Anyone who’s wanted to have more success at work, in business or in life knows the importance of having an influence on others. It’s the one skill that you have at your disposal that will help you clinch that dream job, to lead your work team successfully, to sell more, to get more resources.

There have been many books written, and courses on leadership and sales. This program takes a refreshing look at what causes influence and offers ways we can increase our influence beyond persuasion techniques, communication tools and body language. We seek to help you understand your unique influence brand, and to build up your tools of influence.

What would it look like if you are able to influence powerfully, so that you gain access to more opportunities in life? What would you be able to do if you know the secrets to build your influence so irresistible that employers, customers and business partners would want to work with you?

Objective

In this program, you will learn how to:

• Overcome personal barriers that prevents you from building quality relationships with people
• Understand the science of attraction, so that you can gain trust easily
• Understand and use the 6 universal principles of influence
• Learn how to sequence your communications strategically so that you can effectively influence
• Build trust and deepen relationships with customers, team members and key stakeholders at work
• Understand your personal influence style, so that you can leverage on your natural gifts to influence authentically
• Learn to speak the "language of influence" so that you can connect to the heart of your other people easily

Outline

Understand Influence

• Tap into the basic psychology of human beings to understand why they are influenced the way they are, and how to best influence them
• Understand the science of attraction, so that you can communicate in a way that minimizes resistance

Understand your Influence Style

• Taking your personal inventory of strengths, values and passions that you already possess to enhance your influence brand
• Uncover your natural communication style so that you can build your influence authentically using your natural strengths

Consciousness - Growing your Influence Field

• Unlock mental blockages that prevent you from becoming a true person of influence
• Learn powerful techniques to enlarge your attraction factor and build your influence

Apply emotional intelligence for influence

• Understand the basics of emotional intelligence (Including Self-management, Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Self-motivation, Empathy)
• Learning to be a great "reader" of communication, including body language signals, listening skills to undercover underlying emotions and motivations
• Be flexible in your communications so that you are able to empathize, match, and change the way you make people feel

Mastering Language of Influence

• Understand the importance of language patterns on the psychology of your prospects
• Apply simple language patterns and concepts to craft and strategize your sales presentation for maximum impact
• Use language of influence so that you are able to influence others the way they want to be influenced

Shawn Hoh's Profile

Speaker | Leadership Trainer | Coach | Certified Enneagram Practitioner | ACLP Certified | Certified SCRUM Master

As an optimist, Shawn envisions a world that is inspired, encouraged, and enabled to see life as an abundance of opportunities. To do this, he believes that leadership is key and as it has evolved over the years, the world is growing uncertain and what is actually needed is enlightened leadership moving forward. He believes that leadership is not just a status, rank, or role, but an opportunity to be of genuine service towards others.

Shawn creates engagements that feel relatable to his audience so that they can learn and leverage from his experience. His ability to connect with the audience helps keep them engaged from the start to the end. With Shawn around, you can look forward to high levels of energy, personal Aha! moments, and golden nuggets that you can use, all in one power-packed session.

Shawn’s experience has helped him impact more than 5,000 lives over the past 5 years. Shawn demonstrates tremendous empathy by stepping into the context of his audience so that he is able to customise his recommendations and provide viable solutions so that they feel understood Through his expertise, Shawn focuses on helping his participants answer the deeper questions so that they are able to gain maximum clarity and stand proud of their respective journeys without having to feel any deprecation in the process

He achieves this through:

• Coaching for Leaders – Leadership has evolved over the years to be more than a status or a rank. There is a growing need to not only care for the clients but the people who work hard to grow the company as well. Shawn works with leaders to improve their leadership practice, focusing on how leaders can have authentic conversations with their teams, and be the leader their people need so that they can drive people and profit results.

• Training Programs – As different industries and organizations would face different challenges; Shawn communicates meticulously with different stakeholders so that he is able to curate his approaches and design his programs to provide real-time solutions to his clients. He adopts a dynamic approach in his engagements and practices an equal measure of education and entertainment to keep his audience consistently engaged, and provoke their thinking so that they achieve realisations and changes in paradigm. They often walk away with practical and easy-to-apply solutions to achieve results that matter.

• Keynote Speaking – Shawn speaks on developing a buoyant mindset to better acknowledge one’s brilliance to begin thriving. An avid seeker of fresh experiences, Shawn shares his unique takeaways from different industries, and how the road less traveled has been an especially rewarding one. Shawn is also an ACLP-certified trainer with the Institute of Adult Learning and a member of various professional associations, such as Asia Professional Speakers Singapore (APSS) and the Adult Educators’ Network (AEN).

Here’s what People Say About Shawn

“Had the opportunity to partner Shawn in hosting/public speaking events in the past. My 1st impression of him: young, has energy and no inhibitions. Shawn is a speaker that is open to try new things, very sporting and fun that will focus on impacting the audience, big or small way. With humility, Shawn shows that it is not the age, it is the life experiences that make a difference.”
- Wendy Leow, Deputy Director, finexis advisory Pte Ltd

“I have known Shawn for about 6 years now. For every single person he coaches, he is truly an inspiration. His sessions are catered to every individual, always so insightful and energizing! Willing to be a great support to many others, no matter who you are or where you’re from, be it whether you’re in his area of expertise. To the leaders who wants to learn to be empathetic to your people, I 10/10 recommend Shawn to anyone who is looking for an intuitive, sincere and deeply passionate coach.”
- Velda Chew, Human Resources Associate, Kumon Asia & Oceania Pte Ltd

“Got to know Shawn through a mutual friend, as I had pitching competitions coming up. Although we only just met, he immediately put me at ease and was fully invested in my success. He has helped me in my public presentations (working on my voice, accent, breathing, posture, projection & style) and how to communicate in the best and most effective way. Learning from him can truly transform the way you communicate. I have become much more comfortable and confident in public speaking now. I highly recommend Shawn Hoh to leaders who are seeking to improve their communication and speaking skills.
- Cynthia Chin, Founder & CEO, Smart Buddy

“I've personally known Shawn for about 10 years now. Shawn has always been a strong advocate of being consciously aware of one's strengths and He wants to help individuals identify their innate belief/wiring system to help them achieve their fullest potential with great passion. Having worked with him in various occasions, Shawn is a speaker who conducts himself professionally and often goes the extra mile for his audience. With his hunger for growth, Shawn keeps himself updated with new ideas in the market so that he is able to provide his audiences with practical tips and solutions. Having the opportunity to witness a few of Shawn's work, he has a flair and an innate ability to connect with every member of the audience, keeping them engaged from start to end!”
- Jerry Tan, Financial Services Consultant, finexis advisory Pte Ltd

Shawn has been a thoughtful and facilitative mentor. He is very generous of his time, knowledge and patience to guide his mentees to better versions of themselves. He is very attentive and constantly challenges his mentees to reflect
deeper. With his positive attitude and ability to connect with his mentees, it has always been comfortable to learn and grow alongside him. The drive he has to change lives and his determination bring people through more breakthroughs is very admirable.
- Nur Aqeela, Social Work Associate, SHINE

Shawn is one of the most talented speakers I’ve encountered. With Shawn’s natural ability to light up the room wherever he goes and the delivery of his words, simply moving. From his humbling background , I experience how genuine Shawn speaks , and he is able to catch crowds attention whenever he is present.
- Gabriella Septamin, Project Executive, finexis advisory Pte Ltd