Interview Skills Development Program

4 SESSION PROGRAM

In today’s competitive AEC and design industry, landing that new project often comes down to the interview room. The Interview Skills Development Program is designed specifically for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Design firms ready to elevate their team’s performance where it matters most—face-to-face with their clients. This training program equips your team members to speak with confidence, build trust with prospective clients, and show up with authenticity that resonates. If you want your team to present not just technical expertise but executive presence and client-ready poise, this program is your next strategic move.

My Interview Skills Development program will help your team...

 - Gain confidence in presenting during project interviews

 - Develop competence in crafting talk tracks for interviews

 - Instill trust with prospective clients during the interview

 - Cultivate inner confidence and deliver authentically
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 - Win more business!

Get ready to shine

Learning to lead at the front of the room with confidence takes awareness, understanding, and experimentation. In this fun and interactive program, you'll be introduced to fresh concepts and be ready to apply them immediately.

Build confidence

Create the story

Deliver authentically

Session Topics

Participants can expect to grow professionally and personally through 4 weekly sessions. 

Session 1: Build Confidence

1. Establish trust & expectations of the program
2. Get clear on the goal of the interview
   
3. Reframe stories from limiting to empowered
   
4. Create a strategy to calm self under pressure

Application: Introduce self
Tools: 20 Confidence Boosters
Coaching & Feedback

Session 3: Create the Story Pt II

1. Finalize talk track for 'project approach'
2. Create talk track for expressing 'values'
3. Practice answering typical Q & A questions
4. Preparation for mock project interviews

Application: Project approach
Tools; Workbook
Coaching & Feedback

Session 2: Create the Story

1. Reinforce introduction of self
2. Create talk track for 'experience'
3. Create talk track for 'project approach'
4. Discuss interview at high level

Application: Project approach
Tools: 3 part structure for story telling
Coaching & Feedback

Session 4: Deliver Authentically

1. Deliver on 4 parts of project interview
2. Audience of staff & clients
3. Video recorded for review afterwards
4. Feedback assessment from audience

Audience: Mock project interview
Tools: Feedback loop/assessment
Coaching & Feedback

Meet Sara 
Speaker, Coach, Trainer & Author

Sara Cross is the founder of STAND TALL, a company that helps build confidence. She works with leaders at all levels within an organization to connect with their purpose for communicating so they can overcome fear, find clarity and share meaning. 

She is an international speaker, narrative coach, and developer of the "Fearless Speaker" program. She is the author of The Confidence to Speak, a book about the many fears of speaking and Captivate Your Audience, a guide for creating presentations your audience wants to hear. 

Clients like you are getting results...

Thank you for your outstanding work with our team.  I enjoyed your approach making the team comfortable in a speaking setting while challenging them to grow their speaking skill set.  I have received positive feedback from our team and the clients that attended the mock interviews.  One unexpected outcome was the ability to better understand what our clients are looking for in an interview.  Their feedback will be utilized as we prepare for future interviews!
Justin Johnson, Corporate Market Sector Lead, RJM Construction

Sara is a bright light and fun to be around. Her charismatic and friendly nature make her easy to be around, easy to talk with and a wonderful source of information and knowledge. I highly recommend Sara, both as a person and as a professional! 
Sue Kimal, ​CID, LEED, AP ID-C, Senior Project Manager Construction and Design, Cushman & Wakefield

Sara did a great job teaching our team a simple process for creating engaging virtual presentations, that can also be used for in person presentations. Through group sessions and one on one work sessions, we were able to practice in front of our peers and home our skills. The importance of investing in ourselves has never been greater. Sara helped bring out the best in each of us. 
Dan White, Strategic Partnerships, iSPACE Environments

Let's equip your team to thrive in today's workplace

If you're ready to build confidence, develop competence in crafting future interview presentations, and elevate the leadership presence of your team members, then I'm ready to help. Let's chat about bringing my Interview Skills Development program to your team. 

Let's Chat!