They were screaming and yelling in the room next door, hooting and hollering, banging on the walls, and stomping on tables. In a moment, find out how this behavior can make you a better speaker. Recently, BC – before COVID, I was coaching a group of executives to breathe life into their business presentations at…
“You need to engage participants every 4 minutes [online].” – Becky Pike Pluth, M.Ed., author of Webinars With Wow Factor Recently, during one of our Mastering Virtual Presentations online workshops, one of our students was a multi-tasking millennial know-it-all. He knew every technical aspect of the online platform we were using – and he let us know…
<h1 style=”text-align: center;”>How to Bounce Back From Losing</h1> <iframe src=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/434836126″ width=”640″ height=”480″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe> At Ed Tate & Associates, we help organizations and individuals win high-stakes presentations. As the cliché goes, you can’t win them all. However, you can learn from your losses and be prepared to win the next time. Here is an…
Did you know that a selfie is one of the best ways to improve your presentation skills? Not that type of selfie! I’m talking about a video-selfie a.k.a., – playback of your presentation. Professional athletes watch the video of their performances as a part of their preparation. Maybe this is one of the reasons why they…
“Prematurely presenting your product or service will steal from the persuasive [power] of your presentation.” –David Hoffeld, “The Science of Selling” Imagine that you are at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in Las Vegas. Over 150,000 people from all over the world attend this annual pilgrimage of nerd nirvana! Everything is a blur. There are…
Last week, I was approached by a Fortune 25 company to train 15 interns for their final presentation before a business unit Vice President and his leadership team. High-Stakes Presentation This presentation is high-stakes for both the company and the interns. The Company Concerns: Did we choose the right interns or was it a miss?…
In Part 1 & part 2 of this post, we revealed thirteen (13) common business presentation mistakes that could sidetrack your business presentations. If you haven’t read this series from the beginning, I highly recommend you stop here, and go back to Part 1 HERE. Below are the final seven: Opening slow or long-winded. In…