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Do presentations stress you out? Thousands of intelligent and capable professionals become stressed when they have a presentation to give. They spend days and weeks in dread as they anticipate the day marked on their calendar when they have to give a speech. They don’t know where to start or what they will even say. […]
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Interactive presentations are superior to the static ones. You know that too. One-way presentations, where you are the only one talking are exhausting and boring for you and your audience. I hate them… That’s why I am always on the lookout for good interactive presentation games to incorporate into my talks. I learn these […]
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Here’s a simple breathing exercise that will restore your breathing back to a normal and help put you at ease next time you speak in public. This exercise will improve your breathing habit because you have most likely picked up a bad one. Your bad breathing habit could be negatively impacting your confidence and ability […]
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The “ I have a dream ” speech by Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) is one of the most influential speeches of the 20th century. Regardless of your presentation topic, if you want to motivate, inspire, and move your audience, then you must study this masterpiece and apply it to your presentations. The “I […]
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Hey! Wake up! Do you have to present on a boring topic? Let’s do something about that! The first thing you need to know is that your topic is fine! Initially, almost all my client’s say that their subjects are boring, and other people have more interesting topics. Whether they are presenting about Marketing, […]
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You have to get better at Extemporaneous Speaking. Here is why followed with some tips to help you think faster and better on your feet. Imagine you’re working hard on a project plan or product, and a co-worker interrupts to let you know that a C-level executive is in the conference room down the hall […]
Read MoreI’m always looking for more effective ways to visually communicate in my Powerpoint presentations so that I can share the findings with you! I always seek to learn from the best – In this case, it’s Edward Tufte: You will learn a lot from him. Edward Tufte is a distinguished Yale University professor emeritus who […]
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There are all kinds of techniques for creating a great presentation and just as many ways to ruin one. Here are 9 common slide habits that may lead to presentations that fall short of the mark. Taken individually none of these are fatal, but each takes away from the effectiveness of your presentation and the […]
Read MoreWhen you run a meeting or a presentation, people expect you to take charge and lead. If you don’t lead, your meetings will get out of control. This means people will speak out whenever they want, come in and out whenever they wish and argue with you at every point you make. You will not […]
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I see this all the time. Smart presenters omit an important part of their presentation because they think “everyone already knows it.” The part that gets omitted is: declaring the reason you are there at the start of your presentation. That’s a huge mistake. Let me explain: Even if you know for a fact that […]
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