Archive for Archive for October, 2008
Happy Halloween
Trick or Treat!
If you’re like me, you remember the days when you dressed up in your favorite costume, armed with a pumpkin pail, and going merrily from home to home in your neighborhood heisting candy from the neighbors.
Maybe for some of you, that was your first experience with dynamic presentations!
Think about it.
You have to put [...]
PowerPoint Pointers
I consider Wayne Botha a mentor and expert on PowerPoint presentations. I just a read a great post from him on the subject. Do you use PowerPoint in your presentations? If so, read this article by Wayne by clicking here.
What Are You Teaching?
I just came back from teaching a one-day continuing education session for insurance agents. The topic is Commercial Property Insurance for about 6 hours and then they are tested. As part of the program, they fill out an evaluation form on the class and me. This is a course set through a local association that [...]
The Final Battle
If you are a professional business presenter, tune in for tonight’s final presidential debate. Regardless of your political leanings, this is the Super Bowl of presentation skills. Why?
You have two men vying for the most powerful position in the world. You have less than a month to sway undecided voters and confirm the ones you [...]
The Value of Developing Your Skills
When was the last time you spent a day and a half working on your presentation skills and finding ways to earn more money through your knowledge? For the nine members of my Varsity Speaking Academy, it was just this past week.
Regardless of your vocation or career, you have intellectual property that is going to [...]
First Varsity Speaking Academy in the books!
I’m enjoying a peaceful night home after a successful maiden Varsity Speaking Academy. Nine great participants and three wonderful coaches helped make this a wonderful event for all. Hey, the sun came out today, too!
My appreciation goes out to all of you who took your time to come and improve your professional development. You are [...]
How to improve your negotiations skills in business
Do you negotiate in your job?
I was recently quoted in an article for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) web magazine on why sound presentation skills are so important for negotiating.
(Note - you must be a member to read the article. If you’re in the Human Resources business, you should consider becoming a member)
“The [...]
Finding a story
I was presenting a class last night to a group who wanted to improve their speaking skills. We spent the last hour discussing the importance of storytelling. One of the participants was involved in Habitat for Humanity. As we talked, it became clearer to him that opening his apresentation with a poignant story that engages the audience is far more [...]
