Help The Audience GET IT! Educate - Entertain - Explain The 3 Es of Presenting will help ensure your audience understands your message; i.e. Gets It! They may not agree with everything. They may not agree with anything. Unless they Get It!, there can't be a meaningful discussion going forward. Education is the Read More
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Tiny Business, Mighty Profits Radio, Interviews ME!
Interviews are great ways for someone to ask questions other folks, given the opportunity, might have asked. I recently had the privilege of being interviewed by Russ Henneberry, owner of Tiny Business, Mighty Profits, on his Radio Show, Tiny Business, Mighty Profits Radio. Russ is one of the best internet experts around. 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
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
OK. They asked me to be a Speaker.
What do I talk about?
Start with Passion and Knowledge . . . You first choice is to have the opportunitiy to talk about a subject you are passionate about. Ideally, it's also a subject about which you possess a high degree of knowledge . It might be work, family, or health related. The topic could be a personal hobby, charitable cause, Read More
Presentation Tip # 2
Use a Mind Map!
Ever looked at your notes when giving a presentation and everything is a BIG BLUR? Not much fun when this happens, is it? Nervous or not, reading notes at the lectern is often a tough thing to do. Reading black text on a white background doesn't stimulate our minds as quickly as looking at images do. This is one Read More
Non-Verbal Communication Element # 5 –
Body Movement
Move Your Body - Deliver a Message! Picture this: The six foot, five inch, python armed bar bouncer just spotted someone in the club he ejected the previous night. The baby-faced kid had shown a counterfeit ID while trying to purchase a beer. Now that same 'punk' was holding a Bud Light up to his mouth. How do Read More
Handouts – Hand them out Later!
If you 'hand out' Handouts as the audience is getting seated, they'll be looking at your brochure, fact sheet, contact information, etc., while you're giving your presentation. This can be as bad as having the door to a noisy kitchen open or the the lights go out as you're demonstrating something. A speech is always Read More