Choose your words carefully to build credibility, sound intelligent, and make your message understood. When you do, you can be repeated frequently from boardroom to convention hall.
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In the classic movie Gone with The Wind, Vivien Leigh captures the audience from her first moment on screen. Grab your audience in the first 30 seconds. If you don’t, you will lose them. This is true both in movies and in public speaking.
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Do you immediately engage your audience? Powerful openings are key to successful presentations. Learn how to craft and deliver your openings so you always engage your audience within the first 30 seconds of your talk. The First 30 Seconds Innovative Openings Launch Memorable Meetings Patricia Fripp was coaching a CEO from a major corporation. He […]
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Does your PowerPoint support your message or distract your audience? Understanding when and how to use PowerPoint for maximum impact, you can make it powerful.
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Use this Hollywood formula for successful storytelling and make your presentation powerful and persuasive. The hero or protagonist in your story is not necessarily a heroic character – just the person through whose eyes we see the story.
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Practice Makes Perfect – Or Does it? I’m a believer in learning through repetition and reinforcement. However, as we practice and rehearse our presentations we need to ask ourselves, “Am I practicing to improve or to reinforce bad habits?” The reality is that we are doing both. You’re familiar with the expression, “Practice makes perfect.” […]
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Is fear of death really second only to fear of public speaking? Maybe you can relate? A presentation is the most cost-effective way to generate interest in your services, products, expertise, or organization. Consider, how many contacts, clients, buyers you might capture with a 20-minute talk? If the thought of a great outcome isn’t enough […]
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There is no one secret to a powerful presentation, but if there were, it would be this – your subject must be interesting to your audience. If your audience doesn’t know whether they’re interested in your subject, how do you get them to connect with it?
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How do you write a good acceptance speech? Start early, be yourself, honor those who’ve helped you, state your connection to the organization giving you the award, and rehearse…again…again and again. Every year the American Payroll Association honors their Man and Woman of the Year. The next year at the annual conference call Congress they […]
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Action Verbs Make Your Presentations Powerful Do not underestimate the power of verbs.
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