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Open Class- Professional Presence: Impact & Presentation Skills- May 2, 2013 February 15
In just one intense day, you can exponentially improve how you present and how you are perceived. ImprovEdge classes are considered THE premier course for kickin’ presentation skills and our classes sell out. Location- Quest Conference Center- 8405 Pulsar Pl, Columbus, OH 43240. Timing- 9:00am-4:30pm. Registration begins at 8:30am. Lunch is included. For group discount [...]
Women & Negotiation: The Advantage of Being a Woman- January 30th, 2013 in Cincinnati, OH January 23
When & Where – Wednesday, January 30 – 11am to 1pm - Union Institute & University, 440 E. McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206 Pricing: ORV~WBC Members: Free / Non-Members: $35 To register, contact Cassie Gamble at cgamble@orvwbc.org or call 513-487-6519 Join Karen Hough, Founder and CEO of ImproveEdge, for an engaging and thought-provoking presentation about negotiation, how women [...]
Event: ImprovEdge Wins Award!
We are thrilled to announce that ImprovEdge won the silver Stevie Award for Most Innovative Company of the Year through the International Stevie Awards for Women in Business, on November 9th in NYC! We are honored and humbled to have received such a prestigious award. It was such an honor to meet so many other [...]
Event: ImprovEdge Named as Finalist in 9th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business!
Stevie Award Winners to Be Announced in New York on November 9 Columbus, Ohio –October 17, 2012 – ImprovEdge was named a Finalist in the Most Innovative Company of the Year category in the 9th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the [...]
Event: Dublin Chamber’s Business Breakfast & Seminar- Featuring Karen Hough
The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work Featuring Karen Hough, Founder & CEO of ImprovEdge 7:30 to 9 a.m. Join us for this high-energy, interactive breakfast seminar and learn the four secrets that can radically improve your leadership capabilities in this session on The Improvisiotional Edge: Secrets to Building Trust [...]
Event: High Level Presentation Skills & Executive Presence Class
8:30am – 5:00pm Impact and Influence – learn to wow people from the podium or even one-on-one!Presentation capabilities and executive presence have become the differentiating point for high-performance cultures. They are critical for succession, ascension, and trust for clients and colleagues! “This class gave me more confidence, tools and ability than I’ve had in the [...]
“The Improvisation Edge” hits Business Book Bestseller List July 25
The Improvisation Edge ranks 17th on 800ceoreads and Inc. Magazine’s Business Book Bestseller List. Click here to learn more and order your copy today. Congratulations Karen!
How one reader put the “The ImprovEdge Edge” to work for her July 13
Hi Karen, I met you at the Professional Business Women’s Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA in May. I attended your seminar and bought your book “Improvisation Edge”. As I was reading the first few pages, my first thoughts were I had a long way to go to catch up to where you [...]
The Improvisation Edge by Karen Hough – Book review by Wayne Hurlbert June 3
“The key to creating trust and success in the workplace is probably the last thing you would ever imagine. It’s improvisation”, writes founder and CEO of ImprovEdge, Karen Hough, in her groundbreaking and practical book The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work. The author introduces the principles and techniques of [...]
Examining Executive Presence – an article by Karen Hough on Trainingmag.com May 9
What the heck is it, why is it important, and how do you get it? Posted on Training magazine at trainingmag.com By Karen Hough Organizations are concerned. Executives are worried. And HR representatives are freaking out. All because of executive presence. I’ve been working with C-level executives for well over a decade, but in the last [...]