Engaging Audiences in a High Impact, Directed Conversation
Kristin Arnold, MainStage Conversationalist™
Today’s audiences are demanding more interaction. And your audiences are no different. They want to be engaged and involved in the presentation. To fulfill this need, Kristin Arnold has a unique format that resonates with North American audiences.
Kristin is a MainStage Conversationalist™ – the intersection of two skills: Presenting and Facilitating. It’s a unique blend that engages the audience in a high impact, directed conversation about the topic.
Kristin brings forth the wisdom of the crowd – inciting interest, engagement, involvement and commitment. She deftly moves “high concept” to action – where they can actually do something about it, literally, when they return to work.
Our clients and audiences say that these sessions are “the best part of the conference.”
So, you may be wondering: How does she do this?
Kristin follows her unique TEAM method:
Team Focus
Kristin helps you get crystal clear about the subject and what you want the audience to think, feel, or do about it.
Engagement
Kristin designs a unique session to encourage an energizing, dynamic conversation about the topic. She makes you and the audience look absolutely brilliant!
Action
The participants end with absolute clarity on the 2-3 most important things to do as a result of the session.
Momentum
We feed these responses back to you so you can show a solid return on investment (ROI), and opportunities for further programming.
Your fingerprints are all over the design of this customized, conversational presentation. Kristin has 99+ proven tools and techniques to engage and interact with the audience and inspire them to action. Here’s a small fraction of the ideas Kristin uses to ensure your message is being heard
- Audience Lifeline – Let’s poll the audience and find out what they believe to be true.
- Behind the Executive’s Studio – an intimate conversation with one member of the Leadership Team who is championing a specific effort. We chat about the why, how, when and where these changes should happen.
- C-Level Chat – Video snippets from key leaders that clearly define expectations.
- Company Lore – Specific, iconic stories that deeply reinforce the messages.
- Demo the “Do” - Engaging and interactive demonstrations of specific behaviors that contribute or detract from success – or bring the strategy to life.
- Person on the Street – Hilarious video snippets of the average guy or gal on the street/in the company who is reacting to the topic.
- Point/Counterpoint – There are two sides to every coin. Let’s hear both sides!
- Rock Stars – Video interviews with the “rock stars” – those who have demonstrated the success you want to see replicated throughout the organization.
- Talk Show – Let’s have a rockin’ panel presentation with key leaders, speakers, and top-performing “rock stars”.
- Tipping Cows – Every organization has a few sacred cows. Let’s hurl them out there and find the tipping point – where it no longer becomes a sacred cow!
- Wikipedia – Sometimes, people argue without realizing that they are using the same word with a different meaning. Let’s clear this up with a clear definition.
Kristin literally wrote the book on how to make a presentation go from Boring to Bravo: Proven Presentation Techniques to Engage, Involve, and Inspire Your Audiences to Action, so you can depend on her to do the same for you. And don’t worry, she makes the leadership team, the rock stars, and the audience look absolutely brilliant!
