“Thanks to Taren's classes, I no longer wait for the rug to be pulled out from under me when I present. I feel ready for anything.”
Jen Stocksmith
Copywriter, Tribal DDB
Jen Stocksmith
Copywriter, Tribal DDB
"Taren has the ability to bring people out of their shells and interact with others in ways that surprised us. People are still raving about her workshop so I would consider it a big success!"
Laura Colby
Director, Beacon Hill Staffing
Laura Colby
Director, Beacon Hill Staffing
"Taren is an amazing instructor. She's insanely talented, charismatic, professional, patient, and helpful. I love working with her and I'm confident that anyone who needs to create, perform or present something will benefit greatly from her coaching."
Gene Liebel
Founder, Work & Co.
"One of the best workshops ever! Taren brings a wonderful energy to the class and her feedback is incredibly helpful!"
Paloma Medina
Learning and Development Manager, Etsy
Taren is a wonderful teacher. The exercises we did increased my self-awareness and were fun.
Antonella Pavese
UX Lead, Google
“Taren did a terrific job with our team-building event. She’s very professional, yet flexible and in possession of a great sense of humor! Our post-event survey yielded very positive results, and specifically called out Taren as a highlight of the experience. We will continue to work with her for future needs throughout our organization, and are thrilled to consider her a go-to source for coaching, public speaking and team building opportunities.”
Colby Ryan
Director, Human Resources, Calvin Klein
Gene Liebel
Founder, Work & Co.
"One of the best workshops ever! Taren brings a wonderful energy to the class and her feedback is incredibly helpful!"
Paloma Medina
Learning and Development Manager, Etsy
Taren is a wonderful teacher. The exercises we did increased my self-awareness and were fun.
Antonella Pavese
UX Lead, Google
“Taren did a terrific job with our team-building event. She’s very professional, yet flexible and in possession of a great sense of humor! Our post-event survey yielded very positive results, and specifically called out Taren as a highlight of the experience. We will continue to work with her for future needs throughout our organization, and are thrilled to consider her a go-to source for coaching, public speaking and team building opportunities.”
Colby Ryan
Director, Human Resources, Calvin Klein
Group Coaching
It’s said that 80 percent of life is just showing up, but that’s just a B-. Who wants to be mediocre when greatness is just within reach? For your organization to achieve its true potential, your employees must function at their best. Clear communication is the first vital step toward success, but once your leaders have laid out their vision, they still have to motivate the team to work in tandem, day in and day out, to achieve those goals.
Big Time offers personalized coaching tailored to your organization’s specific needs.
We’ll help your managers and staff:
create and complete personal and organizational goals
facilitate (and contribute to) effective meetings
increase productivity, decrease the craziness
manage difficult people, and improve their relationships with clients and each other
It’s said that 80 percent of life is just showing up, but that’s just a B-. Who wants to be mediocre when greatness is just within reach? For your organization to achieve its true potential, your employees must function at their best. Clear communication is the first vital step toward success, but once your leaders have laid out their vision, they still have to motivate the team to work in tandem, day in and day out, to achieve those goals.
Big Time offers personalized coaching tailored to your organization’s specific needs.
We’ll help your managers and staff:
create and complete personal and organizational goals
facilitate (and contribute to) effective meetings
increase productivity, decrease the craziness
manage difficult people, and improve their relationships with clients and each other
Big Time helps professionals become dynamic, confident communicators in virtually any speaking environment--formal presentations, group discussions, job interviews, TED talks, conferences, wedding toasts and business meetings.
Whatever the challenge, Taren customizes her training and coaching based on her client's learning style and the kind of speaking practiced in both personal and professional settings.
All classes are held in a fun, low-pressure, non-threatening yet highly challenging environment, and Taren challenges each student with levity, sensitivity and at the appropriate individual gradient. Average class size is 5-8 students, with each individual allotted loads of time to practice and support outside of class. The emphasis is authentic connection and communication, not performance.
Session One - Assessment and Whatchowant? Getting to know you, what you do, who you are and what you want to create from here. Then the class is designed around your individual need.
Session Two - Individual challenges based on week two. Taren designs these for each student based on week one's intake. We might work on your volume, movement, voice, content, presence, or something else. Whatever your challenge is, that's what we'll address in session two.
Session Three - We'll implement the skills learned in sessions one and two through storytelling. Based on your homework from session two, we will tell stories and learn best practices of storytelling. What makes a good story? How to start, tell and finish a great story. We'll work with "going blank", self -consciousness and other destabilizing blocks to telling great stories. Secret: everything is a story.
Session Four - Integration and new challenges. Based off the first four weeks, Taren creates new challenges for each student based on their ground taken in class so far that are aligned with their overall goals for the course.
Session Five - Impromptu and/or prepared speech. Learn the secret of outlining and presenting a prepared speech with minimal effort or stress. Outline and deliver a speech unassisted. What!? Crazy!? I know. But, it's what you came for, so let's not act surprised. Then… Graduation.
"Taren's classes and coaching have completely changed the way I approach my speaking engagements and presentations. She has helped me get out of my own way by teaching me how to suspend my own agenda and truly connect with the audience that's right in front of me."
Valia Glytsis, Executive Leadership Coach
As a leadership coach, I quickly realized -- under Taren’s expert tutelage -- that not only does improv training improve focus and the ever-elusive "being present", but it also enhances communication in professional situations including team collaboration, influencing others and crisis management.
Cara Power
Cara Power Coaching
Both in group settings and individual coaching, Taren's coaching unlocked talents and skills in our team members, resulting in natural and effective communication. We continue to feel the impact within our organization, and facing our constituents.
Alexander Gray Associates
New York, NY
Please contact us for information on the following workshops:
Public Speaking: It's not about you, it's about them.
Keynote Design and Delivery: Wow Every Audience
Meeting Facilitation: The Art of the Conversation
Pitches that win: From White Board to Webby's!
Team Effectiveness: Improv Your Team
Change Management: Improv Your Business
Conference Calls: It's not what you say, it's what they hear.
Effective Interviews: Q & A the Right Way.
Funnier Meetings: Because no one wants to do business with boring.
Public Speaking: It's not about you, it's about them.
Keynote Design and Delivery: Wow Every Audience
Meeting Facilitation: The Art of the Conversation
Pitches that win: From White Board to Webby's!
Team Effectiveness: Improv Your Team
Change Management: Improv Your Business
Conference Calls: It's not what you say, it's what they hear.
Effective Interviews: Q & A the Right Way.
Funnier Meetings: Because no one wants to do business with boring.
Learn to:
Speak with confidence, clarity and charisma
Create a dynamic, poised and powerful presence
Deliver a persuasive, effective and memorable presentation
Network without feeling anxious or exhausted
Grow your business by attracting the right clients by being you
Get:
15 hours of practice in a challenging and fun class
Support in a positive setting with like-minded professionals
The confidence to speak in front of any audience
Email and phone feedback on assignments outside of class
The results of 1-1 coaching at half of the cost
In the first session, we assess the individual needs of each student and Taren designs
a six-week program based on those needs.
Lessons include:
Finding comfort in every public speaking situation
Communicating with difficult people
Making yourself and your material memorable
Overcoming fear and anxiety
Networking for introverts and people who don't like networking
Small talk mastery
Avoiding awkward moments
Storytelling
Effective Interviews: from both sides of the table
Speak with confidence, clarity and charisma
Create a dynamic, poised and powerful presence
Deliver a persuasive, effective and memorable presentation
Network without feeling anxious or exhausted
Grow your business by attracting the right clients by being you
Get:
1-1 attention paid to your specific speaking challenges
The Confidence to speak in front of any audience
Email and phone feedback outside of coaching sessions
You can:
Feel comfortable in every conversation
Work effectively with difficult people
Make yourself and your message memorable
Network with results with anyone, anywhere
Keeping conversations meaningful and momentus
Handle awkward moments with grace and connection
Tell stories they'll remember
Interview with ease: from both sides of the table
What are you waiting for?
Email Taren to get started.
Leadership Coaching can help you create the life you want.
I've become a coach because all the successes I've had in life have been due to the clarity, connection and support I've received from various coaches over the last 10 years. I can easily say that all of the big changes I've been able to accomplish were conceived and acted on with the support, feedback and accountability of a coach.
When you work with a coach, you take responsibility for your life.
As your coach, my job is to help you see where your fears, defenses and other blocks get in the way of you achieving what you want.
No matter where you're at in your career or on the organizational chart, you become a leader of your own life. I hold open the doors of possibility. It's up to you to walk through.
If you know you want more, if you know there is a bigger, better version of you waiting in the wings ... perhaps it's time to step into the light and start the show.
Email me to schedule a free call to find out what's possible for you.
BIG TIME prepares individuals and businesses for the spotlight.
We offer leadership coaching & presentation training to help you
be more effective & perform with confidence.
