Will Your Next Meeting Be A Waste Of Time?
Posted on April 20, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Prior to the meeting…
1 – Why
Why are you having the meeting?
Determine the purpose of your meeting and communicate that to everyone attending.
2 – What
What are you going to cover? Create a list of items to be discussed then send an email out to everyone attending the meeting asking them if there is anything else they feel needs to be discussed.
3 – Agenda
Create an agenda with all items to be discussed, times allotted for each item, schedule of times, and the person’s name in charge of reporting on that item.
For example (i.e. 8:00 -8:10 (10 min) Budget – Kenny
White Death On The Podium
Posted on April 19, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Our eyes are attracted to shiny things. You know that when you take a walk in the park; the glint of the sun from a gum wrapper lying in the grass draws your attention. Or you look up at the sky on a clear, moonlit night - that big white orb is what catches your eye. Even the stars play second banana to the brilliance of the moon. Our eyes are attracted to light.
Read More..>>Speaking Before International Audiences - How To Identify The Needs Of International Audiences
Posted on April 12, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
International audiences can be very intimidating. The less you have prior knowledge of them, the more nervous you might become about how to appear and present before them. But some preparation beforehand goes a long way towards acquiring necessary skills and gaining confidence to handle international audiences.
There are three basic steps to making sure that you get your core message across and affect your audience. The old advice “Know your listeners” works better if you split it into two parts, one about the listener’s needs and the second one about the manner in which they process information. This method will help you get beyond cultural stereotypes with its many shortcomings.
Read More..>>Presentation Skills - Your Secret Career Weapon
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
If there’s one skillset that can help you position yourself for career success, it’s presentation skills. That’s because in today’s highly competitive workplace, it’s not enough just to be competent - you need to be seen to be competent. And the best way to do that is to present as often as you reasonably can to as many appropriate audiences as possible. To do this successfully, of course, your presentation skills must be at least better than average.
Read More..>>Improve Your Presentation Skills And Beat The Fear Of Public Speaking With The Right Support
Posted on April 4, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
You might think that getting better at public speaking is all up to you. After all, you’re the one who needs to get up there and talk. In reality, however, if you don’t get assistance, it will be difficult to gain confidence in your public speaking abilities and hone your presentation skills.
Others can offer you a great deal of valuable guidance and support as a speaker. I always say, “Why do alone what you can do with more fun and less effort with others?” I believe this idea holds true for professional speaking.
Read More..>>Giving A Great Speech 7 Secrets To Dynamic, Memorable Public Speaking
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
If your career path includes an evolving leadership role in your organization, you will almost certainly need to speak in public regularly. No need to panic, here are seven useful tips for giving a great speech.
1. Use an icebreaker. Avoid a ho-hum opening such as “Thank you for coming this evening.” Instead, connect with your audience using an effective icebreaker. An icebreaker will relax the initial tension between the speaker and the audience and allow you establish a flow of positive energy. Successful icebreakers should relate to your topic and can be rhetorical questions, compelling statistics, humorous quotations, a picture, personal anecdote, or analogy.
Read More..>>Teleseminar Suggestions - How To Make Yours Worthwhile
Posted on February 20, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
In this article, I highlight what makes a teleseminar worthwhile. I include tips on keeping a teleseminar on track and meaningful, along with how to plan and give your own teleseminar.
Just as with all seminars and presentations, some teleseminars are better and more helpful than others. If you are planning to hold your own teleseminar, you will want it to provide top value to your participants. Following are some of my suggestions of what produces an excellent teleseminar:
Read More..>>Public Speaking - How To Handle Audience Q&a
Posted on February 17, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Your speech is polished and your delivery is perfect. The audience laughed in all the right places, and even shed a tear. You’re ready to pat yourself on the back for a job well done, but wait . . . there’s still the Q&A.
Audience members are speaking up, but no one can hear them. Someone asks a question that’s completely off-topic and you get flustered trying to think of an answer. The event organizer calls time, the presentation is over, and suddenly you don’t feel so great about it after all.
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