Lynne Breil is committed to developing great people skills for professionals. She is founder of The Professional Edge, Inc. and an Adjunct Professor of Communications at York College of Pennsylvania. For 20 years, Lynne has brought her message of personal polish and business communication expertise to organizations nationwide. A former Miss America Semi-Finalist, Lynne is a sought-after speaker on the topics of business behavior, presentation skills, and workplace communications.
Lynne Breil is committed to developing great people skills for professionals. She is founder of The Professional Edge, Inc. and an Adjunct Professor of Communications at York College of Pennsylvania. For 20 years, Lynne has brought her message of personal polish and business communication expertise to organizations nationwide. A former Miss America Semi-Finalist, Lynne is a sought-after speaker on the topics of business behavior, presentation skills, and workplace communications.
The 7 Deadly sins of 21st Century Business Behavior
Do you think you could brush up on your Ps and Qs on important business occasions? The impersonal tools of e-mail, texting, and Facebook have replaced the handshake deal and paper business card. The result? A decline in the people skillsnecessary to conduct face-to-face business, get along with colleagues, or impress the boss or board member.
Stanford Research Institute, Harvard University, and the Carnegie Foundation show:
"Technical skills and knowledge account for only...
Talk this Way: Powerful Presentation Skills
Today's audiences are hard to please. Giving a presentation, whether formally or informally, is an opportunity for you to make a difference in your company and your career.
Our programs on Presentation Skills will challenge you to think beyond the conventional practices of business presentations, such as data dumping chunks of information in bulleted formats, or worse yet - not reading your audience.
Presentation Skills programs include:
- How to improve delivery...
Mingling, Meetings, and Meals
No matter what new technology is introduced in business, it will always be people who matter. 80-90% of our waking hours are spent communicating with others. Today's successful professionals know that the most profitable relationships are a result of positive, personal connections.
Our programs on Relationship Building offer insight and application of:
- Identifying your listening style with the Listener Preference Profile™
- Breaking bad listening habits and...
In the Company of Others: Essentials of Executive Communication
Success as a leader in your organization involves more than just education and experience. It includes what you say, what you do, and how you present yourself each and every day. For each individual who participates in these programs their executive style and presence, their actions, and their conversations with others are carefully examined.
The Professional Edge in Executive Communication prepares the seasoned manager and the emerging leader to successfully give voice to their...
Dining for Dollars: Navigating the Business Meal
Imagine you are in a restaurant with a group of clients, or on a job interview facing an array of utensils, a menu with unfamiliar terms, and an overzealous server. And now, you've got to impress your dining companions and conduct business at the same time.
The business meal is really a test. It's a test to determine how organized you are and how much you pay attention to detail. And, at the same time your dining companions are also assessing your social savvy! The business...