Soft skills:

THE key driver of business growth.

Photo de Christine Farenc, souriante, devant un fond rose.

I am Christine Farenc, passionate about human relationships and the development of personal and interpersonal skills.

I founded Totalimpact.e, a Qualiopi certified training organization, after a recognized 20-year experience in training and teaching soft skills. It’s clear: soft skills can be learned. There are indeed objective techniques for: communication, collective intelligence, leadership, teamwork, time management, professional efficiency, networking, assertiveness, stress and emotion management, conflict management, etc.

In today’s volatile, hyper-communicative, and ultra-competitive environments, these skills determine the survival of organizations and their teams.

But to achieve high relational and social performance, it is more subjective skills once associated with character and innate talent that come into play:

charisma, courage, empathy, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, a global vision, decision-making (quick and adapted), eloquence, humor, and quick wit…

Yet, these personal and interpersonal qualities can also be acquired! Under certain conditions. These are the conditions that we focus on ensuring in our programs:

– First, self-awareness and awareness of others must be sufficiently deep and nuanced.

– The ethical background of soft skills and the demand for performance must be well understood, meaning that they must be in alignment with both the personal values of the learners and the professional values of the organizations.

Next, the training time, necessarily short considering the behavioral change targeted, must be both reassuring and impactful.

In Totalimpact.e programs, the facilitation, always compassionate, allows for strong awareness moments, stimulates each participant’s commitment to their personal development, creates an atmosphere of shared experience, and a group emotion that accelerates the embedding of the tools.

METHODOLOGY

The three core values of our pedagogy :

TOTAL IMPACT.E provides the most effective tools, the most efficient methodologies, and reveals the best-kept secrets of know-how..

AUTHENTICITY

Self-awareness, respect for one’s personal history, and values.

PASSION :

Each Totalimpact.e program is a revitalizing and meaningful boost of energy.

AUTONOMY

Each participant leaves autonomous, with solid foundations and an inspiring action plan.

SOFT SKILLS

EXPERTISE

What allows me today, with Totalimpact.e, to offer expert training content and facilitation is my diverse background, at the crossroads of management, artistic practice, academic research, professional training, and political communication.

I have been supporting business leaders of all sizes and sectors for 15 years.

I train their teams in deployments ranging from a few employees to several hundred.

I aim for excellence and rely on a great ability to adapt to all audiences, gained in very diverse socio-cultural environments :

my BACKGROUND

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1. The Company
in an International Context

1. The Company in an International Context

Graduating from a business school, I began my career in corporate finance at Christofle, Synthélabo (L'Oréal), and then at the Africa-Asia-Latin America division of Sanofi.

I then joined Robert Walters, a British headhunting firm specialized in finance roles, which allowed me to explore a profession that was both commercial (job hunting) and human resources (identifying, recruiting talent, and supporting their integration).

Graduating from a business school, I began my career in corporate finance at Christofle, Synthélabo (L'Oréal), and then at Sanofi, in its the Africa-Asia-Latin America division.

I then joined Robert Walters, a British headhunting firm specialized in finance roles, which allowed me to explore a profession that was both commercial (job hunting) and human resources (identifying, recruiting talent, and supporting their integration).

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2. Professional Artistic Practice

I then became an actress, director, and artistic director of a theater company.

After passing the entrance exam, I joined the Classe Libre at Cours Florent, and I completed my bilingual training at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art with Daniel Mesguich and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

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Actor Coach in film, I am also a screenwriter.

Through this professional theatrical and cinematic practice, I have acquired a deep understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques and the mechanisms of charisma.

Actor Coach in film, I am also a screenwriter-dialogist.

Through this professional theatrical and cinematic practice, I have acquired a deep understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques and the mechanisms of charisma.

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Art performer at the Centre Pompidou, I created performances and happenings in the modern and contemporary art collections.

I also worked as a cultural mediator with young audiences and served as the editor-in-chief of the journal for the documentary short film festival at the Centre (Cinéma du Réel).

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This intense artistic engagement has sharpened my aesthetic eye and my physical connection with creation.

Performance art pushed my relationship with the gaze of others and the audience to its extreme limits.

This intense artistic engagement has developed my aesthetic eye and my physical connection with creation.

Performance art pushed my relationship with the gaze of others and the audience to its extreme limits.

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3. Academic Research

Doctor of Arts and Media from the University Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle, I worked for 10 years in teaching and research, developing my skills in critical thinking and argumentation. I gained a solid foundation in the humanities, essential for understanding human behavior. Specializing in the actor's interpretation of Shakespeare, I learned the storytelling techniques of this master of impact.

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4. Teaching

I taught theatrical and oratory arts for 20 years in prestigious institutions such as Cours Florent, Paris School of Dramatic Art, National Center for Circus Arts, University Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle, and Sciences Po Paris.

There, I developed a strong sense of pedagogy and a passionate commitment to sharing knowledge. I taught French as a foreign language (FLE) and English in business settings. I also led preparation workshops for the TOEIC. This experience fostered my interest in the transcultural challenges of communication.

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Committed to inclusion issues, I have significant experience in supporting students at risk of dropping out in several high schools in Seine-Saint-Denis (MOREA program – National Education).

I co-organized the eloquence prize at the Sourdun Excellence Boarding School (77), a public high school where students in uniform are admitted based on family and social criteria.

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5. Political Communication

I support deputies and government members in their public speeches, particularly at the National Assembly.

My areas of support include speech writing, preliminary work on aligning with political engagement values, and media training. I cultivate my commitment to the public interest and democratic plurality.

MY PUBLICATIONS

I have written two books and several accredited MOOCs on soft skills :

My Professional Project Notebook (Nathan, 2023)

Do you have a professional project in mind but don’t know where to start?

Whether you are looking for your first job or undergoing a career change, My Professional Project Notebook provides you with all the advice you need to help you reach your goal. You will find tips to help you reflect on your skills and finally stop choosing the wrong vocation !

My Big Oral Notebook, with Jérôme Ravat. (Nathan, 2021)

My Big Oral Notebook is a preparation guide for the French Baccalaureate’s Grand Oral exam, aimed at all students in the first and final years of general and technological tracks.

This customizable notebook effectively prepares for the Grand Oral exam using the ELP and GO method, a step-by-step approach developed by its authors, leading all the way to D-Day.

The MOOCs are freely accessible online by creating an account on Openclassrooms :

Exercez votre activité professionnelle avec éthique

Réussissez votre première semaine en entreprise

Apprenez à gérer les conflits

Travaillez efficacement en équipe

Work Effectively in a Team

Resolve Conflicts at Work

Develop a Service-Minded Attitude

Develop Your Critical Thinking

Make Effective Decisions

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