Present Statistics In Context

“I didn’t have 3000 pairs of shoes. I had only 1600 pairs.” Imelda Marcos Everything’s relative. A million dollars sounds like a lot of money to someone who makes an average salary, but it’s a drop in the bucket to a Warren Buffett or a Bill Gates. Running a hundred metres in a few seconds seems like a miracle to ordinary mortals, but a track and field athlete will work hard to shave even more off that time.

Media Training 101: Where To Look During A Television Interview

Media training is essential for anyone who needs to get their message across via the media. Reporters spend three or four years being trained how to ask questions. Yet most people get no media training at all and some a one or two day training course. The most common question people ask during media training, especially during Television interviews, is where to look. This article answers that question.

Handling Questions with Authority

At some point in your presentation you will be expected to answer questions from your audience. They might have some burning questions that need to be answered before they buy into your message. Hand...

Your Unique Point of View

Are your public speaking skills holding you back? Speaking well is more than making eye contact and using gestures effectively. It is about communicatino in a fresh and originial way. If you are repeating stories that everyone has heard before, I promise you are not connecting the way you need to. This article gives you some simple ideas about bringing original thoughts to your presentations.

Speech in Business

The social skills of a small businessperson, franchisee, independent contractor or manager are all important. Speech and body language are first impressions and weigh heavily on the decision making process of a potential prospect or customer. As the old adage goes, ‘you never get a second chance to make a first impression.’ We’ve talked about image and along with your marketing, your sale is halfway done.

A Discussion about Facilitation Skills

Interview with Julia Apple-Smith, Manager of Employee Development at Sauer-Danfoss Ames, Iowa about Facilitation Skills.

Ancient PowerPoint Secrets: Ask Your Grandma!

Yes, there are ancient PowerPoint secrets...secrets your grandmother knows and is probably willing to pass down to you. But what's this you say? Your grandmother has never even heard of Microsoft PowerPoint? No matter. If your grandma was like mine, she knew something about the power of an effective presentation.

10 Profitable Tips for Creating Better Sales Presentations

Selling is easier when you back up your words with strong visual proof. Here are ten presentation tips that will help you close more sales, shorten your selling cycle, save you time and money, and increase your profits...

Training / Presentations: How to Begin a Lesson Plan

A lesson plan is futile unless it is developed properly. Do you know how to create a lesson plan? Here are the initial steps that you should take.

I Love the Smell of PowerPoint in the Morning: The 5 Sensory Approach to Business Presentations

You’re in a conference room. You’re giving a PowerPoint presentation to several of your colleagues... and your boss. On a scale of 1 to 5, how sensual is this experience? And just how important is sensuality in business-related PowerPoint presentation?

Create A Better Impresion With Your Emails

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, its as true with emails as face to face contact. Here's some simple steps to making a better first impression.

Meetings: Keep Them Productive

As a facilitator of a group meeting, you will encounter a variety of problems, one of which involves group dynamics and its effect on productivity.

Quick and Easy Rehearsal Tips

Three quick and easy tips to ensure a smooth and polished presentation. A how to on rehearsal.

Your Audience: Give Them Something to Talk About by Getting their Attention

Keeping an audience's attention is quite the feat. In order to have an effective training session, the speaker must make the audience want to be there and learn. Getting their attention can start off with a simple smile and then, in order to keep their attention, the speaker must be energetic, dynamic, and interesting.