Please Note: In order to provide our members with the highest quality programs and events, it is necessary to have accurate attendance numbers when scheduling speakers and securing venues. For this reason, no refunds are offered for cancellations, including if the event is rescheduled. However, you may send an alternate to the event at no additional charge. Reach out to us at [email protected] for name changes or questions.

 

Bring Your Presentations to Life!

 

February 10, 2026
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Virtual via Zoom

Want to raise your shortlist interview hit rate? Feel more confident when you speak in public? Successfully navigate your virtual meetings? In this fun, interactive 2.5-hour Graceworks workshop, we offer a strong foundation for presenting and communicating both in person and online — in everything from shortlist presentations to client meetings, and from networking events to one-on-one conversations.

People learn best when they are involved and having fun. This virtual Graceworks session will include interactive activities such as a fill-in-the-blank worksheet, chats, warm-ups and good old-fashioned discussion. 

In this workshop, you’ll:

  • Learn how to connect with your audience, large or small. 
  • Discover how to gain self-confidence as a presenter. 
  • Understand how to help your listener stay engaged with you. 
  • Get practical do’s — and don’ts! — for video calls. 
  • See demos of super smart ways to use your slides. 
  • Experience how essential body language is — in person and virtually! 
  • Learn how to create the “in-person experience” when you’re not in person! 

We’ll take 30 minutes at the end to walk through our step-by-step Preparation Process. This process will ramp up the confidence of your presenters, improve the quality of your presentation and save you time!

Presenters

Rich Swingle, Freedom Finder

Rich Swingle, Freedom Finder with Graceworks, has a tremendous gift as a trainer and coach. He’s motivated by a deep desire and commitment to help people get comfortable in their own skin, whether giving a speech, leading a team or just talking with friends and family. Rich taps into each person’s particular needs and is able to come up with just the right technique to help them find their freedom. Working with Graceworks for 23 years, Rich draws upon his experience as a professional actor. Some of his clients include a national retail chain, HOK, Skanska, AtkinsRéalis, Gensler and Skender Construction – just to name a few. Also, ask him about his amazing journeys traveling the world performing his own one-man plays. You’ll love working with Rich, who is also trained in Whole Brain® Thinking; he’s a big fan of using his whole brain! 

Kyla Stewart, Freedom Finder

Kyla Stewart, Freedom Finder and Gracewriter, is an enthusiastic educator and instructor with an infectious joy for coaching. Marked by her love of language and training, she is able to help others find their creative and hidden talents. As a problem-solver, she has worked internationally in areas spanning foreign policy, humanitarian efforts, education, and sociodrama. Kyla uses her effective communication skills by serving others through counseling, mentorship and making cross-cultural connections that last a lifetime. Based in Miami, FL, she enjoys building worlds as a fiction writer, but is as “real world” as it gets when assisting others to write clearly and concisely. For Kyla, Coaching the Graceworks Way is an approach to experiential learning that inspires each of us to discover our full potential in communication and presentation.

Tickets

$55.00 Member Ticket

$85.00 Non-Member Ticket

$65.00 Other SMPS Chapter Member

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