Videos On Demand

"A presentation can not make a career, but a presentation can undo a career."

-Bryan Lamkin, Former SVP, Consumer Products Group, Yahoo

"I wish I'd seen Speaking to the Big Dogs years and years ago when I was still at HP and found myself speaking to all the HP Executive VPs and half the Board."

Nancy Austin
Co-author (with Tom Peters) of "A Passion for Excellence"


Our Mid-level Presenters

Randi Feigin
Juniper
Todd Lutwak
eBay
Brent Bloom
KLA-Tencor
Andy Billings
Electronic Arts
Sharon Black
Robert Half International
Julie Folsch
Elan Pharmaceuticals

"Convinced of their greatness, these alpha males lapse into arrogance, defensiveness, manipulation, and malevolence, leaving a tangle of confusion and unhappiness."

Andrew Park
Past Company Magazine
May 2006


Why Video on Demand?

  • Fast results without attending classes
  • Focus on topics that you are interested in
  • Available whenever and where ever you need it
  • Cost and time efficient, no travel, no expense

The Staggering Costs of Bad Presentations at the C-Level

To have the five top executives of a mid-sized Silicon Valley company in a meeting together costs about $50,000 an hour.

CEOs have told us that well over 50% of the presentations they receive in these meetings are total failures.

The cost of poorly executed meetings to both productivity and shareholder value is mind boggling.

Speaking to the Big Dogs 2.0 provides the tools to dramatically increase your success rate at the top.


"Speaking to the Big Dogs is one of those rare programs that delivers more than it promises.

It offers a complete briefing in how to survive - and prevail - when presenting in the boardroom.

At the same time, it brings insight, guidance, and nuts and bolts tips to those of us who speak in less rarefield forums."

Gary Cosnett, TMReview


"In the 6 years I've been reviewing books for training, SBD is the best material I've had the opportunity to review. This program is for everyone-managers, trainers, techies, sales professionals, vendors-who present material to senior executives."

Janice Love
Training Magazine


"We adhered to the principles of your SBD DVD in our 45 minute VC pitch for our Series 2 funding effort. The end result was that we received two term sheets, and ultimately raised $4.5M from two new investors and our three previous investors."

Jim Ambras
VP, Products and
Services, OnStation

Get Insider Information From Fortune 500 C-Level Executives

This ground-breaking video-on-demand program shows the "How To" for handling seven typical challenges of high-stakes meetings. You'll watch as six mid-level managers struggle to find the keys to success when they confront:

  • Time Cut
  • Disengagement
  • Food Fight
  • Deciscion Maker Leaves
  • Topic Change
  • Side Talk
  • Energetic Discussion

Take-Aways

  • Unwritten rules of executive meetings
  • Insiders' knowledge for more successful top level presentations
  • Skills that will make you more confident and competent speaking to any level in the corporation. These skills will make a huge difference in your career and project success.
  • Meeting preparation and follow up skills

"Make your first line your bottom line!"

Bloated slide decks, scripted agendas, and lengthy detail-heavy presentations just won't cut it at today's fast paced C-level meetings. Senior executives demand laser focused, high-level overviews, not data dumps. That is what 21 top level Fortune 500 executives have told us in our recent video taped interviews.

It's easy to get started with Speaking Up

You can purchase a single video segment or the complete package with all 7 videos. You get instant access for three months (24x7) and the videos will be streamed from our server to your computer. Each video comes with a white paper and self-study material to further enhance your learning.

Package II: Select Individual Segments

"This is about revenue enhancement, not cost containment."

Corinne Nevinny, Corporate VP, Cardiac Systems & Vascular, Edwards Lifesciences

Package II: Select Individual Segments

Time Cut

"We only have five minutes to get through this. We need to get to the bottom line, so could we just cut to the chase really fast."

Dan Eliers, VC, Former CEO, Claris Software

Disengaged Executive

"Get engagement. That's what you're looking for. If you don't have it at the beginning, stop and get it. If you never get it, go home."

Brenda Rhodes, CEO, InTouch Corporation

Food Fight

"The war between R&D and Sales and Marketing was vivid and alive in every discussion."

Ginger Graham, Board Member,
Former CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Decision Maker Leaves

"What you don't want to do is stare at them like they've done something wrong. If the CEO has to leave, something has come up and they need to leave."

Greg Ballard, Former CEO, glu mobile

Topic Change

"The problem she was trying to solve wasn't the problem we were interested in solving."

Dan Warmenhoven, Executive Chairman of the Board, NetApp

Side Talk

"You can't shush this audience."

Audrey MacLean

Founder, NET & Former CEO, Adaptive

Energetic Discussion

"When they're asking questions, people are engaged, and there's a lot of passion in the room. Thrive on that. It doesn't happen that often."

Corinne Nevinny, President, Global Operations,
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation