-- and enjoy the process!
We customize each communication skills training and tailor the interactive workshops to each groups’ needs and size—in-person or virtual. Attendees are always surprised at how much they learn and are eager to put the skills into practice.
The workshops—complete with handouts—are information-rich, fast-paced, highly interactive, activity-driven, and fun. We present workshops on-site or virtually.
Our consultations are customized to clients’ desired results. The communication skills our individual clients learn and put into practice are life-altering and job enhancing.
Most consultations are virtual, which opens this experience to individuals world-wide. In addition to learning skills and tips tailored to their needs and situations, clients appreciate the bonus experience of a quick lesson on how to convey confidence virtually.
We customize each communication skills training and tailor the interactive workshops to each groups’ needs and size—in-person or virtual. Attendees are always surprised at how much they learn and are eager to put the skills into practice.
The workshops—complete with handouts—are information-rich, fast-paced, highly interactive, activity-driven, and fun. We present workshops on-site or virtually.
Our consultations are customized to clients’ desired results. The communication skills our individual clients learn and put into practice are life-altering and job enhancing.
Most consultations are virtual, which opens this experience to individuals world-wide. In addition to learning skills and tips tailored to their needs and situations, clients appreciate the bonus experience of a quick lesson on how to convey confidence virtually.
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Initially, we meet with clients virtually, via phone, or in-person. We ask them to describe the gap between their current situation and their desired results.
We focus on delivering the results they want. We may also suggest additional topics, skills, and concepts that would further enhance their or their teams’ professional communication skills.
To achieve the agreed-upon desired results, we customize the content of workshops and/or consultations.
And here is the bonus: The breadth and depth of our content span many and varied categories, concepts, and skills. Having several options available to the clients benefits them, their teams, and their organizations greatly because this raises the bar on expected results.
Our goal is to be thorough, and in doing so, we focus on changing or eliminating unproductive communication patterns and habits and introducing skills and concepts that further strengthen communication and self-confidence.
Clients who hire us to create customized WORKSHOPS are heads of organizations or departments such as human resources or training. They know the importance of relationships and engagement, and they want their teams and colleagues to present themselves and to represent the organization professionally.
Most professionals who seek us out for individual CONSULTATIONS are already good communicators and want to be even better. They value communication skills and want to improve and polish what they know needs work as well as what we discover during the consultations.
We also work one-on-one with professionals who are asked to connect via CONSULTATIONS. Impressively, each person has appreciated the opportunity, enjoyed the experience, and fully embraced the learning curve. The transformations are impressive!
Welcome. I am Elizabeth MacDonald. I would love the opportunity for us to connect and collaborate to see if we can team up and make that desired result a reality. Feel free to contact me.
I am a communication skills advisor, author, and speaker. I founded my company, The Verbal Edge, in 2009, focusing on enhancing professionals’ communication skills. We serve people nationwide and are located in Tampa Bay and Fort Wayne, Indiana. (I shuttle!)
Before launching The Verbal Edge, I was a high school English teacher; a consultant, and a TV anchor, reporter, and talk show host.
So, what prompted The Verbal Edge? I saw a need for better communication skills in the business world. Fueled by my careers and experiences, I set out to make that happen.
My intent is to equip professionals to be excellent communicators so their ideas and opinions will be understood, remembered, and acted upon.
Professionals can achieve those results through our workshops, consultations, and my book: Sharpen Your Verbal Edge:101 Tips to Enhance Your Professional Communication Skills.
Initially, we meet with clients virtually, via phone, or in-person. We ask them to describe the gap between their current situation and their desired results.
We focus on delivering the results they want. We may also suggest additional topics, skills, and concepts that would further enhance their or their teams’ professional communication skills.
To achieve the agreed-upon desired results, we customize the content of workshops and/or consultations.
And here is the bonus: The breadth and depth of our content span many and varied categories, concepts, and skills. Having several options available to the clients benefits them, their teams, and their organizations greatly because this raises the bar on expected results.
Our goal is to be thorough, and in doing so, we focus on changing or eliminating unproductive communication patterns and habits and introducing skills and concepts that further strengthen communication and self-confidence.
Clients who hire us to create customized WORKSHOPS are heads of organizations or departments such as human resources or training. They know the importance of relationships and engagement, and they want their teams and colleagues to present themselves and to represent the organization professionally.
Most professionals who seek us out for individual CONSULTATIONS are already good communicators and want to be even better. They value communication skills and want to improve and polish what they know needs work as well as what we discover during the consultations.
We also work one-on-one with professionals who are asked to connect via CONSULTATIONS. Impressively, each person has appreciated the opportunity, enjoyed the experience, and fully embraced the learning curve. The transformations are impressive!
Welcome. I am Elizabeth MacDonald. I would love the opportunity for us to connect and collaborate to see if we can team up and make that desired result a reality. Feel free to contact me.
I am a communication skills advisor, author, and speaker. I founded my company, The Verbal Edge, in 2009, focusing on enhancing professionals’ communication skills. We serve people nationwide and are located in Tampa Bay and Fort Wayne, Indiana. (I shuttle!)
Before launching The Verbal Edge, I was a high school English teacher; a consultant, and a TV anchor, reporter, and talk show host.
So, what prompted The Verbal Edge? I saw a need for better communication skills in the business world. Fueled by my careers and experiences, I set out to make that happen.
My intent is to equip professionals to be excellent communicators so their ideas and opinions will be understood, remembered, and acted upon.
Professionals can achieve those results through our workshops, consultations, and my book: Sharpen Your Verbal Edge:101 Tips to Enhance Your Professional Communication Skills.
Below are 14 short video communication skills tips focusing on five areas: presenting, networking, virtual meetings, grammar, and phrases to remember.
Elizabeth MacDonald created the videos for professionals to view on LinkedIn or Facebook.
The videos represent a small sampling of the topics and skills offered in The Verbal Edge workshops, consultations, and in her book: ”Sharpen Your Verbal Edge: 101 Tips to Enhance Your Professional Communication Skills.”
Elizabeth MacDonald shares her expertise and experiences in her book Sharpen Your Verbal Edge: 101 Tips to Enhance Your Professional Communication Skills.
She gives readers bite-sized examples of how to effectively tackle and master professional situations such as:
I am Elizabeth MacDonald, author, presenter, and communication skills advisor. Since 2009, I have focused on enhancing the communication skills of professionals.
Influenced by two of my previous careers: TV broadcasting and teaching high school English, I set out to equip professionals with the essential skills for them to achieve their goals.
Owner of The Verbal Edge, am also the author of Sharpen Your Verbal Edge:101 Tips to Enhance Professional Communication Skills .
My extensive communication skills training and dedication to my clients’ growth are the results of communication-focused careers:
I completed my master’s degree classes and graduate orals in Broadcast Communications from San Francisco State University, and a Bachelor of Science in secondary education (English & social studies) from Indiana University.