Presentations and Elevator Speeches. The Goal of All Communication; Visual, Written, or Spoken, is the same. We want the recipients, as quickly as possible, to GET IT! They may not agree with everything. They may not agree with anything. Unless they GET IT!, there cannot be a meaningful discussion going Read More
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Your Questions . . . My
Answers. Through coaching, workshops, and seminars I get asked many great questions. Because you might have some of the same queries, I'm taking this opportunity to post and answer some. Question I. What's the best way to conquer the fear of public speaking? Realize it is natural to have that fear and you are not Read More
DROP “Work With” and “Help” from . . .
Your Elevator Speech! When most are asked, at a networking event, social function, or seminar, "What do you do?" The replies are usually like these: "I work with companies to blah, blah, blah." "I help people blah, blah, blah." Really? "Work with" and "Help" sound pretty wimpy to me. If you're independently Read More
Lessons from Coaching Clients. . .
Are Worth Sharing! I've been coaching a long time and always learn from those who hire me. The following lessons from clients helped me, and will benefit you, also. Lesson One: You are much better than you think you are. Many, when we first talk, think their presentations are poor. They talk about their fear of Read More
Your INTRODUCTION is NOT. . .
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
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