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Why Do Companies And Associations Around The World Rave About Matt’s Programs? Because Matt’s upbeat interactive hands on approach engages audience members and delivers valuable content, with proven results, that attendees implement on the spot.
Whether Matt delivers a Keynote address, workshop or break out session, attendees are energized, engaged and inspired by Matt’s most requested topics.
Real life experience and results are what fuels this relationship-generating powerhouse. A Medal of Honor recipient with more that 21 years of law enforcement experience, Matt will teach you how to engage with virtually anyone.
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Gig Length: 30 - 360 minutes
Languages: English
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How To Gain The Upper Hand
A few things you will learn:
Background: Inner Game and Outer Game: techniques to get your mind ready to win.
Powerful First Impressions become Point of Impact: People are judged within the first seven seconds. Fair? No. True? Absolutely.
Step 1: Dress For Success: Matt Episcopo teaches an easy to implement formula to ‘Dress for Success” based on research, indicating what factors are present on a person’s dress, that make them appear more credible. Credibility=trust=sales.
Step 2: Greeting Sequence: In Western culture, the handshake is a key point of contact. What does your handshake convey about you? Matt breaks down the full-body language and techniques behind a good handshake, which sets you up for success. He also teaches participants how to respond to poor handshakes like the limp fish and overly aggressive.
Step 3: Take Command of the Situation: You establish yourself as a leader or follower by a few very subtle clues that your body language and actions leak. Learn what they are and how to take control of them- to establish yourself as the leader in every interaction. You don’t see successful people shying away, looking down and doing what they’re told. Learn to convey power and self-confidence every time. Confidence leads to success.
This program is geared towards professional people looking to increase their effectiveness.
“Let me help you. I’ve been there. Hi, I’m Matt Episcopo. As a highly decorated law enforcement veteran and the author of “How To Gain The Upper Hand, P.O.W.E.R. Tactics That Get Leaders Results” I have taken my structure, discipline and training and helped thousands of people just like you.”
Matt’s Bio:
Since he was a young boy, Matt Episcopo consistently went out of his way to help others. At the age of 16, he joined the volunteer fire department. At 21, He joined the Sheriff’s Office; retiring at the age of 42 as the highest decorated law enforcement officer in the county. Regularly putting his life on the line for others from a young age, forced him to sharpen his communication and persuasion skills- his life depended on it.
Today, this Medal of Honor recipient helps business leaders and individuals reach their goals by teaching leadership, persuasion and communication tactics that he learned under fire. You can have a huge advantage and gain the upper hand in any situation too. That’s why companies like Toyota, Microsoft, Ogilvy, Home Depot and others trust Matt Episcopo.
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I also offer POWER Tactics That Get Leaders Results:
There are lots of speakers out there that claim they can teach you the art of communication. But not like this!!! To experience the interactive, engaging style of Matt Episcopo- is transformational.
And let’s face it- you want something, or you wouldn’t be reading this program.
Do you want a raise? Maybe you want your team’s ideas to be heard and implemented. Perhaps you want to close more deals, make more sales, get along better as a team, have more effective networking. Maybe you want to be taken seriously.
Matt Episcopo teaches you his easy to use secret tactics from more than 20 years in law enforcement, teaching you how to get what you want. No wonder companies like Microsoft, Home Depot, United Way hire Matt Episcopo.
Here’s a few things you will learn in this highly engaging, practical, full-day course:
(course can be customized and modified to fit within your time frame)
How To Create A Point Of Impact, (Take your first impression to a whole new level)
Secrets of Body Language, (Follow their clues like a pro… people call Matt the “psychic detective” and he can teach his skills to you)
Decoding, Interpreting & Mastering Nonverbal Communication (Their bodies are leaking clues, and yours might be, too)
How To Secretly Use NLP (Matt has also been called a “human polygraph” lie detector. Wouldn’t you love to know if you are being lied to?)
How To Instantly Build And Maintain Rapport- with Anyone, (I mean c’mon. Matt built rapport with criminals, like rapists, murderers, and thieves, who knew his goal was to put them in jail for what they did. He’s just a normal guy. If he can do it- you can do it).
How To Effectively Communicate Even Under The Most Difficult Circumstances. (Few professionals encounter more difficult circumstances than law enforcement- murder, death and mayhem. Matt Episcopo can show you how to handle yourself in the most trying of times).
How to Tell Great Stories to Persuade with Emotion. (Not to mention, you’ll hear plenty of tales from the road along our journey together).
And TONS more…..
In just about any interaction with others, you may need to persuade them of your ideas, your products or services. The ability to persuade successfully is a fundamental quality of successful people. Take leaders, scientists, artists, politicians, authors, or any successful celebrity for example. They have achieved success by being able to convince people of their abilities, vision, knowhow and mastery of what they do.
Good persuasion happens when you are totally convinced and happily accept the view of the persuader. Sometimes you may not even realize you have been persuaded, you just know the correct course of action. Of course, this action could have been suggested by the persuader who has influenced you unconsciously. In short, persuasion is about having the right attitude as well as knowing a number of useful techniques that can be employed when interacting with others.
My 5-Step POWER Persuasion System makes the art of persuasion easy to learn, and with practice, easy to master. Now, are you ready to get what you want? You should because it gets Rave Reviews!!!
How To Gain The Upper Hand
POWER Tactics That Get Leaders Results
Power Networking
Team Building
Action Unleashed
My family, Jim Chapman, Heidi Ochiai, Rocco Episcopo
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