Ruth Siress
Ruth Herrman Siress has based her career on educating, empowering, and enlightening others. Through her keynotes, seminars, and presentations, she's helped thousands of professionals to project a more confident, powerful image, communicate with grace and authority, and earn greater rewards and recognition at work. Ruth has an undergraduate degree in education and a Master's in Organizational Communications. Author of the best-selling book "Working Woman's Communication Survival Guide," Ruth knows that effective communication lies at the heart of all successful business relationships. She's developed and delivered leadership and communication based programs that address a variety of workplace issues. Her extensive international training adds a broader focus and perspective to each presentation. Ruth's warmth and down-to-earth attitude and sense of humor immediately put her audience at ease and set the stage for an enjoyable, interactive learning experience.
Ruth's workshops and seminars offer new techniques, exciting ideas, and a variety of results-focused how-to's that will transform the way people interact with each other, handle difficult workplace situations, and cope with the stress that goes hand in hand with today's high pressure jobs. People come away from Ruth's programs truly motivated and equipped to achieve greater success in their jobs and careers. Among her awards, the one she values most is the recognition by her peers as "Outstanding Business Trainer."
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Maximum Organizational Performance through Emotional Intelligence
Self-awareness, self-management, group awareness, and relationship management are distinguishing characteristics of outstanding leaders and managers. These competencies are called Emotional Intelligence (EI). Research proves that EI leaders, managers, and coaches excel not just through smarts, but by connecting with others and knowing how to stimulate Emotional Intelligence in others. In this course, participants learn the concepts of EI, its supporting competencies, and how to use them for maximum organizational performance.
How to Handle Conflict and Manage Anger
Most everyone prefers to avoid conflict. Avoiding is not the answer. The answer lies in learning how to respond constructively to pressure while keeping emotions in check. The result of effective conflict management is healthier relationships and increased productivity. This course gives you the tools necessary to confidently move through the conflict maze. Participants learn how to use specific words and phrases to manage the predictable aggressive hassles and diffuse potentially explosive situations.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The Listening Skills That Get You Ahead
Listening is the least understood and most neglected communication skill. Research shows that most people listen with only a 25% efficiency. Poor listening habits develop because most are not trained to listen. It is a learnable skill! As a result of this course, participants will understand and learn how to eliminate the key causes of poor listening, as well as explore, practice, and find practical application for the skills necessary to build effective listening.
From Anxious to Eager: Making Stress a Positive Force
Stress, burnout, and depression are all interrelated and often misunderstood. Stress is a fact of life but never needs to be a way of life. In this course participants learn how to break the stress cycle, gain balance in life, and rechannel energy by identifying, prioritizing, and committing to the truly important in life. Coping skills on and off the job are learned with practical and immediate application.
Assertiveness Skills for Supervisors and Managers
Most first-time supervisors and managers got promoted because of their superior technical skills. Then they find it's often the people skills that are the most difficult and demanding. Effective supervisors and managers know how to assertively present ideas with impact, clarity, and credibility without being pushy or overbearing. This course is designed to meet the special needs of first time supervisors and managers who must get results through others. This highly practical "how to" training program explores the assertiveness skills needed to increase productivity and satisfaction.
PRODUCTS:
Working Woman's Communication Survival Guide
(Book - $24.95) There are alot of self-help books on the market, and many pertain to males and females communicating with each other. In this book, Ruth Herrman Siress moves a step beyond and explains the "how-to's."
Ruth Herrman Siress has based her career on educating, empowering, and enlightening others. Through her keynotes, seminars, and presentations, she's helped thousands of professionals to project a more confident, powerful image, communicate with grace and authority, and earn greater rewards and recognition at work. Ruth has an undergraduate degree in education and a Master's in Organizational Communications. Author of the best-selling book "Working Woman's Communication Survival Guide," Ruth knows that effective communication lies at the heart of all successful business relationships. She's developed and delivered leadership and communication based programs that address a variety of workplace issues. Her extensive international training adds a broader focus and perspective to each presentation. Ruth's warmth and down-to-earth attitude and sense of humor immediately put her audience at ease and set the stage for an enjoyable, interactive learning experience.
Ruth's workshops and seminars offer new techniques, exciting ideas, and a variety of results-focused how-to's that will transform the way people interact with each other, handle difficult workplace situations, and cope with the stress that goes hand in hand with today's high pressure jobs. People come away from Ruth's programs truly motivated and equipped to achieve greater success in their jobs and careers. Among her awards, the one she values most is the recognition by her peers as "Outstanding Business Trainer."
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Maximum Organizational Performance through Emotional Intelligence
Self-awareness, self-management, group awareness, and relationship management are distinguishing characteristics of outstanding leaders and managers. These competencies are called Emotional Intelligence (EI). Research proves that EI leaders, managers, and coaches excel not just through smarts, but by connecting with others and knowing how to stimulate Emotional Intelligence in others. In this course, participants learn the concepts of EI, its supporting competencies, and how to use them for maximum organizational performance.
How to Handle Conflict and Manage Anger
Most everyone prefers to avoid conflict. Avoiding is not the answer. The answer lies in learning how to respond constructively to pressure while keeping emotions in check. The result of effective conflict management is healthier relationships and increased productivity. This course gives you the tools necessary to confidently move through the conflict maze. Participants learn how to use specific words and phrases to manage the predictable aggressive hassles and diffuse potentially explosive situations.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The Listening Skills That Get You Ahead
Listening is the least understood and most neglected communication skill. Research shows that most people listen with only a 25% efficiency. Poor listening habits develop because most are not trained to listen. It is a learnable skill! As a result of this course, participants will understand and learn how to eliminate the key causes of poor listening, as well as explore, practice, and find practical application for the skills necessary to build effective listening.
From Anxious to Eager: Making Stress a Positive Force
Stress, burnout, and depression are all interrelated and often misunderstood. Stress is a fact of life but never needs to be a way of life. In this course participants learn how to break the stress cycle, gain balance in life, and rechannel energy by identifying, prioritizing, and committing to the truly important in life. Coping skills on and off the job are learned with practical and immediate application.
Assertiveness Skills for Supervisors and Managers
Most first-time supervisors and managers got promoted because of their superior technical skills. Then they find it's often the people skills that are the most difficult and demanding. Effective supervisors and managers know how to assertively present ideas with impact, clarity, and credibility without being pushy or overbearing. This course is designed to meet the special needs of first time supervisors and managers who must get results through others. This highly practical "how to" training program explores the assertiveness skills needed to increase productivity and satisfaction.
PRODUCTS:
Working Woman's Communication Survival Guide
(Book - $24.95) There are alot of self-help books on the market, and many pertain to males and females communicating with each other. In this book, Ruth Herrman Siress moves a step beyond and explains the "how-to's."
