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No more meetings that go nowhere!

Empower your team through our 90-minute virtual "Make Your Point Effectively" Workshop to communicate convincingly, address likely objections, gain support and move conversations more quickly toward clear next steps.

2,000+ Leaders Trained
Up to 300 Team Members
90 Minutes
Elevator Speech Training Workshop

Stop Losing Opportunities Due To Ineffective Communication

Even the most impactful organizations struggle when their teams can't clearly communicate their value.

Funders

Funders Who Don't Follow Up

Your development team makes great connections at events, but nothing converts to actual meetings or funding commitments.

Partners

Partners Who Stay Uncommitted

You pitch potential collaborators who express interest but never move beyond exploratory conversations to actual partnerships.

High Stakes

Wasted High-Stakes Moments

You meet the right people but can't articulate your value in brief encounters when it matters most.

The Solution: One Framework, Consistent Results

When your entire team uses the same proven persuasion system, every conversation becomes an opportunity to advance your mission.

Concrete Training Outcomes

60-Second Message Mastery

Craft compelling pitches that fit any time constraint

Instant Confidence Boost

Eliminate anxiety in high-stakes conversations

Clear Value Articulation

Explain complex work in terms anyone understands

Boosted Fundraising

Turn conversations into actual commitments and investments

Strategic Partnerships

Convert initial interest into real collaboration

Better Ambassadors

Transform staff into compelling organizational advocates

Conference Effectiveness

Engage more meaningfully at industry events

Organizational Evidence Habit

New team-wide practice of curating persuasive evidence

90-Minute Transformation

Complete skill development in a single session

What Leaders Are Saying

From Fortune 500 executives, nonprofit leaders to politicians, see how our training transforms communication capabilities.

Marielena Hincapie, past Exec. Dir. of the National Immigration Law Center

Sisi Wei, Editor in Chief, The Markup

Jon Fiume, Director & CEO, Akron Art Museum

Jim McHale, CEO & President, Woodward Hines Education Foundation

Meet Your Trainer

Marc Fest

Marc Fest

Former VP of Communications, Knight Foundation & New World Symphony

Marc helps organizations excel in fundraising, partnership building, and idea pitching. He's trained over 2,000 nonprofit professionals with a 99.99% satisfaction rate.

Ready to Transform Your Team?

Make Your Point Effectively Group Workshop

$2,400 / Up to 300 people

90-minute interactive virtual workshop that gives your entire team a shared, practical framework for making points clearly and moving meetings and conversations toward concrete actions.

Questions? Call Marc at (202) 548-7000