Last week I wrote about preparing for your next big presentation a full month BEFORE you take the podium. Today’s post picks up from the point that you’ve thanked the person who introduced you at the podium. Your opening lines Here, the attention in the room is high. Don’t rush to speak. Once you arrive at the front Read more
There is a saying, “If you want to give a brilliant talk, open and close well and don’t screw it up in between.” It stretches things a bit, but the saying offers more practical wisdom than you might think. Consider the “serial position” in psychology, which says that when given a list of information and Read more
Recall, if you will, the very best meeting you’ve ever attended. The kind of meeting that you left feeling both “YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS” (with an emphatic fist pump) and saying “I can’t wait to do this again soon!” Go ahead and picture it – I’ll wait. Now, what percentage of your meetings would you say give you Read more
Please join us for “Your Authentic Speaking Style™” (YASS) in 2015. YASS is the acclaimed learning experience at Interact Studio. Since 2000, entrepreneurs, artists, civic leaders and executives from Fortune 500 firms have attended the course that is called transformational. What to expect at Your Authentic Speaking Style YASS is an on-camera experience and an Read more
When it’s time to stand up and speak, do you feel a surge of adrenaline? Of course you do. It’s a human, bio-chemical reaction to being the center of attention. Everyone is subject to nervous energy when standing to speak. Elvis Presley said this about a case of the jitters: “I go through it every Read more
