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What distinguishes Eolis Institute from other negotiation consultancies?

Why should I seek training or advice from Eolis Institute?

What is People Reading?

Why should I seek assistance rather than negotiating an employment contract on my own?

Why should I hire a professional negotiator?

What is a master class?

How can I benefit from individual coaching?

What is the 12 point system?

What is the connection between People Reading skills and negotiating prowess?

What are the credentials of the Institute's guest faculty?

What types of clients does Eolis Institute serve?

Do you work with universities, law schools or business schools?

SERVICES

Can you create an Eolis Institute seminar for a corporate event or retreat?

Can you customize a people reading seminar for a subject of my choice?

Can you help me to prepare/present for a big job interview?

I lost my copy of your materials from the seminar I attended. How do I obtain another copy?

Do you produce poker night fundraisers for research and/or charitable causes?

Can you provide hourly rates/assistance for a small negotiating problem requiring professional help ?

How can I obtain copies of the materials used in your People Reading Courses?

FINANCES

How do I find out the availability and rates for people reading seminars, or poker master classes?

Is it expensive to engage the services of Eolis Institute?

Do you provide discounts for non profit organizations?

I have a presentation requiring the help of a professional negotiator. How do I find out rates and availability to address my unique situation?

What distinguishes Eolis Institute from other negotiation consultancies?

Eolis Institute is committed to an innovative approach to negotiation. The Institute consultants are all expert interviewers and masters of power poker strategies some learned at felt tables and others learned in all manner of personal and professional endeavor. The Institute Founder, Wendeen Eolis says the The Institute was the desire to share a blend of lessons brought from business to card rooms with lessons bought at poker tables, she has taken back to the Board rooms.

Why should I seek training or advice from Eolis Institute?

If you are driven to win or excel- either way, and they are not the same motivations a mix of people reading components can make the singularly biggest difference in your level of success. Looking for the best salary offer? Caught in the midst of a difficult divorce? Trying to settle a dispute before it goes to court? Frustrated with a colleague or a family member?

In any of these circumstances and hundreds of others, the Institute shows you the way to add ammunition to your people reading arsenal. Many of the tools you need are hiding in plain sight; we help you take active notice of them. Eolis Institute enhances your negotiating prowess in all the issues that make up the bulk of one's success or failure in life.

What is People Reading?

People Reading is the application of common sense, and pure logic, in the instantaneous analysis of intuition.

Why should I seek assistance rather than negotiating an employment contract on my own?

The hardest person to negotiate for is oneself; it is difficult not to feel over-involved, and vulnerable. There is also a dangerous implicit conflict when negotiating for one's own employment contract: on one hand you are focusing on preserving a vital relationship that is in the formative stages and on the other you are striving to serve your personal interests in an advantageous arrangement. A professional negotiator gets you the very best contract possible without your having to risk undue strain your relationships.

Why should I hire a professional negotiator?

One likely difference between hiring an Eolis Institute negotiator and asking for your wisest friends assistance is the level of objectivity the Institute professional brings to discussion of a fair deal for you. A second consideration is the ability to help you pinpoint your best people reading skills for negotiations when forced to act on your own.

What is a master class?

A master class is an interactive seminar that examines the people reading skills and missteps in real cases of complex negotiations. They are open to experienced leaders, professionals, and executives. (Master classes are limited to 10 people.)

How can I benefit from individual coaching?

Your strengths and weaknesses as a negotiator are unique to you; they spring from your character and experience. Individual coaching with an experienced negotiator provides a clear assessment of your abilities, identifying assets and limitations in your people reading abilities so that you can play to your strengths and conceal your weaknesses.

What is the 12 point system?

The Institute's curriculum focuses on 12 discrete elements of people reading, each of which variably contributes in discrete ways to the effectiveness of a negotiator in a particular matter.

What is the connection between people reading skills and negotiating prowess?

The unique way in which a person blends his perceptive, evaluative, and communicative skills defines his negotiating prowess. While a thorough understanding of each of the 12 core elements to effective people reading will strengthen any negotiation, the expert can identify which elements are most important to any particular circumstance, and implement them strategically.

What are the credentials of the Institute's guest faculty?

Guest faculty participate on panels under the direction of Wendeen H. Eolis, founder and CEO of the Eolis Institute. Panelists and seminar leaders include motivational strategists, business leaders in more than a dozen industries, psychologists, social scientists, and an eclectic group of poker professionals with a wide range of prior business and academic experience.

What types of clients does Eolis Institute serve?

We are most experienced in catering to business executives, public figures, managers, and senior decision-makers in the legal/finance/business worlds, and sports and entertainments celebrities, as well as high profile specialized talent in niche industries.

Do you work with universities, law schools or business schools?

We work with schools, educators and other educational institutions including colleges and universities with special expertise in coaching programs for aspiring lawyers and political leaders. We offer customized people reading classes and special rates for "series"programs. Please email us at info@eolis.com and we will reply promptly.

SERVICES

Can you create an Eolis Institute seminar for a corporate event or retreat?

Yes. Presentations have been conceived to be lively, engaging, and entertaining, while providing critical people reading tools for personal and professional presentations as well as negotiations. Our seminars are winners for special events as well as corporate and educational conferences. Special rates apply for charity events; poker tournaments are often made part of the program.

Can you customize a people reading seminar for a subject of my choice?

Yes. We have provided customized people reading seminars devoted to topics ranging from job interviews, promotion evaluations, and other job-related subjects, to dealing with a first date, buying/selling a house, hiring an expert, settling a dispute and more.

Can you help me to prepare/present for a big job interview?

Eolis Institute and EOLIS International Group , divisions of Wendeen Eolis ENTERPRISES offer a wide range of services for senior level job seekers and others engaged in complicated career transitions. Call The Institute for people reading hourly rates and EOLIS (212)-794-0100 for "ACT" program information.

I lost my copy of your materials from the seminar I attended. How do I obtain another copy?

Please email us with the specifics of the seminar you attended, including date and time, location, and corporate affiliation. We will mail you a replacement copy free of charge.

Do you produce poker night fundraisers for research and/or charitable causes?

Yes! Poker is often used as a metaphor for negotiations in all aspects of life, and no fundraising mechanism is hotter than a poker tournament these days.

Can you provide hourly rates/assistance for a small negotiating problem requiring professional help ?

Yes. Rates are variable depending upon the expertise and experience of the Institute consultant.

How can I obtain copies of the materials used in your People Reading Courses?

Secrets of the People Reader is the manual used as the foundation for course work. It may be pre-ordered at special rate of $29.95 for clients of the Institute, $49.99 for all others.

FINANCES

How do I find out the availability and rates for people reading seminars, or poker master classes?

If you wish to host your own private poker night, including a tutorial presentation and advice from a world class poker player or wish to host a people reading seminar or master class, for your social or business event, or for a party - please email us at info@eolis.com. Please include all relevant event details including the date, time, duration of the event, corporate affiliation, and any special conditions or circumstances and we will reply promptly.

Is it expensive to engage the services of Eolis Institute?

Eolis Institute serves to enhance the success of already successful people. While the prices are affordable primarily to professionals and leaders, there are a wide range of programs arranged for up-and-comers.

Do you provide discounts for non profit organizations?

We have in the past, provided discount rates for non-profit organizations supporting noble causes. For more information, please email info@eolis.com

I have a presentation requiring the help of a professional negotiator. How do I find out rates and availability to address my unique situation?

Call Bea Pressman at (212) 472-4000