Communication Consulting Services In a highly competitive environment, success often hinges on your ability to consistently produce strong and effective meetings and presentations. The pressure increases when you are working with a team. We realize that most of the time, you handle that quite well, but there are those times… those times when a lot is riding on the presentation or the meeting. Those times when you need the very best from your team and cannot afford to come away empty handed. Those are times when communication matters. At those times you need MCG. Engaging MCG brings support of a team that knows how to ensure that your message is communicated effectively and your objectives are reached. Discover how our dedication and experience helps you get more out of your team than you ever thought possible. Communications 911: Call the Pitch Doctors You’ve been there. Two days before the big pitch and you’re rehearsing. The art is not ready, the slides are not consistent. And, as you listen to yet another person haltingly read her material your fears and your questions continue to grow. “Why can’t I find the story here?” “Why do these pieces seem so disconnected?” “Where did the dynamic go?” “Will this really connect with our clients and demonstrate the synergy and creativity our team brings to the table?” “How do we fix this?” You need a Pitch Doctor. MCG works closely with your team to align the presentation components with your team’s skills. We’ll help you connect your message with your clients’ needs and objectives, which will produce the results you are looking for. The sooner the Pitch Doctors are involved in the process, the better. By engaging MCG early, you ensure that your team grasps the big picture, knows where each part fits and understands their next steps. By including us you’ll experience rehearsals that concentrate on fine-tuning messages for maximum impact. Better yet – give us one year with your team and we’ll equip them with the skills and the process tools necessary to consistently produce healthy, robust and powerful presentations. Won’t that be a refreshing change? Strategic Moderating It’s happened to you too many times. You gather the key players, establish objectives, set an agenda and launch your meeting. Yet, when it’s over and you are packing up, you can’t shake your disappointment and the nagging questions. Was today really worth it? Did we get what we needed from this meeting? All successful meetings contain three essential components: Clarity, Alignment and Execution. It doesn’t matter if they’re brainstorming or strategy sessions, board meetings, war game exercises, or key project team meetings; all three are required. MCG will coordinate with you and your team to clarify realistic objectives and expectations, align the necessary resources, and execute an effective, interactive and focused meeting. Put an end to the frustration and nagging doubts. When you need to get the best from your meeting – Let MCG’s professional moderators lead the way. Executive/Business Coaching Sometimes you need to focus. Clarifying your vision, aligning your efforts and developing execution strategies are important tools for successfully navigating your own life and fostering success in others. Entrepreneurs, executives, small business owners and larger companies are discovering the value of having an external sounding board to help them set goals, measure performance, communicate effectively, awaken slumbering potential and create meaningful work/life balance. Through MCG’s coaching process individual’s and teams will: Gain valuable insight about their interpersonal, communication and leadership styles as well as maximizing their core strengths Develop more effective ways to relate and work with others Identify issues that are limiting personal success Cultivate the core values of accountability, purpose and integrity Work through specific concerns and issues Experience new perspectives on challenges and opportunities See appreciable rewards in the areas of productivity, higher performance, personal satisfaction with life and work as well as achievement of personal and professional goals