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Hilary Blair
Travels From:

Denver, CO

Fee Range:

$12,500.00 - $17,000.00

Favorite Food:

Pumpkin Pie

Hilary Blair

Interpersonal Communication Expert

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.

Partial Client List:

  • ∙Starbucks
  • ∙Liberty Mutual
  • ∙Association of Training Development (ATD)
  • ∙Vistage
  • ∙Meeting Planners International
  • ∙Project Management Institute
  • ∙Net@Work
  • ∙Tennessee Bureau of Workers Compensation
  • ∙Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC)

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