Keynotes and workshops

Laurent Duperval is an experienced speaker and trainer.His expertise covers various aspects of communication and leadership: public speaking, conflicts resolution, time and resource management, oral and written communication, as well as many areas related to computing.

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His insights have been published in CNN.com, CIOUpdate.com, Yahoo.com, CareerBuilder.com, Métro newspaper, Consultants News, Infoworld.com, ITBusiness.ca and LowesForPros.com.

Laurent speaks on the following topics:

How to deliver a speech that everyone enjoys... including you!

For an audience to appreciate a speech, it needs three components: logic, mechanics and emotion. You will learn how to create a speech that is out of of the ordinary, how to deliver it with aplomb and how your state influences your audience.

I am taking a few moments to let you know that your workshop has really helped me improve my presentations and close more sales. -- Gérald Tremblay, President, Marketech Inc.

Mouth To Mouth Resuscitation For PowerPoint: How To Breathe Life Into Your Business Presentations

PowerPoint is the tool most used in business presentations. Unfortunately, it is often misused and is a cause of frustration for audiences. This session takes a humorous look at this tool. You will learn several different approaches that will make your presentations more lively, more interesting and more captivating.

Your presentation is a must for any organization that uses PowerPoint! There ARE just a few, of course. When organizations are looking for market differentiators to drive buying decisions in what are now perceived as difficult times and capital restraint, the skills you shared could contribute to making that decision, "YES!" -- Craig Senior, Président, CSL Consulting

Communicate With Influence: Seven Strategies To Improvement Workplace Communication

Influence in communication is a way to rally someone to your point of view, to persuade him or her to change their behaviour, or to incite people to make an investment. All this while respecting the other person and maintaining your integrity. This session presents seven strategies to increase influence in business and at home.

Both exercises revealed much about our perceptions and listening skills. It was a very dynamic session. -- Sonia Delva, Delva Consulting inc.

The exercises were very useful because I gained much more from them than I thought. You have a way of controlling your audience, captivating them, and let them learn. It was excellent! -- A participant

Hearing Is Not Listening: Mastering The Most Important Aspect of Effective Communication

Listening is much more than hearing. Hearing is mechanical while listening involves mechanics, attention, and emotion. It is learned skill and most people do not know how to listen effectively because it is seldom taught. This session covers four aspects that will help improve this essential part of effective communication.

“The Art of Listening” was insightful and inspirational, offering constructive advice on a topic that will not only be helpful to our businesses, but in all aspects of our lives and relationships. With your delivery, interaction and humor you immediately established a connection, engaging the audience from the very beginning! -- Sarena Miller, WENS

To book Laurent for your next event, please call 514 902-0186 or contact him at laurent@duperval.com.