Debby’s style was engaging and entertaining, and she delivered a presentation that was interactive and motivational. We received tremendous positive feedback from our audience of in-house lawyers and outside counsel.
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Novateur’s engaging and energizing keynotes create a ripple effect in your organization by providing practical tools and strategies.
Effective leadership is built on two key pillars: Competence and Confidence. Leaders need to know what to do and how to do it – the competence piece of the puzzle – and they also need to feel confident enough to speak up, step in and take action. When leaders are empowered to take competent, confident action, your organization reaps the rewards.
The world in which we work is continually evolving and our keynotes give your leaders the tools they need to face a diverse range of challenges and opportunities which will lead to enhanced productivity, strong leadership and improved organizational culture.
Keynotes:
Building Your Brand by Telling Your Story:
The Art of Self-Promotion
Building a strong brand is critical to success in any profession. You must excel at telling your story if you want to reach your professional goals. But, how do you let others know about your strengths, accomplishments and brand without coming across as arrogant? Debby builds upon the concepts in her book, The Art of Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story, Transform Your Career, to guide attendees toward becoming more confident, graceful and authentic self-promoters who tell their stories powerfully.
You will learn to:
- Adopt an empowering mindset about telling your story.
- Determine the components of your personal brand.
- Leverage concrete tools to develop the key components of a masterful self-promotion story.
- Develop practical strategies for implementing the art of self-promotion in the context of your career path.
Combatting Imposter Syndrome
Doubts – we all have them. It is almost impossible to imagine work without questioning yourself from time-to-time, isn’t it? For most of us a recurring sense of self-doubt is simply part of the job, but how do we know if we are dealing with a normal volume of critical inner thoughts versus wrestling with full-blown Imposter Syndrome? Employing both research and client stories, Debby Stone shares the origins of the concept of imposter syndrome, puts the syndrome into context and provides concrete tools to help you combat self-doubt.
You will learn:
- The origins of the concept of the imposter phenomenon
- How Imposter Syndrome differs from self-doubt
- Strategies for combatting self-doubt and the inner critical voice
Five Things Women Say That Sabotage Our Careers
(and How to Stop Saying Them)
Communication is a key factor in career success. As women, what we say and how we say it strengthens or diminishes our leadership brands, and we often sabotage ourselves in small but powerful ways. Debby believes that we can all be more effective in communicating our messages by being aware of and correcting some common mistakes.
You will learn to:
- Identify the common pitfalls women fall into when communicating.
- Notice and correct your own communication derailers.
- Manage your message so you speak more powerfully.
TEA in a Coffee World:
The Power of Time, Energy and Attention
We live in a coffee-driven world. We push ourselves, we strive, and we are addicted to adrenaline. Yet, we crave more ease. We want to achieve our goals without sacrificing our peace of mind. Debby shows you how you can harness the power of TEA – Time, Energy and Attention – to consciously direct the impact you have, the relationships you create and the results you achieve more organically and naturally.
You will learn:
- How to shift your focus from striving and pushing to thriving and ease.
- The secret to achieving your goals without working so hard.
- How consciously directing your Time, Energy and Attention can increase your productivity.
Testimonials:
If you need to enhance your own self-promotion skills, or are aiming to provide a keynote for students or attorneys on how to effectively articulate their value to potential clients or prospective employers, I highly recommend Debby. With her practical approach and relatable examples, she acknowledges our innate discomfort with the idea of self-promotion, demonstrates why it is critical to our success, and provides the exercises and steps to help us all confidently, gracefully, and authentically tell our stories.
TEA is a life changing concept. As a result of Debby’s keynote, I now have a new mind-set, a new skill-set, and a new tool-kit.
Debby’s keynote was practical, wise, and engaging. I’ve not been able to stop thinking about the topics she covered.
Debby Stone keynoted our firm’s annual women’s event. The audience was completely engaged, inspired and motivated by her interactive presentation.
Debby is at the top of her game and I could not recommend her enough.
I’d highly recommend Debby to any organization seeking an engaging and ‘edutaining’ speaker!
Debby is an energetic and talented speaker. In a diverse group of leaders, Debby was able to pull everyone in with her refreshing concepts on personal branding and storytelling.
Debby spoke at our retreat in the morning and my colleagues and I continued to discuss her stories and lessons throughout the rest of the day. Debby set the tone for an engaging day of reflection and growth. People clearly left feeling more confident and ready to work harder towards their personal and professional growth goals. Her words made everyone feel like they could become the best version of themselves.
Debby Stone’s exciting, dynamic and engaging keynote on Self-Promotion at our company retreat left our entire group motivated and ready to conquer the world. If your corporation wants to reenergize and revitalize your people, then I highly recommend Debby.
Debby’s keynote was practical and engaging. Everyone had at least one take-away they were committed to placing into action immediately.
Debby Stone’s keynotes and workshops are thoughtful, lively, interactive and high-impact.
Debby is an engaging speaker, and she shared practical tips to help my students reach a new level of success.
If you are looking for an expert speaker to help your team grow and develop needed skills, I highly recommend Debby Stone.