The Audience Wants To Like You

People fear people. That's the common reality that surrounds public speaking. So why do people fear people when it comes to public speaking or giving business presentations? You can spend hours listing the reasons - nervousness, rejection, lack of preparedness, etc. The list can go on and on, but the excuses need to stop here. It may surprise you, but your audience wants to see you succeed. They want you to win.

Best Practices for eCRM

The Customer Relationship Management is first of all and before anything else, a business strategy technologically supported and not the other war around. It consists on identifying the value of the clients, to keep them, develop them and get new ones. In this perspective, the prospecting of acquiring new clients begins with WEBinar while sales in itself, especially the presentation to prospects, is done in eSales.

Tops Tips for Powerpoint presentations

Over the years I have lost count of how many Powerpoint presentations I have created. They are so easy to do and they are a great way to get your message across. I've learnt a lot of great tips for Powerpoint and so I thought I would share some of my favourites in this article.

Great Presentation Skills - 5 Sure Fire Ways To Lure Your Audiences Back

Many a times during the course of making our presentations, we tend to lose the attention of some of our audiences. This article presents 5 effective ways to re-capture your audiences attention attention.

Vinyl Binders

Do you like to keep all your paperwork in one place? Then why not sort out all your paperwork and place it in different vinyl binders? Put the vinyl binders in categories and that’s it, job done.

5 Proven Steps of Giving Presentations

This article outlines 5 proven steps of giving presentations, whether it is a formal speech to a large audience or an informal briefing.

Personalizing a Tribute - When You Don't Know the Person

Presenting an award to someone you don't know isn't ideal, but there are ways to make the tribute a hit with the honoree and your audience.

Speakers - You'll Be Remembered By What You Do, Not By What You Say

When called upon to speak to a group, it's more important to deliver on the audience's expectations than on yours. What does the audience want? What do you have to do to get invited back? Here is how three speakers on the same panel left three distinctly different impressions on their audience.

Effective Presentations - What to Do With Your Hands

Many people ask me what to do with their hands when they are making their presentations. This article offers 8 suggestions on how to make best use of your hands.

How To Develop Great Presentation Skills - 7 Strategies for Tackling Questions You Don't Know Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, I laid out the importance of handling questions which stump us and also discuss the first 3 strategies. Part 2 of the article examine the rest of the other 4 strategies

Self Adhesive Labels Can Simplify And Amplify Your Melbourne Business

Self adhesive labels can make a world of difference to both home and workplace environments. And Melbourne is home to an array different types of label manufacturers and retailers. So regardless of the type of label you're looking for, you'll more than likely be able to find it. So what are self adhesive labels?

My Ideas Model - Create A Dynamic & Structured Presentation In 7 Steps

Listening to a speaker can be very tiring because our minds are distracted quickly due to a low concentration span, attending a presentation is a format we know and this familiarity keeps us less alert and taking in new information can drain our energy. Therefore to know how to grasp and hold the audience’s attention is vital to get your message across. How can you as a speaker make it easier for your audience and yourself?

6 Steps To A Winning Presentation

The stars in any field know what they are doing and why and how. Executives, financial analysts and techies have this characteristic in common with top golfers and Tiger Woods and Michelle Kwan. They achieve results by applying proven techniques to whatever problem they tackle. This article outlines 6 key approaches when applied can lead to better presentations, produced more efficiently.

Effective Presentations - Developing the Body of Your Presentation

In previous articles, I have talked about strategies for creating a strong opening to your presentation. Once you've grabbed your audience's attention, it's time to move into the body of your presentation. This article touches on ways to develop the body of your presentations.