Although Covid19 has meant changes to all kinds of work, presentations, while done remotely, still need to happen and happen effectively. So how does presenting remotely differ from presenting live and in-person, and how do we adjust ourselves and our presentations accordingly? First, recognize that we do need to adjust, especially if we’ll be using […]
You’ve got a high-stakes presentation coming up. Maybe you’re presenting to the board of directors, maybe you’re rolling out a new initiative internally, maybe a pitch to a long sought-after prospect. The presentation is scheduled to take place one month from today. What do you do? Unfortunately, if you’re like most people, you think […]
Yes, you. I hear you presenting yourself, or your product or service using all your industry speak, your smarty-pants lingo, your endless acronyms and jargon words. Be honest, you think that using 7 syllable words and inside business speak will let us know you’re a thought leader in your industry, an expert, […]
Resolve to make the coming year your best one yet. Do not allow one opportunity to present yourself, your product or service to be missed. How? Follow these simple steps and you’ll be giving presentations that NAIL IT. 1) Write down in one or two sentences the goal of your presentation. Your best […]
It’s officially an epidemic. Now joining ‘like’, ‘you know’, and ‘I mean’; ‘kind of’, ‘sort of’ and ‘just’ have become word viruses infecting our speech and devaluing our message. Every day, in offices, board rooms, and conference rooms, on radio, TV and digital media, you can hear men and women undercutting the impact of […]
Whether you own your own business or work for a small, medium or large company, one of the best ways to advance is by expressing yourself in a concise, convincing, compelling way. While it’s easy to agree on this premise, its execution can be problematic. Here are easy things you can do, now, […]
Remember show and tell? I’ll bet it was one of your favorite parts of Kindergarten – at least the observing part. Why? For one thing, it got your attention. You were looking at an object, an image, something purely visual while you listened to its “Show-er” tell you about what you were looking at. […]
1: Apologize Unless you’ve arrived hours late or the heat or air conditioning isn’t working, you have nothing to apologize for. Your audience is there to hear your presentation, not to worry about your health, your slide deck, your quiet voice (get a microphone or speak up!), your (minor) accent, or anything else […]
Let’s face it; sometimes we’ve been in our business too long. We’re so well-versed, so immersed, so totally completely “in it” we can’t remotely remember what it was like pre-obsession/thought leader/expert. While it’s great to be super knowledgeable and enthusiastic about our message, it’s not so great to dive right in and begin speaking […]
Sure, there are BIG IMPORTANT things to do to be a great presenter. Things like turning your focus 180 degrees, organizing your presentation in threes, and PRACTICING OUT LOUD. Well, here are five tiny, but equally important, things you can do starting today, right now, to be a better, more effective presenter. They’re “tiny” because […]
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