Seminars
Ascenseur Consulting offers comprehenisive image and professionalism consulting. As such, we have several seminar topics that have been of interest to past clients. We are also willing to provide a customized seminar to meet the needs of your business or organization.
The Supercharged Resume
In this session you will learn valuable tips and insights that will help get your resume to the top of the HR pile. The techniques that will be discussed apply to the current employment climate and are derived from real world experience.
Interviewing Savvy
In this session you will learn the importance of nonverbal communication, how to professionally dress for an interview, and an inside perspective from the other side of the interview table. You will not want to miss this valuable information.
Developing Strong Leaders in Young Women
Not all leaders are born. Every young girl had the potential to become a leader if given the proper skills. In this workshop, tools and techniques will be shared to help girls become future leaders. Leadership skills such as communication, delegation, recognition, and attitude will all be covered.
Casting Your Net
This seminar will explore advanced networking techniques that go beyond JUST meeting people. This seminar highlights why networking is important, when it's necessary to network, where to network, and how to be the most effective at networking.
Painting Your Canvas
This seminar is targeted at young people close to graduating and teaches how very important it is to be pro-active when it comes to launching their careers. The seminar discusses topics such as establishing a professional image, elements of a professional resume, interview preparation, and interview conduct.
Professional Image - The Lunchtime Workshops Series
Nonverbal Communications Relevant to Professional Dress. As human beings, we are always communicating something. It is impossible to make a neutral statement. A businesslike, successful image attracts greater professional and personal success, with visual clues residing in the nonverbal physical aspects. What do your coworkers and clients see and perceive about you, and thus, your employer before you say a word?
  • Session I. Workplace Professionalism
    • Delineates appropriate professional attire and grooming for your industry.
    • Shows how to use your overall image as a power tool to achieve professional goals. This section addresses: clothing, shoes, all accessories and grooming concerns such as makeup, neatness, hair maintenance, etc.
    • Provides seasonal tips to portray a businesslike image throughout the year – with special emphasis upon times of extreme heat or cold not affecting one's professionalism.
  • Session II. Upgrade Professionalism
    • Shows how to radiate personal power, inspire trust, embody credibility, authority, and top-shelf professionalism through your clothing and demeanor.
    • Clarifies distinctions on varying body types and coloring.
    • Explains how to build a professional wardrobe on any budget.
    • Identifies the "Capsule Wardrobe" and its essential pieces as the core of a businesslike, working wardrobe.
    • Provides "Get-the-most-for-your-dollar" shopping Strategies.
    • Gives tips for successful Bargain Shopping, par excellence.
  • Session III. Dress-down Days Savvy
    • Defines Business Casual with in the six classifications of casual dress.
    • Clarifies how to avoid being a business-casual casualty when dressed down in the workplace. Identifies specific "Dress-Down No-No's" that sabotage, emphasizing the attitude: "When in the workplace you are the face of your company, even on casual days".
    • Establish appropriate casual attire for men and women of your industry.
Parent/Child Communication Class
This class talks about the breakdown in communication between parent and child and discusses how to overcome it. Class includes role-playing situations covering both the ineffective communication parents can be prone to use as well as the more effective communications for handling the same situation.
Clientbuilding Techniques for Sales Professionals
The seminar helps sales professionals identify and target individuals and organizations that represent potential sales. The seminar outlines strategies and techniques for creating a potential customer "hit list". It also covers specific language to open dialog with those potential customers.
Staying Motivated in the Changing Business Climate
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Appreciating and Recognizing Volunteers
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Stress Management for a Re-entering or Downsized Workforce
This seminar is for those who've recently been downsized or who are re-entering the job market after a prolonged absence. Central themes of this seminar:
  • Age doesn't matter, experience does.
  • Re-entering the job market can be a positive experience.
Seminar also covers job-hunting techniques and how to interview.
Cell Phone Etiquette
This seminar discusses the finer points of the ubiquitous cell phone. Topics include: when to use and not to use the cell phone, proper cell phone voice mail recordings, and the subtleties of text messaging.