Your Bio! Your audience doesn't care how many children you have, where you went to college, or the fact you collect stamps. Unless those facts are relevant to your presentation, they should not be included in your Introduction. Unfortunately, most of the time, they are. It happens because the person introducing you, or Read More
Presentation Training
Opening and Closing Your Speech
Have a Strong Opening and STRONGER Closing! The research shows your audience will best remember the first and last things you say and do. It's called the Law of Primacy and Recency and is crucial for the goal of having your audience GET IT! GETTING IT! is the goal of all communication; verbal, written, or visual. The Read More
Ready with YOUR Elevator Speech?
The Guidelines and Goals! Most of us have experienced the Excitement, or Fear, of being called upon at a networking event, social function or seminar to, “Stand up, tell us who you are and what you do. Give us your Elevator Speech.” When we hear that request it’s usually YES! or YIKES! We experience the same emotions Read More
Jim McCraigh, The Consultants Connection, Interviews. . .
Me! Jim McCraigh is the founder of The Consultants Connection, a professional group he formed to help consultants get more clients. His Consultant’s Connection Group was created so coaches and consultants could get fresh perspectives on getting new clients in today’s world of crazy-busy prospects. In his forum, Read More
Three TIPS to Improve Presentations:
Observe - Practice - Speak! Observe There are many options to observe speakers, on and off-line. Regularly, take advantage of as many of them as possible. If you're in the audience of a live presentation you are given a better perspective than just watching video or listening to a speech. It's tough to beat a live Read More
Multi-Tasking: Your Audience. . .
CANNOT Do It! * The Research shows: Multi-Tasking is a myth. We cannot do more than one thing at a time. MIT neuroscientist, Earl Miller notes that our brains are "not wired to multitask well... when people think they're multitasking, they're actually just switching from one task to another very rapidly. And every Read More
THIS a Great Slide Because. . .
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
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