Cultivating Connections: Via Virtual Meetings, Email/text and EVEN the Phone Feature on Your Phone
Bestselling author of The Fine Art of Small Talk How to Start a Conversation, Keep it Going, Build Networking Skills and Leave a Positive Impression (Hachette), keynote speaker, and trainer, Fine began her career as an engineer. Now a long time member of the National Speakers Association, Fine designs her virtual and face-to-face programs and researches her books to teach leaders, professional services, membership organizations and front-line staff conversation and rapport building skills and business networking techniques that help to develop meaningful business relationships, increase visibility, gain referrals and whether virtually, using the phone feature on one's phone or face to face.

Virtually or Face-to-Face
Join former engineer, bestselling author, and internationally recognized keynote speaker Debra Fine for her fast-paced, interactive and entertaining virtual presentation. Together we'll laugh, learn and leave with insightful and informative tips and tools for cultivating and connecting with colleagues, clients/customers, team members and the community at large…via zoom meeting, webinar training or face-to-face. Learn how to turn every interaction into an opportunity for success.

Making the Most of Conversation Opportunities in These Changing Times
Are you texting less because you long to connect via voice? Stumbling on what to say after "How are you?" during virtual or face-to-face interactions? Do you wish to nourish better connections with team members at work, customers/clients and the community at large? Debra Fine offers a few conversation tips and brainstorms your challenges with today's conversations.

Dig deeper into the art of conversation. Debra Fine will offer additional skills on breaking the ice, greetings, building rapport and even exiting conversations with grace.

Fine Art of Building Business Relationships & Expanding Networks
"A desk is a dangerous place to view the world" John Le Carre Author

Join Debra Fine for her informative, entertaining and interactive the Fine Art of Building Business Relationships and Expanding Networks. Leaders learn the technical skills required for career success, often overlooking the importance of conversation and rapport building skills. The ability to talk easily with anyone is a learned skill, not a personality trait. Acquiring it will help develop rapport within organizations, raise visibility and create liaisons with the community at large and leaving a positive impression that lasts longer than an exchange of business cards. In the competitive world of business more emphasis is placed on developing personal business relationships than has been expected in the past. The leader who avoids opportunities to meet new people or whose conversation is frozen by these meetings will limit themselves professionally as well as personally.

Program attendees will gain the tools to:
•Strike up conversations and keep them going
•Master introductions and remember names
•Come across as composed and self-assured when talking to people or entertaining clients at conventions, trade shows and other work related functions
•Develop rapport with stake holders.
•Become an "active" listener
•Overcome communication barriers
•Handle awkward situations
•Come up with topics to discuss
•Avoid conversation "killers"
•Prepare for successful conversation
•Exit conversations with grace
•Feel more at ease at award receptions, banquets, receptions and networking events

All Of Fine's Programs are Tailored to the Audience, Interactive & Content Rich

The Fine Art of Small Talk:
Join nationally recognized keynote speaker, business networking guru, and bestselling author Debra Fine for her fast paced, informative and interactive program The Fine Art of Small Talk. Together we'll laugh, learn and leave with the tools to develop and cultivate outstanding conversation skills and business networking techniques that will result in engaging strangers and acquaintances, building rapport and enhancing face-to-face communication. Learn how to turn every conversation into an opportunity for success.

All Of Fine's Programs are Tailored to the Audience, Interactive & Content Rich

The Fine Art of Cultivating Customer Service
Join former engineer, now nationally recognized keynote speaker and bestselling author Debra Fine for her fast paced, informative and entertaining program. Together we'll laugh, learn and leave with the tools to develop and cultivate outstanding conversation skills and rapport building techniques that result in making customers feel special, building relationships, and gaining repeat business. Learn how to turn every conversation into an opportunity for success.

All Of Fine's Programs are Tailored to the Audience, Interactive & Content Rich

The Fine Art of Building Business Relationships:
For Leaders and Emerging Leaders

"A desk is a dangerous place to view the world" John Le Carre Author

Join Debra Fine for her informative, entertaining and interactive: The Fine Art of Building Business Relationships. Leaders learn the technical skills required for career success, often overlooking the importance of conversation and rapport building skills. The ability to talk easily with anyone is a learned skill, not a personality trait. Acquiring it will help develop rapport within organizations, raise visibility and create liaisons with the community at large and leaving a positive impression that lasts longer than an exchange of business cards. In the competitive world of business more emphasis is placed on developing personal business relationships than has been expected in the past. The leader who avoids opportunities to meet new people or whose conversation is frozen by these meetings will limit themselves professionally as well as personally.

All Of Fine's Programs are Tailored to the Audience, Interactive & Content Rich