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Powerpoint mistakes

Three Most Common Mistakes with a PowerPoint Presentation

10/06/2021

You’ve probably endured too many painful presentations – most of them dominated by PowerPoint slides. Have you wondered why so many presenters still deliver painful PowerPoint presentations?

Why are the presenters reading the slides to you? Do they believe you can’t read? Why did they put so much text on the slide? Why is the slide so cluttered and confusing? Why are presenters ignoring the audience experience?

Don't end your presentation with thank you

“Thank You” is a poor way to end your presentation

28/04/2021

Don’t end your presentation with the words, “Thank you”.
You might be thinking, “What’s wrong ending your presentation with ‘Thank you’?’ That’s just being polite, right?

Let’s address the first three questions.

What’s wrong ending on ‘thank you’?
What’s a better ending?
Is it polite?

Challenges of virtual presentations

The Top 10 Challenges of Virtual Presentations

07/04/2021

Have you noticed that it’s more challenging to deliver a virtual presentation than a real world (in-the-same-room} presentation?
It’s not your imagination. Delivering a virtual presentation is much more challenging for several reasons. Let’s review the missing pieces, then see what we can do about it.

self introduction for networking

Improve Your Self Introduction at Networking Events

27/03/2021

Introduce Yourself using this Simple and Powerful Format

Have you struggled with that awkward moment when you’re expected to introduce yourself? It might be at a networking meeting, workshop or conference. It might even be that challenge at a business or personal function when you are asked, “What do you do?”

Why is public speaking important

Why is Public Speaking Important to You?

12/03/2021

If you’re talking and someone else is listening, it’s public speaking.

Why do you speak? Who do you present to? How might that help your career or business? What do you hope to achieve? What would it mean to be more effective as a public speaker? Why is public speaking important to you?

Master the pause to be a powerful communicator

Master the Pause to become a Powerful Communicator

27/02/2021

It might be the most difficult communication skill, the dramatic use of silence. Consider that the most effective technique is to say nothing. That means, that sometimes, you need to stop talking. The use of the dramatic pause might be the most powerful tool in your communication toolbox.