Customer Experience, Emotional Intelligence, and Presentation Trainer

Stephanie did a fantastic job with her emotional intelligence presentation! It’s been one of the most popular presentations we’ve offered over the last few years. Stephanie is so easy to work with; you can count on her presentations resonating with the audience as she blends high-energy and humor with great information.

Stephanie Salasek’s method of delivery is energetic, fast-paced and entertaining! She caters to individual needs and has an innate ability to “connect” with the audience to make learning more enjoyable!

Stephanie has a passion for developing the soft skills which are so critical for today's professionals. Integrating her understanding of adult learning theory, practical tips and energetic presentation style, Stephanie creates effective and engaging training sessions designed to improve employee performance.

In my 29 year career, Stephanie is one of the most customer focused individuals with whom I've worked. She understands the entire spectrum of customer service from first contact to follow-up. I have contracted for her training and professional development services numerous times. She is a dynamic speaker with an impressive and non-negotiable commitment to delivering an engaging, meaningful, and memorable experience as both a presenter and trainer...all the while ensuring she is meeting the needs of her audiences and client(s).

Stephanie Salasek is a talented facilitator/educator/presenter. Her knowledge of the educational process and her ability to engage her audience are her strengths. And her passion for her topic and participants is the added bonus. It has been my pleasure to know and work with Stephanie.

I worked with Stephanie on improving public speaking skills spring 2020, which is a different time considering a variety of factors and situations. We started as a face-to-face format and changed to virtual meetings with social distancing considerations. Stephanie was very flexible in adapting to the meeting format changes. She is very knowledgeable and resourceful in coaching and mentoring on public speaking. I have learned a lot from Stephanie and will definitely use the skills I have learned in my work and career.

I had the opportunity to receive some coaching advice from Stephanie related to my business start-up. Her enthusiasm, authentic feedback, and professional guidance was beneficial and provided a number of excellent, valuable recommendations that have inspired my business initiatives. She is a good listener and easy to engage with.

I hired Stephanie to help prepare a professor for a plenary speech at an international conference. The plenary speech was a great success and the professor has a new set of skills for future presentations.

Stephanie was my secret weapon for landing a job as the Associate Dean for Research and Discovery in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University. She helped me to craft and tell my own story and to lay out my vision for the college in a way that was genuinely compelling. How did I know to enlist Stephanie in guiding my seminar development? I had watched her help scientists up their seminar game a few times and was struck by the result each and every time. The researchers became outstanding speakers in short order under Stephanie's guidance.

Here's the detailed version of what happened for me... In early 2021, I started eyeing the posted position description. The opportunity was being handled as an "open search," which basically means I was competing with applicants from all over the US. When I got the news that I would be one of the candidates invited for a 2-day seminar including a seminar on my vision for research in the college, I called up Stephanie for help. She was candid in her assessments and helped me to remove the fluff. She also helped me to break away from the stodgy seminar organization and structure normally used for science communication, and helped me to break up tedious, detailed parts of the seminar with interesting analogies, stories, and personal experiences. The result? I landed the job and people are still telling me that the seminar portion of the interview was outstanding!