Public Speaking From Notes: Some Tips and Techniques
Among the most common questions we get at the Pincus Group, are those brought about by “podium panic.” That’s what I call the moment a speaker realizes he or she…
Executive Presence: What Is It and How Can I Build It?
Developing and Displaying Your Executive Presence Ever been in a meeting when an executive with real leadership skill walks into the room? Everything subtly changes. Voices quiet, smiles widen, backs…
The Three WORST Pieces of Advice Given Presenters
And how best to ignore them Ever hear the one about picturing your audience naked to overcome your fear of presenting to them? How about the one about practicing in…
Communicating With Power: A New Year’s Resolution
Getting Past the Myths of “Women Can’t” Remember “Mean are from Mars and Women are from Venus”? Family therapist John Gray was hardly the first to insist communication problems…
Powering Up Your Infographics
Visuals can play a crucial part in your presentation. Graphics add power to power point and value to your handouts. Graphics can help you reach and move an audience, by…
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…
Leaving PowerPoint Behind: No, You Don’t HAVE To Use It
At the Pincus Group, we know better than to try and talk clients out of using their slides when making presentations. At many (if not most) organizations, presentations have simply…
Powerful Presentations Depend on Feedback
How do you know your Presentations are Powerful? Get REAL feedback Presentations are powerful things. When they’re done well, they can persuade an audience, enhance the presenter’s credibility and motivate…
The New Executive Communication Skill: Top Tips for Nailing Your Remote Presentations
Surveys show the vast majority of business presentations are now done remotely. If your company is among the 83% of businesses who deliver remote presentations, are you keeping up with…
Presenting with Confidence: What Strong Executive Presence Sounds Like
When we say someone “sounds believable” or “sounds like they know what they’re talking about,” what do we mean? What are we really saying about what we’re hearing and how…
