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The Best Investment You Can Make
Here’s part of Warren Buffet’s answer to Michael Hood’s question. He asked: “What is one tip you’d give 21-year-olds just graduating from school?”
How Will Argentine Tango Skills Make You a Better Presenter?
In my Get to the Message Workshop, we experiment using Argentine Tango skills to become more connected and engaged with the audience.
How to Motivate Yourself
As you walk up to give a presentation how many of you tell yourself, “I can do this. I will be great.” You may be thinking you have done yourself a good service to give yourself a pep talk.
State a Call to Action
TorchMetrics’ surveys have shown that more than 50% of presenters do not absolutely suggest next steps or provide a call to action. The ramifications of this are profound. Audiences feel lost and may think, “So what am I sitting here for?”
Smile Appropriately
How much should you smile when presenting? This depends on the context of your talk.
A Purposeful Walk Changes the Presentation’s Pace
Changing the energy in the room is an excellent way to keep your audience engaged. Walking and moving around the room is one easy way to move that energy around. Not only
Eye Contact Enables Audience Engagement
Eye contact is essential when you want to look confident and credible. A business presentation should be more like a conversation than a performance. In a conversation you make eye contact. When
Pauses Increase Your Executive Presence
Presenters who lose the audience frequently have these two issues. No pauses: Presenters never pause and stop for silence at the end of a point or at the end of a sentence.