ZOOM TIPS that Make a Difference – A BIG Difference! Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking. This video's about ZOOM. What an amazing application! We can meet with anyone virtually. For a presenter, our audiences can be all over the world. But it does present some challenges, doesn't it? Let me Read More
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Use PATTERN INTERRUPTS to . . .
• Keep Your Audience's Attention. • Make Them Receptive to Your Message. Your audience has the attention span of a gnat! Not only that, they are easily distracted by others in the audience, their phones, and a variety of things the speaker cannot control. A Pattern Interrupt is: something not expected and out of Read More
BETTER VIDEO: Three Things To Do!
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! Here are three ways to make your video better. Whether you're doing your own videos or you're on zoom call. Number One: SOUND! People will watch bad video, they won't listen to bad audio. Get a microphone that's a good one. This is Read More
BACKSTORY: Much Better Zoom Presenter
BACKSTORY Much Better Zoom Presenter Here is the ‘BackStory’ of how I became a Much Better Zoom Presenter. In spring 2020 my wife and I were in South Africa. Covid was spreading quickly and forced us to cut our travel plans. We returned home on March 17th. The world we left was not the one we returned to! The Read More
BACKGROUNDS are Important!
Transcript Fred Miller, NO SWEAT Public Speaking! I'll bet this video's getting your attention, isn't it? Black and white, old movie. That's why I did it! Too many times, especially when we're on zoom we lose the attention of the audience. We have the attention span of a gnat anyway, so it's little things like this Read More
ZOOM: Slide Presentations – SOLVED!
Showing slides on zoom . . . Now, "There's an App for that!" Watch THIS Video! If you've ever attended a zoom meeting using slides you've heard: "Can you see my screen? What do you see?" Presenters prefer to be in-person with live audiences. We like our slides displayed over our left shoulder, and making them Read More
ZOOM BACKGROUNDS: Pet Peeve
Zooming? Get a good Checklist first! CLICK HERE Transcript Fred Miller, "NO SWEAT Public Speaking!" Let's talk about one of my pet peeves on zoom - Backgrounds! Now this one, this is pretty good. It looks like a microphone. It'd be appropriate for me. I speak, coach, and write about networking, public speaking, Read More
Virtual Video Meetings:
Challenges and Opportunities
Many meetings, conferences, and seminars are now on-line. These virtual gatherings are very different from in-person, live events. Attending can be challenging. Presenting can be extremely challenging, but it can lead to New OPPORTUNITIES! Get this ZOOM CHECKLIST for yourself and attendees. The Challenges. Lots Read More
Habits of a TERRIBLE Zoom Presenter
Even to those of us used to presenting to in-person audiences, virtual platforms like ZOOM present challenges. If you’re called on to present virtually and don’t correctly prepare for your "Speaking Opportunity!" I guarantee you will bomb! DON’T DO these things and you could become a TERRIBLE Zoom Presenter! Update Read More