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SpeakerByte #16: Scout Your Stage
Plan to arrive at your venue, whether it’s a conference room, boardroom or ballroom, at least 30 minutes before your start time. Get comfortable. Walk around and explore the room. Test the equipment. Troubleshoot the logistics. If something isn’t the … Continue reading
Recommended Reading to Boost Your Presentation IQ
Recently, a client expressed anxiety about presenting. She said she always over-prepared, obsessing for weeks in advance, losing sleep and repeatedly rehashing what she wanted to say and do. I asked her, “When do you know your presentation is good … Continue reading
3 Top Tips (readers choice!)
Your input and interest have been the inspiration for many of the articles featured in SpeakerNotes. You’ve emailed questions, reflections, and comments, and I appreciate each and every one. Based on your feedback, here’s a recap of the three tips that really resonated with the SpeakerNotes community: Continue reading
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Boring to Bravo: Proven Techniques to Engage, Involve & Inspire
So if you’ve ever wondered how to make eye contact with an audience of thousands, the eight ways for conducting an audience poll, or when it’s perfectly appropriate to bribe audience members, flip through the pages of Boring to Bravo. It’ll quickly have you cheering “Bravo!” and eagerly awaiting Arnold’s next book. The latest release by current NSA president Kristin Arnold, Boring to Bravo is a compendium of techniques (90, to be exact) that you can use to reinvigorate your next presentation. Continue reading
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Tagged Boring to Bravo, connecting with audience, delivery skills, effective presentations, engaging presentations, interactivity, Kristin Arnold, presentation skills, professionally speaking, public speaking, public speaking training
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Nancy Duarte’s New Release will Resonate with Readers for Years to Come
Hot off the press, Nancy Duarte’s book, Resonate, present visual stories that transform audiences is quite simply, remarkable! You don’t read this book, you experience it. Each of her 9 Rules are so clearly defined and described that they … Continue reading
Lessons in Authenticity from Steve Jobs
Ever watch Apple co-founder and CEP Steve Jobs on stage? Sure, you have — the media gives us regular glimpses of his famous keynote addresses, generally delivered during a high-profile product launch like the iPad or iPhone 4.
But have you ever seen an awkward, under-rehearsed and somewhat uncomfortable Steve Jobs presentation? I have. The speech I’m talking about is Jobs’ address to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford University. Under rehearsed, looking rather awkward and clearly reading his script, he still managed to keep me glued to the computer screen. Watch this video and see what you can learn. Continue reading
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The True Cost of Independence
Reflections on the 4th of July VFW Voice of Democracy Winner Natalee Szabo, 2009 Winner Shares her views about life. liberty & the pursuit of happiness This holiday, when they play our national anthem prior to the fireworks display, my … Continue reading
Step Up Your Game
Want to step up your game and win over that important audience? Here are four “lessons learned” as a result of reviewing the evaluation from attendees at 20,000+ industry trade show. Practice these strategies to help ensure your next presentation is a home run. Continue reading
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Make An Impact: 5 Techniques to Ignite Your Next Presentation
Presenters that get results in today’s high-stakes world need to create experiences that challenge listeners to think, discuss, and even question what’s being said. So, what can you do to incorporate interactive elements that emotionally, physically and verbally involve your audience? Consider experimenting these 5 techniques. Continue reading
Presentation as Conversation
A presentation is nothing more than a conversation on a larger scale — perhaps with more purpose, more clarity, and some preparation, but a conversation nonetheless. Continue reading
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