Every public speaker has highs and lows. Great presentations you’ll remember for years to come and bad ones that you’ll never forget. Moments of brilliance and success, and times when you want to crawl under a rock. Yet, they are all valuable experiences. Each and every one of them. I had one such “learning experience” [read more]
I happily subscribe to Seth Godin’s blog and found this short article to be interesting idea for small group presentations – you know the type where the formal PowerPoint stand-up style presentation is overkill? The modern talking pad by Seth Godin BLOG “marketing, tribes and respect” “I think this is a big idea, but your [read more]
I recently had the privledge of giving a one-hour motivating lunch ‘n learn seminar to 55 engineers at , a United Technologies Company based in Stratford, CT. The topic was “Don’t Bore Your Audience: learn to avoid the most common presentation pitfalls.” My goal was to help them become more aware and intentional about how [read more]
Don Gilbreath of www.comcam.net made this animated video clip using part of my last blog Prop Yourself Up During Your Next Presentation. Aren’t we lucky to life in an era where technology allows us to bring our messages to life in memorable and entertaining ways… and to have networking friends that are generous and creative! [read more]
Lindsey Pierret, Quinnipiac University- scholar athlete. What’s my story? Pack your duffel bag…check. Prepare you snacks…check. Lay out your racing clothes…check. There is something exciting to look forward to the next morning, but what is it? What is one thing that gets you pumped up about what is to come? It is Morris County Championships [read more]
Why you should get more comfortable using props to engage your audience at your next presentation As a PowerPoint-FREE speaker and executive presentation coach, it is my job to investigate and experiment with the many different ways in which you can engage your audience and motivate them to action during presentations. Because of the over-use [read more]
Within the last two weeks, I have sat through (endured, really), more than four chronological life stories. You know, where the person sharing tells you every detail of every significant event at every age from their past all the way up to the present day. It is excruciating – almost as bad as sitting through [read more]
FIND YOUR KEY MESSAGE “If you want to be successful with your next presentation, then you must discover, strengthen and deliver your KEY MESSAGE with conviction!” The Problem: Most presenters take a copy & paste approach to planning presentations. They forget that every audience is unique from the last. The important information is usually buried [read more]
