It's BLANK for a Very Good Reason! The ‘B’ Button is one of the most powerful features in PowerPoint / Keynote software. When in presentation mode, pressing the ‘B’ Button makes the screen go blank. Blank, in this case, means completely Black. Use it to enhance your presentation. Blanking the slide immediately Read More
Communications
The Screen is BLANK on PURPOSE.
A Speaker’s Template – SEE The BIG PICTURE
Use this Speaker's Template to Develop, Practice and Deliver Your Presentation This Speaker's Template gives you the Big Picture. Your entire speech is on a single page. It's a great visual to 'See' how the Content of a Speech should be constructed and Read More
Lessons from a Street Performer – Great Delivery!
This one was O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G! I was in Boston last week and had an opportunity to do some sightseeing. Around the famous Faneuil Hall Marketplace there were several street performers. They're mostly very good. One was O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G! The Content of his performance was juggling. The Great Delivery Read More
BLOG!
It will make you a Better Speaker!
Blogging (Writing) and Speaking Go Hand-in-Glove. They are both communication skills a speaker needs to continually sharpen and will make you a Better Speaker! Writing is a great way to develop, and make better, the content of your presentations. The analogy is: "If you really want to learn about a subject - Teach Read More
Be ‘The Man in the Arena’!
TR’s Famous Speech – A Great Lesson!
Be In the Arena - Not in the Crowd! So you give your speech and stumble - BIG DEAL! Remember what TR said . . . It’s been a bit over 100 years since President Teddy Roosevelt gave his ‘Arena Speech’, but the message rings as true today as it did then. The essence of that quote, from the longer talk Roosevelt Read More
The ‘Show-Before-The-Show’
Warms up the Audience Before the Emcee Speaks!
This does it for me. It warms up the audience! What do You do? This Slide Show and Music will be playing when people enter the room I'll be speaking in. What effect do you think it has on them? My thoughts are that it reminds many of them why they chose to attend. It preps them for the information I'm going to Read More
I Get Presentations Ideas,
But Forget Them!
Use a Digital Recorder to Capture those thoughts 'In the Moment!' None of us have the great memories we wish we had. We're exercising, walking, driving or maybe just sitting at a coffee shop and an idea for a speech, or a story to make a point in one, comes to us. We don't have a pen or paper handy, but we mentally Read More
Name Tags
Insist on Them For EVERYONE!
Do YOU always remember people's names? I don't, and bet you don't either! All of us have had this experience: You're at a networking event, business show or merely shopping in the grocery store and spot someone you 'know'. You 'know' them, but at that moment, have a brain cramp, and can't recall their name. Then, Read More
Connect with Your Audience,Emotionally,
and You’ve Got Them!
"I'm a Failure!" is a great example. Read on! My good friend and internet mentor, Russ Henneberry, is an internet expert. He develops, and helps others develop: web sites, blogs, email marketing campaigns, social media campaigns, and many other things related to internet marketing. He really knows his stuff! Russ Read More
Nine Ways to Guarantee
Your Presentation Will BOMB!
If You Absolutely Want to BOMB! Don't practice your presentation. You've given it before - no big deal. Don't visit the facility before your talk. Don't find out what style of seating is in place and don't rearrange if not best for you. Don't check the lighting; natural or in-room. Don't find out Read More