Total Recall: How to Remember Your Speech Without Memorizing
We all fear that moment. You look out on a sea of faces and your mind goes blank. You can't remember your next point and you wish you could disappear with your memory.You can avoid blanking out when you know how to maximize your mind.These tips will help you achieve... Read More
Trade Show Victory!
So you're going to have a booth at a trade show. How exciting - or how terrifying - depending on your state of mind!First of all - remain calm - you're not the first person to do this. There's some easy to follow tips that will ensure success at the... Read More
Death by PowerPoint!
The most critical job of a manager, when you boil it all down, is communication. To be successful, a manager has to be effective in communicating one-on-one, in writing and in groups. While weakness in any of these three disciplines will compromise the ability to lead, the weakness most often... Read More
Media Training Tips: Maximising Your Media Moment
Media training is a 'must do' professional development program for any serious leader or manager.Media interview training provides you with the skills to effectively deal with the media.Media relations training, with a specific focus on media presentation training for television can be seriously nerve wracking for first timers.Here's why you... Read More
PowerPoint Presentations: How to Use This Tool More Effectively
Many of us use PowerPoint to convey a message to both small and large groups. Too often we see "death by powerpoint" in the corporate environment where people don't use it effectively. Get clever when using your PowerPoint ? this article has 20 tips for becoming a more engaging presenter... Read More
A Discussion about Facilitation Skills
Interview with Julia Apple-Smith, Manager of Employee Development at Sauer-Danfoss Ames, Iowa about Facilitation Skills:Q: Would you tell me a little bit about the culture at Sauer-Danfoss?Julia: About nine years ago, Dave Pfeifle, President and CEO had a vision for us to change our culture. We, at one time, were... Read More
The Seven Deadly Sins of Presentations
Every day, so many tens of thousands of innocent clients and employees are bored to tears by presentations that it ought to be considered a crime against humanity.Are your presentations guilty of the following sins?Illegibility. Know the size of the room, screen and audience before you create a presentation. The... Read More
Incorporate Humor in Your Next Speech
Some speakers say, "I could never use humor in my speech; I just don't feel comfortable with it." I believe that anyone can use humor and that it is a valuable tool in speaking. Appropriate humor relaxes an audience and makes it feel more comfortable with you as the speaker;... Read More
Grand Opening: The Key To Great Presentations
Whether you are speaking in front of a civic group or making a sales presentation, your opening can make or break the deal. Unless you grab the audience at the beginning, they'll be sleeping through your most important information.You must craft an opening that cannot be ignored. Great openings have... Read More
Presentation Pitfalls Series: Top 10 Content Mangement Mistakes
Here, David Letterman style, are what I consider to be the Top 10 most common mistakes presenters make when organizing and preparing their content:10) Not setting the stage.An introduction should be more than just "Hello. Today we'll be discussing _____." If you just jump into the content without setting up... Read More
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Dump that Overhead Projector!
What is it about overhead projectors that causes us to... Read More
Presentation Paranoia
"The human brain starts working the moment you are born... Read More
Clear Communication: The Benefits and How to Achieve Them
Communication is a complex and often difficult process for both... Read More
Tough Talk: Bad News Delivered the Right Way
Communicating Bad News The Right WayIt's the rare executive who... Read More
Kvetching Behavior and How it Hinders Success
Kvetching is the Yiddish word for complaining, hand to the... Read More
Problems with the Lecture Format
ALTERNATIVES TO THE LECTURE FORMAT: How often do you use... Read More
Sharpening Your Presentation Skills
Regardless of the nature of our job or social standing,... Read More
Super Preparation ? Keys to Getting a Great Start to Every Presentation
Super Preparation ?Keys to Getting a Great Start to Every... Read More
Polishing Your Sales Presentation
Summer is here! It's time to bring out your summer... Read More
Six Marketing Tips for Trade Show Success
A trade show is an ideal way of showcasing your... Read More
A Powerful Presentation Technique-Story Telling
Appealing to emotions is the most powerful way to transfer... Read More
The End is the Beginning
People remember best what you say last. In a presentation,... Read More
Cross Cultural Presentations
The international flavour of many people's jobs naturally means that... Read More
The Relationship between Information Sender and Receiver: The Art of Communication
For communication to take place, a message must be transmitted... Read More
Trade Show Victory!
So you're going to have a booth at a trade... Read More
Top Ten Rules for Effective Presentations
I am of the belief that the majority of people... Read More
Steps to a Successful Audience/Trainer Relationship
A major cause of trainers being unreceptive to their audience... Read More
The Right Speaker Makes a BIG DIFFERENCE
MORE and more corporations in Malaysia have awoken to the... Read More
Total Recall: How to Remember Your Speech Without Memorizing
We all fear that moment. You look out on a... Read More
Guidelines for Rehearsal Criticism
It is both good planning and considerate to provide auditors... Read More
Can Stage Presence be Learned?
What is stage presence? Can it be learned?There are, undoubtedly,... Read More
Show the World Your Wares Easily and Inexpensively
You've spent a lot of time preparing your PowerPoint presentations... Read More
1,000,001 Reasons To Connect With Your Audience
Eye contact is mandatory when giving a public presentation.The goal... Read More
Cell Phone Dos And Dont During A Meeting
What would we do without our cell phones? Wow, there's... Read More
Media Training 101: Mastering the Television Interview
As I travel around the world I always enjoy sampling... Read More
Shamus Browns Top 5 Sales Presentation Tips
When its time to give your next sales presentation, here... Read More
Building a Trade Show Display
If you are taking your newest products to a trade... Read More
Is Now Really the Time to Hire a Professional Speaker?
Since the events of September 11th and the economy slipping... Read More
Being Real From the Platform
"Let it be known, no person, thing, or situation... Read More
Grand Opening: The Key To Great Presentations
Whether you are speaking in front of a civic group... Read More
Media Training Tips: Maximising Your Media Moment
Media training is a 'must do' professional development program for... Read More
The Missing Link in Presentation Skills Training
Imagine you are the most amazing figure skater who ever... Read More
How to Make Good Use of Your Web Conference Session
Preperation is vital when conducting a successful videoconference session. Thus... Read More
Give Your Audience Something to Talk About
There is an old saying: "The first thing to do... Read More
Speech in Business
The social skills of a small businessperson, franchisee, independent contractor... Read More
Create A Better Impresion With Your Emails
How do you come across in your emails?As I receive... Read More
Chairing A Meeting The Most Effective Way
How many times have you attended a meeting where the... Read More
Tips to Temper Speaking Anxiety
People take it for granted that leaders have achieved some... Read More
Painless Presentations
Did the "Painless" part of the title get your attention?Speaking... Read More
How to Give a Great Speech
As a former owner of a National Speakers Bureau, I... Read More
7 Myths That Make Meetings Miserable
Myth 1: Executives belong in meetings.Although the demands of business... Read More
5 Breakthrough Marketing Ideas
Do you ever get frustrated with your marketing? Are you... Read More
Wow! Is That ME? - Creating a Powerful One-Page Bio
First of all, what is a bio sheet and why... Read More
Trade Show Victory!
So you're going to have a booth at a trade... Read More
Choosing a Company Shirt vendor
Where can you choose a company shirt vendor? There are... Read More
Handling Questions with Authority
At some point in your presentation you will be expected... Read More
Why You Need a Lesson Plan
LESSON PLAN DEVELOPMENT: Lesson plans, believe it or not, are... Read More
Four Different Ways People Process Your Information
There are four different ways that audience members assimilate information.... Read More
Leaves Your Audience Hungry For More! -- Presentations That Get Results
Regardless, if your goal is to make a sale or... Read More
Media Training Tips: Maximising Your Media Moment
Media training is a 'must do' professional development program for... Read More
Planning a Group Meeting
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE FACILITATOR: As chairperson, focus on the... Read More
Problems with the Lecture Format
ALTERNATIVES TO THE LECTURE FORMAT: How often do you use... Read More
Media Training 101: Mastering the Television Interview
As I travel around the world I always enjoy sampling... Read More
I Love the Smell of PowerPoint in the Morning: The 5 Sensory Approach to Business Presentations
You're in a conference room. You're giving a PowerPoint presentation... Read More
Presentation Skills: Be More Productive Using a Facilitator Mode
There are many definitions for presentations. When you present there... Read More
Present for Success: Simple Strategies to Add Confidence and Credibility to Your Next Presentation
Tomorrow's the day and you're dreading it. You're scheduled to... Read More
Too Many Choices - Dont Confuse Your Customers
Conventional wisdom is that the more choices customers have, the... Read More
Total Recall: How to Remember Your Speech Without Memorizing
We all fear that moment. You look out on a... Read More
Nonverbal Communication in Business
There are five key elements that can make... Read More
Writing The Query Letter
The query letter is simply a business letter that serves... Read More
How to Chair a Meeting
You don't have to be on a stage to be... Read More
Presentation Power Does Not Come From PowerPoint
You speak before a group. You present your message. You... Read More
Winning The Big Pitch - The 7 Deadly Sins Of Business Presentations And How To Avoid Them!
Are poor presentations costing you business?The ability to deliver a... Read More
Sharpening Your Presentation Skills
Regardless of the nature of our job or social standing,... Read More
How You Can Save On Conference Calling
In recent years, companies have recognized the need to expand... Read More
Qualities of Good Communication
Webster's Dictionary defines communication as "a giving or exchanging of... Read More
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