First impressions

Connect with Ease

What if people trusted you before you said a word?

People decide how they feel about you before you’ve finished saying hello. Warm or cold. Capable or out of their depth. Worth a second meeting, or not.

Connect with Ease teaches your team to make that first impression on purpose: in the lobby, on the sales call, on camera and in the first ten seconds of every meeting.

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Rachel Bee smiling in a blue suit, seated with her fingers steepled — A first impression is made on purpose, or by accident.

What your people walk away with

Skills they use the next morning.

The bad news: most people send signals they never meant to send. The crossed arms that were really just a cold room. The concentrating face that reads as annoyed. The laptop camera angle that makes a confident leader look like a hostage. The good news: every one of those signals can be seen, and changed, once you know what to look for.

Own the three moments that matter most.

Walking in, looking around the room and the first words. Your people practice each one until it feels like theirs.

Show warmth and confidence at the same time.

People size us up on two things: are you friendly, and are you capable? Most of us lean on one and lose the other. This teaches both.

Build trust fast, in person and on camera.

Eye contact, hands, posture and voice that read as open and capable on a video call as well as across a table.

Read their first impression of you, too.

Notice comfort and discomfort in the people you’re meeting, so you know when to lean in and when to give them room.

Four ways to bring it in

From a single keynote to a 6-month program.

Leadership development program3 to 6 months · $45,000–75,000

A kickoff workshop, monthly group sessions built around what your people are facing that month, and a before-and-after skills assessment, plus bonuses of your choice. The deepest change, because people practice between sessions. See what’s included

Full-day workshop6 to 7 hours · from $12,500

Hands-on practice with your team’s real situations, role-plays and feedback.

Half-day workshop3 to 4 hours · from $8,500

The core skills, practiced in the room, with a plan for Monday morning.

Keynote45 to 90 minutes · from $7,500

The big ideas and live demonstrations, built around your audience.

Add coaching: pair any format with one-on-one coaching for your executive and management teams. All prices are plus travel.

Corporate rates: these are the rates for the big companies we work with most. Small business, nonprofit, faith-based group, youth group, first responder agency or local government? Ask about community rates.

Best for

Sales and client-facing teams
New managers and rising leaders
Anyone who presents, networks or meets clients on camera
Teams that welcome new hires, customers or patients

The method

Built on the CROWN Protocol™, five skills for the moments that decide how people see you. Body language runs through all of them.

How the CROWN Protocol works

What audiences say

In their words.

“Rachel has a firm knowledge of her subject and is clear, concise, and very personable. She is professional and fun, honest as she offers constructive instruction, and warm and precise in her delivery. She is a definite ‘must-have’ if you are serious about raising the bar for yourself and your business.”
Kathy WhalenSales Director, Mary Kay

“Rachel Bee knows her stuff. She will give you the tools to be more authoritative and persuasive.”
Keynote attendeeAltig

“Her insight, her training… is beyond my expectations. And how she communicated to me how to bring those skills into my every day life was clear, concise, and easy for me to apply.”
Biz KellamRealtor and coaching client

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