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Sandra McKnight - Speaker


 
Sandra McKnight is the #1 Expert in Training your Speaking Voice


“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning”.
Maya Angelou, Renown, American Poet

When you want to learn how to speak with a voice that engages, motivates and inspires others to take action, call on Sandra McKnight, a successful speaker and proven expert in the field of the Speaking Voice.

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Sandra McKnight is a sought after, international key note speaker and has delivered more than 2000 keynotes, workshops, seminars and tele-seminars throughout the USA and in Asia.

She has a powerful message. Your Voice is a powerful tool that insures your Success in Business: presentations, sales calls, teleconferences, business meetings, negotiations.

wesst saf sm“Sandra is a force to be reckoned with.  She has contributed numerous voice and laughter workshops to WESST over the years. She is a strong, determined woman who is committed to helping people – women in particular – learn the power of the energy we each carry within ourselves.” - Bette Bradbury, WESST-Santa Fe, New Mexico


For over 25 years thousands of people have enjoyed and benefited from Sandra’s charismatic, motivational stage presence, engaging humor and high content practical ideas on Your Voice Is Power in Business, and Charisma is Made Not Born. In addition she has trained the speaking voice of numerous executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, sales professionals.

YOUR VOICE IS POWER IN BUSINESS


When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
Malala Yousafzai, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

Make no mistake, when you speak with a powerful, resonant and articulate voice, you have the world listening.

In today’s highly competitive computer based market place, human communication is vital and your voice is the necessary key to getting your message heard and to influencing your audience to action whether it be in a live presentation, over the telephone, video conferencing, web-casts or a one-on-one interaction.

Your Success depends on the way you sound. With control over

  1. your tone of voice,
  2. how fast you speak,
  3. how much energy and excitement is in your voice,
  4. how articulate you sound,
  5. how resonant you are, and
  6. how well you express your emotions and ideas,

You will:

  1. Have “Executive Presence”
  2. Ensure your career and business success.
  3. Be heard as a leader
  4. Increase your sales
  5. Have a more engaging telephone voice
  6. Be taken seriously in meetings
  7. Project confidence
  8. Be more easily understood
  9. Keep your audience powerfully engaged


Sandra’s charm, quick-paced humor, real-life stories, and highly interactive voice and performance techniques shows your audience how to speak with a confident, clear, powerful and persuasive voice that “takes charge of the room”.

agf” I am always looking for training that is unique for our Inside Sales team. Sandra developed a voice skills training that touched on how important your voice is as part of the sale and how your voice has sales power to it if used in the properly. She kept the session engaging and interactive, which for Sales people is really important. We received great feedback from the participants about how eye opening the session was and how they are now more mindful of their voice and how crucial it is in a telephone sales pitch. We all felt it was time well spent. “
Lori Hurst, National Sales Trainer, Sales Operations Management, AGF Funds Inc.

CHARISMA IS MADE NOT BORN


”The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you: your voice, your mind, your story, your vision.
So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can."
Neil Gaiman, Renowned English Author.


Every presenter wants to hold their audience in the palm of their hand with a performance that leaves their audience wanting more! What you have to make that happen is the power of yourself and your speech.

We all know that the way you look, sound and act are as important as what you say, however I have learned that what most people are looking for is that intangible personal quality that attracts people to them immediately. That certain something that magnetizes an audience, and makes the people feel inspired, enriched and transformed by your speech.

Sandra feels that intangible is your charisma and that the key to opening that door is to tap into your personal energy, enthusiasm and passion for touching the heart of your audience.

Sandra’s fun, highly interactive, and freeing breakout session combines story-telling, improvisation and performance skills which make you a rock star on the stage of life whether it is in presentations or daily business conversations.

You will learn to:

  1. Stifle your critic,
  2. Turn on your Energy and Enthusiasm
  3. Take your space
  4. Be creative
  5. Imagine
  6. Improvise on your feet
  7. Think out of the box
  8. Speak with passion
  9. Communicate powerfully and dynamically, and
  10. Let Happiness lead to Success
  11. What audiences are saying!


comcast“Sandra is a Charismatic, Humorous and Motivational speaker. I was inspired by her energy and enthusiasm for helping people improve the way they present themselves in the world. She is terrific!”
Janna Bauer, HR Director, Comcast, Inc.

ACA logo“I never knew how important my voice could be”! “Excellent Presenter”! “Charismatic and Funny Performance”! “So much vitality and Energy”! “ Wow! I am charismatic!”
Participant, American Creativity Association Conference

 

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Is Your Voice Holding You Back From Advancing Your Career?

  • Do you experience anxiety when speaking in front of a group?
  • Have you stumbled over your words in business meetings?
  • Are you asked to repeat yourself because you talk too fast?
  • Are you told you are not assertive enough?
  • Do you hate the sound of your voice?

 

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"Sandra is a great coach. She opened my eyes to the potential that can be realized if speaking is performed in a way that connects with people through energy, personal emotion and voice. I look at my speeches in an entirely new way and the results have been very rewarding".
Barry Ridgway, Regional Sales Director, Microsoft Corporation

Are you unsuccessful in your career because you lack confidence and don’t speak well? Do you speak with a monotonous, boring voice, a flat nasal sound or a hard to hear soft-spoken voice? Do you talk at the speed of light, run all your words together or speak with an accent that is misunderstood?

Give me two hours and I’ll give you a powerful voice that
commands attention, inspires confidence and exudes trust

Sandra McKnight, founder of Voice Power Studios says, “Your voice is an important investment in your future. The more effective you are vocally, the more successful you will be in getting what you want. When you have control of your voice, you have the power to control the impression you create.”

Successful people know that how you communicate is as important as what you communicate! There is no better business tool than an influential and persuasive voice. Your speaking voice determines how effective you are in business and how quickly you advance in your career!

Your Voice is Power in Business MP3 program is the perfect solution to create a winning speaking voice.

 

"Working with Sandra has completely transformed the way I express myself! I now speak with strength and confidence......catching the attention of the listener and keeping their attention. Thank you Sandra for improving my personal and professional life......you are so good at what you do!"
New York Model and Actress

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When you take command of your voice...you take command of your profession!

With VOICE POWER training, you will:

  • Speak with a rich, expressive and commanding voice
  • Put power and self-confidence into your voice
  • Free yourself from vocal anxiety, tension and fear
  • Communicate more effectively
  • Speak more clearly and distinctly
  • Take control of non verbal messages such as voice tone, facial gestures & body movements
  • Convey your thoughts and emotions more accurately
  • Maintain your listeners interest and attention
  • Earn the respect and trust of your business colleagues by speaking well

Your Voice is Power in Business MP3 program is jam packed with easy to follow exercises that will change your life and build your career today! This MP3 program includes vocal aerobic exercises, six vocal basic techniques, a voice self-critique and additional ways to chart your vocal progress...

Vocal Techniques

  • Breathe before you speak in order to support your voice
  • Speak on the exhale to project an energetic and confident voice
  • Slow down to 140 words per minute to maintain your listeners interest & attention
  • Finishing the ends of your sentences creates a positive impression
  • Say the ends of all your words so you speak clearly & distinctly
  • Get rid of your flat nasal tone and acquire a new resonant sound

International Voice Coach, Sandra McKnight, created Your Voice is Power in Business program. She has twenty years of voice training experience, working with individuals and corporations in North America, China, Australia, England, Africa and the Middle East.

SAY IT WITH CONFIDENCE!

Change your voice today and change your life!

You can now benefit from McKnight’s knowledge and experience in the privacy of your home, car or I Pod, using Your Voice is Power in Business voice training CD program.

YOUR VOICE IS POWER IN BUSINESS Voice Training CD PROGRAM is a set of two instructional CD’s, designed to make it convenient to practice our VOICE POWER STUDIO diction and voice exercises.

Your program includes:

  • Voice coaching MP3’s including vocal aerobics, voice self critique, six vocal basics and McKnight speaking about voice power at a National Business Convention
  • A written training booklet of all the voice exercises in YOUR VOICE IS POWER IN BUSINESS CD.
  • Voice Power Studio Tips for vocal health
  • Voice Power Studio Speaking tips
  • Voice Power Studio certificate for a 20 minute complimentary voice analysis with Sandra McKnight

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Customer Service and Sales Representatives who have benefited from Voice Power Studios’ Voice Training CDs include:

  • Comcast
  • Arbitron Ratings
  • Cox Cable
  • International Customer Service Association
  • American Tele-Marketing Association

Satisfied customers are raving…

Sandra delivers high performance services… changed the way I present and converse… taught me how to tune the customers in…her positive attitude is contagious!
Ann Riley, NM State Senator, Economic Developer

Sandra’s energy, humor and commitment to providing excellent customer service is evident. She helped to raise the awareness of our associates of the power of the voice and gave tangible techniques to do that.
Lisa Dettweiler, Vice President, Comcast

Sandra is a professional at ease with her coaching of voice power that helps a speaker make a lively connection between the speaker and the audience. Her work transcends cultural differences with passion.
Eva Wong, president, Top Human Technology Limited, China

My client had to give an acceptance speech for a prestigious award in Washington, DC and with Sandra’s artful coaching, he went from good to great in a couple of hours.
Sherry Prud’homme, CEO, Management IQ, LLC

What Our Satisfied Clients Are Saying:

s living homeWhat a difference in my Voice! I hired Sandy as a Voice Coach because I was having voice challenges. As the company’s corporate trainer, I train from small groups of 10 to 3000 at a convention. Sandy developed a plan for me to change my negative voice patterns. With practice and accountability from Sandy’s coaching, I know it has made a difference. My confidence is high and has heard from several of my colleagues that I have so much more power in my voice. Thanks, Sandy! Your coaching works.
Barb Keeney, Director of Training and Field Development Southern Living at HOME

jcpennySandra I want to share with you that I was recently asked by an employee here to be her “Mentor” for speaking in public and in meetings with authority figures!! How about that? I was very excited and wanted to share it with you! I think that’s pretty good proof that the skills you taught me are working!! I would have never dreamed that someone would want my advice and tips on how to “speak"!! I really enjoyed our lessons, and I truly do value everything you taught me. Learning how to “take advantage” of my voice has already added so much to my life and will continue in years to come!
Melanie McVeigh, Learning Account Manager, JC Penny, Plano, Texas

 

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Your Voice Is Power in Business
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With Sandra McKnight, International Voice & Speech Coach

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With Sandra McKnight International Voice and Speech Coach:

Develop your executive presence by speaking with a leadership voice, a voice that sounds confident, articulate, persuasive, and charismatic in all conversations, sales calls, interviews, presentations, teleconferences, videoconferences, webinars, negotiations, and much more.

In today’s highly competitive computer-based marketplace, outstanding communication is crucial and your voice is the often untapped power for getting your message heard and  influencing your audience to take action, whether it be in a live presentation, over the telephone, through video conferencing, webcasts, or in a one-on-one interaction. Your success depends on the way you sound.

In my training program, Your Voice Is Power in Business, I will show you how to control:

  • Your tone of voice
  • How fast you speak
  • How much energy and excitement is in your voice
  • How articulate you sound
  • How resonant you are
  • How well you express your emotions and ideas

Also, by the end of my training, you will:

Be heard as a leader who speaks with confidence
Have “Executive Presence”
Keep your audience powerfully engaged
Increase your sales
Have a more engaging telephone voice
Ensure your career and business success

The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you: your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.
Neil Gaiman, Renowned English Author

Customized one-on-one voice, speech, and accent reduction coaching with Sandra positively advances your career.

VPS Partial Client List

  • AGF Investment, Canada
  • American Creativity Association
  • American Marketing Association, N.M.
  • American Society of Training and Development
  • American Telemarketing Association
  • Ameritas Life Insurance Co.
  • Aydeekay, Inc
  • BASF East Asia
  • Biosgroup
  • Birkart Globistics, Ltd. Hong Kong
  • Bausch & Lomb, Asia
  • British Petroleum Group, Shanghai
  • California State University
  • Cedars-Sinai Hospital
  • CGI, Poland
  • Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Citibank
  • City Government of Valdez, Alaska
  • City of Inglewood California
  • Cox Communications
  • Comcast, Inc.
  • Development Dimensions International, Inc.
  • DLA Piper
  • Electronic Data Services
  • Ernst and Young, Asia; Hong Kong
  • First National Bank
  • Four Corners Women’s Conference
  • Frito Lay, Inc.
  • Genentech Corporation
  • Geoworks, Inc.
  • Glaxo,  Smith and Kline
  • Help Desk Institute
  • Hewlett Packard
  • Hong Kong Productivity Association
  • Implant Sciencs Corporation
  • Intel Inc.
  • Jicarilla Apache Tribe Women’s Conference
  • Jones Intercable Inc
  • JP Morgan, Hong Kong
  • Kay Chemical Company
  • La Fonda Hotel
  • Los Alamos National Laboratories
  • Management Development Center Hong Kong.
  • Mark Litwak, “Reel Power”
  • Meeting Professionals International
  • MCI Telecommunications
  • MRI China, Int. Search Firm
  • Navajo Nation
  • National Association of Business Women
  • National Hotel and Motel Associaion
  • National Medical Enterprises
  • National Society of Performance Instruction
  • Nestle Purina Pet Care
  • New Mexico Governor’s Conference
  • New Mexico Hotel and Motel Association
  • New Mexico State Engineer
  • New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department
  • New Mexico Association of Counties
  • Nordhaus Insurance Marketing
  • Northrop Grumman Missions Systems
  • Oberlin College
  • Organization Development Network
  • Orion Oil & Gas, Canada
  • Packard’s Indian Trading Company
  • Pecos River Learning Center
  • PNM Electric
  • President’s Office, University of New Mexico
  • Prudential Retirement Insurance
  • Raymond James
  • Ruidoso Women’s Conference
  • Rice and Associates
  • Sandia National Laboratories
  • Santa Fe Community College
  • Santa Fe Radiology Center
  • Studio One Networks
  • Teledyne Controls, Inc
  • Thompson Murray, Inc.
  • Thomsom DBM The center for Executive Options
  • Thrivent Financial Services
  • TKLaw Firm
  • Top Human Technology
  • TRW, Inc.
  • TSW Investments
  • University of California Los Angeles
  • University of New Mexico;
  • U.S. Coast Guard;
  • US West Communications
  • Veterans Administration
  • Washington Hotel and Motel Association
  • Women in Cable
  • Women in Communication
  • Women Entrepreneurs
  • Women in Film
  • Xerox Corporation

What Our Customers Say

These are some of our clients who have worked with Sandra McKnight and have achieved outstanding results.

Sandra McKnight's coaching and practical exercises made me improve my oral communication, expanding and enpowering my voice. With the techniques I learned, I can better express and communicate my ideas, my passion, in front of a group or person, in business or social meetings, with more clarity and confidence.
Divaldo Suzuki
Immediately after the first class I noticed a dfference in how I controlled my voice and pitch while conducting my meetings. The focused breathing and specifically talking on the exhale was an eye opener. I am looking forward to the next lesson!
Lunwonda
Sr. Product Marketing Manager - AT&T
Sandra has really helped me and others in our organization to get our messages across clearly and effectively to our people.
Keith Reese
Vice President - Intel
Sandra is a fantastic speaking coach that you should line up to have in your corner. I signed up for the executive speaking lessons and she took me through a remarkable journey.
Nagaraj Shyam
Support - Symantec