Denver, CO
$12,500.00 - $17,000.00
Pumpkin Pie
Energized and energizing, CEO, and Emmy award-nominated voice-over actor Hilary Blair, demonstrates how to navigate the messiness of communication and create true human connection. As a former pitch coach and current leadership coach, Hilary knows that interpersonal communication is the number one skill needed for top-performing Franchisees and their teams. Go beyond the foundational training provided by your system, to make your unit stand out above the rest! Audiences leave with practical communication tools that invigorate and motivate to lead from new perspectives and with techniques to create lasting change.
Whether Franchisees operate an absentee or active model, are veteran owners/operators, or are just starting out, every attendee stands to improve their operation by optimizing operational requirements through interpersonal dynamics. Hilary’s keynotes address critical elements of communication that can impact relationships, increase retention, and close the engagement gap. Every event is interactive, fully customizable, and practical for today’s workforce.
Hilary Blair is a keynote speaker (CSP), champion of human connection, and the CEO of ARTiculate: Real&Clear. She is impassioned by moving beyond habits and learned behaviors to uncover what is unique and authentic in individuals and groups. A presentation and speaking voice expert, Hilary is a highly regarded coach and facilitator working extensively across the globe with a variety of businesses including Maersk, Starbucks, Slalom, and AWS.
Whether working on leadership communication with Franchisors, or facilitating workshops using improvisation to improve Franchisee communication skills with their teams, Ms. Blair’s 35-plus years of training combined with her professional stage, film, and voice-over career present a unique and essential skill set. She and the ARTiculate team partner with clients in all industries to co-create experiential learning events that activate individual presence and team effectiveness.
Hilary is certified in Conversational Intelligence and CultureTalk, trained in ORSC and a current Vistage Speaker. She earned her CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) and is an active member of NSA Colorado and NSA National. She is also a former board member of VASTA – the Voice and Speech Trainers Association. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed, and numerous podcasts. Hilary holds an MFA in acting from the National Theatre Conservatory and a BA from Yale University.
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Friction is inevitable—and conflict doesn’t have to be. In human interactions, friction generates the traction we need to stay grounded and navigate conversations effectively. Franchisees learn strategies to harness the energy of friction in meetings and conversations, turning it into opportunities for team collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving.
Interpersonal communication is the key to success for any franchise business. Hilary will share insights and strategies on how to cultivate an active presence that exudes confidence and authority.
Neuroscience proves that we are wired to connect despite our differences, and yet we are often socialized to disconnect because of those same differences. During Networking events, we come together more strongly as one with all our variations and with our unique qualities. We have to move past the socialization in order to heighten our self-awareness that helps us to connect better with others – and move away from our own self-consciousness which walls us off.
Authentic Presence and Effectiveness on the Platform So you’ve been selected to speak at the next Franchise Convention. You’ve got a unique message to deliver, you might even have a killer slide deck to use. There’s just one thing getting in your way: you. Presentation skills can make or break your moment on stage and without investing the same amount of time and effort into the delivery as you did in Powerpoint, the message can fall flat.
This year, we invited Hilary Blair to join us for the Canadian Women in Medicine Wellness Conference for the second time. In 2021, she gave a keynote to an audience of over 1200 women physicians. Despite the conference being held virtually, Hilary had everybody at the edge of their seats, participating, laughing and learning things we had never heard of before: such important things that everyone should know about while navigating life as a professional woman. The feedback we received was so incredibly positive that we invited her back this year, for a longer session: a deeper dive on this life-changing topic. Her workshop promptly sold out, with a waiting list. Hilary is truly an unparalleled speaker. Her passion, her animation, her delivery and her approachability make her truly unique. We loved having Hilary as part of our family: she is one of a kind.
Canadian Women in Medicine Co-Founder & Past-President
Hilary is incredible – I highly recommend her if you want to gain your voice and be more effective in any interaction whether it is a one-on-one or a large audience presentation. I believe she could help even the most polished, professional be more effective. She really knows her stuff! In my sessions with her, I was able to identify a few key things about my voice that were holding me back and making me less powerful and “heard.” She is great to work with and I treasured my time with her. Thank you, Hilary!
Organization Development Manager, Staples
You were a hit! As you saw early in the day our crowd can lean a little bit toward the heady style and I wasn’t totally sure how receptive they would be. I was so thrilled to see everyone engaging and all week people have been coming up and asking me about you, how we found you, and saying how fabulous you were. They found your session and small group so incredibly helpful (the only critiques seem to be they wish it was longer) and they have been talking about you to everyone else as well, so I expect we’ll be looking for ways to bring you back again before long. Enormous thanks and I look forward to coming up with new opportunities to work together!
Women of Wind Energy
Hunter Douglas hired Hilary Blair to provide a Keynote at the Hunter Douglas National Sales Meeting and she exceeded our expectations! Our sales team learned ways of working with their customers to deliver an effective sales message while keeping their true voice. In our business, personal relationships are everything – and our sales team felt more confident and better equipped to train our customers and increase sales following the session. Thanks Hilary (and Team) for a great meeting!”
Vice President Sales & Marketing, Hunter Douglas Fabrication Division
I had the incredible pleasure of working with Hilary during preparation as a finalist in the Make Mine a Million $ Business program. As a coach to finalists, Hilary helped prepare us for our “make or break” presentations in front of investors and other women business owners. I was impressed by her range of talents, not the least of which is her ability to demonstrate what she sees and hears, as well as suggested changes. She brings warmth, attention to details, and the ability to offer relevant suggestions that work. While presenting, I found I had easily integrated many of the techniques she offered, a sure sign of great coaching at work. And, being chosen as one of the winners was sweetness itself! Thanks, Hilary, for making such a tangible difference.
President, Capabilities Westminster and capabilities.com
Thanks again for a smashing class. It may have been quick, but I learned more in those sessions than I can remember having done in a long time. You are a gifted teacher and a great support, Lady.”
actor
To see you in action is inspiring. Your caring, loving spirit really resonates with so many women who have worked so hard, who feel so fragile, who want so much to learn and to grow. Thank you for bringing you to LA. The women here deserve you ♥
Having played in the NFL for 15 seasons, I know a thing or two about what makes a great coach. Passion, hard work, understanding the craft, being a teacher, finding someone’s best qualities and giving them the tools so they have the best chance for success are all the things that Hilary brings to each and every session. Great coaching makes a difference. Hilary is a great coach, period
Your training was AMAZING, and thank you again for flying halfway across the country to coach us. I’ve read and been taught a lot about communication skills and style, and I learned more in a couple hours with you than from all the rest! Hope we can keep in touch!
Slalom
I’ve heard of horse whisperer’s. Hillary at ARTiculate is a public speaking whisperer. She has an uncanny ability to quickly and kindly provide our staff with remarkably helpful insightfuls to improve our public speaking skills. She’s helped our team feel more confident and comfortable at the podium. We are better, more communicative, more persuasive, public speakers because of the team at ARTiculate.”
Colorado State Land Board Trust
Hilary was so entertaining in her presentation. She communicated very clearly with her great sense of humor, non verbal communication, and her wonderful speaking abilities. We have had many speakers over the years at our Cherry Creek Chamber Business Success Series, Hilary would definitely be at the top of the list!
Cherry Creek Chamber of Commerce
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