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5 Tips to Make You a Better Videoconference Presenter

Presenting on a videoconference is different than presenting in an in-person meeting. Many in-person public speaking basics still apply but many require some modifications due to the challenges of virtual technology. Here are five tips to help make you a more effective presenter in the virtual world: 1) Dress Appropriately. Ditch the pajamas. You don’t […]

7 Steps to an Awesome Q&A

Public speakers and business presenters know that adding a Q&A to their talk can be a great way to get instant feedback from their audience, engage an audience in a conversation, and ensure everything was covered that the audience wanted to hear. But, if managed poorly, a Q&A can look sloppy, get out of hand […]

4 Speech Structures Beyond ‘Intro, Body, Conclusion’

Every speech and every business presentation should be built upon a solid structure to keep you on point and on time, and to help the audience make sense of what you’re talking about. Every speech and every presentation should have three main parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. In public speaking, we often […]

PowerPoint Tip: Use Blank Slides Instead of Filler

Sometimes fewer is better. Sometimes nothing means a lot. Sometimes, you don’t need to have a PowerPoint slide to go with each and every point in your presentation. It’s easy for public speakers and business presenters to fall into that trap and you can find yourself wasting hours upon hours trying to find images and […]

The Power of Your Words

By Michele Trent Phoenix Public Speaking Coach After having spent a summer studying for and then attending an intensive Neuro-Linguistic Programming Certification Training, I am clearer now than ever about the importance of language and public speaking. As a communicator, words are the raw materials from which you construct a bridge between yourself and your […]

Add a Little P.R.E.P. to Your Unscripted Speaking

By Michele Trent Public Speaking Coach RECENTLY, I was at an event and the headline speaker gave a remarkable speech. It was fitting for the event, emotionally stirring, beautifully descriptive. He finished, we all clapped. Well done indeed. Then, this same speaker was asked to share an announcement with the crowd. He sounded like a […]

Don’t Wing It. Nail it!

By Michele Trent Public Speaking Coach WHAT DO YOU do when you are asked to give a business presentation to a group? Do you calmly say “yes” and then jump up and down internally with excitement? Or perhaps you calmly say “yes” and then your stomach drops and the chills begin. You dread that day […]

7 Presentation Tips from a Workshop Pro

By Jeff Herrington Guest Blogger Your industry has asked you to present on your field of expertise. But the thought of presenting makes your palms sweat. Calm your nerves. Follow these seven tips and you’ll likely get applause from your audience, not rotten tomatoes. Remind yourself nobody’s going to throw rotten tomatoes at you – […]

Webinar Transcript: How To Engage a Virtual Audience

MORE AND MORE, business presentations are being delivered to virtual audiences through webinars, podcasts and speakerphone meetings. These digital deliveries require different techniques than face-to-face delivery. Dhariana Lozano recently co-hosted a live webinar on “How to Engage and Virtual Audience.” The following is an edited version of the webinar. You can watch a video replay […]