Michael Barris

Michael Barris Consulting

-Help financial services professionals develop communication and presentation skills to build trust on a regular basis and attract high-net-worth clients. Work with professionals in advisory, insurance, banking, real estate.

-Guide clients, either in 1:1 sessions or group presentations and workshops, to develop ability to use speaking skills to connect, resonate and build trust when presenting in front of an individual or group, be it in-person or online.

-Emphasize the importance of cultivating an audience-first mindset and filtering every word spoken and physical action taken through the question: "How is my message going to impact the person receiving it? Is this going to move them forward and closer to me?"

-Teach clients how to tell stories to warm up listener and inspire them to share back narratives of their own.

-Draw on years of experience as a Dow Jones Newswires & Wall Street Journal editor-writer and Rutgers University adjunct professor of public speaking.

Financial Services Communication & Presentation Coach

-Unpacked strategies for memorable public speaking for readers at every level of speaking proficiency in "How to Become a Super Speaker: The 7 Principles for Speaking with Confidence and Connecting with Audiences," a concise, easy-to-digest volume that became an immediate bestseller.  The book helps people find their voice, simplify complex ideas, and build trust, paving the way for conversations that get influence and conversions.

"Makes the idea of public speaking fun and not intimidating." - New Jersey real estate sales associate.   
Amazon book details: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1674459793 


-Wrote narrative, conducted interviews with government staff, experts for "The Social Media President: Barack Obama and the Politics of Digital Engagement," a 215-page analysis and critique of the use of social media in the campaigns and administration of US President Barack Obama, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Co-written with James E. Katz, the Feld Professor of Emerging Media at the College of Communication, Boston University, and Anshul Jain, the book is a "fascinating and instructive" look at the strengths and weaknesses of social media for public involvement in governmental decision-making, according to reviewer Fred I. Greenstein, Professor of Politics Emeritus at Princeton University.

Publisher's website link: http://us.macmillan.com/thesocialmediapresident/JamesEKatz


Sample: 
https://mike2012blogdotcom3.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/the-social-media-president-ch-4-5-framing-the-peoples-white-house-white-house-online-town-hall1.pdf

Bestselling Author: "How to Become a Super Speaker";  Co-Author: "The Social Media President"

South China Morning Post SCMP

-Shape, sharpen and improve storytelling and reporting by native and non-native English writers as member of SCMP’s North American news team, rewriting heavily as needed. Format copy and add SEO headlines, photos, graphics, videos, links before publishing. Edit video scripts.
-Rank articles on scmp.com for global audience, selecting high quality material for Apple News channel. Send out news alerts. Communicate extensively with managers and reporters to fix errors and ensure copy meets house style, taste and formatting standards.

US Copy and Production Editor - Homepage Team

-Spurred administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to form Council of Innovation in response to recommendation of report I drafted for New Jersey Policy Research Organization (NJPRO) on potential for industry-academia collaboration to enhance NJ economy. NJPRO is think-tank of New Jersey Business and Industry Association. 

-Used interviews, case studies and data analysis to determine that social media is unlikely to be a source of meaningful input in White House decision-making in "The Social Media President: Barack Obama and the Politics of Digital Engagement" (Palgrave Macmillan). Co-written with Boston University mobile tech scholar James E. Katz.

-Raised profile in Western media of a leading Chinese business school, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, by crafting op-ed pieces, scripts, media interview responses, scholarly articles on behalf of Dean, senior faculty and conference panel speakers. Promoted school programs, Ivy League partnerships, alumni presentations in video interviews, articles, online marketing, press releases. 

-Enhanced New York Post's "Media City" feature through weaving reporter submissions into engaging narrative and injecting original content. Edited print-edition business pages, including headlines, copy and proofreading/correcting galleys. 

-Covered breaking news and features in both print/video for Mobile Marketer/Mobile Commerce Daily. Moderated Mobile FirstLook conference panel with New York Times, Yahoo's Tumblr on making money with mobile content.

Freelance Editor and Writer

China Daily USA

-Beat the competition on stories for leading State-owned English-language Chinese daily newspaper about China's moves into US auto market, including launching California electric-bus factory. Provided video voice-overs, stand-up reports. Held forum with Twitter users. 

-Tracked and interpreted political, social, financial and legal issues affecting US-China relationship in in-depth features. Covered United Nations, Council on Foreign Relations. Traveled within US to report on conferences, interview newsmakers. 

-Edited copy from across nine US China Daily bureaus. Critiqued home edition for managers.

Business Reporter/Editor

Rutgers University

-Introduction to Public Speaking. Blended personal public speaking experience with in-classroom teaching and online learning and communication systems to guide students on managing speaking anxiety, connecting with audiences. Taught many non-native English speakers. 

-Expository Writing 101. Applied insights from work as professional journalist to enlighten students on synthesizing diverse texts, presenting thesis statement.

Adjunct Professor, Departments of Communication, English

Dow Jones Newswires

-Helped manage 30-person staff on Dow Jones Business News' public website. As Assistant News Editor, distilled, edited extensive range of subject matter. Controlled online front page, including prioritizing items and crafting headlines. Assigned, monitored and updated breaking news stories.

-Turned major press releases and filings into market-moving articles within 20 minutes as Rewrite Desk Copy Editor for Dow Jones Newswires, Wall Street Journal and WSJ.com. Beat rivals with early stories on Kirk Kerkorian proposal to buy DaimlerChrysler, causing automaker's stock to surge. Was among first outlets to publish stories on Bernie Madoff investment scandal, Pfizer layoffs. 

-Influenced direction of US newspapers' business coverage by selecting, rewriting DJ stories for distribution via value-added Associated Press wire. Served as lead Copy Editor on Newspaper Desk. Worked together with AP counterpart to keep stream of DJ stories flowing to world's largest and oldest news service. Assigned stories, had final-reader responsibilities for style, grammar, headlines.

Assistant News Editor, Copy Editor

Knight Ridder Financial News

-Edited and wrote headlines for articles on corporations, equities, commodities and currency for global financial newswire. Assigned coverage of breaking news.

Corporate Copy Editor

News Tribune and Courier News

-News Tribune: Laid out front page of daily newspaper. Directed breaking front-page news coverage. Collaborated with editors, reporters, photographers and technical staff on layouts for front page, local section, state pages. 

-Courier News: Final gatekeeper, managed daily copy-desk news flow. Edited, laid out local, state pages. Worked with reporters, editors to adjust copy to ensure clarity.

Assistant News Editor, News Tribune/Slot Editor, Courier News

Speaking Coach and Bestselling Author | Public Speaking, Communication, Career Growth

I wrote one of the first Dow Jones Newswires/Wall Street Journal online stories about the arrest of Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, perpetrator of a US$50 billion global investment scam.

My job was to get this story out as fast as possible. But I couldn't stop my mind from going to the scores of fraud victims. My thoughts also were on another casualty: the financial industry and, specifically, investor trust.

Flash forward to today. Madoff is dead after 13 years in prison, but his crime has left an indelible mark on me.

After years of experience in speaking, coaching, presenting and writing, I now help financial services professionals to develop their communication and presentation skills; not just to help them handle a Madoff-style crisis but to build trust on a regular basis and attract that higher-level clientele. 

When we work together, you will learn to develop strong speaking skills, whether you're presenting in front of an individual or an in-person or online group, to ensure that you're connecting, resonating and building trust. 

It's necessary to filter every expressed action and word through the question: “How is my message going to impact the person receiving it? Is this going to move them forward and closer to me?"

So I devote a lot of special attention to storytelling techniques that work, whether it's for an audience of one or one to many, to connect you emotionally with the people or individuals you want to reach.

Many of the ideas that I developed while I was a Rutgers University adjunct professor of public speaking are expressed throughout my book, “How to Become a Super Speaker."

If you know that you could attract more deals, close more business and attract high-net-worth clients with stronger speaking skills, I’d be happy to have a conversation about how my method can get you there.
 
💥 If you'd like to get a taste of what I teach, I welcome you to access my free speaking course. You can get it here: michaelbarris.com/mini-course

Here's what some people have said after my presentations:

"Michael provided top-notch direction and coaching around delivery and more. He is an excellent teacher, a true professional and a great communicator." 
—Heather Adams, VP Creation & Development

“Michael was recommended to host a training session at our Learning and Development Festival, and he was fabulous! Some attendees enjoyed Michael’s session so much that we invited him back for a second time.”
—Lindsey Leigh Hobson, Founder, The Learning and Development Collective

Speaking Coach: Helping You Fast-Track Your Career Growth, Navigate Workplace

-I show up-and-coming professionals how to use the techniques of public speaking and communication to navigate the workplace and take their careers to the next level. I give them the tools to deal with organizational challenges at a time of stretched resources in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, helping them to gain experience and wins ahead of their next upward move. When they work with me, they develop their ability to talk up products and services, tell relatable stories, inspire teams to increase productivity, handle media Q&As, impress investors, close deals, command conference stages and handle other high-level speaking tasks. I help them smash down their roadblocks through a mix of mindset strategies, speaking skills development, stagecraft education and close coaching that is influenced by the audience-based methodologies and frameworks of professional performers. I do both 1-on-1 and group coaching and give talks and lead workshops based on my bestselling public speaking training book, "How to Become a Super Speaker: The 7 Principles for Speaking with Confidence and Connecting with Audiences." I also give clients access to my online course, "Unleashing the Power of Your Voice," consisting of 20+ lessons featuring me speaking and demonstrating on video the mindset strategies, basic speaking techniques and stagecraft elements that undergird my coaching and speaking programs.

Eélan -Coaching and HR Consulting

1. Leadership Growth & Transition Coaching
Clarity and Consistency Coach - helping Leaders excel in their current roles, transition into new roles, or convert their passion into a profession. Help them design a life, well-being, and work by choice.
Helping mid-lifers ready to write their next life chapter by converting mid-life crisis into a mid-life upgrade, resetting mindset, dropping old patterns, and navigating societal bias gracefully.
2. Strategic HR Consultant
Management Consultant, helping organizations with Change/Transformation, Aligning Policies and processes with the company's Value Proposition, and designing Strategies for Organization/Talent Development to improve Client/Employee Experience.
3. People Skills & Leadership Trainer
Design and delivery of client-specific learning and training programs using proven frameworks and models and 18+ years of hands-on Human Resource experience.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Leadership Growth & Transition Coaching
- Strategic Life Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Corporate Training
- HR Change Management
- Job Redesign 
- Designation & Role Alignment
- HR Policies & Processes  
- Competency Mapping
- Training Need Analysis

Founder - Eélan Coaching & HR Consulting Services  

Talent Strategy · Organization Change Management - Organization Development· Leadership Development - Career Transition · Talent Management · Employee Learning & Development- NLP Coach working specifically with working professionals to support career transactions and leadership growth journeys.

HR Consultant | Coach | Corporate Trainer 

Google

#IamRemarkable is an initiative initially started to empower women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, thereby breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings. However, over the years, it got spread to everyone because irrespective of who we are and where we come from, talking about our accomplishments or what we are good at is most of the times considered bragging. The stigma still stays, and it gets even more difficult when we have to put ourselves out for our work or business.
As a facilitator, my role involves hosting workshops and being an ambassador for #IamRemarkable within my personal and professional networks.
https://youtu.be/77OtMTKQOcQ

IamRemarkable Facilitator

Singapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA)

Speakers, Vendors, Administration, and Logistics management for the prestigious Singapore Theatre Arts Conference 2021. The Digital Conference hosted 60+ renowned speakers from across the globe.

Conference Management

Freelance Coach & Trainer

Research on "Future Leadership Competencies for Arts Organizations in Singapore." The research entails the identification of future skills and competencies for leading roles in the arts industry through inputs and study from industry experts, global changing trends, and literature review analysis.

Freelance L&D Practitioner, Program Design, worked as a ghost writer for many trainers and consultants. 
NLP Coach- serveed professionals and entrepreneurs to overcome self-doubts and unleash their potential.

Masters: Research on Leadership Competencies |Freelance Trainer|NLP Coach

Actis Technologies 

A national-level audio-visual design & automation firm.

As the Head of HR & Operations, I was responsible for the human capital needs of the organization, which operates in different business verticals and labor requirements. 
I lead a structured ‘Change Management’ process for the HR department to establish a full spectrum of HR policies and procedures, digital tools, legal compliance, and training for blue and white color staff (300 permanent and contract) with net savings of approx 2000 SGD. Supervised a team of 11 HR and admin executives and managers (direct & indirect) to manage the complete HR & administrative services.

Head HR

News Corp

Leading HR function of NewsCorp India entities - BigDecisions & VCCircle. Working with team of HR professionals and leadership on effective HR strategies and practices in areas of Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Learning & Development,Performance Management, R&R, HR policies, Compliance, Payroll, Audits and HR Automation.

Senior Manager- HR

Cyient

A global engineering services organization with global offices in 14 countries.

Roles: Location HR Business Partner, Organization Development, Global Change Management, Learning & Development, Generalist - reports, data, analytics, presentations, workshops, seminars	

Key Projects:
•	HRIS & Shared Service Implementation for 500 local and EXPAT employees in Germany
•	Employee Engagement and Rewards & Recognition Strategic Plan at Company Level
•	Defining Company’s Values and articulating Employee Value Proposition to address Hiring & 
        Attrition challenges 
•	Performance Review, Competency Mapping to draw Succession Plan for Critical Roles
•	Framework Design, Deployment, Execution & Effectiveness Measure of High Potential Club  for 5%
       of top potential global performers within an employee strength of 10000+

Manager/Senior Consultant - HR

Infotech Enterprises 

•  End to end recruitment for all levels - fresher to senior positions for various IT & GIS positions  
   including campus hiring, walk-in & other sources. 
•  End to end Training & Development function - from TNI to training effectiveness and analysis. 
   Introduced new engagement initiatives like Associate Contact Points and implemented various
   OD initiatives. 
•  Coordinated for ASAT surveys with external parties, result analysis and improvement initiatives  
   based on survey results.
•  Recruitment and Training record upkeep as per audit compliance and SPOC for all external &  
   internal ISO & ISMS audits.

Senior Executive & DM - HR

•	Payroll, statutory compliance, and recruitment at all levels. 
•	Initiated Employee Contact Programs, led Great Place to Work Study and Engagement initiatives.

Executive - HR

SHIVAANI is a seasoned global HR professional, an ICF PCC Coach, EMCC Senior Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner and MBTI Practitioner. 

Currently based out of India, Shivaani has been a solo life traveller for 23 years, having lived in different parts of India and abroad. With over 18 years of global HR experience across India, Europe, the UK, and Singapore, she specialises in Organizational  Development, Talent Management, Employee Connect & Retention, Performance Review, Succession Planning, Employee Value Proposition, Learning & Development and growth transition & leadership coaching.

She leverages her business HR experience, training in coaching modalities, her journey from trauma to triumph and positive psychology to help clients enhance "human synergy" in the workplace, focusing on personal empowerment, mindset, emotional intelligence, and alignment among purpose, people, process and profits reulting in enhanced productivity and collaboration.  

At Eélan, Shivaani, with core collaborators, offers executive & leadership coaching, HR /OD interventions. facilitation, bespoke leadership programs, and speaking engagements. 

EÉLAN COACHING & CONSULTING SERVICES is an India-based global learning and consulting firm dedicated to unlocking the leadership potential of its client firms. They offer customised leadership coaching, behavioral workshops, research, and consulting services, rooted in the tools and techniques of NLP, positive psychology, and the best coaching practices. 

With a deep focus on clients' cultural and organizational values and business objectives,  we bring in a collective team experience of more than 60 years and are committed to fostering excellence and growth in organizations.

We have worked in the capacity of OD Consultant, Coach/Mentor and Leadership Facilitator with CEOs, Directors, Vice Presidents and leadership across levels for organizations from Engineering, Automotive, Fintech, Technology, Software, Automation, Cargo, FMCG, Beverage and many more sectors. 

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- Leadership Growth & Executive Coaching
- Strategic HR/OD Consulting
- People Skills & Leadership Training

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