Perfect Presentations: What Not to Wear

How to dress for credibility, while remaining true to yourself. What to wear for a perfect presentation? As you design and polish your speech, developing visual aids and handouts, this question may fall into the background until dangerously close to the presentation. Suddenly, you look up: “Yikes! ... Read more about Perfect Presentations: What Not to Wear

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3 Words to Weaken Your Presentation

I’m here with some good news for most presenters—along with some cautions you’ve probably never thought about. The Good News: “Ums” Won’t Kill You Speakers, don't worry so much about using fillers like “um” and “uh. ” These only become problematic when other distracting factors ... Read more about 3 Words to Weaken Your Presentation

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From Your Head to Theirs: Make It Work!

Here’s a simple, often-overlooked tool that hugely impacts your success as a trainer. It’s essential for individual, group, or on-line training. Learning Objectives Are Not Enough You know the definition of learning objectives: They are statements of what the learner will be able to do by the ... Read more about From Your Head to Theirs: Make It Work!

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Wild Classroom: How to Prevent the Chaos

Have you ever worried about your participants going wild, tuning out, or exhibiting other potentially disruptive behaviors? The concept of "classroom management" will help. Good classroom management is the ability to run your training sessions smoothly. Research shows that good classroom management ... Read more about Wild Classroom: How to Prevent the Chaos

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How to Keep Meetings Active and Productive

1.  Playback. Reiterate what a participant has said as closely as you can. Try not to infer meaning.“Greg, I’m hearing you say that you want this to go a little more slowly. Did I get that right?” 2.  Consolidate. Pull together ideas, showing their relationship to each other. “As you can ... Read more about How to Keep Meetings Active and Productive

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3 Tips to Deal With Audiences From Hell

Resis­tant dynam­ics can be found in any audi­ence. Here are three essen­tial tech­niques to stay sane as a presenter. 1. Check Your­self. Ask your­self: What am I feel­ing about this audi­ence? Why? What’s the worst that could hap­pen? Pre­pare your­self emo­tion­ally and phys­i­cally ... Read more about 3 Tips to Deal With Audiences From Hell

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Avoid Audience Overload: Less Is More

iStock_000005896614XSmall Pic­ture it: You’re a stu­dent in a class­room. The instruc­tor is throw­ing out fact after fact. At first, you lis­ten intently, try­ing to grasp every­thing that’s going on. After about 15 min­utes, your atten­tion drifts.  After try­ing to focus a few more times, you feel so over­whelmed ... Read more about Avoid Audience Overload: Less Is More

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What Separates Great Trainers From the Merely “OK?”

iStock_000009219951XSmall Many training participants would respond,"Great trainers make the learning easy and fun.” If probed further, they might mention the use of engaging training activities, or the trainer’s personal style. But most won’t be able to identify an important action that differentiates expert trainers ... Read more about What Separates Great Trainers From the Merely “OK?”

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Can You Hear Me Now? Three Tips to Rise Above the Crowd

Can You Hear Me Now?! 1.  Do your homework. What are your audience’s needs, wants, anxieties, biases, "personality?" What history do people bring into the room? What do you need to know to ensure that your message fits this audience? Presenters who don’t ask these questions are like basketball players trying to ... Read more about Can You Hear Me Now? Three Tips to Rise Above the Crowd

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The “Intensified You:” Key to Giving a Great Presentation

When people describe the best speaker they’ve ever seen, the word “energy” always comes up. What are the secrets of exuding energy, vitality, the life force, as a speaker? Be Big Regardless of what size you are, take up more room. Become the "Intensified You." Practice in front of a mirror: Stand ... Read more about The “Intensified You:” Key to Giving a Great Presentation

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