Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac

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Presentations

LEAP START!™ Conference Opener
Break that cycle by making Leap Start! your conference opener. It creates a powerful permission to network atmosphere, and will change the dynamic of your conference, regional or national meeting - guaranteed.

Power of Positive Networking®
Their most popular workshop teaches the “world’s best definition” of networking, It’s recognized as one of the most effective programs to learn the skills of networking, conversation, social intelligence and how to build a network. Add the module Let’s Go Do It Now! which includes going to a networking event as part of the day.

SHEPA Circles™
This valuable coaching series, SHEPA Circles™ changes behavior. Participants gain a heightened awareness (shepa) of opportunities, build confidence and see the results of networking.

The Art of R.E.A.L. Conversation™
This interactive workshop teaches a four-step process to better communication and takes you beyond mere social ease to building rapport.

Leaders Tell Great Stories™
This is a hands-on session where participants learn how to craft and tell stories, and also how to collect great stories about your company.

All Access™
Instead of a keynote at lunch or dinner, try this unique event facilitated by Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson. People discuss topics at their tables, ones that are guaranteed to stimulate lively conversation. It’s a great bonding exercise and a terrific way for conference attendees to get to know one and other.

The Engaged Woman Leader™
This is networking with a women’s focus: building confidence, making networking a priority, finding the time and learning the 7-step N.E.T.W.O.R.K. Dance® (no actual dancing required). This is a perfect session for your internal women’s network.

Evolved Business Conduct™
This fresh take on business conduct deals with everything from face-to-face to face-to-screen, but the thread throughout echoes Peter Drucker, “manners are the lubricant of business”. A great program for everyone, not just Gen Yer’s.

Looking For Ted Williams™
Using a baseball analogy, participants rate where they are on the Engaged Leadership Matrix, developed by Darcy Rezac, with two university business deans. It’s a roadmap for engaged leadership inside and outside the organization, benefiting both the enterprise and the community.

Summary Profile

Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson are the co-authors of WORK THE POND! Use the Power of Positive Networking to Leap Forward in Work and Life which they wrote with Darcy Rezac, managing director of The Vancouver Board of Trade. This best-selling book has been called the "connectors handbook" by Town & Country magazine. It has been translated and published in China, Russia and Korea. They have given hundreds of presentations to corporations, associations, governments and graduate schools of business around the world.

Gayle & Judy teach:

• The theoretical underpinnings of networking, including counterintuitive findings on the strength of our weakest links and scientific research of six degrees of separation, proving we are more connected than we think.
• The essential skills of Positive Networking™ based on the seven steps in their book, Work the Pond! This book has been described as ‘the connector’s handbook’ (Town and Country magazine July 2006)
• The leadership and communication skills of great connectors and using your Best Message Advantage™
• A ‘permission to network’ ethos that empowers everyone in your organization to become more engaged
• The program can also be customized to women leaders, entitled The Engaged Woman Leader:  Buliding better connections inside and outside the organization

Client Testimonials:

"We had a fabulous 2-women team that kicked-off the conference with a hands-on, practical session on networking. Their presentation transformed the whole dynamic of the conference!"

Wal-Mart

"It was a great event!! Our networking training paid off substantially. We received nothing but enthusiastic compliments from guests and staff and particularly our CEO and President."

PCL Constructors Canada Inc.

"Very great material covered by two very inspiring and knowledgeable women who know business!"

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