Alise Isbell
Communication Expert, Speaker, Trainer: I help people gain, regain and retain their personal power!
Travels from Houston TX, USA
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Speaks on:
Communication
Performance Management
Workplace Conflict
AI
AI for Business
Change Communication
Speaks to:
Corporate Teams & Enterprises
Government & Public Sector
Other / Cross-Industry
Formats:
Workshop
Breakout
Training
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Key Audience Outcomes
Participants gained confidence in delivering tough messages and navigating difficult conversations.
Attendees learned practical techniques for improving documentation and performance management systems.
Individuals developed a heightened awareness of communication strengths and weaknesses, both in professional and personal settings.
Participants acquired actionable strategies for identifying, addressing, and coping with toxic behaviors in the workplace.
Attendees discovered new ways to approach job hunting and career advancement with positivity and self-awareness.
Alise's Bio
Alise Isbell is an award-wining communication expert, experienced trainer, facilitator and instructional designer. She empowers clients to transform ideas into clear messages. She holds a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Business Communication. She published articles on effective communication in Nationwide Business Journals while also winning several IABC Bronze, Silver, Best in Division and Best in Show Quill Awards in Writing and Marketing Communication Strategy. Alise is a member of the International Association for Business Communicators, Association for Talent Development, and SHRM/HR Houston, and Women’s Energy Network. She frequently speaks at these organizations.
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Alise Offers the Following Talks
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Leadership Lessons: Addressing Manipulation in the Workplace
1. Review building trust behaviors
2. Understand research-based manipulative dynamics and how they look in the workplace.
3. Learn strategies for counteracting manipulation and creating safe, productive workplaces.
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1 - 3 hours
Intentional Leadership Means Managing Tone
Understand Registers of Language
Recognize Child, Parent and Adult Voice
Learn to de-personalize
Understand and apply positive communication strategies
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60 minutes
Executive Presence
1. Understand the core elements of executive presence.
2. Evaluate strengths and shortcomings.
3. Develop an action plan
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60 minutes
Demystifying Performance Management Alignment: It's work, but it's worth it
1. Minimize bias and subjectivity in performance management
2. Learn a three-step process to help managers clarify expectations
3. Develop a plan to communicate expectations transparently and improve performance
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60 minutes
Micropresenting
Learn three- step process for six different business situations
practive delivering those messages with immediate impact
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60 minutes
Writing Effective Performance Documentation, Enhanced by AI
1. Understand the difference between abstract and concrete language.
2. Learn four key writing skills to create effective documentation.
3. Apply AI to integrate your employee descriptions into any performance management system.
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Frequently Asked Questions on Working With Alise
What should I know about working with you?
We apply a turn-key approach to deliver a range of business communication courses. Download our Instructional Design and Course Guide https://writewisecommunications.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2026_WW_Instructional_Design_Course_Guide.pdf