JoAnna “JJ” Ferrari

FEAR has a long history in the human psyche. Everyone is afraid of something. Fear has been passed down down the years like a family heirloom by those we are meant to trust: family, friends, classmates, instructors, and authorities.

Fear is held responsible for the majority of negative events that occur in our lives. Surprisingly, successful people seek for fear in all situations in order to make inspired decisions in the face of adversity when others might be afraid to take on the task.

JJ has learned that fear is simply an energy that can be transformed into courage and confidence. She demonstrates to an audience that they do not want to become "fearless" but rather fear less.As JJ points out, if you realise that fear isn't a foe but rather a natural part of our makeup, you may learn to conquer previous anxieties and embrace its insights as a powerful friend.

Key Presentation Takeaways:
• How JJ's lack of understanding of fear nearly killed her during her transition
• Developing Your Champions Mindset and Courage
• How to use the power of fear to achieve beneficial outcomes
• How understanding your fear mind might help you feel less depressed and anxious
• How Can Fear Help Us Make Better Decisions?

Effectively responding to a diverse world has become a prerequisite for survival in business. But are our efforts working? There are winning D&I strategies that are valuable, but there are numerous “artificial” approaches to this inescapable stimulus that do not insure an actively inclusive culture that is conducive to individual, team or a business’ safety or growth.

JJ discusses how It is not uncommon for a highly diverse culture to over focus on diversity and not create enough space for better human conversations. The outcome is to make D&I more practical and important, create more harmony and equality. To accomplish this, there needs to be a counterbalance focus on inclusiveness, otherwise diversity alone creates blurred vision and balance problems within a culture.

JJ shows how “principle-based” inclusion encourages and creates better, stronger, more innovative and progressive individuals and communities. JJ’s presentation comes from real world experiences and strategies she has taught to transform individuals and teams for many businesses. Her goal is always to stimulate your D&I thinking and efforts so your people can buy into it and get behind your efforts to form a strong community.

Key Gen.i.us@work takeaways: 
• How JJ’s own transition changed her thoughts around D&I, life and business.   
• How artificial D&I practices that can be dangerous to your business mid and long term
• How diversity can be made a two-way street of giving and receiving
• How Principle-centred Inclusion drives community and individual respect and support
• How the top perceived problems are not the real core challenges to find and fix
• How many of the answers you are looking for are already within your business
• Building a Gen[eration] I and Us Culture vs Them dependency culture
• The four major decision making points that create lasting balance
• How to create an Inclusion Exchange that people will grow from participating in
• 7 principles of managing a strong diverse I&D team, community or business

We are all born with the ability to live and prosper. We have a lot of crazy, complicated, and cool things called shifts and transitions in our life that we never consider to be valuable. If you already believe this, congratulations! If you don't already know it to be true, it's never too late to see how their inherent brilliance and power may help you grow more quickly.

JJ not only addresses how these elements have helped her become more successful, but she also teaches the audience how they can use transitions to transform their lives and careers for the better in this compelling and motivating talk.

Key Presentation Takeaways: 
- JJ's Transition Story: Challenges and Success
- What to do before, during, and after a difficult transition
- How to use fear to your advantage
- How to make better decisions [while you're under duress]
- How can we allow others to assist us in gaining confidence?
- How to Use Your Imagination, Creativity, and Emotions
- Break free from ingrained assumptions and learnt ideas.
- What happens when you stay true to yourself and pursue the proper opportunities and relationships?

JJ Ferrari is well-known for her abilities as a speaker, storyteller, and communicator. She's written books about selling yourself and coached tens of thousands of salespeople, negotiators, lawyers, and everyday individuals who want to enhance their careers.

Learning to communicate more successfully entails learning how to establish trust, strengthen relationships, increase self-confidence, and urge others to take action.

Great communicators are considered as more capable because they are influential and persuasive communicators, innovators, problem-solvers, and valued contributors in the workplace.

Communication skills improve interpersonal connections, assist us manage internal stress, and help us deal with the challenges of working in a fast-changing environment. The sale or conversation will take care of itself once you gain confidence in applying these concepts.

Key Communicator’s Edge Takeaways
• How communication enables resources and opportunities
• Dispelling the myth that introverts are poor communicators and leaders
• Improved decision making
• Give you the three things successful communicators do after every communication
• 3 Key elements all great communicators have in common
• Provide 5 tools you can use to create your own best communication style
• Give you 3 ways to handle the most common communication errors
• Allow you to handle basic objections, arguments and negotiations with greater ease
• How to improve written, phone and face-to-face or group communication