It brings the attention of the audience to YOU! Because non-verbal communication trumps verbal communication you want the eyes of the audience regularly looking at you and not continually focused on the screen. PowerPoint and Keynote are visual props. When used correctly, they will help your audience GET Read More
Elevator Speech
Your Elevator Speech: CLARITY is. . .
NOT Optional! We've all been there. You go to a networking event, social function, or seminar and the leader says, "Before we get started, let's go around the room. When it's your turn, stand up, tell us who you are and what you do. Give us your Elevator Speech." Or You're at a gathering or waiting in line somewhere, Read More
EXPRESS Elevator Speech Template
oOften, Elevator Speeches are Delivered One-On-One. The Goals are: Clarity and DIS-Qualification. You've arrived at an event where the suggestion was to: "Come early and network." Everyone has name tags. A person approaches you, extends their hand to shake yours, and says, "Hi, I'm John. Nice to meet you. I'm work at Read More
Speakers: NOW, There ARE Apps. . .
0For THAT! Over five years ago, I wrote a post, "There's NO App for That!" Things change. NOW, there ARE apps for THAT and MORE. . . For Developing, Practicing, and Delivering. . . Mind Mapping is the "Swiss Army Knife for the Brain!" It is a non-linear, visual, brainstorming tool that can be used for Read More
“Positivity’s Greatest Promoter” Interviews Me!
oJade Harrell is the charismatic creator and executive producer of RareGem Productions, a positive media production, promotion and creative consultation company. Named "Positivity’s Greatest Promoter" by "Who's Who Publishing," Jade’s voice reverberates globally through multiple platforms of strictly positive Read More
Your Competition Has Set the Bar. . .
0LOW! Very Low! Amazing as it seems, it doesn't take much to stand head and shoulders above your competition. This applies to most things in life. It certainly rings true when it comes to Delivering a Great Presentation. little things can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE. Write your own Introduction. The Introduction Read More
Your “Speaker’s Bag” Should Contain. . .
0A LOT More than a Thumb-Drive! Let me tell you a story: I gave a presentation last week to a ladies networking group. The talk was about developing great Elevator and EXPRESS Elevator Speeches. The venue was a classroom in a college. There was a projector mounted to the ceiling and a computer on a lectern connected to Read More
Teleprompter or Not?
oIt Depends. . . President Obama is a master at using the teleprompter. I don't believe anyone does it better. He doesn't just "read" the words on the screen to his audiences. His inflections, varying cadence, gestures, body language, and facial expressions take his rhetorical skills to levels most never attain. He makes Read More
The Fear of Public Speaking is an. . .
oEqual Opportunity Fear! It doesn't care about your age, education, or occupation. Young or not, highly educated or not, white collar or not - The Fear of Public Speaking affects up to 75% of the population. There is even a word for it - Glossophobia. It comes from the Greek language: Glosso - tongue, Phobia - Fear. Read More
Watching the Olympic Trials, I Noticed. . .
0All Those Great Athletes Have COACHES! They are the Best of the Best because they had great COACHING. Many were born with a lot of natural talent. They continually work out and hone their skills. Most have been doing this for years. More than one left home and moved hundreds, even thousands of miles, to work with the Read More