Karen E. Purves, M.A., International Speaker

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Programs

Communicate with Strength: Key Words that Undermine Your Effectiveness - Are you unintentionally turning away new business and revenue? Do you have unresponsive or difficult coworkers? Are people holding up the information you need to do your job? Simply changing some of the words you use will affect your success with others. Your choice of words has the power to enhance relationships, open lines of communication, improve your credibility and convey integrity – or do just the opposite! Karen shares key words to remove or reduce in your vocabulary to help increase your influence with business associates, family, friends – and yourself. This is Karen's most requested and highest rated program. (60 -120 minutes)

Ignite your Influence - More Word Tips to Increase Your Success - Want to know how to use words more persuasively? Here's an encore to Karen's highest rated and most requested program: "Communicate with Strength". Learn from a communication expert new, fresh, examples of words to replace in your vocabulary for maximum effectiveness. Discover more key words and phrases to remove or reduce in your vocabulary to help increase your influence with colleagues, clients and potential clients. Take away immediately usable tips to bring back to your office! (60-90 minutes)

Top 36 Tips & Tricks to Get an Email Reply – Do you struggle to get information you request from others? Do you have a 90% response rate to your email inquiries? Karen shares 36 easy, time-saving techniques – some counterintuitive – to send effective emails that inspire clients and colleagues to reply to your requests. Learn proven techniques on how to write a “cold email” to win new business and turn an email inquiry into a paying client. Bring your examples of emails that you want to improve and we’ll edit some during the session. Leave with unique ideas from an expert to help improve relationships, enhance your email marketing efforts, and increase sales! (60-90 minutes)

Man Talk - 12 Proven Tips to Make the Sale - Whether you are a man or a woman, this breakthrough program helps you increase influence, persuasion, and sales with men! Receive 12 tips to specifically help you sell to men more successfully - improve your conversations, presentations and proposals – either within your organization or externally with clients. New brain research reveals six key differences in male and female brains that directly affect whether a man will choose to buy into your idea, or buy from you. This talk is based on original research by the presenter and is the only known study of its kind. Don’t miss this opportunity to receive fresh ideas to immediately apply to help you thrive in a challenging economy! (60-90 minutes)

$ave Money; Make Cents! 133 Ideas to Green Your Meeting - Whether you are a planner or supplier, learn how embracing proactive green practices makes business and environmental sense. Karen's background of a Master's Degree in Environmental Public Policy combined with her personal passion and commitment to this issue, shines through in a program described as "inspiring". Helping you "become conscious" and create meetings with maximum integrity (and $aving money!), this program offers a content-rich 133 take-home tips covering these 8 topics: printed materials, food & beverage, meeting facilities, accommodations, transportation, exhibit hall, onsite office procedures, and educating attendees. Be prepared for a candid discussion of the reasons people don't choose green, so that you can change that mindset to realize every single choice you make matters. Do more with less money by going green! (90 minutes)

$ave Money; Make Cents! 81 Ideas to Green Your Organization -  During this forward-thinking program described as "clear, empowering, practical and very thoroughly researched", learn how environmental business choices also make financial sense. Karen offers a unique combination of passion and credibility by combining her Master's Degree in Environmental Public Policy with her personal commitment to this issue. Topics include: paper, water, energy, supplies, packaging, equipment, transportation, and recycling options. Get ready for a fresh, unique discussion to identify: what will it really take for you to make meaningful change?  Leave with immediate take-home value to do things differently, and see how going green can boost your bottom line! (90 minutes)

Navigating the Tropical Storm – Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace – Deal with difficult people? Spend most of your day handling personality conflicts among staff or clients? Explore 14 different ways people express negativity and learn a tip for dealing with each one. You’ll learn innovative techniques on handling a broad spectrum of negative personality styles - and see how you can adjust your own attitude! Receive tips on exactly what to say to whom, so you can go back to work and do something different immediately. After participating in this program attendees, on average, said their ability to handle negative situations in the workplace improved 28%. (60-90 minutes)

Fees

For most programs, the speaker investment begins at $3,000. A certain number of programs per year are offered at reduced rates for educational purposes. It's very important to me that I provide you with at least one option that meets your budget needs so please don't hesitate to contact 702-260-6842 or karen@innovativeimpact.com for more information. I look forward to the opportunity to bring value to your event!

Karen E. Purves, M.A.
innovative impact
452 E. Silverado Ranch Blvd., #238
Las Vegas NV 89183
ph: 702-260-6842
fax: 702-260-6967
karen@innovativeimpact.com
www.innovativeimpact.com

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"Thank you again for your helpful, and down-to-earth approach to such a difficult subject."

Larry Fagerhaug, Pfizer

"Your enthusiasm and humor greatly improved the overall experience and the interactivity of this program and participation among the audience retained their interest."

Annette Barnitz, Motorola, Inc.

“The presentation was beneficial because the discussion revolved around realistic examples and challenges.”

Gina Locascio, Deloitte

"Karen's program provides terrific insight to improve the impact and effectiveness of communication with your co-workers, customers and friends. She delivers it in a warm and energetic style that connects with the audience and makes her program as much fun as it is educational."

Bob McKay, BCU, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

"I found your presentations to be inspiring. Your energy was boundless, your enthusiasm and humor compelling."

Kevin McGrath, Chief, Complaints Management Branch, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service

"We appreciate the time you took to tailor your presentation to our audience as well as your enthusiasm and solid content."

Fran Rickenbach, Executive Vice President, Association of Destination Management Executives

"I think she is fabulous. Her presentation is very high energy, but focused. She is very easy to work with."

Gregory Moore, Editor of the Denver Post, for American Society of Newspaper Editors

“Your light-hearted and dynamic style intrigued the group and motivated them to follow the suggestions you provided.“

Shelly Green, Manager, Employee Relations, USG Corporation