Communication and Presentation Skills Training Programs

Communication Skills Training

Communication skills training and consulting that works

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“The LSA Global team was very receptive and flexible to our needs every step of the way. Their staff and facilitator demonstrated attention to detail, responsiveness, and professional courtesy.  The participants were thrilled with the outcome and rated the communication skills training workshop and the facilitator as our top workshop.

I’d highly recommend working with the LSA Global team to meet your professional development needs.”
John Mastrorilli | FRDP Leader | Intuit

The ability to communicate effectively is not a “soft skill” in any meaningful sense — it is a core driver of organizational performance, decision making, and strategy execution.

According to McKinsey research, strong communication practices can improve organizational productivity by up to 25%. Similarly, CMS Wire reports that companies with effective communication strategies are 3.5 times more likely to outperform their peers.

These findings align with what most leaders already see in practice: organizations operate through a constant flow of emails, meetings, messages, and conversations happening every day, at every level.

The real question is not whether communication is happening — it is how much of it is actually working.

In your experience, how many of those messages are truly:

  • Clear?
  • Concise?
  • Actionable?

Most professionals would likely respond: “Not many.”

And that gap carries a measurable cost. When communication is unclear or inefficient, it does not simply create frustration — it quietly drains productivity, slows decision-making, and increases the likelihood of rework and misalignment. Consider a few revealing data points:

  • 31% of employees report they never visit their organization’s internal intranet
  • 92% admit to deleting internal emails without opening or reading them
  • 75% feel they do not receive the information required to do their jobs effectively

Taken together, these figures point to a systemic issue: organizations are investing heavily in communication channels, but not necessarily in communication effectiveness. The result is information overload without information clarity.

Our communication skills training and consulting solutions have a proven track record of helping executives, teams, and individuals improve communication in four key areas:

We gave LSA a very short deadline to customize an important management training program to meet our unique requirements.

Their facilitator was excellent, an expert in the subject matter, and very credible with our teams.

The targeted design provided practical and valuable information and skills that our managers truly needed.

I highly recommend LSA Global, particularly in the area of management training.

Julaine K. Souza
Senior Vice President

We turned to LSA to help us custom design and deliver a action leadership and management development curriculum to help drive performance across the company.

They have done an excellent job diagnosing the business situation, designing an approach that fits our unique culture, and delivering first class solutions.  Thank you!

Sally Buchannan
VP Human Resources

LSA’s approach and ability to bring the right leadership and management expertise and approach to eBay has been a great asset.

They really focus on helping us succeed in any way they can and definitely lifted up our leadership and management development capabilities.

Mike Normant
Learning & Development

ebay

LSA has become the gold standard for team building and management training programs at Genomic Health!

I have not found companies that come close to their level of customization, impact, expertise, and experience.

Emily Couey
Director of Human Resources

Understanding and conforming to legal compliance was very important to our company.

LSA’s interactive program for our managers was top-notch. It was tailored to our needs, aligned with our policies, and met all federal and state legal requirements.

I would highly recommend LSA Global.

Kelly Warren, SPHR
Director, HR & Compliance

We engaged LSA to design and deliver a 6-month custom executive coaching program to help a core group of senior leaders to leverage previous investments in management training, to ensure the engagement and retention of key employees, and to push critical strategic initiatives forward.

Even with the high expectations of our senior people, LSA has completely exceeded our expectations. You can’t go wrong with LSA.

Ivan Fukumoto
Senior HR Manager - Staffing, Training, & Development

LSA helped change our entire culture around meetings, making them more effective and efficient, thus enabling our leaders, managers, and teams to concentrate on driving more business.

Thank you!

Terry Wassman
VP of Human Resources

Avon’s success is dependent on strong relationships among our Customers, Representatives, Associates, and outside resources we hire to help us meet our business objectives.

We were very pleased with the results from working with LSA Global to design and facilitate a custom management training program for our events management team focused on decision making and delegation.

LSA demonstrated responsiveness, flexibility, and a highly innovative approach to working with us.

Deanna Rudnitsky
Senior Manager, HR Destiny Sales Region

We turned to LSA to customize and deliver a leadership solution to meet our unique needs.

LSA delivered the exact top quality solution that we wanted. I’d recommend LSA Global to any company looking for a best-in-class management training and consulting partner that always focuses on what matters most to your people AND your business.

Kortney Riddle
HR Manager

For our go to training outsourcing partner, LSA provides exactly what we want and need – which is not an easy task.

As always, they design and deliver outstanding leadership development results and high quality management training programs that totally align with our unique business and talent strategies!

Elizabeth Siebert
Director, Organizational Excellence & Development

Intuit

The customized Managing Virtual Teams program was extremely valuable for our managers and leaders.

LSA’s fundamental knowledge of our company provided an incredible base to build upon while tackling the complications of managing and working with globally distributed teams.

Our teams walked away walked away with highly useful insights, practices, and tools. It was excellent.

Debra Martucci
Vice President, Information Technology

I am very impressed with the quality of work and talent. LSA did a great job of listening to my needs and providing the exact management training program expertise we needed to get the job done.

Don Pryor
Director, Business Planning & Analysis

What a refreshing change from the half-baked psycho-babble you normally get from training and consulting organizations. LSA gives you the practical and results-oriented assistance you need to define and reach your goals.

Their leadership, management, and sales expertise has been invaluable.  They think strategically and provide a results driven plan – not just a temporary fix.

They are great to work with, and even more importantly, they “get it!”

David Fiano
Director of Merchandising

We partnered with LSA Global to help us invest in our people. LSA custom designed an impactful management curriculum to help upskill our key managers and leaders.

We consider LSA to be our trusted learning and development partner and a valued extension of our team as we rapidly scale.  Thank you LSA!

Lisa Bruun
SVP Human Resources

Ellie Mae

I highly recommend LSA Global to anyone who is looking to improve individual and organizational effectiveness through highly customized and top quality leadership and management training programs.

LSA’s broad range of expertise is a wonderful resource.

Greg Pappas
VP of Human Resources

FAQs

Effective communication skills training improves workplace performance by increasing clarity, reducing misunderstandings, strengthening collaboration, and accelerating decision making. Teams that communicate effectively are more likely to build trust, resolve conflicts quickly, and stay aligned around priorities. Highly connected teams can improve productivity by up to 25%, while clear communication has been linked to higher employee engagement and customer satisfaction. LSA Global’s communication skills training programs focus on practical, real-world applications that help professionals communicate with greater confidence, credibility, and impact.

The most important communication skills for leaders and managers include active listening, delivering constructive feedback, influencing others, managing difficult conversations, and adapting communication styles to different audiences. Leaders who communicate with clarity and empathy are significantly more effective at building trust and driving engagement. LSA Global’s programs help leaders strengthen these capabilities through experiential learning, coaching, and practice-based exercises tied directly to business outcomes.

Yes. Along with strategic clarity, communication skills training is one of the most effective ways to improve collaboration and reduce workplace conflict. Poor communication often leads to missed expectations, confusion, delays, and interpersonal tension. Training employees to listen actively, ask better questions, clarify assumptions, and communicate with empathy creates healthier team dynamics and stronger working relationships. LSA Global’s customized communication training programs help teams improve alignment, collaboration, and accountability while building stronger professional relationships.

Communication skills training benefits professionals at every organizational level — from individual contributors and frontline managers to executives and cross-functional teams. Employees who frequently present ideas, manage stakeholders, lead teams, handle customer interactions, or navigate complex projects often see the greatest impact. Communication training is especially valuable during periods of growth, organizational change, or increased collaboration across departments. LSA Global customizes communication skills training to fit specific business goals, leadership challenges, and organizational cultures to ensure measurable results.

LSA Global’s communication skills training stands apart because it is highly customized, research-backed, and tied directly to measurable business outcomes. Rather than relying on generic communication theories, the programs use practical exercises, real-world business scenarios, coaching, reinforcement tools, and action learning techniques designed to improve performance on the job. Clients consistently report high satisfaction, strong knowledge gains, and meaningful improvements in communication effectiveness, collaboration, and leadership impact. The focus is not simply on learning communication concepts, but on changing behaviors that drive business results.

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