Audiences who are involved in your talk can retain up to 90% of your message. I witnessed the most remarkable use of questions while participating in Harv Ekar’sMillionaire Mind weekend years ago. He kept an audience of approximately 2,000 people … Continue reading
An eye can threaten like a loaded and leveled gun; or can insult like hissing and kicking; or in its altered mood by beams of kindness, make the heart dance with joy. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Mr. Emerson’s eloquent statement expresses … Continue reading
Advancing through PowerPoint slides without any awkwardness is a worthy goal for any presenter. Here is a surprisingly easy, inexpensive, and extremely effective way to achieve that. My business partner and friend, Circe Denyer, is a TEDx coach. … Continue reading
As speakers, we want to be our best when on stage. Especially if delivering a pitch about our product or service! What can you accomplish in a one-minute pitch? A lot. We want to sparkle not just in what we … Continue reading
Speakers seem to think that any sort of PowerPoint will enhance their presentation. This is so not true! In fact, a PowerPoint show can ruin a talk, lull the audience to sleep, and render a presentation useless. Presenters use too many … Continue reading
What you use to power your PowerPoint show matters. The Stuff of Nightmares When I was the Training Coordinator at UCLA, a PowerPoint show kept shutting down and starting up during a class. It was just awful – not only … Continue reading
As a Trainer Coordinator, I helped several shy individuals become confident trainers in a way that was non-threatening. During my 33-year career at UCLA, I served as a Training Coordinator for nearly 13 years. The training was designed to help Research … Continue reading
Last week I was sorely reminded that despite the fact I’ve been speaking for 30 years – I will never be done with the need to practice. You are Never Done With Continuous Practice I served as the master of ceremony (Toastmaster) … Continue reading
