Idea Transfer

Are you conversationally competent?

We all know people who are conversational, but not competent. There are others who are competent, but not conversational.

Inspired by Aristotle, we identified four idea transfer elements: speaker, audience, content & event. In any enterprise, better referrals begin with existing clients. Are they conversationally competent to refer you? If you educate your clients, they will know what you do, what to say, who to say it to and when to refer you.

In 1979, Dr. Fred B. Chaney asked us to start Speakwell, an executive speech program for TEC – The Executive Committee. Our first client was Edwin M. Stanley of MCG Northwest in Portland. Ed wanted help with private briefings. His improved speaking skills led to striking business growth, speaker awards & referrals. At CMS Companies in Philadelphia two years later, they matched Ed’s success.

In 1980, Alan W. Boal became M Financial’s first consultant and has served, non-exclusively, independent M Financial member firms continuously for nearly 25 years. His vision was that people could become conversationally competent at transferring their ideas. He invented a way for people to make presentations without using notes for TEC – The Executive Committee. The TEC two-day program was called Speakwell.

Based on Idea Transfer: Inside Techniques for Executive Presentations (1982) co-authored by Boal, and his unique method to train people to speak without using notes, professionals can make effective, efficient and ethical presentations.

If you are interested in our two-day Idea Transfer Presentation course, please click here for more details and to purchase.