Stand & Deliver

You don’t need a spotlight when the message walks out of the room on its own. Afrah Almarzooqi says it best below: this wasn’t about learning how to talk—it was about learning how to lead. With presence. With purpose. With real intention. That kind of shift doesn’t come from content. It comes from craft and preparation expertly led and delivered by Nawal Bengholam. When the work works, you feel it. And sometimes—if you’re lucky—you see it shared.

Looking for a way to create more clarity in your communications? Stand & Deliver Performance Coach, Adam Fierman, gets straight to the point in the video below.

The best teams don’t avoid friction—they know how to use it. Not to provoke, but to uncover. Not to win, but to learn. Because without challenge, even the smartest rooms can become echo chambers. Healthy debate is a discipline. It asks us to trade certainty for curiosity. It’s not about being right, but about getting it right, together. Stand & Deliver Director, Dr. Jason Ransom, explores how disagreement—done well—can sharpen thinking, fuel innovation, and open doors to better decisions. #LeadershipCommunication #HealthyDebate #TeamCulture

It’s not just what’s being built—it’s how it’s shared. Inside Cloud Space, we work shoulder to shoulder with teams shaping what’s next. Our role: to help leaders speak with clarity, presence, and purpose—because while technology moves fast, trust is what moves people. Clark Sterling, Fredrika Rylander, Adam Fierman

Back-to-back meetings. Slack pings. Endless tabs. What if the key to peak performance isn’t doing more, but doing less with greater presence? Our Performance Coach, Jennifer Wintzer, makes a compelling case for how mindfulness fuels emotional agility, stronger teams, and higher impact. Read here:

Invest in Your Future through Practice and Collaboration: a rave review of Speak to Inspire NYC I am still exploding with energy from participation in Stand & Deliver’s #NYC Invitational. 50+ professionals from companies like Microsoft, PepsiCo, Cisco, Valmont Industries, Inc. & more, including smaller entrepreneurial ventures like my own, showed up in order to level up their skills. It is great to see companies investing in their leaders' development. There were 2 FULL days of practical frameworks & customized presentation refinement in a fun, hands-on, motivating setting. *Plus, on a personal note, I got to celebrate my birthday in the hustle, bustle & shining lights of the Big Apple. I left feeling confident in my strengths & ready to take action on my opportunities. If you know me at all, you can trust I took many notes😉 Here are a few standouts: - "Top performers know that the best & worst days don't have to be accidents. They have a strategy." - Appropriately balance Content, Delivery AND your State - Overcome the "curse of knowledge." Your audience is the main character, not you. Shift away from what you want to TELL them to how you want them to feel. - "Be evocative with art. Be clear in business communication" ...plus so much more ... A huge shout out to the facilitation team. These experts served as both shining examples of the practice of inspiring communication AND thoughtful guides to help us meet our individual goals. Ari Butler, Brittani Ward, Rob Baedeker, Alex Moggridge, Avanthika Srinivasan, Nawal Bengholam, Manoel Felciano, Mike McGowan, & Rebecca Hirota : “WOW." You were incredible! Thank you to my breakout group for their thoughtful feedback & brave collaboration. It takes a lot of guts to practice & improvise in real time in front of others. Watching you perfect your skills helped me grow as well! Kevin B., Neelam Patel, Partha Ramachandrula, Priscila Viana The crowning jewel of the event was crafting a team pitch for an innovative business of the future with only a short time to put it all together. The time pressure proved that sometimes over-preparation isn't helpful or necessary. I must say that Brian Ragone, Michelle Merritt, Mark Conrad, Edward Betts, & Rishi Gaind knocked it out of the park with our mock pitch to Richard Branson. The real Richard would have been proud & I have a sneaking suspicion he would really like aspects of our bold, somewhat outlandish idea ;) Cheers to Ashley Anderson for being a great dinner buddy as well! If you are interested in learning more about Stand & Deliver, please check out their site as well as their founders' book, "As We Speak." They do so much more than these invitationals by supporting companies around the globe. In fact, their strategic partnership worked wonders in creating a united narrative for change in one of my previous corporate roles. #speakingskills #leadershipdevelopment #confidence

"It was great to be able to stretch ourselves beyond our limits - it was proof that we can be more than who we thought we were." - A participant at our workshop with PayNet (Payments Network Malaysia) For a company that's the spine of digital payments in Malaysia, we weren't surprised when its leaders turned out to be brilliant, but we were caught in awe about their curiosity and willingness to grow. Chew Ann Jee, your enablement vision for the team is grand, yet clear. We couldn't have done this right without your partnership and voice. You're a beacon of excellence in the craft of Talent Management. Of course, this couldn't have been delivered without the combined genius of Kim Richards, Brittani Ward, and Greg Anderson. Stand & Deliver

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹. That's the message of our recent Stand & Deliver Thrive program in Geneva, a city full of organizations navigating growing missions and shrinking budgets. We had the privilege of offering this Thrive program pro bono to a powerful group of Geneva-based NGOs whose work matters more than ever and whose voices deserve to be heard. In times like these, communication isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline. The clarity to inspire funders, the presence to rally teams, the story that cuts through noise and builds belief. That’s why we created our Thrive Initiative: to bring world-class communication and leadership training to the organizations doing the world’s most important work. If you’re part of an NGO, or know a city where NGOs need this kind of support, let’s talk. We’re actively seeking our next partner city.

From Broadway to the boardroom, Manoel Felciano knows what it means to lead with presence. Next week, he stars in Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid—a timeless comedy about status, self-deception, and what really matters. Tickets and details here → https://lnkd.in/gdS8Kh9k

🎤 Storytelling in Action at NY Alliance U: Last week, the NY Alliance had the privilege of inviting the dynamic team from Stand & Deliver for an energizing and interactive NY Alliance U session — and they delivered. This wasn’t your typical sit-and-listen event — it was Storytelling in Action. Through interactive exercises and real-time coaching, the Stand & Deliver team showed us the process for crafting messages that are clear, relevant, and memorable. A huge thanks to Ari Butler and Mike McGowan from the Stand & Deliver team for leading such a powerful and playful experience. #NYAllianceU #StorytellingInAction #StandAndDeliver #LeadershipCommunication #ClearMessaging #ExecutivePresence