We’ve talked about how important it is to use power words in a presentation or media interview in previous blogs. But your non-verbal language is much louder than words and speaks volumes about what you’re really thinking and feeling. Most speakers don’t realize how transparent they are. Your body speaks for you, too – your
If you make a lot of presentations, you’re lucky if you haven’t already encountered a bully in the audience. That’s the know-it-all who interrupts your presentation whenever s/he feels like it or challenges your authority in the Q&A. It might happen to you one day, and you’ll need to take off your “white gloves” and
Remember that sick feeling you had as a kid when the teacher said, “Be prepared for a test tomorrow.” You hadn’t even opened the textbook yet! That’s how it feels when you’re about to make a presentation and your laptop freezes or something equally awful happens. Be Prepared When you’re scheduled to present, be prepared.
Client lunches, dinners and holiday parties are trying enough – but you can really embarrass yourself with poor table manners and etiquette. This is more important than you think. Do you enjoy watching someone talk and eat at the same time? Would you want to be on the receiving end of a hard-sell pitch over
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Who doesn’t get the chills when watching a video of former President John F. Kennedy making this powerful statement during his Presidential inaugural address 61 years ago?
If you’ve ever attended a conference, you’ve probably witnessed a keynoter being upstaged by his introducer who goes on…and on…and on. But nobody is squirming more uncomfortably than the speaker, who is listening to the equivalent of his premature obituary. Approve Your Introduction Speakers devote great attention to their keynote speeches or acceptance remarks —
“Hithisisjohnpleasecallmebackat2193046013.” What? Who? You’ve no doubt received a voice message like this one that is completely unintelligible. These kinds of calls are high on our list of pet peeves. Speak S-l-o-w-l-y and Clearly The idea for this post came to us a few days ago when we were listening to a phone message over and
It’s been a joke for sometime to get up after a boring presentation and tell someone you experienced “death by PowerPoint”. But don’t think PowerPoint is going away anytime soon as a presentation format, despite what you read or hear. In an earlier post we discussed the logistics of preparing for a presentation. In this
We’re all swamped with emails, but do you routinely ignore your business correspondence? Am I not important enough for you to respond in a timely manner, or do you just treat everyone rudely? What’s Timely? If you’re in the client service business, then it’s advisable to establish the ground rules for emails. Discuss an acceptable
We all know what an “elevator speech” is, right? It is the common expression for your personal business presentation when meeting someone for the first time. In reality, you wouldn’t corner someone in an elevator with your pitch. Or would you? It depends on the circumstances. I seized the moment with the new CEO of
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