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Use Skills from the Actor\'s Playbook to Master the Art of Communication

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Have you ever sat in an audience, watching someone who was \'on fire\' and wondered how they did it? We are all intensely alive on the inside. The challenge is learning how to tap into our vitality and ignite the fire—on demand. The ability to \'turn it on\' for any audience is a huge part of succeeding in business and in life. When you’re standing in front of a group—or just the one person you want to connect with—do you break into a cold sweat or forget what you want to say? When you give a presentation at work, is your audience bored to tears or missing your point entirely? Actors have learned how to communicate with genuine emotion every time they’re on stage or in front of the camera. Laurie Burton used over 30 years of experience as an actor, adjunct professor at USC and corporate trainer for companies such as 20th Century Fox, Mattel and IBM to her book Presenting You: Use Skills from the Actor\'s Playbook to Master the Art of Communication. It can teach you how to bring forth your own passion, energy and animation and deliver the ultimate performance—every time, and we\'ll talk about how on this program!

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Corporate Talk: Laurie Burton

Laurie is a communications expert and actor who has helped thousands of people improve their ability to communicate more deeply and experience more success in both business and life.A 30-year veteran performer of film, television
and theater, Laurie has conducted hundreds
of workshops in the corporate world, teaching
teams at all levels to connect more effectively
using skills from the actor’s playbook.

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Presenting You By Laurie Burton

Use Skills from the Actor\'s Playbook to Master the Art of Communication

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Laurie Burton

Laurie Burton is internationally recognized as an innovator helping thousands of people improve their ability to communicate. Whether working with individuals in seminars and in one-on-one coaching, or with groups in the corporate world, Laurie’s techniques generate dramatic results in an amazingly short time. Individuals at all levels learn to break through communication barriers and develop the skills needed to become effective leaders of groups, teams and businesses.
A 30-year veteran performer of film, television and theater, Laurie brings the breadth of her experience to teach people the “art of communication.” Laurie Burton Training’s clients include Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Mattel Toys, Digital Equipment, Merrill Lynch, ITT and Twentieth Century Fox. Laurie also served on the faculty at the University of Southern California School of Cinema/Television teaching filmmakers and directors, in both graduate and undergraduate programs, to develop their communication skills for great impact and effectiveness.


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Friday • March 20

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