I was working with a presenter the other day who was stuck in what we call no man’s land. No man’s land is a spot...
read moreTrusting and Being Trusted
December 5, 2012 0 Comments
Earlier this year, Greg Owen-Boger posted a blog entry here called “TRUST: It’s Yours to Lose.” In it, he talked about what a senior executive needed...
read moreMy Time Has Been Cut Short!
October 29, 2012 0 Comments
I was on LinkedIn and ran across a discussion that caught my eye. The question that was posed was this: “You prepared a 30-minute presentation, and when...
read moreFocus on Context
October 23, 2012 0 Comments
If you’re a business presenter, you know that one of the challenges you face is context. Not only do you need to think about how...
read moreSix Red Flags for Business Presenters
September 10, 2012 0 Comments
It seems almost every time I visit LinkedIn, I see a post about how to deliver a perfect presentation. This makes me cringe. If you...
read moreHow Can I Help a Nervous Presenter?
August 20, 2012 0 Comments
Managers often come to us and ask how they can help their team members get a handle on the nervousness they experience when presenting. This...
read moreEncouraging Discussion
July 23, 2012 0 Comments
This is a follow-up to the blog I wrote a few months ago, They Won’t Speak if You Don’t Listen. In that post, I mentioned that...
read moreHelping Employees Gain Respect by Improving Their Communication
May 14, 2012 0 Comments
As a communication consultant working with presenters, facilitators, and trainers, I have a lot of interesting conversations with business leaders about their employees. The conversations...
read moreEngage in the Conversation
March 5, 2012 0 Comments
As you know, if you’ve ever participated in one of our workshops, we talk a lot about the use of engagement skills, eye contact, and...
read morePresentation Baggage
January 30, 2012 0 Comments
Recently I had a lively phone call with a potential client. It was clear that he had done his homework on us and our competitors...
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