Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Preparation”
Why do you use PowerPoint? How do you use PowerPoint? When do you use PowerPoint? The true purpose of using PowerPoint slides in your presentation is to enhance and amplify your presentation through audio visual aids. Your PowerPoint presentation should provide added meaning, insight, explanation, amplification or clarification on what you saying. The slides should demonstrate or enhance what you …
While many people avoid feedback conversations, feedback still needs to happen. And most of the time, especially with the right preparations, it can result in positive changes that lead to improvement and success. Feedback is not always bad. In fact, if we look at it positively, it is usually meant to help us become better. Unfortunately, one of the problems …
I like to think of mistakes as lessons and opportunities to learn. In my many years as a public speaking trainer, coach and observer of public speaking, the following mistakes are the ones I see the most and the ones that can be easily corrected. Not being fully prepared – Notes out of order, PowerPoint not working properly, rushing on …
One of the keys to successful public speaking and overcoming fear is to have a positive mindset. An attitude of being ready and prepared and that you are going to succeed. I enclose 6 of my favourite strategies to help you achieve a positive mindset so you can take on daunting and scary speaking assignments. TIP #1: Ready Fire Aim …
We all know the importance of conquering our fears, having the courage to speak up, doing the things we need to do and “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway”©. And courage is often put forward as the antidote or remedy to help you overcome fears. “If I am courageous, then the fear will be gone!” What is courage? Indeed, …
“If you give something to people that they actually want and need … they will love you forever”. Mitch Joel In the current connected environment we are bombarded with 1000’s of messages every week. Sometimes it is online or through the media and other times it is at seminars, workshops or other presentations. Regardless, most people consume content because …
