You’ve just delivered an outstanding presentation. It's now time for the question and answer session. Suddenly your self-assurance evaporates and you’re frozen like a deer in headlights, ready for the onslaught. If this feeling has ever gripped you before the...
How you welcome your audience sets the tone for your presentation. As a presenter, if you want demonstrate confidence, credibility and caring to the people sitting in front of you, then you need to give them your undivided attention. Welcome Your Audience - tip 1,...
Audience response tip 2 is all about letting your audience know in advance, how you want them to respond when you ask them a question. In giving presentations, speakers often throw out questions to their audience, and then forget to give their audience clear direction...
Speaking success depends on solid preparation. That’s a no-brainer. Former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Guiliani, once said, "No one, no matter how gifted can perform without preparation." Most of us have had speaking opportunities where we fly by the seat of our...
Is the audience ready? Are they ready to listen? Comfortably seated and ready to give you their full attention? I see it happening over and over again…and if you are doing it, stop. If you are beginning your speech or presentation and the audience isn't ready to hear...
Presenters need to know this one thing if they are looking for speaking success. There’s no exception. As a presenter you need to know what you want your audience to do. It doesn’t matter the type of presentation, how long or the topic or the size of the audience....
It's not different. Sometimes I hear people say, "Oh I don't mind giving a presentation but it's the question and answer session that I don't like. That's something separate, something different.” If you are like most people, chances are you’ve put a huge chunk...
Did you know that your people skills are the determining factor in whether you get hired, fired, offered advancement or left behind? Of course, no one is saying that technical skills aren’t important, they are. But, regardless of how technical or intricate your job...
Soft skills. No one big or small, young or old survives without soft skills in the sandbox of life. As children, we don’t get yanked out of the sandbox because we’re building castles, roads or mud pies. Nope. We get yanked out because we’re causing a ruckus by not...
Body Language counts. Believe it. As a presenter you may never have another chance to make a first good impression. Whether you are presenting a proposal, making a sale or getting support for a project, you want to make an immediate positive connection with your...
Ever suffer from brain blank at a meeting? Or find yourself embarrassed because you couldn’t answer a question? Well, kiss that foggy feeling good bye. The next time you find yourself on the receiving end and have to answer questions, remember this. Right off the bat,...
Before you grab your ‘networking-to-success’ hat and head to that special work-related event, whether it’s social or business, why not step back and move into ‘discovery’ mode? Discovering as much as you can about the event, before you head out the door, will set you...