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Presentations: Conquer Your Self-Inflicted Terror
The sheer terror you experience each time you step up to deliver a presentation may well be all your own fault. You had the time to prepare yourself, and you knew in advance the date, time and venue...
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Presentations: You’re ON in 60 minutes
Savvy presenters understand that the hour prior to going live is more stressful than the presentation itself. With your preparation and rehearsals behind you, you’re dealing with last minute issues...
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Presentations? I’d Rather Die
The single biggest barrier to public speaking of any kind, be it keynotes to business presentations is in our minds. From ancient times it’s been quite natural to sit around at meals or other times and...
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Presentations: To Move Or Not To Move?
One of the key differentiators between presenters is the way they utilise space. That’s one of the reasons I like to see the venue in advance if possible, because the available space determines the...
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Presentations: The First 7 Seconds
The introducer is nearing the end of your introduction. The audience is waiting. Your name is announced. Applause, and you walk on to the podium. There’ll be no greater pressure on you than in the next...
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Presentations: The #1 Reason For Failure
If you’re finding that your business presentations aren’t getting you results, there could be many reasons why. But there is one that stands out above the rest, and it has nothing to do with your...
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Presentations: Cut The Trash
Presentations can be scary. but don’t be fooled into thinking that preparing and delivering them is the only scary part. Having to sit through them can be even more daunting! Reasons include poor...
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Presentations: Why Eye Contact Is Critical
Whether you’re chatting to one person or presenting to many, your authenticity will be established quickly – and instinctively. How? They’ll be watching you. Without consciously realising it, listeners...
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Presentations: Advance Check, Avoid Crash And Burn
This article is primarily for presenters using technology * What is the Advance Check and why do you need to do one? You need to do it because it ensures that the hours of effort you’ve put into your...
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Presentations: Can You Gesture Too Much?
My Hall of Fame Speaker friend Alvin Law, CSP* from Alberta, Canada, was born without arms. I’ve heard him speak several times. It takes quite a mental adjustment to get used to someone standing on a...
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Can You Present Without Visuals?
The answer to this question is yes, but how do you do it and what, if any are the benefits? Slide shows are a modern innovation. Overhead projectors only went mainstream in the 1980’s, 35mm slides a...
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Presentation: Setting Up – The Final Step
Having done the hard yards – preparation, practice, fine tuning of visuals and your final check there are just a few more thing left to do: you need to get there on time, set up properly and deliver....
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