CLASSES AND TRAINING
Michelle Hutchison
Founder Michelle Hutchison is a veteran of film, television and the stage. Her accomplished career as a professional actress, writer and producer has lent a unique insight to her position as a trainer, consultant and coach for corporations. She and the Skilled Expressions team have designed workshops cultivating skills from acting techniques and performance-based training for groups and individuals in the craft of presentation skills, authentic communication, executive speaking, leadership development, formal and informal speeches, team building, strategic messaging, and effective collaboration.
Michelle’s ability to discern key issues and find accessible solutions has made her an industry favorite and return guest. She has led multiple workshops for clients such as Medtronic, General Mills, Mayo Clinic, Inspire Medical Systems, Danfoss, Best Buy Corporate, ReVital, University of Minnesota Medical School, Kris Lindahl Real Estate, Minnesota Medical Association, Burger King Corporation, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Humera Staffing, Dolphin Group, Crash + Sue’s Productions, Augsburg College, Concordia University and many more. She acts as a resident Teaching Artist for the Guthrie Theater and Hennepin Theatre Trust, as well as appearing regularly in feature films, television shows, voiceovers, and stage productions.
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TRAINING OFFERINGS
Skilled EXPRESSIONS IS A PREFERRED VENDOR AND WE OFFER A VARIETY OF CUSTOMIZED WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS AND DEPARTMENTS. TRAINING PLATFORMS MAY BE MODIFIED TO FIT YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS IN SIZE, SCOPE AND LOCATION. PLEASE VISIT THE LISTINGS BELOW TO SEE HOW SKILLED EXPRESSIONS IS DEVELOPING LEADERS AND PROMOTING POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT ENTERPRISE-WIDE.
NEW OFFERINGS
EVOLVE YOUR PRESENTATION SPEAKING SKILLS COMMUNITY
AUDIO LEARNING COURSE: Enhance Your Non-Native English Speaking Skills for Presentations (ESL)
PRESENTING VIRTUALLY WITH IMPACT
STORYTELLING 101: ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE
PERFORMING IN THE MOMENT: The Art of Thinking Fast On Your Feet
WEEKLY GLOBAL WEBINARS
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PRESENTING OUTSIDE THE BOX: BUILD THE TALK OF YOUR LIFE WEBINAR
PRESENTING FOR THE NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER WEBINAR
SPEAKING TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE
Custom Coaching & Consulting
for Teams & Individuals
TEAM COACHING FOR POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS
PRIVATE COACHING FOR PRESENTATIONS
Custom On-site workshops and/or webinars
COMMUNICATING WITH IMPACT: PRESENCE & ENGAGEMENT WEBINAR
BLENDED LEARNING APPROACH: A WEBINAR AND AN ON-SITE WORKSHOP
STORYTELLING 101: ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE
PRESENTING OUTSIDE THE BOX WORKSHOP SERIES
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TESTIMONIALS
“I really enjoyed the Storytelling 101: Engage Your Audience class! It was recommended to me and I would recommend the class to others in my group. Michelle was excellent to work with and gave great feedback. I learned a great deal and will be practicing what I learned in my presentations. Practice won’t make me perfect, but I’ll improve after each presentation!”
— Ryan Wyszynski – Principal Systems Engineer, Cardiac Rhythm Management
“I met my goal of finding ways to improve my presentation skills. At first I was doubtful that the class could be interactive enough since it was conducted via Webex but it worked! I would absolutely recommend this class and instructor and feel MANY people could benefit from taking it. Michelle is a dynamo and really takes the time to compliment skills that are present and also identifies where you can improve and then offers helpful suggestions and tips. Absolutely worth the time.”
— Presenting Outside the Box Participant Webinar
“I found Michelle’s “Storytelling 101: Engage Your Audience” sessions to be very effective. The framework and feedback she offers to build one’s story is immensely helpful in crafting the message and keeping your audience truly engaged. With the growing trend of working in global and virtual environment, she also offered some great tips on how to make impactful speeches in such “online” settings.”
— Rohit Kulkarni, Statistical Programming Manager, Global Clinical Data Solutions
“I recently completed Michelle’s Presenting Outside the Box class, and I strongly recommend it both as someone who has had formal speaking training previously in college and also as an individual contributor currently focused on career development. Michelle’s structure is easy to use, remember, and implement, and I really liked how the class participants provided feedback to each other.
Whether you’re an experienced presenter or just now starting to think about focusing on your presentation skills, this class will help you improve. It’s also a lot of fun!”
— Amanda Taylor, PhD, Sr Technical Writer | CVG Technical Communication