“I can’t do this right now! I can’t change my schedule to prepare. I can’t speak into a camera without an audience! I can’t…” Those are the words of “Sarah”. She is in the middle of an I can’t rant – where a person is entirely focused on what you can’t do, rather than what they…
On Sunday, 29-year old Hideki Matsuyama made history by being the first Japanese man to win The Masters golf tournament – one of the four most prestigious events in professional golf. I’m a casual golf fan. Beyond the usual suspects, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger, I had never heard of him. However, he did…
Have you ever turned yourself down before asking for something that you really wanted? For example, you tapped-out before asking for a job, promotion, raise, or a date? In other words, you said “no” before they said “no.” You took yourself out of the game. In the words of the Hall of Fame speaker, Patricia Fripp,”The…
Learn about the traits of an epic presentation. We also cover the mistakes that speakers make. Press PLAY below! Don’t miss this unique interview!
“You are no good as a speaker! All you do is talk about yourself! You’re not that interesting! The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the Chinese food of education – it fills you up for a while and leaves you hungry! And CareerTrack (a training company) is worse than NSA – they sell Happy Sheets!…
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…
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…
In Part One of this post, (found here), we revealed six common business presentation mistakes that could sidetrack your business presentations: Presenting Abstract Ideas (without specific examples). Simply put, your ideas live in the clouds and never visit earth. For your audience to relate to abstract concepts, match with specific, concrete examples. JargonOveruse. Jargon overuse…
Over the past fifteen years, I’ve coached thousands of executives, leaders and corporate employees on how to make their business presentations memorable. Over the years, I’ve regularly run across the same presentation mistakes. Are you making these mistakes in your business presentations? Presenting abstract ideas without specific examples. Think of an abstraction as hiding the…
Two speakers I admire for their pithiness are Patricia Fripp and Craig Valentine. In fact, Craig has named pithiness – A Foundational Phrase. A foundational phrase is 10 words or less that encapsulates your topic. For example, “Don’t get ready! Stay Ready!” Valentine and Fripp come up with these short, sweet phrases all the time.…