*Nowadays, job titles, skill sets, and credentials simply aren’t enough. People are aching for authenticity, sincerity, and empathy; they need to know you’re genuinely invested in them.
This is one of the central themes of my keynote.
Whether I’m singing over Zoom for 20 people at a virtual client appreciation event or keynoting for thousands in a 5-star hotel ballroom – my heartfelt intention is the same: I’m here to play my part in creating meaningful change for good.
Here’s how I do it:
Like a memorable theater piece, my keynote immediately engages the audience’s attention using the power of story. The stories lead into songs (attendees do not know that I’m going to be singing, so it comes as a goose-bump-inducing surprise).
The songs crack hearts wide open as only music can. And POW:
We create the ideal conditions for change.
Humans are emotional beings. When hearts are open, we process information differently. Our inner voice speaks. The messages we most need to hear land.
For 10 years, I was in a show about a man who wears a mask.
It didn’t take long for me to realize: We all wear masks.
In my presentation, I talk about my own masks and how learning to live without them brought me not only success, but meaning, purpose, and fulfillment.
We look at the masks we wear at work and in life, how we can take them off, stand in our power, and deepen our connections.
At a certain level, everyone is talented, everyone has amazing products and services. So, what separates you from the competition? Your individuality and uniqueness, your unmasked essence, and the inimitable power of your authentic voice.
There’s a rule in musical theater: Always end on a high note. During my keynote, I reveal that I married my Phantom costar, actor Ron Bohmer.
As a bring-the-house-down SURPRISE FINALÉ, I invite my husband–the Phantom—to join me onstage (or Zoom screen) for a heart-thumping duet. We sing the famed Phantom of the Opera title song and end on a (very) high note.
One thing that makes me most proud is when clients tell me that even though I’m on stage for less than an hour, my presentation affects their event overall. As your opening speaker, we’ll have attendees wide open and heart-level receptive to everything else they’ll hear during the meeting. And as your closing keynote, we’ll send them off exhilarated, enthused, and eager to go out and create change.
We can literally make your event sing.
Let’s do it together.
Without a doubt, being “Broadway’s longest-running leading lady” gave me an unfair advantage when I started out in the speaking industry. But I wouldn’t have made it past those first few clients if all I did was rely on my resume.
As a Broadway performer, being AUDIENCE-centric is in my DNA. That’s why when we work together, we start with a conversation. I learn about your event and your company. What are the challenges your attendees are facing? What result, if I were to deliver it, would make you say at the end of my keynote, “That was exactly what we needed to take us to the next level!”
More on The Unmasking Ourselves Keynote Experience:
In this one-of-a-kind combination of songs and stories, Sandra pulls back the curtain on her legendary career and reveals pivotal experiences and epiphanies that led to enduringly meaningful success on and off the stage. Her provocative stories, insights, and exercises help audiences unmask their own perspectives about life, work, love, loss, courage, perseverance, and what matters most.
Sandra’s customized presentation covers how to:
- Decide NOW to take the steps to get where you want to go
- Find the courage to move through vulnerability, fear, and self-doubt
- Face failure, rejection, and criticism with dignity
- Persevere when it’s all just too hard
- Find your authentic voice and stand in your “field of power”
- Perform at your absolute peak level – especially when the stakes are high
- Connect with clients on a deep level so they know, like, trust, choose and stay loyal to YOU
- Stay fully engaged and passionate about your work even when you’ve been at it for a really long time
- Develop the courage to redesign your life and career to align with your own highest values
Sandra’s heart-opening, customized presentations always include a selection of universally beloved songs from The Phantom of the Opera.
