Success leaves clues wherever it goes…
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Learn to say “NO” and mean it! |
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Written by Ken Abrams
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Monday, 09 August 2010 09:46 |
How can you confidently respond when someone makes a request you’d prefer not to accommodate?
This article shares some ideas you can use to make sure you don’t find yourself doing something you’d very much prefer not to do.
The question has just been posed. Pause.
Was your inclination to say yes, even though there’s a voice deep down saying “no.”
Well, let’s raise the volume on that voice.
What possible reasons could there be for saying no?
It’s beyond your means?
It’s beyond your comfort level?
You have no interest?
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Body Confidence: How to like what you see in the mirror |
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Written by Ken Abrams
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Monday, 09 August 2010 09:36 |
From childhood we are sold on an ideal image of beauty, one few of us ever see reflected when we look in the mirror.
This article will show you how you can look in the mirror and despite the ideal, see only a beautiful you.
When you look in the mirror, what’s the first thing you notice, and how does it make you feel?
If you’re like most people, the first thing that catches your eye is probably your least favorite asset. If so, don’t worry you’re not alone. Here’s why.
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