Gift Grow Your Database! Your Database is one the most important things your business owns! It should contain the latest contact information on: clients, prospects, associates, suppliers, and "high influencers" in your field of expertise. Building, and continually updating it, should be a top priority. One good way Read More
Presentation Skills St. Louis
Speakers: Let Readers LISTEN to Your Post and. . .
LISTEN Speakers: Make an Audio of Your Post! I'm sure you've heard that your writing should have a "Voice." That's true, and by making the audio of your posts available, it literally will! There are Huge Benefits to doing this. People who prefer to listen will appreciate the convenience of audio. The text is Read More
Speaker’s Humor: “Did you hear the one about. . .”
S NO! Your presentation does not have to open with a Joke! For most presentations, it should not start that way! People love to laugh and humor is great. It can be icing on the cake, but it isn't easy! It is also a tool that can be used to keep the attention of the audience on you and your message. If you try Read More
Your Presentation: EXTREME MAKEOVER Time?
EXT The Answer is YES, If: The Title of your talk doesn't grab a potential audience's attention. Think of the Title of your Presentation as the Cover of a Book, Headline of a Newspaper Article, or Subject Line of an Email. If it doesn't attract people, they'll never look any further. The Master of Read More
Are You Taking & Making Speaking Opportunities?
TakeYou Should Be! Here's Why: Speaking Opportunities are Business Opportunities. Speaking Opportunities are Career Opportunities. Speaking Opportunities are Leadership Opportunities. People who Take and Make Speaking Opportunities: Grow their businesses. Advance their careers. Increase their leadership Read More
Develop Your Own Style!
Own Your Own Style! Do as the Army Recruiting Slogan says: "Be all that YOU can be!" I don't have a great voice. I don't sing, dance, or play an instrument. Realizing I would never have some of the 'tools for delivery' others have was a relief. I quit trying to be someone I wasn't and concentrated on being the Read More
The Fear of Public Speaking! – WHY?
f Why Not? Think about it for a moment. Most of our conversations are one-on-one. Many of those are on the phone where we don't even have a face to look at while we're talking. Much of our communication these days is via email and texting. It's natural then to feel Uncomfortable when standing in front of a group Read More
Speakers: Instructions For Your Audience Are. . .
W Wouldn't It Be Nice If. . . Before your presentation, your Audience had specific instructions and training on how to be a Good Audience? An audience can make or break a presentation. A good, enthusiastic group gives the speaker responses and energy that lead to a better presentation. Audiences with individuals Read More
The Fear of Public Speaking – KSDK Interviews. . .
K Me! http://youtu.be/c2HfQ0F9Hj4 St. Louis (KSDK) - It could be a wedding toast or a class assignment in high school or college. Most of us get anxious when we're asked to talk to an audience. It's the number one phobia, called glossophobia. When it comes to talking the talk, many people would rather get a root Read More
Speakers, There’s NO App for That!
AP You Gotta Do It Yourself!. . .and You Should Want To! There's NO App to download that will make you a Great Speaker and lessen the Fear of Public Speaking. Because of the Fear of Public Speaking, many in leadership positions pass on taking and making Speaking Opportunities and delegate the task to others. That's Read More