Advanced
Communications Group Clients
"People
who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who
are doing it."
-
Jack
Canfield -
Since
1991 ACG has worked with and/or coached individuals from
many International and Bay Area companies.
Among
them:
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Hewlett
Packard
Merqury
Interactive
Oracle
Corporation
Applied
Biosystems
Pacific
Gas & Electric
Intel
Corporation
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Applied
Micro Devices (AMD)
R
R Donnelley & Sons Co.
Commerce
One
W.
L. Gore & Associates
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
IBM
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We have
also worked with smaller companies including several law
firms, as well as family owned businesses.
Confidentiality
Policy:
As is
standard practice for consultants/coaches, we keep the
specifics of our work, especially coaching work,
confidential.
Nonetheless,
we want to provide you with information you may require
to make a decision. Should you require direct contact
with one or more of the individuals or companies, simply
let us know, and we will make arrangements for this to
take place.
In this
way we can keep client confidentiality, and still get you
the information you may require.
Testimonials
Coaching
Quotes:
"Lynda
is an expert at coaching human beings. There were
times when I would think 'It would take a miracle to
be able to ...' Today all those things are my reality.
I count my lucky stars that I met Lynda. Because of
working with her and her compassion, I love me more,
what I do more, and love life more. The whole world is
a brighter place."
Financial
Analyst, Oracle
"In
just one session we developed 3 specific strategies to
make my work life easier. Furthermore, I can transfer
those skills to other areas of my life."
Vice-President,
SeniorNet, San Francisco CA
"Lynda
and I created some powerful tools for dealing more
effectively with difficult sales situations. The
results were immediate and satisfying!
It
is especially gratifying how easily and naturally
these new tools become available to me just when I
need them to make a difficult phone call, or face a
resistant or hostile client."
Xerox
Corp., Long Beach CA
"You
have a really good balance of both technical skills
and the ability to get it across. Because your work is
second nature to you, I see, hear and feel great
results."
Supervisor,
P G & E
"I
was skeptical about ACG at first, but I was also
desperate for a means to manage my fear. To my delight
I'm handling situations confidently which previously
would have had me literally shaking in my boots.
Observers have commented that I've become a powerful
presenter."
Pleasanton,
CA
"Working
with Lynda gave me clarity on the issues that needed
attention. Now I just know how to find solutions. This
work is tremendously effective."
Santa
Clara, CA
"I
found our work together to be very powerful and
effective."
Mill
Valley, CA
Training
Quotes (Applied Biosystems)
"Class
was very helpful to get non-threatening ways to
present what we want to communicate."
"The
class gave me a better understanding and techniques to
relate to the other person, and to be good
communicator."
"This
class should be held longer!"
"Very
helpful suggestions. Very pertinent. The trainer was
very energetic and nice!"
"I
like the idea of figuring out what your goal or
outcome of the communication should be. This helps
clarify how to approach a communication
glitch."
The
instructor was very efficient and did a great job.
Interacting with a partner was a good way to see the
other side of the coin to a problem."
"I
especially liked the parts of the course where we
interacted with others. These were useful in gaining
different perspectives."
"Great
class! Excellent material. I can use this."
Three Sample
'Case Studies' -- Eliminating Presentation
Anxiety
Case
1
An
upper level manager from a well known Silicon Valley high
tech firm requested coaching because she had an imminent,
very important presentation to deliver. She was to be
'Master of Ceremonies' at a conference where her people
were presenting a new technology.
Approximately
400 people would be attending. Although confident in
presenting to some smaller groups, she was terrified
about this conference. She was most concerned that, after
all the hard work her people had done, that she wouldn't
'do them justice', i.e. wouldn't be a good enough 'Master
of Ceremonies' to showcase their work favorably.
We
worked together for approximately four hours of coaching.
At the end of our last meeting (which was before the
conference), I requested that she call me afterwards, and
tell me how it went.
When
she got back from the conference, she called. "It went
extremely well," she said. "I had someone come up and
tell me I should be on television!"
Case
2
An
engineer, working for a well known East Coast company,
wanted coaching. He was new to his job, and badly
wanted to do well, but he was afraid to get up and
present what he knew. He loved the technical aspects of
his new job, and could easily explain and convince people
of his ideas when they sat down in a one to one meeting.
But, to stand up in front of his peers and managers
caused his voice to quaver and his hands would
shake.
We
worked together for approximately four hours of coaching.
Since he would be presenting some of his ideas at a
meeting in the week after our last meeting, I requested
that he call and let me know how it went.
He
called, very happy, very relieved. He said, "Now I can
get my ideas across. Now I can make a real
contribution."
Case
3
A
newly hired Vice President at a software company
requested coaching for presentation anxiety. He was
quite comfortable speaking to his staff, and to any group
under about 100 people.
His new
position as VP, however, would require him to speak to
groups up to 400 people. In this situation, he was quite
nervous.
Again,
we worked together for approximately four hours of
coaching. And, again, I requested that he call and let me
know how it went, after his next large
presentation
He
called, delighted with the results of our work. "Whatever
my concerns were before," he said, "They're gone
now!"
These
are typical of the results we get in our coaching program
for Eliminating Presentation Anxiety.
"First,
teach a person to develop to the point of his limitations
and then--pfft!--break the limitations."
Viola
Sapolin
