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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...
- I fly A LOT (and on a lot of airlines). I would love to debate anyone who thinks there is an airline better than… https://t.co/tkHNHkvM03
- Spoke today in Dallas to construction executives. Body Language Tip 9: If you have a weird habit of swaying or rock… https://t.co/e7MPj7FD8p
- Worked outside Portland, Oregon today with an impressive marine construction company. Presenting tip 71: Practice n… https://t.co/e3XWIZddT4
- Worked with a State of Oregon agency today in Salem. Communications Tip 7: A messaging document is key to consisten… https://t.co/mQ6pKi0saq
- Speaking this week in Oregon and Texas. Presentation tip 27: Standing still is boring. Move around to keep it inter… https://t.co/OQgR7E0Wps
- Spoke today in Houston. Crisis communications tip 62: A preemptive strike is often the best move to stay ahead of n… https://t.co/2flTKCRHrW
- Spent day training Houston-based General Contractor. Negotiation Tip 5: Control is 2-sided. Take it by having an ag… https://t.co/qiLo6Qf5WW
- Speaking in Texas this week. Communications tip 7: Stand up for important phone calls. It keeps the mind sharp, and… https://t.co/2RvChfx8j7
- Worked with North Carolina Realtors today in Wilmington. Selling tip 31: Work key takeaway points into both your presentation AND the Q&A.
- Spent the day in Charleston, South Carolina training a global chemical company. Presenting tip 6: Audience loses fo… https://t.co/c72RqLXSGg
- Headed to Charleston, SC. News media tip 33: Relationships with reporters, not unsolicited news releases, key to more story placements.
- Spoke this morning outside Detroit. Messaging tip 16: Tying human element to key message points makes them more memorable.
- Spoke today in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Q&A tip 14: Most follow-up questions come from the last part of your rep… https://t.co/qJI3b53Pos
- New business pitch today outside Philadelphia. Crisis Tip 6: It is NEVER appropriate to say 'no comment.' Perceptio… https://t.co/QjMwEmokFn
- Working this week in Philadelphia, Colorado Springs, Detroit and Orlando. Pre-presentation jitters tip 7: Pacing, l… https://t.co/ILzQNk81pQ
- Spent the last two days in Columbus working with Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA). My no. 1 tip: Secret to w… https://t.co/HzoA9lNJyR
- Spoke at two different construction-industry events today in Baltimore. Presentation tip 22: Practicing in the mirr… https://t.co/YeIlLoUGSJ
- Speaking in Ohio and Maryland this week. Team presenting tip 17: Script intentional "interruptions" to reinforce ke… https://t.co/wXOc2q9HwC
- Spent day in Detroit with global software company sales team. Messaging tip 12: Ask yourself the most asked questio… https://t.co/z40ZQq3jyu
- Speaking in Detroit the next two days. Body Language Tip 12: Don't cross arms when you are presenting or having a conversation.