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A Speaker Your Audience Will Thank You For Booking

Make your event unforgettable...and actionable...for your attendees.

You need a speaker who doesn’t just inspire, but delivers real, practical value your audience can use immediately.

Every session is tailored to your event goals, audience challenges, and industry context, ensuring relevance from the first minute to the last. Expect high engagement, real-world strategies, and actionable takeaways your attendees can apply right away, long after your event ends.

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SIGNATURE TOPICS

Stop Wasting Your Best Leads

How to turn expensive inbound into consistent revenue.
This is a popular topic with business leaders whose marketing is working, and they want to make sure sales reps are trained to  maximize ROI on every inbound lead.

FORMAT:  Workshop
SUITABLE FOR: Business leaders, sales rep, marketing
DELIVERY: Virtual or In-person
LENGTH: 3 hours

How to Win at the Dealer Counter ... Even When You're Not There

5 practical ways to stand out, stay top-of-mind, and get sold more often inside dealer locations. 
Attendees benefit from the tools and resources in the Dealer Network Success Accelerator Kit. 

FORMAT:  Workshop or seminar
SUITABLE FOR: Companies that sell through dealer networks
DELIVERY: Virtual or In-person
LENGTH: 1 to 3 hours (depending on format)

How to Handle Any Objection Without Losing the Sale

The proven framework to close more deals with confidence.
Handling objections is one of the biggest challenges for sales reps, and the missing skill that often jeopardizes winning the sale. Training on objections handling makes a massive difference in sales rep win rates. 

FORMAT:  Workshop or seminar
SUITABLE FOR: Sales reps, business leaders
DELIVERY: Virtual or In-person
LENGTH: 1 to 3 hours (depending on format)

Exhibitor Advantage

Proven tactics to close more sales before, during and after the trade show.
Drawing on Ruth's extensive background and passion for trade shows, this training is delivered in a flexible, tailored format for your attendees. It has been delivered pre-show as a preparatory training, as a kick-off before trade show opening, and post-show to maximize ROI. Let's discuss your exhibitors' needs for best value. 

FORMAT:  Workshop or seminar
SUITABLE FOR: Trade show attendees
DELIVERY: Virtual or In-person
LENGTH: 1 to 3 hours (depending on format)

Ruth provided an excellent seminar for our sales team during out latest Sales Conference. Her presentation was informative and rich with practical tips and hands-on exercises for generating leads leveraging online tools.
Valerio Mangano
Senior Marketing Manager, Atradius Trade Credit Insurance Inc.
We originally hired Ruth to speak on a sales panel at our annual event. After hearing Ruth speak, we engaged her to teach workshops on social media. We had consistently positive feedback from participants. She provided practical, actionable training in an interactive environment.
Kelly McDowell
Enterprise Development, CFDC
Thank you for presenting a wonderful “Improving Your Website” seminar. I was going through the Customer Feedback forms and the program was rated as excellent and very informative.
Brendon Foster
Toronto Public Library
Ruth developed a presentation and resources for our pilot business program and facilitated the first workshop. The one-day workshop and course material were extremely well received and garnered positive feedback from all attendees. Ruth is efficient, effective, knowledgeable and professional, as well as being a dynamic facilitator. I would highly recommend her for facilitation and workshop development projects.
Lynne Boynton
Community Employment Co-ordinator, Correctional Service Canada
Ruth presented to our exhibitors and conducted marketing audits of exhibitors’ booths upon request. She provided training that exhibitors could immediately apply in their booths at the Franchise Expo. Exhibitors who applied her techniques commented that they noticed a marked improvement in the conversations they were having with visitors and the quality of leads they generated.
Leslie Lawrence
Director of Sales, National Event Management