Speaking Engagements
Women: Love your job. Embrace your career. Build a massive and meaningful network.
Corporations: Give back. Invest in sustainability. Know the rules of the triple bottom line in business.
Nonprofit organizations: Move the needle. Know your donors. Fundraise more effectively and reliably.
For bookings, contact Marcy directly at marcy@marcytwete.com.
What kinds of groups might hire Marcy as a speaker?
Corporations who want to increase employee engagement by providing women with the opportunity to build meaningful internal and external networks and skill sets to enhance their careers. Events and conferences for women who are passionate about their careers.
Universities and groups of recent graduates or young professionals who want to gain knowledge and skills that will help members make the most of their 20s and begin a career that will propel them to phenomenal heights.
CORPORATE TRAINING, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS
Below you’ll find a sampling of speaking topics, descriptions, and outcomes Marcy can offer to your corporate training experience, conference, or event. All of these titles are examples only, and can be customized to fit your needs and the needs of your group.
You Know Everybody! Building a Network That Works for You
When do you know you have a network that works? When you can walk in a room and someone says, “You know everybody!” In this session, Marcy teaches participants to build expansive networks through traditional and non-traditional networking, creating stronger job opportunities, increased productivity at work, and exciting opportunities to advance with the help of a network that works for you. To get to “You Know Everybody!” you first need to know:
- Your pitch
- Your wish list
- Who you need on your side
- How to get your foot in the door
Brand You: Building Your Personal Brand to Enhance Your Career
We interact daily with strong brands, both personal and professional. But still, personal branding is a buzz word many speak, but few understand. This fun and interactive workshop will explore the success of worldwide brands and guide participants through the process of identifying and creating a personal brand that represents them, and tells the story of their skills in compelling and instantly recognizable way. Participants will walk away with:
- Their own personal brand identity
- Individualized branding statement created during the workshop
- A clear “elevator speech” describing each personal brand and skill set
- Examples of brand packages, including a complete resume and personal marketing plan
You on Paper: Crafting the Perfect Cover Letter and Resume
No matter how good your references are or who you know, you cannot land the perfect job without looking good on paper. Your resume and cover letter are your first impression to HR professionals and hiring managers. Before you’re able to shake their hands and show them your smiling face, they are looking only at what you can put on paper. This dynamic workshop will lead you through:
- Marcy’s “foolproof” cover letter
- Tips on tailoring your resume and cover letter to fit the job you’re applying for
- Captain of the softball team – and other things to leave off the resume
- Turning any experience into marketable resume points
Wanted: Interview Skills and Negotiation Tactics to Drive a Competitive Offer
Everyone wants to be wanted! To get a potential employer to excited about you, you’re going to have to nail the interview. But that’s not the end of the road. Then, you have to take care of yourself and learn to negotiate flawlessly to achieve your career and financial goals. In this session, Marcy will lead you though:
- Prepare for an intense interview process
- Setting up salary expectations early and often
- Positioning your current opportunity with past opportunities and salaries
- Negotiating and signing the deal
Building Teams Through Strengths-Based Leadership and StrengthsFinder 2.0
StrengthsFinder 2.0 is one of the most well-respected assessments in career development today. Using the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment, Marcy will work directly with your team to complete the tests, and interpret them to help your team become stronger, more trusting of one another, and increasingly collaborative. After your team completes the test, this workshop will help your team to:
- Learn how to best utilize their own strengths to become more effective at work
- Access tips and techniques for working with other strengths profiles to increase teamwork and collaboration
- Building teams through key strength profiles
COLLEGES AND RECENT GRADUATES
Below you’ll find a sampling of speaking topics, descriptions, and outcomes Marcy can offer to groups at colleges and universities as well as recent graduates and professional groups of 20-something women. All of these titles are examples only, and can be customized to fit your needs and the needs of your group.
You On Paper: Crafting the Perfect Resume and Cover Letter
Whether you know the hiring manager or you’re applying blind, you cannot land the perfect job without looking good on paper. Your resume and cover letter are your first impression to HR professionals and hiring managers. Before you’re able to shake their hands and show them your smiling face, they are looking only at what you can put on paper. This dynamic workshop will lead you through:
- Marcy’s “foolproof” cover letter
- Tips on tailoring your resume and cover letter to fit the job you’re applying for
- Captain of the softball team – and other things to leave off the resume
- Turning your college experience into marketable resume points
Networking Tips for New Professionals
Networking is difficult for any professional, but especially for those new on the networking scene – students and recent graduates. Early in her career, Marcy built a network that spanned multiple sectors and cities and landed her multiple high-profile jobs even before turning 25. You’ll learn, in this workshop, how to:
- Identify key individuals and groups to network with to increase your marketability
- Addressing the elephant in the room – you’re new on the scene
- What to ask for and how to ask for it from individuals in your network
- Follow-up and building relationships to stand the test of time
Brand U, Brand You: Using Your University Experience to Create a Personal Brand That Works
Personal branding is incredibly important in building a career. To know what you want and where you’re going, you have to know who you are and how to sell yourself. Brand U, Brand You combines your University skill sets and experiences with the career and job you want to have, creating the perfect pitch for your job search. You’ll learn:
- Identifying resume building activities from your University career
- How to talk about your skill set in a way that compels HR professionals and hiring managers
- The basics of the elevator speech and how to pitch your brand to your network
- The ways to incorporate your brand into your life in the way you speak, dress, and market yourself
Wanted: Interview Skills and Negotiation Tactics to Drive a Competitive Offer
Everyone wants to be wanted! To get a potential employer to excited about you, you’re going to have to nail the interview. But that’s not the end of the road. Then, you have to take care of yourself and learn to negotiate flawlessly to achieve your career and financial goals. In this session, Marcy will lead you though:
- Prepare for an intense interview process
- Setting up salary expectations early and often
- Positioning your current opportunity with past opportunities and salaries
- Negotiating and signing the deal
Launching a CSR Program in Your Company
Corporate social responsibility was once something deemed important only for the biggest businesses in the world. Today, it’s table stakes for businesses as small as startups and as large as multinational Fortune 20 companies. Being an effective corporate citizen is key to driving your company’s growth and enhancing your reputation. In this session, Marcy will lead you though:
- What a “good” CSR program looks like
- Gaining buy-in from leadership and key departments in launching a CSR program
- Creating a 360 degree CSR program that focuses on more than just philanthropy
- The resources you’ll need to do CSR well in your company
Assessing Nonprofit Organizations and Finding Great Partners in Your CSR Programs
The nonprofit sector in the United States is the most robust in the world. But with thousands of nonprofit organizations in existence today, finding the right partners and learning how to effectively evaluate their programs and the success of your partnerships is increasingly difficult. In this session aimed at those who want to learn more about nonprofit partnership building, Marcy will lead you through:
- The basics of nonprofit research
- Financial red flags and things to look for in nonprofit partners
- Buzz words – collective impact, long term metrics, and how they work in your corporate programming
- Being a good corporate partner
CONTACT MARCY TO BOOK NOW!
Contact Marcy directly, and work together to create a custom speech tailored directly to your needs.
