Foundation of Influence: Communication, Confidence & Leadership​

12 MONTH PROGRAM

Welcome to Foundation of Influence—a 12-month virtual professional development experience designed to elevate your team member's soft skills, build confident communicators, and cultivate the next generation of leaders.

This comprehensive program equips your team with the tools to thrive in today’s dynamic workplace by strengthening interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership presence.

Whether you’re looking to grow emerging leaders, strengthen professional tracks, or invest in long-term team development, Foundation of Influence delivers lasting impact that transforms individuals—and the organization as a whole—from the inside out.

Foundation of Influence Program will help you

 - Increase the confidence of your team to lead

 - Support continued development of your staff

 - Grow leaders and strengthen professional tracks

 - Elevate the soft skills of your team
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 - Create opportunities for feedback and support

Topics we'll cover

Participants can expect to grow professionally and personally through 12 unique topics. 

Introduce Yourself With Confidence

First impressions make or break deals

Create Content for a Full Presentation

The 7Cs Framework makes it simple

Design Messages that are Audience-Centric

Create messages that connect

Master Virtual Presentations

Leverage strategies from live presentations

PowerPoint is not the Presentation

Use PowerPoint as a tool and not a crutch

Present to Leaders with Confidence

Know your message and share it succintly

Business Storytelling

Share wisdom, not just information

Reduce Anxiety When Adrenaline Kicks In

Create a strategy for an empowered mindset

Visual Mapping to Prepare with Confidence

Learn a technique to eliminate notes

Run Meetings with Confidence

Learn how to lead effective meetings

Master Facilitation Basics

Take your presentation skills to the next level

Engage Your Audience

Lean into your leadership skills

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. 

What others are saying...

My confidence improved!
Ashley Lapadula-Altman, Associate Manager, Communications at Stryker

I have a framework to work with when crafting presentations. I also have a framework for how I introduce myself and have already implemented this in meetings. 
Krystle Johnsen, Marketing Communications Manager at Stryker

Truly a master at her craft, Sara has helped me transform my presentations into creative, powerful and engaging presentations that grabs the audience's attention. 
Andy Schmidt, Learning and Development Trainer at Lowe's Companyies

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

If you're ready to strengthen internal and external communication, emotional intelligence, and the leadership presence of your team members, then I'm ready to help. Let's chat about bringing my Virtual Foundation of Influence Program to your team. 

Let's Chat!