oThese Things! Many speakers, even experienced ones, do things they should STOP. Here are some of them. STOP Using Buzz Words, Acronyms, or Techno-Speak. • You don't impress people with words they don't know. You'll lose them! • No one likes to feel stupid. • We see the emperor with no clothes, but no one Read More
Powerpoint Presentation Training St. Louis
Speakers: DECLUTTER. . .
E Declutter EVERYTHING! The goal of your talk is: “The Audience GETS IT!” They don’t have to agree with everything you say, but they do have to understand it. DECLUTTERING the Components, Parts, and Elements of your presentation can help you reach that goal! The Tenets to Follow for DECLUTTERING Are: Clean - Read More
Speakers: Use PowerPoint / Keynote Because. . .
P Seeing and Hearing is Better Than Just Hearing! The Goal of all Communication; Visual, Written, or Verbal, is the Same. We want the recipient(s), as quickly as possible, to GET IT! GETTING IT! means understanding the message. They don't have to agree with all of it. They don't have to agree with any of it. However, Read More
Speakers: Keep Your Audience’s Attention by. . .
S Doing Things that Get Them Involved In Your Presentation! Audiences have short attention spans. If they're not paying attention to you, the speaker, they'll never GET IT! GETTING IT!, i.e. understanding the message, is the goal of all communication; verbal, written, or visual. It's your job, as the presenter, to Read More
My Best Advice for Becoming a Better Speaker is. . .
S SPEAK! Here's some Bad News for those who want to lessen their Fear of Public Speaking and become a Better Speaker: There is NO Magic Pill to fix that! I wish there was! Perhaps one of the large drug companies has it in Clinical Trials. If so, I haven't read about it, and don't advise waiting until it's Read More
Great Athletes Have Coaches. Great Speakers Should, Also!
O Great Speakers should have Coaches! Many of us are watching the Olympics. If you've paid attention to the commentators and interviews with athletes, the word "Coach" comes up again and again. Many give credit for outstanding performances to the Coaches. After receiving her Gold Medal, American gymnast Aly Read More
Are You a Good Speaker? Well, Good isn’t Good Enough!
A Good Speaker! You want to be a Great Speaker! Who wants Good? I don't! Do you want: Good coffee, a Good meal, or a Good spouse? NO! You want: A Great cup of coffee, a Fabulous meal, and an Incredible spouse - Correct! Let's Look at Speakers: Many are Not Very Good. Who wants to waste time watching Read More
Passion + Knowledge + Technique =
P You will OWN your audience! I'm sure you've heard people speak, with great Passion about a subject. Maybe their words and delivery weren't perfect, but their Passion was so powerful you assumed everything they said was true - correct? Sometimes, when a 'Fact Check' is done, the truth doesn't always line up with what Read More
7 Tips to Take Your Presentation from BLAH to AH!
7 These 7 Tips will take Your Presentation from Blah to Ah and RAISE the Applause Meter! It's the little things that make all the difference. That's true in life, and certainly true in the World of Presentations! 7 Tips that will RAISE the Applause for Your Presentation! Write Your Own Introduction! The Read More
A Great Presentation is like a Delicious Cake!
Rec There is a Specific Recipe that when followed, produces the super results you desire! A sumptuous cake, or for that matter, meal, doesn't come about by accident! There are specific amounts of specific ingredients, added at specific times, in a specific manner that lead to mouth watering desserts and foods! A Read More