We offer powerful onsite experiences you have not seen or heard before: Dramatic presentations, inspiring humor, motivational speeches, creative TV and music production activities for team building, joggling for your teams and trade-shows, and many others. Tell us what your needs are and we will offer you one or more speaker to make your event or training the most successful ever. Call 973-427-3004 Register below for new training ideas from our "Thank God It's Monday" newsletter. Get the Thank God It's Monday Newsletter Email: Send Page To a Friend

Innovative Onsite Team Building Experiences You Have Never Seen Before! We develop teams by enabling them to Create TV-style commercials, golf games, board games, music videos, movies, creative workshops and MORE! These are team building activities you have not seen before. We provide powerful, innovative onsite programs that offer "Out of the Box" team building experiences which incorporate the organizational message into each team building activity! Choose collaborative team building activities such as: TV-style commercials golf games board games music videos movies creative workshops and MORE! For teams of 5 to 500. Join these companies that have discovered the power of our unique programs- AOL, Wells Fargo, Met Life, Disney, American Express, Nestle-Purina Petcare and more! Let us help you increase productivity and creativity, build community and committment, and improve customer service. Our goal is to help people work together in a creative environment which is fundamental to building productive teams and enjoyable work experiences. Call us to send you an informational package: 1-973-427-3004

We use juggling to turn your meeting, trade-show, or presentation into a high energy memorable experience incorporating your business objectives In this amazing activity, we incorporate a company's objectives into an hour long motivational session. We challenge people's perceptions of their own learning ability and at the same time boost levels of energy and self- belief. There is something very powerful about taking a group of people through a new learning experience together and achieving success as a team. Our fully customized presentations use a carefully coordinated step- by-step teaching method, breaking down a complex task into simple, achievable steps. It is a memorable team builder and enforces a "can do" culture in the workplace. This presentation, combined with our personalized juggling kit, provides powerful messages structured specifically to the goals of your organization. Our goal is to ensure that everyone leaves with at least the rudiments of 3-ball juggling, and in many cases we have created fans who go on to learn 4 and 5 ball juggling. The juggling sets can be personalized with your company logo, along with relevant messages on the alternate panel of each ball. The messages on the balls serve as a constant reinforcement of the objectives set forth at the beginning of the meeting. By the closing of the session, the participants will have learned at least the rudiments of the 3 ball juggle. Read more below..

Juggling brings out the child in all of us. You can use it to build teams, motivate employees, and draw people to your product or service Objectives for your staff's meeting may include the following : Learning to learn and working towards their maximum potential Breaking complex concepts into simplified components, using mistakes to adjust and improve Building confidence with focus and concentration The impact our session has on the participants is tremendous : A new found skill is acquired Rather than just having memories of the meeting, the participants have the opportunity to take the personalized juggling sets home. The excitement of juggling will be shared with family and friends, therefore constantly reinforcing the company name and messages imprinted on the balls. Call us now to receive a Free Preview Video Package: 1-973-427-3004

Juggling is a powerful tool for your trade show presentations The amazing thing about juggling is that it is very easy to learn, and once the skill has been mastered the show-off in all of us takes over, and we want to teach others how to juggle. Thus the product not only impacts the direct recipient, but also those around him - colleagues, family, and friends. Your corporate name reaches a wider audience. As with the corporate seminars, you can also imprint the 3 key messages of the benefits of your company or 3 products that you offer etc. to keep in front of your potential client. In addition, we can also offer a speaker at your booth. The speaker will serve as a traffic builder by creating a sense of excitement with the juggling kit giveaway and about your tradeshow objectives that have been sent forth prior to the event. We guarantee that word of mouth will spread quickly at this tradeshow. You will have client's telling other potential client's "Visit booth XYZ, they gave me this great juggling kit and taught me how to juggle." You not only will be giving an exciting gift like the juggling kit, but a new found skill that will be long remembered after the tradeshow. Call us now to receive a Free Preview Video Package: 1-973-427-3004

We Teach Your Team to Have Fun at Work for Breakthrough Results Are you dreading your next meeting? Are your teams functioning like dysfunctional families? Facilitation of teams, meetings and learning experiences by Leslie Yerkes means more than organization and leadership. It means 15 years of experience in helping companies solve problems and overcome roadblocks. She makes your meetings and learning experiences more productive and invigorating. And, most importantly, she makes them fun! Indoors or outdoors, meetings or learning experiences, Leslie is an expert at facilitation. She is a sherpa guide for the corporate world: she has led companies along trails towards success many times. See more below..

Learning Workouts Can Dramatically Boost Your Team Performance What would you say if someone told you that fun at work, more than being just a nice thing to do, is an essential ingredient for creating highly effective and successful organizations? Maybe you would laugh. Well, that's a good start! Each learning experience we create for you is tailored to your company's needs, but retains a core purpose and content. Techniques such as discovery learning are used to reinforce positive processes. These workouts not only show you successful techniques, but also show you how to replicate those results again and again. Leadership Management/Supervision Teams Quality Customer Service Innovation Change Valuing Diversity Fun At Work Violence in the Workplace Extent: Learning experiences range from one- to five-day long programs. All experiences (we call them "workouts") are designed to be: Interactive Skill-based Objective driven Call us today at 1-973-427-3004

The Customer is Bothering Me! And Other Keynotes and Training Sessions The Customer is Bothering Me Solutions to the customer service crisis Dealing with difficult customers Managing what the customer believes about your company The Next Revolution Won't be in Technology Technical breakthroughs are necessary but not sufficient: We need a revolution in how we communicate with each other What are the insights and competencies that will form the next revolution? Presenting Ideas to Skeptical People People will only believe what makes sense to them How do you meet people where they are and bring them to where you want them to be? Standing Still or Moving Ahead How do we get stuck? Why do meetings take up so much time and accomplish so little? How can we shift what we think, say and do to move forward quickly and easily? Words That Change Minds People behave according to their own beliefs and patterns. When you can read what is motivating your audience, you can create dramatic, powerful messages that move people. You can master Words That Change Minds. All of the keynotes are customized to your needs and can be presented as a workshop. Call us at 1-973-427-3004 Or email us at info@communicationideas.com

Claudyne Wilder: A recognized authority on the art of presentations Acclaimed speaker, coach, published author of several books on presenting, and co-creator of Slides That Work, Claudyne Wilder is a recognized authority on the art of presentations, including PowerPoint design and delivery. Claudyne coaches executives and professionals to help them develop, design, and deliver presentations that get results. Her unique consulting style has worked for industry leaders including Fidelity Investments, The Gillette Company, Mercury Computer, The Nature Conservancy, and BASF, among others. Many global enterprises invite her to deliver her "Winning Presentations" seminar or lincese it for their own training needs. You can't judge a book by its cover, but people do judge a business by its presentations. Transform yours into the best. Call us for information on Winning Presentations Seminars at 1-973-427-3004

The New Nature of End-of-Year Celebrations: How to Plan Something Different This Year In the "Bad Old Days", holiday parties, or Christmas parties, at many American workplaces used to be a scandalous affair in which men got drunk and women sexually harassed, all under the pretense of celebrating the end of a year of accomplishments for the company. Those were the days before working women started to openly object, then file law suits, against the prevailing practices that denigrated women and sexually harassed them. It took a decade or so for most organizations to start modifying their holiday celebrations. Although the type and activities of celebrations vary wildly from one organization to the other depending on the work culture and type of business, it's safe to say that the vast majority of businesses have changed their end-of-year celebration practices to make them more safe and pleasant for everyone involved. Many also try to mix business with pleasure as they incorporate ways to add value to such celebrations and connect them more to the business of the organization. If you've been asked to serve on a team to plan your organization's year-end celebration this year, here is a list of ideas on how many organizations do it: Assign a small team the task of planning the event. - Small organizations (up to 200 persons) can join together in one celebration. Larger organizations might have each department hold its own celebration. Hold your event at a time most people can attend. If possible, have people attend during work hours, or at least for part of the event. For example, if work normally ends at 5:00 PM, invite people to attend at 4:00 and then stay till 6:00 If you are going to mix a bit of business, the best way is to focus on accomplishments. Have each team or department present their accomplishments in a creative way to the entire organization. If you offer prizes or other means of recognition, do it at that time. Don't go to the extreme in either direction. Don't go over board on lavish and fancy items unless the organization's performance and financial health can justify this. But don't be too stingy either. People shouldn't feel that you are too strict when it comes to acts of appreciation for them and their year-long efforts. Some organizations dedicate a whole day to an off-site retreat with the theme of "Lessons Learned and Accomplishments Achieved Through the Year." This could be a very exciting and memorable way to end the year, offering a mix of learning, recognition, teamwork, and celebration. You may invite a speaker to talk on a relevant topic, or on a light appropriate topic, such as Humor At Work, or Team Building with a humorous bent to it. If your budget is very limited, you can rent a video that offers learning or inspiration in a fun way. If you want to offer something different this year, there are a number of non-traditional speakers and trainers who can mix fun with learning offering themes like juggling for learning and achievement, TV commercial productions for team building, drama presentations that teach communication, humor at work for stress management, and other techniques to make your event fun, participatory, and memorable (see the rest of this page for information.) How did your organization celebrate the end of the year in the past? How will it do it this year? I invite you to share your answers with the readers of TGIM newsletter. Please specify whether you want your name and your organization to appear. Write to me at: info@communicationideas.com

Putting Fun to Work: Onsite Presentations, Kenote Speeches, and Programs to Inspire, Entertain, and Train We are pleased to offer you the man honored by Successful Meetings Magazine as one of the "21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century." Matt Weinstein and his team can deliver any of these programs at your organizations. Call us for a CD or VHS video at 973-427-3004 Putting Fun to Work: The Power of Humor in Business Managing To Have Fun: Reward, Recognition and Retention Work Like Your Dog: New Dimensions in Team Building Laughter, Stress and Self-Esteem Stress for Success: How To Turn Tension Into Triumph Internal Customer Service: Keeping Your Best People Forever The New Global Community: Living and Laughing in a Diverse World Caring For Those Who Care The Improvising Organization Putting the Fun Back in Sales Read below for more information...

Rave Reviews for Putting Fun to Work Presentations and Training "Your performance at my "All Managers Meeting" on June 20th really captured the audience. Your vivid yet realistic ideas on fun and recognition were definite eye openers. I have never witnessed any speaker get total audience participation as you have. You were without doubt, "just what the doctor ordered." - IBM The feedback I received from the three hundred people in attendance was overwhelmingly positive. Your ability to leave the group with a message while having fun was inspiring. Your presentation indicated how important it is to incorporate fun into business. I am now a believer in the benefits!" – AT&T "Your comments underlined the basic themes of our conference – employee satisfaction, empowerment, and participation. You provided the motivation we needed, broke down barriers and was full of great ideas. Your talk was an upbeat way of delivering a great message." – United States Post Office Call us to preview a CD or VHS video on these presentations: 973-427-3004

COMMUNICATION - HUMOR - MOVEMENT: Like nothing you've seen before... If you're looking for "something fun & different" and a new way of educating and engaging the people in your company, this is it. "Communication Moves" is a fun, lively, interactive, idea-packed program that will get your group laughing, learning and improving skills in communication, listening, teamwork, and creative risk taking. Designed for companies and groups interested in: Having Fun Improving Communication & Listening Skills Building Teamwork & Cooperation Increasing Productivity and Motivation Improving Abilities in Creating Trust & Rapport Improving Skills in Recognizing Non-Verbal Communication Adding Humor to the Workplace Encouraging Creative Risk Taking Revitalizing Employees & Participants Breaking Through Inertia, Apathy, Boredom, & Burnout

Interactive Program: "LAUGH 'N MOVE" An energizing, teambuilding session designed to get your group laughing, moving, and motivated for the day ahead. This program is excellent as an energizer and improves skills in: Communication Listening Teamwork Creative Risk Taking Customer Service All programs are available in formats ranging from 1 hour to half-day and full-day events  Partial Client List: AT&T Bayer Bell Atlantic Champion Mortgage Colorado Speakers Association Con Edison Ford General Motors - International Auto Show Heineken K-Mart Kohl’s Department Stores Holiday Inn Homestead Suites JetBlue Jewish Community Center Metropolitan Transit Authority New York University Panasonic - Consumer Electronics Show Pennsylvania Lottery Random House Publishing Roosevelt Children's Hospital Sherwin Williams Paint Southern New England Telephone Starbucks Volvo YMCA Tell us what you need and we have the dynamic speaker or trainer for you. Call Communication Ideas at 1-973-427-3004

It is an experience that is hard to describe, you need to feel it! She is energetic, very humorous and is a master at group dynamics, which means she can really facilitate the bonding/ connecting of delegates, whether they know each other or not. She'll have them laughing and talking to each other to kick start your conference with a hysterical, team-building bang - or elevates them to a high finale so they can leave your conference full of energy and excitement. Amanda has been on TV, radio, written books, produced videos and spoken for over 1000 companies. She covers the following topics: Lead Out Loud! The Heart of Leadership The Leading Edge Leader Putting the Heart and Fun Back into Business Putting the Heart and Fun Back into Associations The Corporate Community You can't change a customer's attitude - but you can change yours! Beyond Customer Service How to love your customers Do you want Partners or customers? Communicate your way to Success Communicating between the Sexes Call us to send you Amanda's informational video package today: 1-973-427-3004

Francois Basili: Workshops on Communication, Diversity, Creativity, Change, Team Building, and Emotional Intelligence RelationShifts is a transformational training experience that changes the way employees view their job and relate to their colleagues and the organization. The training builds a sense of ownership of one's work and shows managers and staff alike a more effective and liberating way of working together to achieve extraordinary results. RelationShifts is one of a number of powerful onsite training workshops delivered by Francois Basili. Click here to review them.

Bill Stinnett for Your Sales and Negotiation Training and Conferences When you hire Bill Stinnett to speak at your next sales meeting, conference, convention, or annual sales kickoff you are partnering with one of America's favorite speakers. Below are a few of the reasons that many clients have hired Bill not just once, but continue to again and again. Impact – Bill Stinnett brings a wealth of experience to the platform, which ranges from carrying and achieving multi-million dollar quotas, to managing and leading a sales team, to starting and managing several businesses. An audience of seasoned sales professionals can be very discriminating, and they can tell in a matter of minutes whether a speaker has ever walked a mile in their shoes. Bill takes pride in providing more than just good ideas, but real-world examples of how he has applied these truths in his own career. As a result, audiences quickly recognize, "This guy has been there." Bill is a speaker whom your team will relate to and will want to learn from. Click for more details on Sales and Negotiation Workshops by Bill Stinnett.

Patrick Williams: Training on the Spirit at Work, Writing for Employees, and Strategic Employee Communications Patrick Williams, one of the nation's leading consultants, researchers and writers, delivers powerful workshops on the emerging workplace issues: The Spirit at Work. Strategic employee communication Writing for employee publications. More than 7,000 professionals have attended his training sessions during the last two decades. He presented in-house seminars to leading American organizations including General Motors, SmithKline Beecham, Sundstrand, The YMCA, and TRW.

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