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Our unique approach to communication and presentation training has been featured in The New York Times and on Bloomberg Television News. Also, Graceworks President Carol Doscher has been profiled and written articles on making the human connection in:

  • Contract Design Magazine
  • Construction Business Review
  • Contractor's Business Strategist
  • DesignArchitecture.com
  • The SMPS Marketer
  • New York Construction News
  • PSMJ Resources Inc.
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  • Photograph © Frances M. Roberts
    As quoted in a New York Times feature on Graceworks, President Carol Doscher tells clients, "I want something real. Don't try to be corporate."


    The New York Times
    Jan. 7, 2001
    Doing the Authenticity Rag - A Former Actress Helps Architects and Others Polish Their Presentation Skills by Leslie Berger
    "Creativity, technical bravado and intellectual prowess apparently aren't enough in these hypercompetitive times…" Read the entire article.

    Bloomberg Television News
    Jan. 10, 2001
    "Graceworks is in the business of making you look good. The company will help you polish your presentation skills. Joining us now is its president, Carol Doscher…"

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    Contract Design Magazine
    September 1999
    It's You I'm Talking About by Carol Doscher
    "By honestly caring about your clients, you build strong lines of communication and trust. This is making what I call The Human Connection. And this is what wins jobs."

    Construction Business Review
    Volume 7, No. 4, 1997
    The Human Connection by Carol Doscher
    "When you as presenter connect personally with your message and communicate that message through your own wonderfully unique personality, real, human communication takes place."

    Contractor's Business Strategist
    July 2002
    Three Tips to Help You Win an Owner's Trust and Get Hired by Jayne Czik
    "How do you make yourself care and sound believable? Find a personal connection that makes the project relevant to you."

    DesignArchitecture.com
    Nov. 19, 2001
    The Human Connection: Still Working at Work by Carol Doscher
    "On September 11, horror happened and everything changed …yet the miraculous happened, too. We suddenly began relating to each other honestly and directly."

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    The SMPS Marketer
    December 2002
    The Trust that Comes from Danger by Carol Doscher
    "... clients more than ever are looking for people and firms they can trust. So how can you create that chemistry — that trust?" Read the entire article. (Article on page 17)

    April 1999
    Presentations: High Touch over High Tech by Carol Doscher
    "You are shortlisted — now what? Some key questions need answering, and there is definitely a preferred order for the process." Read the entire article.

    New York Construction News
    Aug. 5, 1996
    Rehearsals: The Missing Link to Winning Presentations by Carol Doscher
    "You've already spent substantial funds plowing through the business development, qualifications and technical proposal stages ..."

    Dec. 4, 1995
    Presentations: The Human Connection by Carol Doscher
    "Can you make your presentation stand out from the competition?"

    PSMJ Resources Inc.
    January 2002
    To Get Your Presentation Off the Ground, Take Off Your Mask by Peter Gerler
    "... when your prospects see you want this project down to the bones and will give it all you have — then they will likely select you for it."

    Skylines
    September 2007
    Three Leadership Myths by Geoff Webb
    "If you cultivate an attitude of service and trust yourself enough to share your personal gifts, then others will follow you no matter where you are in an organization."

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