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At a number of business seminars and presentations, I passed out an index card and asked each person in the audience to write anonymously a single answer to each of three questions. The three questi......
The quality of your sales presentation will often determine whether a prospect buys from you or one of your competitors. However, experience has taught me that most presentations lack pizzazz and ar......
Have you ever been slideswiped? You walk into a meeting and once everyone has arrived, the lights are often dimmed and the show begins. The presenter clicks the mouse again and again, showing you sl......
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STRONSuper Preparation b Keys to Getting a Great Start to Every PresentationSTRON Novice and expert presenters alike have had the experience of feeling a little (or may be a lot) nervous be......
DIStephen D. Boyd, Ph.D., CSP, is a professor of speech communication at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky. He works with organizations that want to speak and listen more......
STRON8 Ways to Improve Your Presentation SkillsSTRON 1. STRONJoin ToastmastersSTRON. Toastmasters is a organization where you will get a chance to work on your impromptu speaking skill......
Let it be known, no person, thing, or situation can validate you. You validate yourself by realizing who you are. Mark Tosoni Knowing who you are is essential before you step in front of an a......
As the meeting began, the project manager of the buying committee told me that the key decision-maker would miss the first 20 minutes or so of my presentation. This was a very competitive sale that......
When its time to give your next sales presentation, here are my favorite tips for delivering powerful, charismatic, and engaging sales presentations. H#1 - PLANT YOUR FEET SQUARELY ON THE FLOO......
So you're going to have a booth at a trade show. How exciting - or how terrifying - depending on your state of mind! First of all - remain calm - you're not the first person to do this. There's......
"I have a lovehate relationship with PowerPoint. In the right hands, it's a great presentation tool. In the wrong hands (and unfortunately, most usage falls into this category) we are cloning gener......
First of all, what is a bio sheet and why do you need one? A bio sheet is a one page description of who you are--your background and achievements. Your bio is an important part of how you present y......
People love stories. We love to hear about other people, and stories help us to learn, remember and put to use new concepts. Aesop knew this. His fables help us to learn life lessons through tales a......
People take it for granted that leaders have achieved some skill in public speaking. Yet anxiety persists because leaders face very challenging situations and have a great risk of embarrassment. Her......
Conventional wisdom is that the more choices customers have, the more likely they will buy. That may be true when customers have very specific wants or needs, and they know what those wants or needs......
As I travel around the world I always enjoy sampling the media in different countries. Even if I don't speak Thai, Bahasa or Mandarin, watching local news services always provides a unique insight......
hThere are five key elements that can make or break your attempt at successful nonverbal communication in business: h u l......
THE LITTLE-KNOWN SPEECHWRITING SECRETS THAT WON GEORGE W. BUSH THE US ELECTION He's been accused of "mangling the language, destroying its meaning by avoiding the use of verbs, twisting nouns into......
Appealing to emotions is the most powerful way to transfer learning in an information cluttered training or presentation. A compelling story woven with a lot of information in the telling with a co......
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