The challenge is the same for each of us. We do our research. We document our source material. We have the facts surrounding the points we want to make in our presentation. The problem is that this is all very complicated. Our research is complicated, our source material is complicated and the facts are complicated. …
I don’t need to up my volume… I don’t need to slow my pace… I don’t need to enunciate my words… I don’t need to consider my accent… I don’t need to add inflection when I talk… I don’t need to make eye contact with my audience… BECAUSE I always use a microphone!!! Have you…
It seems that every minute of every day we are bombarded with information. Technology has allowed the flow of facts to happen at hyper-speed and we are often left feeling overloaded. It is no wonder that people often leave a conference, presentation or day of meetings shaking their head. They simply can’t absorb it all,…
When you were a kid, you didn’t want to eat your vegetables, even though they were good for you. Now, as an adult, you don’t want to practice your presentation, even though you know it is critical to your success as a presenter. Can’t you just skip straight to dessert and just go present? That’s…
Preparing for a presentation? The first things we usually think about all have to do with deliverables around the presentation itself such as: What are the most important points? What slides do I need to support these points? Handouts? How do I start? How should I end? There is more to providing your audience with…
You have developed a killer presentation. You’ve practiced the delivery and know your material. You have prepared for questions that might arise. You are ready to go! Or so you think… Don’t let all of this preparation go to waste! Consider these 5 tips to avoid undermining your presentation before you utter the first word:…
It’s not often that you leave a performance and as you exit the theater all you can say is, “Wow!” I recently saw the Broadway show, Hamilton at The Fox Theater in Atlanta, and the impact of the performance is significant. How is it that the cast is able to make each of us in…
How you say something is every bit as important as what you say. When we start out delivering our great presentation, we want the audience to hear what we say. Perfecting how we are delivering the information can go a long way towards helping our audience take in the information. There is nothing better than…