Speaking Programs
Perfect for corporate or association events
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& practical sessions
During this session attendees learn how to build and manage relationships resulting in real & measurable business growth due to quickly establishing trust, respect & likability. This is critical to achieve as in all technical fields such as finance, engineering, architecture, IT, law and accounting, only about 15% of financial success is due to technical knowledge, while 85% is due to these human engineering skills.
Highly motivational & inspirational while tactical & practical.
Takeaways Include:
- Case studies from over 30 years of working with professional service firms to grow their businesses
- Tactical tips to build lasting, successful, beneficial relationships that result in new clients
- Human relationship truths to apply for gaining and retaining clients as well as employees in every complex situation
In all orals presentation situations ask why one professional service firm was selected over another & the typical refrain is: “They were our kind of people. They understood our business. We knew we could work with them. In a nutshell, they spoke our language!” This session has resulted in large wins for Hilary’s clients. We work with the presentation team from start to finish as an oral presentation coach or at any juncture during the process to secure new business.
Takeaways Include:
- How to determine audience hot buttons so they select your firm
- How to evaluate needs to understand what drives decision makers
- Tailoring the presentation to fit culture and circumstances
- Demonstrating team solutions & coming together as a team by building camaraderie
These sessions demonstrate that golf is one of the most powerful business development & career advancing tools. Golf is the great equalizer, leveling the playing field, bringing in new business & creating alliances to deepen existing client relationships.
Takeaways Include:
- How to leverage golf to gain and retain clients
- How to balance golf and family life while winning clients
- “Playing” career advantages
- The Great Equalizer: Empowering Women
- Hosting tournaments and maximizing sponsorships
Featured
Holland & Knight keynote speech
Hilary Fordwich delivers the keynote address for 850 Holland & Knight Associates and provides background on how professional service firms can develop a successful portfolio of business and build a framework for How to Gain and Retain Clients.
Client: College of William & Mary
The Raymond A. Mason School of Business’s Graduate Career Management Center presented their annual business career symposium on November 15, 2016. Keynote speaker Hilary Fordwich shared with students from her years of professional experience, coaching them on what truly matters as they launch into their business carries.
“I must say that I really enjoyed listening to Hilary the most, & got the motivation to develop my network further in the Washington DC area…”
Strategy Analyst, Microsoft
“Hilary’s presentation to more than 200 of our top employees had a standing-room-only crowd of senior leaders riveted, learning and laughing! Hilary’s simple & memorable tips will help our employees take perfect care of each customer, each business partner & each other every day. We received waves of positive feedback about Hilary. We are most thankful to Hilary for sharing her insights & her passion!”
& Governmental Affairs Officer, PenFed Credit Union
“Hilary’s high energy presentations were both high impact & transformational. Her content & delivery provided all participants a new tool box of best practices to equip them to be their personal best while propelling PenFed to a higher level of success.”
“Hilary quickly established a vibrant connection with our 1200 partners in the audience. Her infectious energy & sharp, real life insights provided each partner & manager an arsenal of valuable nuggets to use in business development & in maintaining outstanding relationships with clients.”
“Skanska recently worked with Hilary on the successful pursuit of a large infrastructure project in the Mid-Atlantic region. Hilary was brought in to provide coaching services to support our win theme development, evaluate & enhance team cohesion & to participate in interview rehearsals and presentation material preparation. Hilary was quick to learn the project, the team, understand what was important to the Client & to provide valuable & constructive feedback to the team. We look forward to working with Hilary again & wholeheartedly recommend Strelmark for strategic presentation readiness.”
“I have had the pleasure of having Hilary speak at (2) different Sales Kick Off events for two different companies to my global teams. The first was in person to an audience of 1250 people and the second was a virtual presentation to a team of over 1000 staff members. She is phenomenal, and I would use her again in a heartbeat to help motivate and convey key messaging to my team. Her intelligence, her credibility, her focus, and her wit are all razor sharp, and she is an extremely effective speaker. Her ability to engage, motivate, inspire, and entertain are all used to deliver an exceptional presentation. Our focus topics were customer retention and creating value, and she did an amazing job connecting with my teams. She is extremely effective, and I a plan on leveraging her talents again in the future. She is a star, the absolute best. Hilary gets my highest recommendation.”
“I must say that I really enjoyed listening to Hilary the most, & got the motivation to develop my network further in the Washington DC area…”
Strategy Analyst, Microsoft
“Hilary’s presentation to more than 200 of our top employees had a standing-room-only crowd of senior leaders riveted, learning and laughing! Hilary’s simple & memorable tips will help our employees take perfect care of each customer, each business partner & each other every day. We received waves of positive feedback about Hilary. We are most thankful to Hilary for sharing her insights & her passion!”
& Governmental Affairs Officer, PenFed Credit Union
“Hilary’s high energy presentations were both high impact & transformational. Her content & delivery provided all participants a new tool box of best practices to equip them to be their personal best while propelling PenFed to a higher level of success.”
“Hilary quickly established a vibrant connection with our 1200 partners in the audience. Her infectious energy & sharp, real life insights provided each partner & manager an arsenal of valuable nuggets to use in business development & in maintaining outstanding relationships with clients.”
“Skanska recently worked with Hilary on the successful pursuit of a large infrastructure project in the Mid-Atlantic region. Hilary was brought in to provide coaching services to support our win theme development, evaluate & enhance team cohesion & to participate in interview rehearsals and presentation material preparation. Hilary was quick to learn the project, the team, understand what was important to the Client & to provide valuable & constructive feedback to the team. We look forward to working with Hilary again & wholeheartedly recommend Strelmark for strategic presentation readiness.”
“I have had the pleasure of having Hilary speak at (2) different Sales Kick Off events for two different companies to my global teams. The first was in person to an audience of 1250 people and the second was a virtual presentation to a team of over 1000 staff members. She is phenomenal, and I would use her again in a heartbeat to help motivate and convey key messaging to my team. Her intelligence, her credibility, her focus, and her wit are all razor sharp, and she is an extremely effective speaker. Her ability to engage, motivate, inspire, and entertain are all used to deliver an exceptional presentation. Our focus topics were customer retention and creating value, and she did an amazing job connecting with my teams. She is extremely effective, and I a plan on leveraging her talents again in the future. She is a star, the absolute best. Hilary gets my highest recommendation.”
