FeMS+ 'Out of the Shadows' Leadership Training Workshop

Power Up Your Presence With Storytelling

Friday, September 26, 9am - 5pm (1-day course)
Hotel Bonaventure, Montreal, Canada
Book Hotel at Group Rate (CAD$299) through September 2.

Apply to attend (rolling acceptance until full)
Women with 10+ years post-graduation work experience are encouraged to apply. This program is not appropriate for those in early-career positions. Some management experience is required.

This high-value program is complimentary for accepted applicants and is made possible by Thermo Fisher Scientific, in partnership with MSACL and FeMS+ , with professional coaching by Carol Lempert Speaking.

Learn more and see previous Out of the Shadows events.

FeMS+ is an international nonprofit community-led initiative that supports and empowers a global network of women scientists in the field of mass spectrometry. FeMS+ offers awards, networking events, mentorship programs, and training. FeMS+ is run entirely by worldwide volunteers and has less than 1% annual overhead expenses.

“Out of the Shadows” is the FeMS+ premier leadership development program for women scientists with 10+ years post-graduation work experience, who wish to advance their career towards senior leadership positions (executives, deans, directors). This program aims to provide opportunities for personal and professional development, with the overarching strategy to increase the number of women as senior leaders.

A study by the Center for Talent Innovation, a not-for-profit research organization in New York, reported that executive presence counts for 26% of what it takes for high potential women to get promoted.

Shockingly, it also reported that 81% of the women surveyed were unclear about how to act on the feedback they’ve received to increase their presence.

The objectives of the 'Power Up Your Presence With Storytelling' workshop are for participants to learn to:

• • Increase your executive presence
• • Look and sound more self-assured when presenting your ideas
• • Discover the power of storytelling as a leadership and influencing tool
• • Experience the impact a personal story can have as a relationship building
• • Learn the 5-part narrative structure to put a powerful business story together
• • Craft and practice telling stories showcasing your presence

Additionally, by sharing stories, participants build stronger relationships with each other.

Our coach's approach is highly informed by her performing arts background.

She will share with the group what actors understand about stage and screen presence as a way to understand how to increase their executive presence.

Learnings are tied back to the workplace.

She uses an interactive approach that includes a mix of acting exercises, content, modeling behaviors, paired exercises, conversation with participants and direct feedback to participants on the impact of their own personal presence and their stories.

Much like actors in the rehearsal room, participants in the workshop will be on their feet learning and practicing the skills of presence.

Carol is a sought-after leadership expert who has been quoted on the topics of storytelling, change management, and executive presence in Forbes, The Financial Post, The National Post, The Detroit Free Press and The London Free Press. She is also a teaching fellow at the Center for Leadership at Florida International University.

Carol has a master’s degree in communication and started her career as a professional actress.

She now helps business leaders and exceptional women increase their own presence by learning the skills actors use to have great stage and screen presence.

She lives with her husband of 37 years in a cozy home near the Hackensack River just outside of Manhattan and been known to eat Häagen-Dazs ice cream for breakfast.

• 08:00 – 09:00 Registration and Breakfast
• 09:00 – 09:30 Discussion: Why presence?
  • • Executive presence counts for 26% of what it takes for high potential women to get ahead. Let’s unpack what it is exactly
• 09:30 – 10:00 Content: The Mechanics of Presence Framework introduced
  • • Presence is a constellation of 4 different skills
  • • This framework itemizes all 4 dimensions
• 10:00 – 10:30 Reflection: Executive Presence Self-Assessment
  • • What’s already working for me?
  • • Where do I need to improve?
• 10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
• 10:45 – 12:30 Practice
  • • Apply newly learned presence skills to real-work situations
  • • Receive feedback on your presence and tips to improve
• 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch on the Patio
• 13:30 – 14:00 Content: Lead with a Story
  • • The afternoon is dedicated to applying your presence skills to business storytelling
• 14:00 - 14:30 Content: Structure introduced
  • • 5 part narrative structure
• 14:30 - 14:45 Coffee Break
• 14:45 – 15:30 Practice: Building a Storytelling Library
  • • There are 7 different types of stories leaders need in their library
• 15:30 – 17:00 Writing: Add to your library
  • • Create and practice 2 stories you can tell back at work and while networking: The Story of Me and The Fail Forward Story
• 17:00 – 17:30 Wrap the program
  • • Takeaways
  • • Action Plan
• 17:30 – 18:00 Refresh Break
• 18:00 – 20:00 Walk to a group Dinner for continued networking