![]() Peterson relayed a story about asking an Italian man if he would prefer to be taught in Italian. However, one aspect that remains constant is that workshops are delivered in English. Presenters from iSpeak have delivered workshops to diverse audiences, including in some European and Asian countries, the owners said. “What we tell our students is that we’ve gone through a lot to get to this point, but you don’t have to.” “Most of this has come from our own trial and error, and research,” Peterson said. The company has also produced a DVD group study program, for smaller organizations that do not want to do a private workshop.Ĭurrently, iSpeak is launching a certification program so that instructors from an organization can be certified to teach iSpeak’s content independently. Last year, iSpeak focused on creating a self-study program that is DVD-driven. In fact, they’ve delivered the same presentation to companies around the world for 10 years. The complete training program is condensed into their book, “Corporate Ovations” which they wrote to put their information into more people’s hands, Peterson said. With iSpeak, Karschnik and Peterson have developed three different workshop programs tailored towards leaders, sales professionals or business professionals. “We feel like we can touch every aspect of life and business through the skill of communication,” Karschnik said. They felt they could make a larger impact by focusing on the skill of communication. They sold the company in 1998 and started the process of founding iSpeak. It started in Austin and expanded to Houston and Dallas, growing to 50 employees. Later, they founded the company FutureTech Training in 1991, which focused on teaching people software and hardware. ![]() They started their first business in college, which was a balloon delivery service. They both majored in marketing, with Karschnik graduating from The University of North Texas in 1990 and Peterson graduating from Texas A&M in 1991. The two have known each other since they were 10 years old. “We didn’t expect to follow those big companies.” “It was a big honor, especially looking back and knowing Dell and Emerson were the last two companies to receive it,” Karschnik said. Being presented the award was an unexpected surprise for Karschnik and Peterson. The company received the Global Business of the Year award at the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards banquet on Jan. iSpeak is a small company that focuses on teaching business professionals how to communicate effectively. Managing their growing business, two Round Rock natives are basking in the afterglow of a chamber Global Business of the Year award presentation. By Liz Cohen, Round Rock Leader contributing writer
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