Finding The Funny: Tips and Techniques on Using Humor in Public Speaking
Many in the public eye will wonder how, when and most importantly whether to inject a bit of humor into their speech. After all, when done right, nothing breaks the ice or…
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION HOW TO’S
Zooming in on successful communications Your business presentations probably look quite a bit different now, as virtual communications become a necessity. While we wait for a return to more “normal”…
Presentation Confidence: Take The Fear Out Of Executive Presentations
We tend to avoid what we fear, so before you hand off that presentation to someone else or try side-stepping the responsibility altogether, consider what you'd be passing up. Each…
Media 101 for political novices: Leave the Witchcraft Out of It
One would think in the 21st century, there might not be the need for a candidate for the US Senate to take to the airwaves to declare “I am not…
Presentation Skills and the CEO: What Steve Jobs has that we could all use more of
When it comes to understanding the “show” in “show and tell” presenting, Steve Jobs was in a class by himself. The Apple CEO was known as one of the best presenters of…
Presentation Show and Tell: Presentation Skills for Senior Executives
The “show” in ‘show and tell’ presentations, is slowly making a comeback in corporate America. It’s a development that is long overdue. Long, dense, dry text projected on conference room…
Presentation Skills and the CEO: Why the chief explanations officer has to get it right
Senior executives and CEO’s in particular, often assume they will be judged solely by what they do. What they say, and especially, how they say it, is presumed to carry…
Presentation Mastery: What You Can Really Learn From Obama’s Oratory Skills: This Isn’t Acting
When someone makes the difficult look easy, we tend to label him or her “a natural.” President Barack Obama is no exception. His ability to move people through soaring rhetoric…
Public Speaking: Getting Past the Fear Factor
Mark Twain said it best: “There are two types of public speakers: those who are afraid and those who are liars.” Even for those of us who enjoy it, public…
On Executives and Elevators – Perfecting the ‘Pitch’
If you're an executive, you probably already know the value of a powerful 'elevator pitch'; that thirty second dazzling display of verbal brilliance designed to deftly sum up your position,…
