Become More Influential with these On-Line Courses

Listening - The Silent Power of Speaking

This course will teach you how to listen to your audience and use what you hear to give more effective presentations.

Take Charge in Special Speaking Situations!

Special speaking situations call for special measures. The quick tips you'll learn in this clinic will ensure that you know what to do when the need arises.

Handling Difficult Audiences

This course will give you specific tactics to anticipate and handle the situations that give all speakers nightmares.

The Power is in the Word

This course explains how to use certain words to produce big impact in your presentations.

Tune Up Your Vocal Power

This course explores the nuances of tone of voice. You'll learn about 7 common vocal problems that can make your presentations ineffective. By recognizing these problems, you can take the steps to avoid them.

10 Ways to Lose a Job Interview Over the Phone

This course describes 10 phone tactics to avoid in the pursuit of a new job. Avoid these pitfalls and you're on your way to the next steps in the interview process.

Group Presentations: The Wave of the Future

This course explains how to successfully deliver a presentation with multiple presenters. It gives 10 specific guidelines for preparing and delivering this specialized kind of presentation.

You'll get some of Diane's very best material in these self-paced online courses. To get these seven courses, go to http://diresta.youachieve.com

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Diane's presentation, Selling with Style, kept our attention with her interactive approach and keen sense of humor. Her high level of energy and her enthusiasm riveted the audience from the start. The presentation was clear, concise, informative and very animated; she really captivated the group. Diane is a first rate presenter and the content was thought provoking and easily applied to real life situations.

Director of Education & Training
Bermuda Insurance Institute

Top-notch, skilled coach. Insightful, direct, constructive feedback. Encourages and recognizes improvements/successes, as well. Relaxed, but very constructive coaching. Takes what can be an uncomfortable experience (recording yourself on video) and makes it a constructive tool.

P.K.
Merrill Lynch

Your eight week program did more than show me the fundamentals of a successful speaker, it helped to build my confidence. Needless to say, the speech was a tremendous success. It actually was voted as the best presentation for the weekend session.

Vice President, General Manager
Resolution Graphics, Division of Grey Direct