It’s St. Patrick’s Day and I’m Irish!! And on March 17th, you get to be Irish, too!! In fact, on St. Patrick’s day, we all have the opportunity to wear green and tap into the luck of the Irish. A little more luck never hurt anybody… First, a little history. According to Wikipedia… Saint Patrick’s Day, or the [read more]
Distinguish yourself with effective presentation skills. No matter what your field of study or professional discipline, your career and work impact can be greatly enhanced if you possess strong presentation skills and confidence. Presentation skills continue to be one of the most commonly requested professional development needs listed on Individual Development Plans (IPDs) at major [read more]
I had the good fortune to meet a very talented woman with a unique skill set. Catherine Ewing is a transformational life coach and EFT Practitioner. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. It is also known as Tapping. I was first introduced to EFT and tapping during my certification training in Neuro Linguistic Programming with NLP Trainer, [read more]
Last week, I facilitated a two-day executive presentation skills workshop for an awesome group of professionals in the banking industry. I pushed them out of their comfort zones, and they rose to the occasion, demonstrating tremendous courage, creativity and risk tolerance. The progress and improvement that each of them made was impressive…and we caught it [read more]
I had the opportunity last week to work with Leesa Wallace, The Performance Architect. She is an expert in leadership and management learning strategy, curriculum design, and program facilitation. During a pilot program, she introduced a concept that I found fascinating – Eye Connection. With her permission I would like to share it with you [read more]
Imagine that you are sitting in an audience watching one presentation after another. Each presenter follows a precise formula and uses the prescribed corporate PowerPoint template. Each presenter has 25 slides to share with you on the big screen, all using the same chart and graph templates, with the only difference being the actual numbers [read more]
Legend has it that the idea for Southwest Airlines was created on the back of a napkin. That’s right, founder Herb Kelleher sketched out his big idea to his client, Rollin King, using a cocktail napkin. He drew a rudimentary triangle and wrote the words SAN ANTONIO, HOUSTON AND DALLAS on each of the [read more]
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggested that our obsession with and overuse of mobile devices is resulting in the decline of eye contact. “It feels like this is happening more than ever – in meetings, at the dinner table, even at intimate cocktail parties,” say reporter Sue Shellenbarger in her article, Just [read more]
Two-Day Workshop: Effective Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals with Kathy McAfee In this fast paced global marketplace, it’s not enough to be a subject matter expert; technical professionals must learn to communicate and present their ideas in an effective and persuasive manner. The Motivated Presenter™ workshop is now customized to meet the needs of engineers [read more]
What makes an outstanding technical presentation versus a mediocre one? Chris Van Buiten, VP of Innovation at Sikrosky Aircraft Corporation, has a definite opinion on that subject. Chris was the guest speaker at a two-day presentation skills training workshop for technical professionals that I facilitated for Sikorsky engineers. My goal with this training was to [read more]
