Imagine if your audience—your team, bosses, clients, or customers, had a “communication crystal ball” for your next presentation. What would they see?
Read MoreSpoken communication is inherently interpersonal. Whether you’re standing in front of hundreds or sitting across from a single person, you’re asking your audience to join you, to listen to you, and to explore ideas with you. You’re inviting them on a journey, through information and implication. You need them with you. And a great way to spark that connection is through meaningful eye contact.
Read MoreOver the next few Speaker Soundbites, we will delve into the fascinating science of nonverbal communication and provide actionable tips to align what your audience sees with what they hear. And we’ll start with a fascinating concept called mirroring.
Read MoreRegardless of the reason for going quickly, speeding through content is a major presentation faux pas.
Read MoreWhile we advocate for simple, image-first slides, there are times when complex slides–with graphs, charts, images, and analysis–are unavoidable. In these instances, you need to channel your internal tour guide and tell your audience 3 things:
Read MoreThe “Efficiency Funnel” allows presenters to introduce a lot of content without getting mired in the details. Learn about the efficiency funnel and how to deploy it, here…
Read MoreHere’s our 5-step, iterative process to develop and deliver a great presentation…
Read MoreBusiness professionals tasked with important presentations can script a ‘perfect’ presentation, practice it flawlessly, but then stiffen up when presenting to the Board, an important client, or the company. They revert to recitation, their sentences are choppy, their tone is flat, and the presentation no longer feels like a conversation. We call this toggling into ‘presentation mode,’ and it can be a communication liability.
Here are five tips to help you avoid toggling into ‘presentation mode.’
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