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The perspiration slowly slides down the middle of your back. Your knees knock and your hands shake. Will you get through this or will you pass out on the spot? Sound like your first date?...
Just learned you have to prepare and deliver a presentation? According to a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, one of top executives’ greatest fears is public speaking. Presidents, chief executive officers and board...
I just finished cleaning out some of our files and ran across an ad that was placed in the Wall Street Journal some time ago. I think we all need to be reminded that the...
What a speaker looks like should never over-shadow what he or she has to say. A speaker’s appearance, however, can help make the message more convincing. Keep these points in mind as you prepare for...
It is natural to be nervous before a public appearance. Every professional entertainer experiences some kind of “butterflies” before a performance. The symptoms are usually a nervous stomach, perspiring, shifting eyes, death grip on chairs...
- Gave afternoon keynote speech in Los Angeles. Presentation tip 11: Arrive early to any presentation to head off problems and reduce nerves.
- Speaking in California and Delaware this week. Presenting tip 48: Double space your notes and make the font size la… https://t.co/ian8DmYmJR
- My crisis consulting policy is not to work with individuals, only organizations, but I have to say Felicity Huffman… https://t.co/dxGSyjv5d1
- Gave closing keynote today in Atlantic City, NJ. Sales tip number 1 for all my many construction-industry clients:… https://t.co/skFWESK97o
- Spoke in Los Angeles today. News interview tip 22: Never look directly into the camera. Look at the reporter.
- Spent the day in Baton Rouge, Louisiana training construction executives. Body language tip 23: Showing open palms,… https://t.co/s33sQu30Dp
- Speaking this week in Louisiana, California and New Jersey. Crisis communications tip 20: Immediately turn off pre-… https://t.co/ZMVpxTXo3o
- Spent day in Columbus, Ohio working with a large trade union. News media tip 6: Don't waste a reporter's time by be… https://t.co/KFJSzePJ1e
- Speaking in Ohio tomorrow. Presenting tip 19: Don't let a mistake derail your entire presentation. Recover and move… https://t.co/qCLpH9nD3u
- Worked with @kitchellcos project executives/directors today in Phoenix. Amazing company and people! Presenting tip… https://t.co/wMesagbiqL
- Spoke in Sacramento yesterday, gave keynote this morning in San Francisco. Q&A tip 68: 1-2 second pause before resp… https://t.co/YnMkT1zzs8
- Speaking in California and Arizona this week. Presenting tip 32: PowerPoint should support your spoken words, not the other way around.
- Spent the day outside Washington DC working with a construction company on their "Bits & Nuggets." Messaging tip 19… https://t.co/cbxxw7tmYz
- Gave keynote this morning in New Orleans to financial executives. Crisis communications tip 45: Employee social med… https://t.co/BkZiBiTrLN
- Back to work... speaking in New Orleans and DC this week. Presenting tip 72: Storytelling is a powerful tool. It he… https://t.co/IqPgKXzHY8
- Meetings this morning in Honolulu and now it's time for some time off! Social media tip 8: Sometimes less is more.… https://t.co/nDglPQiRnK
- Worked on the Big Island, Hawaii today. Negotiation tip 33: Don't mirror your opponent's demeanor, especially if questions are negative.
- Working the next two weeks on three Hawaiian islands. Public relations tip 12: Know a reporter's audience BEFORE pi… https://t.co/DEZ6e924YC
- Spent day in Orlando working with a large national general contractor. Q&A tip 17: Drop the person's name in the mi… https://t.co/kXntDe6DfN
- Honored to work today in Tallahassee with law enforcement officers from across the state of Florida. Crisis communi… https://t.co/9OqjOVeme3