Welcome to Unleash Your Influence
Hello, and welcome to Unleash Your Influence! You are in a role where influence is critical to your success, and by the end of this course, you’ll have all the tools you need to effectively influence any audience in any situation.
You will see improvement in two ways:
- Increased knowledge, including new tools to help you influence.
- Demonstrated improvement in your ability to influence.
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This master class is intended to challenge you. Change doesn’t come from comfort; change comes from discomfort. Trust the process, put in the effort, and I guarantee results!
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Course Overview
Online access to the course opens May 31 with two assessments to help you identify and prioritize your greatest opportunities for improvement. The first will measure your IQ (influence quotient), and the second will measure your current influence knowledge. You’ll also use the assessments to track your progress over the next year.
You’ll have an opportunity for three personal coaching calls during the course. You will schedule these while completing the items in the ‘Getting Started’ module online.
You’ll then go through the modules below. Each module includes one or more videos, a workbook download, and quizzes to reinforce learning. You’ll have approximately 4 hours of videos to watch over the 6 week course. When you complete a video, the quiz will open. When you complete the quiz, the next video will open.
Although there are online workbooks you can download, I already printed them for you, and added them to your primary workbook. The workbook contains exercises to help you apply what you learn. The sooner you watch the videos, the more opportunities you’ll have to practice before our first webinar on June 20.
- The Three Foundations Of Influence
- Influential Introductions
- What’s Stress Got To Do With It?
- Managing Silent Messages
- Rapidly Organize Your Thoughts Using A Proven Methodology
- Integrate Stories For Engagement And Impact
- Facilitate Meetings That Get Results
- Master The Art Of Listening
- Influencing Virtually
Schedule
Each week you will have self-directed online content to complete before attending the webinars. The sooner in the week you complete the online content, the more opportunities you’ll have to practice those new skills prior to the webinars.
- Week of May 31 Log into the course and complete the “Getting Started” module including the 2 assessments, the coaching form, and schedule your coaching calls.
- June 8-9 Complete your first Coaching Call
- June 20 (Monday) Webinar 1
- June 27-28 2nd Personal Coaching session
- June 27 (Monday) Webinar 2
- July 6 (Wednesday) Webinar 3
- July 11 (Monday) Webinar 4
- July 12-13 3rd Personal Coaching session
Getting Started
Online Course Access:
Use this link and the credentials below to log onto the course beginning May 31.
- username: your kljeng.com email address
- password: KLJ_Unleash_9QQ
Once you have successfully logged in to your account page, you will see the name of your course. Click to open and begin.
**NOTE: if you experience problems logging in or issues as you are working through the course, please send an email to robynflach@gmail.com with the subject line: KLJ Course Assistance
Setting you up for success:
Please complete the following by the deadlines to stay on track and be ready for the first webinar on Monday, June 20:
- May 31 – June 7: Complete the online module called ‘Getting Started’ by taking the two assessments, completing the pre-coaching form, and scheduling your three coaching calls by June 7. Please begin early and schedule your first coaching call as soon as possible for the best availability of coaching call times.
- June 8-9: Participate in your first of three 20 minute coaching calls.
- June 19: Complete Module 1 online in preparation for the June 20 webinar. The sooner you complete that module, the more opportunities you will have to practice before the webinar.
Coaching Calls
You will have an opportunity to participate in 3 20-minute coaching calls with Erica Johnson during the course. Once you complete the two online assessments and the pre-coaching form, you will be linked to a calendar where you can choose a time for each of the 3 coaching calls. Choose one time in each date range:
- June 8-9
- June 27-28
- July 12-13
Videos will be on for these calls. The purpose of the first call is to determine your goals and answer any questions you may have.
You will have a second coaching call just before webinar 2 and a third after webinar 4.
When you schedule your calls, you will receive a calendar confirmation that will include the Zoom link for the coaching call.
Coaching calls are scheduled back-to-back, so it is important to start each call on time to take advantage of your full 20 minutes.
*If you need to schedule your remaining coaching calls after you’ve already submitted your initial goals, please use this link.
Weekly Webinars
Access Your Weekly Webinar via this Zoom link information
Unleash Your Influence Live Webinar
Our 4 webinars will be Wednesdays.
- Group 1 – 9:00-11:00 AM CST
- Group 2 – 1:00- 3:00 PM CST
- Monday, June 20, 2022
- Monday, June 27, 2022
- Wednesday, July 6, 2022
- Monday, July 11, 2022
Video Instructions
Submit your first video:
This the first of three videos you’ll record. We use them for coaching and to track progress. They will accelerate your development as we use them for coaching and to track progress. Please submit your first video the day after your coaching call using the link below.
Choose a topic from the list below and use your phone to record the 2 to 3-minute video.
**IMPORTANT: Save your video with your name and the date and then upload it using this link.
- Deliver your talk standing up to record your entire body (or at least from your knees up).
- Have someone else record if possible to follow any movement and keep you in frame.
- Test audio. If you can’t hear it, we won’t be able to either.
- Pre-talk information: When you start recording, tell us
- Your name
- Who your audience is (ex: team, boss, peers), how many people will be listening, and anything significant about them.
- The purpose of your talk.
- After you share your name, audience, and purpose, pause and begin your talk as you would if you were speaking to your hypothetical audience.
Choose your topic:
Choose a topic that you can cover in 2-3 minutes. Stretch yourself – don’t use a topic you’ve done before. Prepare as you normally would, but no more than 20 minutes. Choose an audience that you will hypothetically deliver the talk to. It could be your team, your boss, or even a group of 100.
- A topic that is coming up that you’d like to practice. You may only be able to do a portion of it in 2-3 minutes. Focus on the introduction, or just a point or two.
- The importance of embracing change. It could be a change in your industry, your company, or your team.
- Requesting approval for a project or for funding from the leadership team.
Don’t overthink the topic or the audience. Just choose something that is relevant, new, and stretches you that you can practice in 2-3 minutes. You can discuss ideas on your coaching call if that would be helpful.
This course is systemic and holistic. The 8 principles are important. The homework and course is very difficult, and it is the best! It isn’t just a trainer talking to you, you practice too.
I thought I was good at stress management but what I’ve actually been masking instead of managing it. After the stress management module, I am diving into managing my stress instead of just hiding it. Over rehearsing was how I handled stress in the past and now I am focusing on the stress management techniques.
I wrote a talk in 10 minutes that used to take me 40. I used the writing methodology on a call this week that was a follow up to a call that went poorly earlier in the week. I didn’t get the buy in with senior leadership that I needed in the first meeting because I didn't set up and deliver properly which led to questions I wasn’t prepared for. The second call I delivered the same message but with more organization and the outcome was 100% different. I made a point to turn my video on while presenting during the second call and it made a huge difference.
The writing methodology is “supremely helpful” with crafting and delivering messages of all types.
I used the writing method to prepare for two presentations for which I had already created ppt decks. I only prepared 30 minutes for each presentation and that was plenty! I cut my total slides in each deck by 50%. One of my presentations was today to Kathleen and the rest of the CCIA leadership team. I felt focused and prepared, and it went extremely well. I walked away with two key decisions made during the meeting (my purpose). This is a great process! I’m so pleased to be part of this course.
Virtual meetings were particularly helpful. I found the listening module the most interesting because I had occasions at work to assess the listening styles. Each time I had a meeting or presentation I was thinking of how they were listening and how to react to improve my communication.
Dr. Heather Johnson is an internationally recognized speaker with extensive experience developing leaders. With a doctorate in Psychology and over 20 years of business experience, she works with leaders to quickly identify individual and team performance obstacles and develops customized solutions that lead to rapid change and lasting results. Heather facilitates public and in-house workshops that deliver personalized, practical, and immediate results. Some of her most requested topics are: Influence, Emotional Intelligence, Team Building, Leading Through Transitions, and Mastering High-Stakes Conversations.
