I was leading a presentation skills workshop a few weeks ago when something happened that has never happened before. It was during the needs assessment...
read moreNo Acting Please: 3 Key Ways To Be An Effective Presenter Without “Performing”
Barbara Egel
October 6, 2015 0 Comments
October 6, 2015 0 Comments
Any number of books and articles about business presentations focus on skills and outcomes that really belong to the world of theater. Such resources may...
read moreWhat we wish everyone knew about presentation anxiety
Dale Ludwig
September 23, 2015 0 Comments
September 23, 2015 0 Comments
Last week I was working with a nervous workshop participant. Let’s call him Nate. Nate said that his biggest concern when presenting was nervousness. “What...
read moreLecture is not a four-letter word: 3 ways to succeed when you’re doing the talking
Dale Ludwig
September 9, 2015 0 Comments
September 9, 2015 0 Comments
I had a conversation over the backyard fence with one of my neighbors a couple of days ago. She was home for the weekend after...
read moreIt’s Not That You Made a Mistake, It’s How You Recover
Barbara Egel
August 27, 2015 0 Comments
August 27, 2015 0 Comments
Recently, I had an opportunity to observe Greg coaching a very Type-A businessperson. In her one-on-one session, the question arose of how to deal with mistakes. During...
read moreFeeling a Little Silly at the Front of the Room? Three Very Serious Ideas About Enthusiasm
Dale Ludwig
April 27, 2015 0 Comments
April 27, 2015 0 Comments
Some time ago, I was delivering a workshop for a group of soon-to-be trainers. Each of them was a subject matter expert (SME), and they...
read moreThree New Guiding Principles for Business Presenters
Greg Owen-Boger
March 18, 2015 0 Comments
March 18, 2015 0 Comments
This article was originally published on PresentationXpert.com, an online magazine devoted to helping people take their presentation skills to the next level. Think back...
read moreSuccess ≠ Perfection
Barbara Egel
November 20, 2014 0 Comments
November 20, 2014 0 Comments
“I want my presentation to be perfect.” This is something we hear from our course participants now and then, and I reckon more people think...
read moreA New Definition of Presentation Success
Greg Owen-Boger
June 30, 2014 0 Comments
June 30, 2014 0 Comments
Why a Performance Approach to Business Presentations Doesn’t Work Presentations should not be confused with speeches. Speeches are a type of performance. Presentations are a...
read morePresentation Myth: Simple Slides are Always Better
Greg Owen-Boger
June 10, 2014 0 Comments
June 10, 2014 0 Comments
A recent workshop participant said, “I don’t want to simplify this slide. The abundance of the data is where the story is.” As his coach,...
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