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CREATING A LIMITLESS CULTURE™

What do you get when you combine a background in leadership development with decades of corporate entertainment experience? You get something that is fun and engaging, and that teaches effective, actionable strategies that will bring the best out of your people. This is what Ben Whiting's Creating a Limitless Culture™ keynote delivers.

In addition to experiencing draw-dropping (and often hilarious) magic and mind reading, your group will be able to instantly increase productivity through better communication, reduce drama by learning how to create and sustain quality relationships in the workplace, and be able to thrive amidst constant change with a simple mindset shift that will also help them find more happiness and fulfillment in their day-to-day jobs (all while having A LOT of fun!). Ben has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the New York Times, and has employed his signature style of using magic and entertainment as tools to teach and inspire clients such as Apple, Google, American Express, and Amazon.

Partial list of Takeaways from Ben's Creating a Limitless Culture™ Keynote:

• Communicate like a Mind Reader: Ben will outline three principles that mind readers use while performing, and how these principles can be applied to everyday conversations with customers, colleagues, clients, and friends to increase trust, likeability, and inspire action in others.
• Connect like a Showman: After someone from the audience earns a standing ovation, everyone will learn how the psychology behind standing ovations can be used to create and sustain high quality relationships in the workplace, and how we can leverage those relationships for motivation, influence, and turn groups of people into high performing teams.
• Learning a Magician’s Mindset: Ben will help your group discover a simple mindset shift that, when applied, will help them thrive amidst constant change, overcome imposter syndrome, and find more happiness and fulfillment in their day-to-day jobs.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR CONNECTION AND INFLUENCE
BREAKOUT/WORKSHOP

What’s the difference between a great idea communicated poorly and a poor idea? Most would say there’s no difference all, but the reality is there’s a huge loss in value when we can’t communicate valuable ideas. Most people don’t realize that only 10% of what we communicate is in the words we use. The majority of what we communicate is in how we say those words and in our body language. In this workshop/breakout session, Ben will use his background in theatre and corporate entertainment to make sure the value your team offers is clearly understood by anyone who communicates with them. This is Ben's most popular Breakout.

Partial List of Takeaways:

• Principles of Engagement: Learn the science behind what makes people want to pay
  attention and how to apply it to your everyday communication
• The Voice: Discover how to use the most powerful tool you have for engagement, so you
  can make sure people don’t just hear you, but care about what you have to say
• Body Language 101: If what we’re communicating with our body contradicts what we’re
  saying, we run the risk of losing trust. Here, your team will come to understand how an
  effective posture can build trust, and how the right hand gestures can influence
• Storytelling for Connection: In this section your people will learn the basics of good
  storytelling and how to use them to influence and motivate action in others

CREATING A FEEDBACK CULTURE
BREAKOUT/WORKSHOP

The ability to give and receive feedback is crucial to the development of a high performing team. This workshop teaches your team the feedback skills needed to challenge each other and collaborate effectively to drive powerful results for your organization.

Your teams will learn:

• A new style for delivering feedback that supports the growth and development of others
• How to accept feedback and be an active listener in feedback conversations
• Principles for building a feedback culture, so feedback is an ongoing conversation and not a once-in-a-year experience
• The one thing we must avoid when trying to give effective feedback

Attendees will experience an instant shift in their ability to:

• Deliver feedback in a way that doesn't spark drama or tension
• Actively manage the feedback others share with them so they can grow and develop
• Incorporate feedback into their everyday conversations, creating a culture of growth and collaboration

THRIVING AMIDST CONSTANT CHANGE
BREAKOUT/WORKSHOP

This training equips your people to manage their reactions to change so they can support their team and adapt effectively to ever-changing conditions.

Your team will learn:

• The "truth" about change and what behaviors they can develop to be more prepared for it
• The 5 most common reactions to change, and how to identify them within themselves
• The power of a Growth Mindset and how to make change work for them

Attendees will experience an instant shift in their ability to:

• Identify when they are feeling a reaction to change so they can pivot to a more effective response
• Manage their change mindset, so they are responding to change and not reacting
• View change as a catalyst for successful growth rather than a roadblock

Ben’s keynote was informative, entertaining, and inspirational!  It was amazing to see our conference attendees on their fee, clapping, laughing, all while learning valuable information and strategies for connecting with others.  Immediately after the presentation I was receiving feedback from our group on how fantastic the whole experience was. To top if off, Ben was a pleasure to work with behind the scenes.

Produce Pro, Inc.

Ben took us on an incredible journey that we thoroughly enjoyed. I was blown away by his positive attitude and the lengths he went to personalize the lesson.

Apple

Ben is a master at connecting with people.  I mean, it’s truly next-level stuff. His ability to build connection and relate to people is a force to be reckoned with.  Whether he’s speaking from the keynote stage or facilitating a leadership development workshop, you’ll be rapt from the outset.

SkyeTeam Consulting