Ripley-Grier Studios

Acting improvisation accommodates professional speakers to the fact that the audience is silently asking the question “Why are you telling me this? They want to know what’s in it for them. Improvisation teaches that you must be demonstrating the answer this question at each moment and do it in a way that is compelling for your listeners.

In this hands-on working session, you'll discover how to unlock the power of iMovie and turn photos and footage into a stunning, awe-inspiring videos that will deepen the relationships you have with present and future clients, promote strong word-of-mouth about your talks, and prompt your colleagues and friends to ask, "Wow, how'd you do THAT?"

Ramon will share his lessons learned in building a strong, successful and profitable personal brand and how you can build your own. A strong personal brand ensures YOUR brand is first and foremost in the minds of your target market. While a "corporate brand" is important, it's also essential that business professionals have PERSONAL brands which can compliment and enhance their corporate brands. Attendees will leave this insightful, energized and humorous presentation with specific tools and best practices.

Getting media attention for you and your business would be great... but what are the steps? This working session will take you from idea, to pitch email, and get you to actually pitch the media. Who will be the ones to get press? Maybe it will be you. This session will help you customize pitches that are irresistible to the media. You will learn what pitches work and what pitches don’t work. You will create hooks and sound bites designed to get the media to pay attention and desire your story.