Political and Diplomatic Communication Training

Political and Diplomatic Communication

“Your ‘Effective Speaking and Presentation Skills’ workshop at the Indonesian Mission to the United Nations was an unqualified success. Speaking in international settings can be quite challenging. But you were able to make what is generally regarded as difficult appear easy. The entire diplomatic staff of the Mission fully appreciated your training to improve their style of delivery and increase their powers of persuasion.”

Ambassador Rezlan Ishar Jenie,
Permanent Mission of Indonesia to U.N.

“I’ve seen immediate improvement in my confidence and abilities in front of a T.V. camera—after just one day’s work with you.”

Jack Ryan, 2004 U.S. Senate Nominee (Illinois)

Politicians and diplomats face one of the most difficult tasks in public speaking: How do you make policy sound as if it touches people’s lives? As former actors, we’ll show you how to reach people emotionally through your own sincere level of commitment and truthfulness. As trainers to the United Nations and its Missions, the U.S. State Department, both houses of Congress, and statewide political campaigns, we understand your special needs in reaching that goal.

Our Public Speaking and Communication Skills Evaluation is custom-designed for political and diplomatic speakers. We’ll work with you to make your advocacy come alive for your constituents. Through videotaped practice sessions, you’ll gain practical tools you can use immediately, whatever audience or culture you have to address.

Political Communication and Public Speaking

As a politician, you need to persuade voters in stump speeches, press conferences, radio and TV talk shows, broadcast debates, convention and floor speeches, campaign ads, meet-and-greets, and Q & A sessions. How do you overcome “politics as usual” and get the public to believe in your leadership? We’ll show you how to strengthen your presence through speech coaching and vocal improvement, media interview role-plays, political debate preparation, and practice sessions that transform your entire relationship with the podium, camera, and microphone.

Diplomatic Communication and International Relations

As a diplomat, you need a speaking style that is not only confident, polished, and knowledgeable culturally—but one that engages and influences your listeners. We’ll show your embassy or Mission staff how to handle difficult and hostile audiences on the international stage. Dr. Gary Genard’s unique expertise in training diplomats at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, foreign ministries, Permanent Missions to the U.N., and the U.S. State Department, give him invaluable insights and experience in diplomatic speeches and presentations. Dr. Genard’s exclusive training materials and exercises, including “The Media Interview Handbook™,” “The 7 Danger Zones in Interviews and Press Conferences,” and “Four Secrets to Delivering the Right Sound Bites” are featured components in Public Speaking International’s workshops and speech coaching for diplomats.

From persuasive speeches to nonverbal communication to sensitive negotiations, acquire the knowledge and tools that will make you a more effective advocate than you’ve ever been before. Programs available: Executive speech coaching, one- and two-day on-site group workshops, and extended training programs. Each participant in Political and Diplomatic Communication Training receives an individualized DVD recording of their practice speech or presentation, and a copy of Dr. Gary Genard’s book “How to Give a Speech,” published by Cedar & Maitland Press (2007).

Phone: (781) 643-2095	Email: info@PublicSpeakingInternational.com
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